Looking for a cheap laptop for 12 year old daughter

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Looking for a cheap laptop for 12 year old daughter preferably small no larger than 14 inch under £300 and not a chromebook.
 
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Remember it's for a 12 yr old girl. Crazy colors are a plus ;)

I'd agree with the pick of the ASUS with the i3 CPU and a larger screen, will be a lot better to keep for a while, if treated properly will be fast enough to last through high-school or later.

The price point is a bit awkward, you will either get a decent CPU in a large case, or a small case with a slow CPU (for long battery life and...
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The HP stream is a nice choice:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-11-d016na-Celeron-Storage-Windows/dp/B00YUBDR1O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1446470188&sr=8-3&keywords=stream+hp

Pity the colours are so bold.

The Acer Aspire ES1 is also decent:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-13-3-Inch-Notebook-Integrated-Graphics/dp/B00YRY7BT8/ref=pd_sim_sbs_147_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=41vl4CwUZBL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1R79FDGY3QE5EN8Q11D6

The model with 4GB RAM is better if you are going to keep multiple browser tabs open:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NWHUXK0/ref=psdc_429886031_t2_B00YRY7BT8

Keep in mind though, at this price point you are looking at a laptop that can handle basic word editing and browsing tasks, and not much else. Even keeping more than 3-4 browser tabs open will cause the laptops with 2GB RAM to slow down.

EDIT: I know you said 14 inch is the largest you can go, but this is a VERY decent laptop for the price:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00Y0LWQAW/ref=psdc_429886031_t1_B00SV6T6OG

EDIT 2: Even a decent MacBook would be better than those laptops in my opinion (Except the last one.). A bit old, but you get the wow factor of a Mac :). Will handle basic tasks the best, IMO. Just make sure to check that any software she uses is compatible.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-Macbook-A1342-Yosemite-Laptop/dp/B00TT6PUFQ/ref=sr_1_9?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1446470659&sr=1-9
 
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Remember it's for a 12 yr old girl. Crazy colors are a plus ;)

I'd agree with the pick of the ASUS with the i3 CPU and a larger screen, will be a lot better to keep for a while, if treated properly will be fast enough to last through high-school or later.

The price point is a bit awkward, you will either get a decent CPU in a large case, or a small case with a slow CPU (for long battery life and cheapness). If you want to find a faster CPU in small screen/case, then the price shoots up.

You may want to take a look at some used business models like Lenovo X220 or HP EliteBook, they would come in about a 12.1-12.5" size and are very sturdy. I gave my daughter a Lenovo X201 and she likes it a lot even though it's just plain black. Stuck some stickers on it, and instant girl laptop that has a $1,000 build in a $200 price used laptop.
 
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