• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
  300€ would be great, but maybe not realistic. I could possibly spend more.
• Are you open to refurbs/used?
  Absolutely.
• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Performance and build quality are more important than form factor and battery life.

• How important is weight and thinness to you?
  Not at all.
• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
  Not too tiny. It will be used for some light graphic design.
• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
  I will be using Inkscape and Gimp on the regular, but not for anything too heavy.
• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
  Zero gaming.
• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
  Nothing specific
• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
  I'm looking for a low budget laptop that I can use to work from home on occasion. It will be used to make flyers, text documents and do some social media posting. Nothing too heavy but it'll need to comfortably run Inkscape and have a decent screen. I work for a non-profit so our budget is tight. If 300€ is unrealistic I could maybe go higher.