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Looking for some Laptop Suggestions (thanks so much in advance)

Brian_W

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I would love to spend under $500 (but slightly more is fine). Any suggestions?


Things I care about (in order):


  • -14inch to 16 inch screen

  • -Nice Keyboard (it would be used mostly for typing lots for work)

  • -I'd like to be able to do a 4K output (via HDMI or DP) to a large TV for movies, internet (especially youtube and twitch). Obviously, doesn't need to work for games. I'd like to be able to have one Firefox page open with 5-6 tabs, a few youtube videos in 1080p or 4k, and maybe one or two VLC videos going on. If this isn't possible for the price, then ignore it.

  • -SSD (maybe 128GB)

  • -Ideally a 1TB HDD (but I could do an external drive I guess)

  • -Good battery life

  • -Windows operating system


Things I do NOT care so much about:


  • -Touchscreen. I don't really want one.
Gaming. I love watching Twitch but[/listNum] I can't play any computer games these days.



 


Can you post a laptop that's more than $500 that doesn't do 4k output?

And one that does that's much more than $500?