Laptop Recommendation

[Cactii]

Hey Guys,

I'm trying to help my brother shop for a laptop. Any suggestions would be great. There are way too many options out there. Here's what would be preferred:

- Under $600
- Preferred resolution of 1600x900 (not a must, but preferred)
- Blu-Ray drive
- 6gb RAM or more
- For the CPU, what will last the longest before showing its age. (Is an i5 what I should look for, with a $600 budget?)
- Decent graphics for casual gaming, but it doesn't need to play the latest & greatest on maxed-out settings.

Any suggestions on what to look for, or even WHERE to look would be great. Thanks!

 

[nbelote]

What size laptop? Any preference regarding manufacturer? Is blu-ray a deal-breaker (not many laptops that fit your budget that can game at all have blu-ray)?

 

[Cactii]

Ah, forgot to mention...

Screen size isn't a big deal, but I imagine there's not many sub-15.6" that would support 1600x900.

Manufacturer isn't that important either, but I'd like it to feel solid, not something made a plastic that might fall apart with too much jostling in a book bag. I like the feel of Acer, Asus, and Lenovo, for example. But manufacturer is not a deal breaker.

Here's a few BD-player laptops I've found so far that fit the $600 budget, but don't quite meet all the other preferred requirements:

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215514

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+17.3%22+Pavilion+Notebook+-+4+GB+Memory+-+500+GB+Hard+Drive/5078999.p?id=1218609381331&skuId=5078999

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/Acer+-+Aspire+15.6%26%2334%3B+Laptop+-+6GB+Memory+-+500GB+Hard+Drive+-+Midnight+Black/5762546.p?id=1218695417786&skuId=5762546

Thanks!

 

[nbelote]

This one has a better APU than those, so you'd have a longer lasting laptop with a better integrated GPU: http/www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4840047&CatId=4935

I back that laptop there 110%, especially at $550.

Edit: I know it's not exactly what you're looking for, but it's a workhorse. Good luck, I have to run

 

[Hiii]

Look at this customizable laptop you may like it.

http/shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-Pavilion/A4G32AV?HP-Pavilion-g6t-2000-Notebook-PC

Select the 7670m video card for light gaming.

7670m benchmarks
http/www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7670M.69483.0.html