Sony Vaio 2013 (best specs, over 2k new) - $600

This computer is one of the highest spec Vaios made, and I've upgraded a few components (like the SSD and RAM), so it boots in 11 seconds (on par with the fastest booting windows laptop this tech blog tested which was 10 seconds: https://blogs.which.co.uk/technology/laptops-2/the-fastest-booting-laptops-weve-tested/).

It's 14" and has a touchscreen that isn't inconvenient (like some of those weird laptops built around it in a gimmicky way).

I really enjoyed using it and basically what ended up happening was I got a Mac laptop and started using this guy as a desktop. I just got an actual desktop so I don't need the Vaio any more

Here are the specs:

• 3.2 ghz i7 turbo
• 8 gb RAM
• 2 gb video memory (AMD hybrid)
• 500gb Samsung SSD (extremely fast)

If you're looking for a really powerful windows laptop that's on par with >$1000 new laptops, you can get this guy for about half the price