Laptop deals?? $400 MAX

[zachyp]

Trying to help a brother find a laptop while the deals are around. Only problem is i dont pay attention to laptops.

So he was looking at laptops with 4 gb ram and 250 gb of HDD and non 1089 res. screens. My hope is to hook him up with a laptop that isn't a highly advertised fake deal.

With a max budget of around $400, what can my brother get out there. The cheaper the better( obv quality first).

So he was looking at laptops with 4 gb ram and 250 gb of HDD and non 1089 res. screens.Can he do better than this in a laptop for under 500?

Things he mentioned be able to do:
browse internet
stream tv shows / movies
play some games (hes not a pc gamer so nothing intense)
download music


Any suggestions will help! Thanks as always,
Zachy P

 

[jaguarskx]

Most deals have dried up because Black Friday is over and Cyber Monday was yesterday.

Here's a 15.6" Lenovo G50-70 laptop with a Core i3-4030u CPU and Intel HD 4400 integrated GPU for $420.

http/shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/g-series/g50-70/


Acer laptop with basically the same specs, but for $400. I prefer spending the extra $20 on Lenovo since they generally have better quality control. But your mileage my vary.

http/www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-E5-571-37SY-15-6-Inch-Titanium/dp/B00K2O4TJW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1417570509&sr=8-2&keywords=acer+aspire+e5

 

[Alabalcho]

When you say, "non 1089 res screens" - what you mean?

Majority of laptops sold these days are with crappy 1366 x 768 resolution. Next step is usually 1440x900, before going to 1920x1080, and up.

I doubt you will find a laptop with better screen within your budget. Go to a store, look at prices, "feel" it. Get the one you like it. It will have 4gb RAM, and at least 250gb HDD.

Nice-to-have are USB 3.0 ports. You should look for at least i3 processor for good battery life.

 

[zachyp]

When you say, "non 1089 res screens" - what you mean?

Majority of laptops sold these days are with crappy 1366 x 768 resolution. Next step is usually 1440x900, before going to 1920x1080, and up.

I doubt you will find a laptop with better screen within your budget. Go to a store, look at prices, "feel" it. Get the one you like it. It will have 4gb RAM, and at least 250gb HDD.

Nice-to-have are USB 3.0 ports. You should look for at least i3 processor for good battery life.

non 1080 resolution screens* my bad. but yeah i started looking way after many deals because frankly I wasnt looking for a laptop until he asked me about it. but thanks for the support there is no "real" answer but Ill give it to you my friend.
-Zach