Replying to Need a new laptop

One got the blue screen of death, the other I just spilled watermelon juice on the keyboard and it won't turn on.

Looking for a replacement that runs smoothly, surfs the web nicely, and can do school work on it.

I've heard good things about the Chromebook in terms of it being very quick and smooth. Just not so sure about the fact that it doesn't really have a dedicated OS to save too. Does anyone own one?

Any other budget laptops that perform well? Not looking to spend over $300.