Laptop Recommendation - Under 500$

Hey guys,

Could you please recommend few good laptops ranging under 500$ since i am not a tech friendly guy. Need to buy a new one for myself.

Looking for a 17 Inch screen and i5 or more preferably.


Thanks

L33T

Look for one on ebay or amazon?

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/hp-15-6-touch-nb-intel-core-i5-5200u/prod19130612.ip if you aren't bothered about 17 inch screen.

http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-pavilion-17t-laptop-m7h90av-1 if you need the screen. (Add the i5 processor later). Graphics card isn't going to be for gaming/video editing but will do everything else fine.

You'll be lucky to find something brand new for that budget/spec, but as above said: Check eBay and then specify your needs in the sidebar and see what comes up. You can always post some links here and get opinions.

Hp envy in best i7

Hp I7 series is best solution for laptops.

Make sure it's a Skylake i5 cpu, at least 8 gigs of ram and I strongly advise you to add a 240 gig SSD (preferably Samsung EVO).

Are you sure you want a 17inch laptop the screen resolution for that price is going to limit you to 1600*900 instead of 1920*1080 which is a 30% decrease in screen area.

Society Girl said:

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/hp-15-6-touch-nb-intel-core-i5-5200u/prod19130612.ip if you aren't bothered about 17 inch screen.

http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-pavilion-17t-laptop-m7h90av-1 if you need the screen. (Add the i5 processor later). Graphics card isn't going to be for gaming/video editing but will do everything else fine.

You'll be lucky to find something brand new for that budget/spec, but as above said: Check eBay and then specify your needs in the sidebar and see what comes up. You can always post some links here and get opinions.

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Perfect timing! I need a new laptop for an upcoming business trip in July.

Hey @L33T, I thought I would bump this thread in case you were still looking for a laptop.

If you go on eBay or Amazon, you can find a Dell Latitude E6510 for under $300 (most of them are $200-$250). I recently purchased one and here are the specifications:

• Intel Quad Core i7 720m @ 1.60 GHZ
• 8GBs of DDR3 Memory
• 320GB Hard Drive
• 15.6" screen 1920x1080 Resolution

The screen is a bit smaller than what you were looking for, but something to note is the 1920x1080 resolution; most laptops have that 1366 x 768 resolution, even the 17 inch+ ones.

If the CPU speed is a problem for you, these laptops are apparently a lot more modular than other laptops, and other owners (from what I read and watched) have no problem switching out the CPU for a better one.

The one I purchased is identical to the laptop used in this graphics test video. You can tell the laptop is older, but I can tell you right now that it's signifcantly better than my other 3 laptops (but not my desktop; it's not even close).