Laptop for School around $600

[77Slumber77]

I am looking for a school laptop that just has to be fast to boot, light, and have decent performance or in other words handle multitasking. If 600 is to low I'd be able to go higher price wise.

Any suggestions would be amazing!

 

[naturesninja]

At $620 This model is a decent performer in your price range with an HQ version i5 it will multitask pretty well, and a 128GB SSD for boot/ 1TB HDD for storage, it will boot fairly quick and have plenty of storage. It also comes with a 950m if you want to do some gaming: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834315305 there is also a similar acer model for $599 with the same specs except it uses the U version i5, which is not as powerful or as good for multitasking but may give you another 30 minutes or more of battery life. These are about the best bang for your buck currently available in your price range. Some other options include: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100020039&IsNodeId=1&srchInDesc=i7&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&CompareItemList=3090%7C9SIA8HC48C0659%5E9SIA8HC48C0659%2C34%2D315%2D424%5E34%2D315%2D424&percm=9SIA8HC48C0659%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24 with the Lenovo having better price/performance, and the Acer having nearly twice as much battery life at 9 hours, but not the best hardware for the money.

 

[basroil]

You're asking for too much at that price range. Look at $800 range and you might have something decent for a primary laptop.
Look for 8gb+ memory, 128GB+ ssd (preferably 250+), and an i5 6200U or higher

 

[77Slumber77]

At $620 This model is a decent performer in your price range with an HQ version i5 it will multitask pretty well, and a 128GB SSD for boot/ 1TB HDD for storage, it will boot fairly quick and have plenty of storage. It also comes with a 950m if you want to do some gaming: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834315305 there is also a similar acer model for $599 with the same specs except it uses the U version i5, which is not as powerful or as good for multitasking but may give you another 30 minutes or more of battery life. These are about the best bang for your buck currently available in your price range. Some other options include: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100020039&IsNodeId=1&srchInDesc=i7&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&CompareItemList=3090%7C9SIA8HC48C0659%5E9SIA8HC48C0659%2C34%2D315%2D424%5E34%2D315%2D424&percm=9SIA8HC48C0659%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24 with the Lenovo having better price/performance, and the Acer having nearly twice as much battery life at 9 hours, but not the best hardware for the money.

Thank you so much! These are both fantastic laptops for the money!

 

[Johnson Mike]

Have you checked Acer Aspire E 15? - https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-NVIDIA-Windows-E5-575G-53VG/dp/B01DT4A2R4/

I think it is the best laptop you can get right now for price less than $600.

Specs -
6th Generation Intel Core i5-6200U Processor (Up to 2.8GHz)
15.6-inch Full HD Display, NVIDIA GeForce 940MX with 2GB DDR5 VRAM
8GB DDR4 Memory, 256GB SSD
Windows 10 Home; Backlit Keyboard
Up to 12-hours Battery Life; 6-cell Li-Ion (2800 mAh) Battery