Laptops under$500 00

[Beth Vincent]

Hello,
I'm looking for a laptop for my 13 year old grandson. I wish to spend as little as possible and still get a quality piece.

 

[Chainzsaw]

Hello,

Take a look at this laptop:

Acer Aspire AS5560-7402 Notebook

Edit: Woops forgot the link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215257

It is well balanced.

Features:

500GB HDD 5400RPM

A-Series A6-3420M(1.5GHz) 15.6"

4GB Memory DDR3 1066

Super Multi DVD drive

AMD Radeon HD 6520G

A few notes on this choice: The A6 is an APU, meaning it has a Processor and graphics card integrated on the same piece of chip. The processor itself is somewhat weak (compared to intel I series offering) however the graphics card integrated with it is more powerful than Intel integrated graphics.

Don't expect to play very new advanced games on this machine - it is more of a midrange laptop. However It should play most games at low-to medium details no sweat.

It will handle web browsing/web videos perfectly.

 

[WR2]

Available on sale this week from Staples: Samsung Series 3 15.6" Laptop $480

AMD Quad-Core A6-3430MX Processor (1.8GHz) APU, 4GB RAM, 750GB Hard Disk Drive, 15.6" 1366x768 LCD w/ Radeon HD 6520G graphics.