whats the best travel laptop?

Depends on your needs. If you want a really powerful laptop for heavy work and gaming and have the money, go with any of the laptops from Razer. They are very powerful, especially for gaming and heavy work. They aren't the lightest, but they certainly aren't heavy. If you want a great looking laptop that isn't built specifically for gaming, but is still very powerful, the Dell XPS 13 2015/2016 is a great choice. Very thin and light, and has a variety of price points. Want the thinnest and lightest possible? Go with the LG Gram. It is expensive, but if you really want the thinnest and lightest, then this is your choice, or you could go with the Macbook 2015 if you prefer Mac OS over Windows. Those were a lot of expensive laptops, but if you're looking for mid range laptops, Asus has lots of good cheap laptops. Good luck :)

any laptop, just get a $200 13 inch laptop

What ever you decide to carry. What is great for one person. May not be great for you.