That's way too steep for a notebook at that level. Does your uncle live in TO too?
Yes he does, TO area, lives and works around here.
Jfen, that laptop is starts at $1800 the hp.ca site.
Might want to look and tailor from there.
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Thanks, he's holding off on the laptop for a couple of months, I'll pass this along and see what he says.