Is this a good laptop for $539

[SoulReapingTaco]

http/h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c03506022

just wondering on sale at my local shop for this price. just going to be used for surfing the web and watching videos and playing games occasionally (nothing stressful)

 

[Tzn]

for gaming no...since it doesn't have a dedicated Gpu

 

[mbreslin1954]

Well, since you wrote that you would be playing "games occasionally (nothing stressful)", then, yes, it sounds like it would handle what you want, depending of course on your definition of "nothing stressful". HD 4000 graphics is not bad for integrated graphics, but you won't be playing Crysis 3 on it or Battlefield 4. Five or six year old games, or newer ones that don't demand a lot from the graphics card, sure. It sounds like a decent price, depending on what country you live in.

 

[SoulReapingTaco]

I'm from canada

 

[mbreslin1954]

Well, since you have a lot of taxes in Canada (chiefly the VAT), that's probably a good price for that PC. I tend to think I could get an equivalent one cheaper in the U.S. if I hunted around for sales and was patient, but maybe not. I like that it's got an SSD caching drive, and although I don't want one, it also has a touch screen, which raises the cost a little. I think for Canada it sounds like a good price, but I haven't bought a laptop in a while so don't take this as gospel.