Help with a new Laptop

[AYellowPepper]

So i have been a desktop user all my adult life, the last laptop i had was 10 years ago and was a Christmas present. so i have no idea what the heck im doing xD

in general i am not very hardware savvy (just enough to keep my pc running) so he i am asking for help from you awesome folks! 

 

I am looking for a new Laptop/Notebook that's 500$ or less. it doesn't need to be the highest performer as its going to be mainly a family PC for Movies, YouTube and maybe some very casual gaming like Minecraft or Stardew Valley. 

the only criteria i have is that the Display should be 1080p and that maybe that it doesn't look like it was just pulled out of a sewage plant. 

 

I have done a couple days of research but in the end i don't really know what websites to trust. 

so if you have any recommendations. Please! let me know<3 

any and all responses are appreciated! 

 

Thank you in advance and i love you all

Pepper~

[genexis_x]

Must it be new? Any links of online stores? Any preference on weight, battery life and display size?

[Silentprototipe]

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-A315-41-R001-Ryzen-Windows/dp/B07BJTF8QC

 

A little over budget by $49 but it comes with an R5 2500U, an SSD and 8 GB of RAM. I personally have experience with the chip myself if your intrested in it  

[AYellowPepper]

2 minutes ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Must it be new? Any links of online stores? Any preference on weight, battery life and display size?

not really. new would be nice and if its not like a massive brick that would be cool too, but its mainly gonna stay at home near the couch for relaxing or a Movie night.

[AYellowPepper]

6 minutes ago, Silentprototipe said:

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-A315-41-R001-Ryzen-Windows/dp/B07BJTF8QC

 

A little over budget by $49 but it comes with an R5 2500U, an SSD and 8 GB of RAM. I personally have experience with the chip myself if your intrested in it  

sadly i cant find this laptop in Germany :C sounds great though!

[genexis_x]

Any links of online stores?

[AYellowPepper]

Just now, GeneXiS_X said:

Any links of online stores?

Uhhh.. ii don't quite know what you mean >-< you can just blurp out model numbers since im from Germany you will most likely not find your way around any of our pc websites

[Silentprototipe]

2 minutes ago, AYellowPepper said:

sadly i cant find this laptop in Germany :C sounds great though!

Ah, Ill find something, Are we talking Euros or Dollars though with your budget? 

[AYellowPepper]

Just now, Silentprototipe said:

Ah, Ill find something, Are we talking Euros or Dollars though with your budget? 

i mean, the price doesn't vary alot between euro and dollars. so its more like 500 of X currency

[Silentprototipe]

1 minute ago, AYellowPepper said:

i mean, the price doesn't vary alot between euro and dollars. so its more like 500 of X currency

Is 1080p a must or an option. Because with what im looking at your either gonna sacrifice resolution for 8 GB of RAM and an SSD or an HDD and 4 GB of RAM for 1080p

[genexis_x]

4 minutes ago, AYellowPepper said:

Uhhh.. ii don't quite know what you mean >-< you can just blurp out model numbers since im from Germany you will most likely not find your way around any of our pc websites

Any online stores that sells laptop. I don't know the model numbers and availability in your country

[AYellowPepper]

1 minute ago, Silentprototipe said:

Is 1080p a must or an option. Because with what im looking at your either gonna sacrifice resolution for 8 GB of RAM and an SSD or an HDD and 4 GB of RAM for 1080p

honestly 1080p is pretty important to me ;c but if price or performance is right im willing to sacrifice

[Silentprototipe]

1 minute ago, AYellowPepper said:

honestly 1080p is pretty important to me ;c but if price or performance is right im willing to sacrifice

This is for 1080p while this is for the better specs  (Links were way too long)

 

[AYellowPepper]

4 minutes ago, Silentprototipe said:

This is for 1080p while this is for the better specs  (Links were way too long)

 

dude, that HP Pavillion looks absolutely sick!  i think thats a winner! i mean its a little expensive but ill see if i can get a financing plan for it somewhere. Thank you so much

edit: i cant seem to find it anywhere but amazon >.< and from there it seems to have massive bios problems.. oh well

[ZihanYu]

3 minutes ago, AYellowPepper said:

dude, that HP Pavillion looks absolutely sick!  i think thats a winner! i mean its a little expensive but ill see if i can get a financing plan for it somewhere. Thank you so much

edit: i cant seem to find it anywhere but amazon >.< and from there it seems to have massive bios problems.. oh well

1080p 8gb ram 8th gen 4 core i7 ssd and hard drive. Check it out

[genexis_x]

4 minutes ago, AYellowPepper said:

massive bios problems

Pretty much every Ryzen laptops have bad BIOS. I guess Ryzen mobile is still new and manufacturers don't know how to make a good BIOS for it

[AYellowPepper]

2 minutes ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Pretty much every Ryzen laptops have bad BIOS. I guess Ryzen mobile is still new and manufacturers don't know how to make a good BIOS for it

Huh, yeah makes sense

[Silentprototipe]

2 hours ago, AYellowPepper said:

dude, that HP Pavillion looks absolutely sick!  i think thats a winner! i mean its a little expensive but ill see if i can get a financing plan for it somewhere. Thank you so much

edit: i cant seem to find it anywhere but amazon >.< and from there it seems to have massive bios problems.. oh well

Yeah, I figured that out looking at it twice. Also have a little faith in the BIOS. I have an Envy X360 myself and it does fine. Just hold off on updating. As for finding one, Patience my friend