Since the link in your post has been spammed in these forums in the past, I had to delete it.

Moreover, it wasn't about laptops, it was about Chromebooks. And it was a rather bad article, since it recommended one (Asus C300) that wasn't even reviewed. The only reference to it was in the part reviewing a C202.

If I were you, I'd start your research with https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/cnet-laptop-chooser-college-too-350349/