Needing some laptop recommendations

[Crunchy Dragon]

So earlier today, my Toshiba Satellite P755-S5398 lost 3/4 of its USB ports. This came as a large blow to me as I use a wired keyboard and mouse with my laptop. So while I wait to get a USB 3 hub so I can continue using my laptop more or less as normal, I decided to start looking for laptops I could get once the last port goes(I don't expect that to be soon, but it's better to be prepared, right?).

 

Some basic requirements:

Nothing lower than a Core i5 CPU(Must be an Intel CPU).

At least 8Gb memory.

A dGPU would be nice, but not required.

At least a 500Gb HDD or 256gb SSD.

15.6" Display

Less than 800 USD

 

Cheers!

~Crunchy

 

[Princess Luna]

http://store.asus.com/us/item/201707AM210000003/A17602-ASUS+Vivobook+S510UA-DB71+15.6-inch+Full+HD%2C+Intel+Core+i7%2C+1TB+HDD+%2B+128GB+SSD%2C+8GB+DDR4%2C+Windows+10

[Crunchy Dragon]

4 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

http://store.asus.com/us/item/201707AM210000003/A17602-ASUS+Vivobook+S510UA-DB71+15.6-inch+Full+HD%2C+Intel+Core+i7%2C+1TB+HDD+%2B+128GB+SSD%2C+8GB+DDR4%2C+Windows+10

Something tells me I'm gonna need a dongle for this to use my keyboard and mouse while charging my phone...

 

Thanks for the suggestion, I might consider it down the road!

[Beef Boss]

Can I ask why only Intel CPUs? 

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, BadluckBrian said:

Can I ask why only Intel CPUs? 

I prefer Intel, I could probably do AMD if it's a really good one.

 

Overall I prefer Intel, I've used Intel-based laptops my whole life, never had a problem.

 

However the A6 I got for my desktop.....

[genexis_x]

4 hours ago, Princess Cadence said:

http://store.asus.com/us/item/201707AM210000003/A17602-ASUS+Vivobook+S510UA-DB71+15.6-inch+Full+HD%2C+Intel+Core+i7%2C+1TB+HDD+%2B+128GB+SSD%2C+8GB+DDR4%2C+Windows+10

Last gen ULV CPU (weak performance compared to KB-R), mediocre battery life, mediocre keyboard

 

I'll suggest something with KB-R CPU like Acer Swift 3, Asus UX330UA (refreshed version)

[SlipperyPete]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-x360-2-in-1-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-12gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-silver/5873909.p?skuId=5873909