Best laptop for the $$

[Tmint]

This is the HP Envy laptop I am thinking about purchasing. Im not to tech savy but would this be a good buy for the money or is there a better laptop for around $500.

I'm really liking the touchscreen capability's and the back lit keyboard of this model.

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[okcnaline]

This is nigh unbeatable for a $500 gaming laptop, but you haven't told me what you plan on doing.

 

[Calculagator]

This is a decent laptop. I would make sure you see it in person before purchasing. My experience with the HP Envy line is not good. The one I used had a terrible keyboard and screen. No matter what I did the colors always looked very washed out. They may have fixed those problems.
If you are not going to be gaming, I would avoid the APU's they use more power/battery than Intel processors and have lower performance for everything except games.

 

[Tmint]

Laptop will be used mostly for surfing the web and work.So microsoft office/excel and photoshop will be used alot as well as streaming movies and videos.I will play some lower graphic intensive games,but I have a gaming desktop at home for the high end modern games.

I have no option to test it out in person as the closest best buy to me is about 2 hours away.A friend recommended this laptop and he has had no problems with his yet, but is a different higher end model.I was just curious if this was the best buy for my budget.

Thanks for the quick reply's !!

 

[okcnaline]

Just to make sure, streaming like watching on Twitch or live on Twitch? And also, this is a great laptop for the price.
And also, AMD APU at the price range would ensure a very good GPU.

 

[RazerZ]

That seems like a decent laptop for the price. Just know 99% of the time you will be using the mouse pad instead of the touchscreen.