Recommend Me A Well-Rounded Laptop for Under $600

[2killahmockinbird]

1. What is your budget?
$600

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
13 or 15 inches

3. What screen resolution do you want?
I admittedly don't know much about screen resolution, so the best possible for my price point I suppose.

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
I'm looking for a portable laptop.

5. How much battery life do you need?
4 to 5 hours would be nice.

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop?
I'd like to be able to play games like SimCity, Dark Souls, and BioShock Infinite on low settings.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop?
I'd like to be able to edit photos and videos. I realize my price point restricts me from truly intensive video editing, but I'm very patient.

8. How much storage (hard drive capacity) do you need?
320 GB.

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
N/A

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
At least 3 years.

11. What kind of optical drive do you need?
I don't require an optical drive.

12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
N/A

13. What country do you live in?
I reside in the United States of America.

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
N/A

Thanks for the suggestions in advance.

 

[Thanatos Telos]

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314016
GPU's a bit weak, but it should be able to handle it.

 

[ingtar33]

HP Envy dv7-7227cl

keep your eyes open for that one, i've seen it for as low as 500 and as high as 800... if you can catch it on sale for <600 its a steal.

 

[kvandelion]

Hey here are two good models that matches your specs and have good deals going on now for much lesser than market price:


ASUS Zenbook Prime: $340 lower than market price Asus Zenbook prime has very good ratings as ultrabook

http/www.groupon.com/deals/gg-asus-zenbook-ux32a-xb51-notebook

Dell Inspiron 15 @Dell home for $499.99 via coupon code "62J6QV5C6M180S" with free shipping - $200 less than market price

http/configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=fncwc74s&cs=19&dgvcode=ss&c=US&l=EN&dgc=SS&cid=259568&lid=4660750&acd=12309173242274941


Thanks,
KV -www.andelion.co

 

[kvandelion]

If you can post it as want on andelion.co we will keep our eyes open for all deals that's matching your reqs including HP Envy and will update you with ongoing deals. You don't have to spend time searching for deals all the time or reading tons of reviews to figure out right product.

Thanks,
KV(www.andelion.co)

HP Envy dv7-7227cl

keep your eyes open for that one, i've seen it for as low as 500 and as high as 800... if you can catch it on sale for <600 its a steal.

 

[JD88]

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314016
GPU's a bit weak, but it should be able to handle it.

This is the one to go with, but it's been out of stock for quite awhile.

If you can though, stretch your budget and get this:

http/shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=457&Code=59371958&category_id=6716C35E262487E9B548B6298FE58D3B

Light-years ahead of anything priced less.