At freshman orientation, my daughter's university communicated a set of recommendations for laptops that would be adequate for online and in-person classes.  I purchased this reconditioned laptop that met all the recommendations; she's in her 2nd semester of sophomore classes and it continues to perform well.  My high school senior is taking college classes and was having trouble with his school-issued Chromebook, so I just purchased this 2nd laptop and he's very happy with it.  We expect it to last through his college years as well.