I'm in the market for a new laptop as the 'mainboard' in my old one has died and would cost $500-600 to replace.

I know nothing about computers really. I just need one that works and hopefully won't break.

I'm looking to spend a maximum of about $900 () so was wondering what people would suggest.

It'll be used for internet access, some word processing and the like, but not gaming.

And no, I don't want an iPad.