Non-gaming laptop for Uni Student

[Spenny91]

So I'm going into university and I'd like a laptop for simple work and note taking. I will not be gaming at all. I am a bit confused since I never really deal with laptops as to what I should get. 

So my budget is around $700.

 

So between an i3 and an i5 or a Celeron which do I need? I'm looking at no bigger than 15.6" and around 500GB of HDD. 

 

TL;DR Confused about laptop processors for a student non-gaming laptop 

 

Thanks for any help!

[The Sloth]

which subject? 

 

get an old Thinkpad with 2nd or 3rd gen i7 and few batteries. 

[DrMacintosh]

Do not get a Celeron, do not get anything without an SSD, do not get something without a 1080p IPS screen or greater. 

 

You will thank me later. 

[Billy_Mays]

LG Gram 13 if you can find one for that price 

[Droidbot]

get an xps 13 from Dell Outlet

 

or go used - I'd recommend:

- Lenovo x230 

- HP 2570p

- Lenovo X1 carbon 

- Dell E7240

[MaxBunny]

14 minutes ago, Spenny91 said:

So my budget is around $700.

In Canadian dollars that's about $7 now, right?

 

You can find deals like the Lenovo Flex. IPS, touchscreen, backlit keyboard, bluetooth, and you might be able to find one with an SSD too.

[D13H4RD]

2 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:

Do not get a Celeron, do not get anything without an SSD, do not get something without a 1080p IPS screen or greater. 

 

You will thank me later. 

Second this.

 

Look around for a decent ultrabook. There are quite a number around the $700 mark. Many of them pack a Core i5 at the very least.

[Spenny91]

Thanks for all the help, I ended up settling on this.

https://www.staples.ca/en/ASUS-VivoBook-X541UA-SB51-CB-15-6-Notebook-2-5-GHz-Intel-Core-i5-7200U-256-GB-SSD-8-GB-DDR4-Windows-10/product_2723174_2-CA_1_20001

 

Love the SSD, and the price was great lol.

 

Thanks again for the advice everyone!