I didn't even know that Staples had it's franchise in Canada too, well now I do.This is a great laptop for your price-range: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Lenovo+-+15.6%26%2334%3B+Laptop+-+4GB+Memory+-+500GB+Hard+Drive/9130065.p?id=1218990135826&skuId=9130065
Is a hd 8400 better then the intel hd 4000?
It is, but there isn't much of a difference at all. I would buy the cheaper one.