best laptop for $500-$600?

[shadow32]

Looking for a fast laptop for college. Preferable if it has an ssd, if not I'll buy and put one in.
Nvidia GPU is a must with good battery life.

 

[iceblitzed]

do you mind used /refurbised?

 

[TechyInAZ]

Lenovo y50.

 

[3Dns]

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-E1-472G-6844-14-Inch-Laptop-Keyboard/dp/B00HC349I2/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1404172719&sr=1-1&keywords=GT820m+laptop#productDetails

Intel Core i5-4200U 1.6 GHz (3 MB Cache) (Turbo Boost 2.4Ghz)
8 GB DDR3 Ram
500 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
14-Inch Screen
NVIDIA GeForce GT 820M 2GB DDR3

This is the best laptop you can get from Amazon with 4th Intel I5 and the new GT800 series from Nvidia.

 

[iceblitzed]

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-E1-472G-6844-14-Inch-Laptop-Keyboard/dp/B00HC349I2/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1404172719&sr=1-1&keywords=GT820m+laptop#productDetails

Intel Core i5-4200U 1.6 GHz (3 MB Cache) (Turbo Boost 2.4Ghz)
8 GB DDR3 Ram
500 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
14-Inch Screen
NVIDIA GeForce GT 820M 2GB DDR3

This is the best laptop you can get from Amazon with 4th Intel I5 and the new GT800 series from Nvidia.

its a good deal but acer build quality is not up to par

 

[shadow32]

Can you elaborate more in that E1 you posted? Does it have Intel graphics too during low power operation? And how is the battery on it?