2026 is proving to be the best and, absolutely, the worst time to buy your next big back-to-school laptop. Your choices are more limited than ever if you hope to stick to a sub-$1,000 budget. Thankfully, the laptops on offer at this price point are some of the best in years. At the same time that both Apple and PC makers are pushing lightweight laptops that don’t feel cheap, the ongoing memory sho...