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best laptop under $500
Posted on 2/8/15 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 2/8/15 at 5:04 pm
It'll be for a Jr. In college. Mainly schoolwork type stuff, Netflix, etc.
No gaming or anything hardcore or anything like.
What ya got Tech board?
No gaming or anything hardcore or anything like.
What ya got Tech board?
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Posted on 2/8/15 at 6:53 pm to southernelite
Go to best buy, find all the laptops under $500.
Close your eyes.
Point.
Buy.
Close your eyes.
Point.
Buy.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 7:25 pm to southernelite
I just bought a used Macbook for $270 on eBay and it works wonders.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 9:55 pm to ILikeLSUToo
quote:
Go to best buy, find all the laptops under $500.
Close your eyes.
Point.
Buy.
come on, man.
FTR, I found this at $550, I think it's the best under the hood for the price point.
LINK
8GB RAM, 1TB HD, and an AMD A-8
I'm curious about taking 8GB RAM with the AMD, vs. taking 4-6 with an i3-i5 processor.
any thoughts on that?
Posted on 2/8/15 at 10:34 pm to southernelite
4th gen i3 would be slightly faster, but it doesn't really matter if you never really use much CPU... Netflix (and all html5), browsing, office -- probably not going to stress any of those CPUs. Browsing habits will determine whether you'll see a difference between 4, 6, or 8GB of ram.
For your budget, just don't go less than i3/A8 and 6GB of RAM.
For your budget, just don't go less than i3/A8 and 6GB of RAM.
Posted on 2/9/15 at 6:52 am to southernelite
You can add more ram easily, but you cannot upgrade the CPU. I would get the best CPU you can afford and then upgrade RAM later.
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