Recommend a $500-600 Laptop

newbiejohn

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I'm planning to buy a laptop and my budget is limited. There are too many out there and I'm confused what to pick or afraid ending up picking a bad one.

It'd be great if you can suggest the fastest (cpu, video card) one out there and has terrific battery life.
 
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Saying you're looking for a $500-$600 laptop with the fastest CPU, video card, and has terrific battery life is like saying I want a car that uses almost no fuel (maybe get 200 miles to the gallon), can drive itself, and can fly.


Let's talk about laptops and performance realistically. If you want a fast video card, you MUST get a laptop with a dedicated video card. It can't be one of those integrated junk ones. Period.

This one is a little over $600, but it has a dedicated video card and an i5 Intel CPU, which is decent.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231455


This $500 is a fast one because it has a hybrid drive (or an SSD + a regular hard drive). However, it has bad reviews and an integrated video...

kaswyn

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Saying you're looking for a $500-$600 laptop with the fastest CPU, video card, and has terrific battery life is like saying I want a car that uses almost no fuel (maybe get 200 miles to the gallon), can drive itself, and can fly.


Let's talk about laptops and performance realistically. If you want a fast video card, you MUST get a laptop with a dedicated video card. It can't be one of those integrated junk ones. Period.

This one is a little over $600, but it has a dedicated video card and an i5 Intel CPU, which is decent.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231455


This $500 is a fast one because it has a hybrid drive (or an SSD + a regular hard drive). However, it has bad reviews and an integrated video card. Reading the reviews, it sounds like it's not really an issue though.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230598


This one is slightly under $500 and has a slightly faster integrated video card than the one immediately above, but it does not have an SSD so bootup times are slower.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314150

 
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newbiejohn

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Haha sorry I wasn't clear. What I meant was that what was the fastest out there in the $500-600 budget. I really like your recommendations, though. Thank you. I'm going to check them out.