Budget Laptop For College

NML6

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1. What is your budget?

<=$600 USD

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?

<=15.6"

3. What screen resolution do you want?

Any

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?

Desktop Replacement

5. How much battery life do you need?

Any is fine.

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?

No gaming

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)

Watch Netflix

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?

<=500gb I don't want HDD size to drive up the price. Id rather have the money spent elsewhere in the computer, like the CPU.

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.

Any reliable websites. I'd prefer to walk into the store to purchase it.

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?

3 years

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?

It doesn't have to have an optical drive.

12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.

I prefer Lenovo or Asus

13. What country do you live in?

US

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed

I want the best power for my money. I was considering either the

Lenovo U510-

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834312446

or the

Lenovo G510 (59402527)- 2nd from the right

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/essential/g-series/g510/?tt=d


The G510 I am considering has a 4th gen intel i5 @ 3.10GHz
 
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Well since you are not gaming I guess you dont need a powerfull GPU. In that case Ill take a look at the Lenovo Z510, it is $630. Here are the specs:
4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ
Windows 8 64
15.6" HD LED Glossy 1366x768
Intel® HD Graphics 4600
8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
1TB 5400 RPM
DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)
Lenovo BGN Wireless
Bluetooth Version 4.0
One year warranty
4 Cell Lithium-Ion
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/z-series/z510/?tt=c

Extremehotdog

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Well since you are not gaming I guess you dont need a powerfull GPU. In that case Ill take a look at the Lenovo Z510, it is $630. Here are the specs:
4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ
Windows 8 64
15.6" HD LED Glossy 1366x768
Intel® HD Graphics 4600
8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
1TB 5400 RPM
DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)
Lenovo BGN Wireless
Bluetooth Version 4.0
One year warranty
4 Cell Lithium-Ion
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/z-series/z510/?tt=c
 
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