Best basic laptop

[CaptainAutismo]

Looking for a "good" build quality laptop

NOT for gaming

 

Basically my parents want a stay-at-home laptop, basic usage, no games or editing.

they want it to last for a few years 

 

Don't need 2 in 1 or touch screen 

8 gig ram

I5 6th, 7th or 8 gen

250-500gb SSD

don't need a HHD 

 

750-1250 Canadian would be the budget 

 

Any suggestions would be amazing

Edited December 6, 2018 by CaptainAutismo

[Slottr]

Used thinkpads and upgrade the hdd to an SSD

Asus Vivobooks arent bad

 

[Happycowdance]

do you need touch screen or 2-in-1 

budget?

location?

[CaptainAutismo]

1 hour ago, Happycowdance said:

do you need touch screen or 2-in-1 

budget?

location?

Don't need touch or 2 in 1, budget would be 750-1250 $ Canadian 

[Happycowdance]

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834234966&ignorebbr=1

this i guess there are alot of options so shop around

[genexis_x]

10 hours ago, CaptainAutismo said:

750-1250 Canadian would be the budget 

Any preference on weight, display size, display quality and battery life?

[CaptainAutismo]

On 12/6/2018 at 8:14 PM, GeneXiS_X said:

Any preference on weight, display size, display quality and battery life?

Not really 

[genexis_x]

On 12/7/2018 at 1:52 AM, CaptainAutismo said:

750-1250 Canadian would be the budget 

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Lenovo:

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Ideapad 730s 13 81JB0009CF - soldered RAM, good sRGB IPS

Ideapad 720s 13 81BV002HUS - soldered RAM, good sRGB IPS

Yoga 730 13 81CT001TUS - soldered RAM, good sRGB IPS

Yoga 720 13 81C3005SUS / 81C300C6US - soldered RAM, good sRGB IPS

Ideapad 720s 14 81BD001QUS - high sRGB IPS

Ideapad 530s 15 81EV009UUS

Ideapad 530s 14 81EU0008US 

Ideapad 530s 14 81H1000SUS

Flex 15 81CA000LCF

 

Thinkpad:

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T480 customize - optional high sRGB WQHD panel

T480 customize - optional high sRGB UHD panel

A485 customize - R5-2500U, FHD IPS touch, 4+4GB, 500GB HDD (manual SSD upgrade)

L380 Yoga customize - high sRGB IPS, manual SSD upgrade

L380 customize - i5-8250U, FHD IPS touch, 8GB, 256GB SSD

L480 customize - i5-8250U, FHD IPS, 8GB, 500GB HDD (manual SSD upgrade)

L580 customize - i5-8250U, FHD IPS, 8GB, 500GB HDD (manual SSD upgrade)

E480 customize - i5-8250U, 8GB, 500GB HDD (manual SSD upgrade)

E580 20KSS0MV00

E485 customize - R5-2500U, FHD IPS, 4+4GB, 500GB HDD (manual SSD upgrade)

E485 customize - R5-2500U, FHD IPS, 4+4GB, 500GB HDD (manual SSD upgrade)

Acer:

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Swift 5 - dim display, soldered RAM, small battery, CPU performance issue

Spin 5 13 SP513-52N-55LV / SP513-52N-530R - soldered RAM, good sRGB IPS

Swift 3 SF314-54-52FB / SF314-54-59VK / SF315-52-87R5 / SF315-41-R5LE (soldered RAM)

Aspire 5 A515-51-5398 with SSD upgrade / A515-51G-5718 / A517-51G-522W with SSD upgrade

Dell:

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Inspiron 7472 - small battery, good sRGB IPS

Inspiron 7380 - small battery

HP:

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Envy 13-ah0001ca/ah0002ca/ah0003ca/ad110ca - soldered RAM, good sRGB IPS

Envy x360 15-cn0008ca

Pavilion 15-cs0010ca with SSD upgrade - small battery

Pavilion 14-ce0008ca - small battery

Pavilion x360 14-cd1008ca - small battery

ProBook 440 G5

Asus

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UX430UA - soldered RAM, good sRGB IPS

UX331UA - soldered RAM, good sRGB IPS

 

Note that I excluded some options that aren't worth it IMO

[CaptainAutismo]

First, thank you!

 

Im really liking the acer aspire 5  A515-51-573S with an SSD upgrade (different then the one you posted) or

Lenovo IdeaPad 330S-15IKB with an SSD upgrade (also different) 

there both 800$ CAD

 

thanks for your ideas, they really helped!