Best laptop for under $500 newegg

[exhail]

Hi my sister is looking for a laptop for under $500 on newegg used for a little bit of gaming and watching movies and browsing the web what would be the best?

 

[WR2]

What type of gaming? 3D games like World or Warcraft?

 

[exhail]

no like call of duty 4 etc

 

[WR2]

At NewEgg there aren't many choices for laptops under $500 that can also play 3D games well. Here are the best options:
Laptops @ NewEgg under $500 with HD 4250 graphics
The best graphics option available is the HD 4250. The V Series V140(2.3GHz) CPU in the Toshiba models is a weak CPU and would have a negative impact on gaming performance. The Acer with Athlon II Dual-Core P340 2.2Ghz CPU, 3GB RAM 1366x768 LCD with HD 4250 graphics is probably the best option. But it's a weak gaming platform. Think Call of Duty 4 @ low graphics settings.


A better option is the HP G62t @ $500.
A more powerful Pentium P6100 2.00 GHz CPU, 4GB RAM, 1366x768 LCD with a HD 5470 graphics upgrade. Think CoD 4 @ medium graphics settings and CoD:MW2 @ low graphics settings.


Comparison of the HD 4250/HD 5470/HD 5650

 

[WR2]

To get into a laptop with a HD 5650 graphics card @ NewEgg it would be a $650 Acer Aspire AS7551G Phenom II Triple-Core N850(2.2GHz) 17.3" 1600x900 LCD with HD 5650 graphics.

 

[exhail]

I can only buy from newegg as I am buying a PC and shipping it to South Africa (where I live) and im using myUS to transport it here its $240 transport for 10 kgs im hoping my PC+my sisters laptop will be under 10kgs

 

[WR2]

im hoping my PC+my sisters laptop will be under 10kgs

You'd better figure on 15Kg when boxed for shipping. Even that might be on the low side.

 

[WR2]

Here are some examples of shipping weights found on the TigerDirect website. (see the bottom of the webpages)

Basic gaming PC:
iBUYPOWER GAMER POWER 630D2 Gaming Desktop PC $600 Shipping Weight: 27.5 pounds / Dimensional Weight: 31 pounds
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6281457&CatId=4928

Basic laptop:
Acer Aspire AS5742Z-4601 laptop $500 Shipping Weight: 8.0000 pounds
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6671685&CatId=2510

That's 15.9 kg for both. More if they charge Dimensional weight for the big PC box.

 

[exhail]

im not getting a case for my PC im just ordering components and a monitor, are there any other shipping companies that you can suggest that ship to SA? I was going to buy from amazon and they ship here so it was all going to be fine but its not allowed...

 

[WR2]

You might sneak in under your weight goal without a case. Think about getting a Power Supply locally as well. Those are the two heaviest items.
One case I looked at was 10lbs shipping and a standard PSU was was 5 lbs.

You can use that TigerDirect site to estimate prices for your parts if you can find them, or a similar item. I know there will be some extra packaging for the retail parts besides the shipping weights.

The only other trans-shipper I knew about is out of business now.