School Laptop

[bman98]

A friend needs a laptop for school. Will not be used for gaming. $500 budget. Suggestions?

[JustMATT]

1 minute ago, bman98 said:

A friend needs a laptop for school. Will not be used for gaming. $500 budget. Suggestions?

Start printing money? Laptops are really expensive if you want one thats any good

[tp95112]

7 minutes ago, JustMATT said:

Start printing money? Laptops are really expensive if you want one thats any good

Why? Its just a general use laptop, no gaming. Anything with a ssd is good enough

[genexis_x]

500CAD? Better get a used Thinkpad like T430 and T520

[bman98]

3 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

500CAD? Better get a used Thinkpad like T430 and T520

$500 US - thanks for checking

[CloroxBleach57]

11 minutes ago, tp95112 said:

Why? Its just a general use laptop, no gaming. Anything with a ssd is good enough

*Pulls out my $700 laptop with a 256GB HDD*

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

7 minutes ago, bman98 said:

$500 US - thanks for checking

https://www.amazon.com/VivoBook-i5-8250U-NanoEdge-Fingerprint-F510UA-AH51/dp/B0762S8PYM/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1526270155&sr=1-3&keywords=asus+vivobook

 

Just a smidgen over 500 but is a great value. I got one 2 months ago and it's a great all rounder (currently studying CS). Has an open memory and an M.2 slot (to go with the included SATA 2.5" drive) for upgradability down the road.  

[genexis_x]

10 minutes ago, bman98 said:

$500 US - thanks for checking

You won't get anything decent with this budget. Closest one is Acer Aspire 5. Vivobooks generally have mediocre build quality, mediocre-OKish battery life, OKish input devices and entry level IPS/poor TN display.

 

Still suggesting used business laptops

[Ashleyyyy]

does it have to be new? you can get old business class laptops with core i5's (thinkpads, HP EliteBooks) for €250/300 here ($299/$358). i don't know if the pricing on the used market here is like the US, but if it is, get one of those and put an ssd in it.. done. 

[Ashleyyyy]

4 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Still suggesting used business laptops

100% agree. i'm a happy owner of a 2012 EliteBook. 

[bman98]

17 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

https://www.amazon.com/VivoBook-i5-8250U-NanoEdge-Fingerprint-F510UA-AH51/dp/B0762S8PYM/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1526270155&sr=1-3&keywords=asus+vivobook

 

Just a smidgen over 500 but is a great value. I got one 2 months ago and it's a great all rounder (currently studying CS). Has an open memory and an M.2 slot (to go with the included SATA 2.5" drive) for upgradability down the road.  

This one does look like a good value. Does it have a touchscreen?

[bman98]

13 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Still suggesting used business laptops

 

I have had very good luck with this in the past. A refurbished business laptop offers a lot more for the money.

[NumLock21]

$500 is a very limited budget when trying to find a good decent laptop. Touch screen is a hit or miss with standard ones, but it will definitely have them in those 2 in 1 models.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

5 minutes ago, bman98 said:

This one does look like a good value. Does it have a touchscreen?

It sadly doesn't. But it does have a 1080P display (matte display may I add) and a finger print reader for Windows Hello if your friend is into that.