What laptop would be best for a student?

Our daughter is off to university next month and needs a reliable machine for essays and emailsEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.Our daughter is off to university next month and is demanding a new laptop. She needs a basic, reliable, hard-wearing machine on which she’ll write essays and do the usual laptop stuff – without costing a fo