but I know I cant be chosey considering my budget. Thanks for the help in advanced !

Sadly I can't find any laptops with touch screen and SSD for under 400 bucks.
So you gotta live with slow boot etc

Dell Inspiron vs HP Notebook. They both also have a DVD-W which you swap out with an cheap small SSD for OS.
https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Flagship-Inspiron-TouchScreen-Graphics/dp/B077VGJ9VT/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1517023334&sr=1-5&keywords=laptop+touch+screen&refinements=p_n_size_browse-bin%3A2423841011%2Cp_36%3A30000-42000%2Cp_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A2289794011%7C2289793011
https://www.amazon.com/HP-Notebook-touchscreen-DVD-Writer-Bluetooth/dp/B077RNJR5N/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1517023334&sr=1-4&keywords=laptop+touch+screen&refinements=p_n_size_browse-bin%3A2423841011%2Cp_36%3A30000-42000%2Cp_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A2289794011%7C2289793011

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-Touchscreen-MaxxAudio-Bluetooth/dp/B073YC5D78/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1501997829&sr=1-14&refinements=p_36:30000-40000&linkCode=sl1&tag=laptopunderbudget-20&linkId=72a3f0f52b8f80a21edd5ad5ff84490f

E: with ssd
https://www.amazon.com/HP-Flagship-Notebook-Computer-Quad-Core/dp/B077SD28KZ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=laptopunderbudget-20&linkId=c538da165a89be309c28705dbe5ccdc6

This post was edited by WWI on Jan 26 2018 11:38pm