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I am looking at a laptop for my kids to use for school. My son starts grade 9 next year and I want to get something he will be able to use. I do not have a lot of money to spend for Christmas and this is in my price range. I found this online and I am wondering if anyone can tell me if it is good or school use or not to bother. "HP Stream 14-AX010CA Bilingual Notebook N3060, Aqua Blue". I am not computer literate so I sure could use some help.

Low budget and will be slow. Stay away with anything with a “Celeron” processor. 4GB of RAM is barely useable for windows, the hard drive is almost non existent.  
 
You get what you pay.. Get a laptop with at least an i5 processor (4core), 8GB Ram, and a Solid State Hard drive.

westcoasterbc said "Low budget and will be slow. Stay away with anything with a “Celeron” processor. 4GB of RAM is barely useable for windows, the hard drive is almost non existent.     You get what you pay.. Get a laptop with at least an i5 processor (4core), 8GB Ram, and a Solid State Hard drive. "

Celeron processors are just fine for regular computer use like web browsing and word processing, video streaming, stuff like that. (gaming and other over intensive programs that your son will not be using like drafting software, etc).  
 
There is also nothing wrong with a 4 GB system, if your just doing basic things as mentioned above.  
 
With about a 300$ budget there is no way you will find a new laptop with a SSD, 8 GB RAM and an i5 processor, which isn''t necessary for a Grade 9 students needs.  
 
If your open to refurbished options you may find something in your price range at Geekz or Brandon Computers.  
 
The only issue I see with the HP laptop you are looking at is the 32GB SSD hard drive. You want to look for at least over 100GB for hard drive space. Other than that it will fight your son''s needs no problem.  
 
After about 2-3 years all laptops slow down, so don''t expect a 300$ laptop to last much more than that. Just do your research on whatever you decide to go with. Check the reviews and definitely get MORE THAN ONE OPINION. It great to see that you are reaching out to others to get different perspectives.  
 
Edited by MarshalltheTechCat, 2017-11-27 12:48:44

Just make sure it has some sort of word processing program, or it won’t be much help for school work. (Microsoft Word and Excel etc).

I appreciate all your input. I will check Brandon Computers and Geekz. Thank you

Call the high school and ask whether your kid actually needs to have a laptop. It may be that bringing in outside computers is not necessary or even permitted.

I have a grade 9 child who has rarely used my laptop for school this year. All his typing, drafting computer programs etc are done at school. He uses his lunch to catch up on any work.  
 
I personally would hold off a year. I was going to buy one this year, and am actually going to wait until Christmas of grade 10

I'm sure you can buy that laptop for around $300 used on eBrandon. I sold my i7 Samsung Ultrabook with 16GB of Ram, Intel i7 Processor, and 256GB of SSD space for $450 on here!