A Friend Wants a Laptop for under $600

FabMan on 19/11/2018 - 10:38
Last edited 19/11/2018 - 10:39

Do you know of a decent, budget laptop?

They will be using it a lot for typing typical office and e-mail type things, using at home and at the local library:

So what I think would be essential are:
- A comfortable built in keyboard.
- A 14 to 15" IPS screen, with a resolution of at least 1080p.
- An okay forward facing camera for long distance meetings.
- At least one USB 3 port for fast transfers.
- 4+ hour battery life for travel and if library power point isn't available that day.

What isn't needed:
- SSD
- Dedicated GPU
- An optical drive

Computing Computer Laptop

Comments

  • CyberMurning on 19/11/2018 - 10:51
    +9

    "A Friend Wants a Laptop for under $600"
    get him to join ozb and do own research/search first. top right corner of this page

    • FabMan on 19/11/2018 - 12:43
      +1

      A good idea, but they don't know what RAM is, so they'd need to do a lot of research. Or I could just say 'Get that one'.

  • FireRunner on 19/11/2018 - 11:03
    +7

    Take a look at the Dell Outlet plenty of laptops under $600.
    Also I think your friend should consider an SSD. Nobody should have a HDD as their primary drive in 2018.

    • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 19/11/2018 - 11:32
      +1

      SSD is essential.

    • FabMan on 19/11/2018 - 12:53

      I'm glad to see SSD comes in around that point, thought I'd cost more.

  • Plug on 19/11/2018 - 11:06
    +1

    Just do the rounds of JBHiFi, Good Guys etc and see what's out there. Coming on here and asking for recommendations on something with such s broad scope is pointless.

    • FabMan on 19/11/2018 - 12:42

      You say its pointless but someone already gave a great option below.

  • Godric on 19/11/2018 - 11:10
    +6

    My friend wants 1mil credited to his account by midnight

    Godric on 19/11/2018 - 11:10 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
    • FireRunner on 19/11/2018 - 11:35
      +1

      I know a guy. Nigerian Royalty. He's got a ton of cash to giveaway. I think he'll be able to help your friend out.

    • FabMan on 19/11/2018 - 12:52

      1 million in what? Dollars, Naira or Schmeckles?

  • 203132 on 19/11/2018 - 12:25
    +2

    Kogan is doing some Black Friday specials at the moment. They have their own Kogan line

    • FabMan on 19/11/2018 - 12:50

      Thanks, they look too budget for me, but it might suit them.

  • scrimshaw on 19/11/2018 - 12:26
    +3

    Lenovo E570. It's a typical business laptop, one of the most popular models on Ozbargain last year. Should tick all the boxes.
    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-E570-15-6-HD-i5-…?

    $559.20 delivered. (edit: Out of Stock now)

    • FabMan on 19/11/2018 - 12:42
      +1

      Looks perfect, thanks for sharing that.

      • D C on 19/11/2018 - 19:26

        Skip that one, it's got a DVD.

  • HighAndDry on 19/11/2018 - 12:44
    +2

    https://www.dell.com/en-au/outlet/ProductDescription?cfID=B3…

    Most expensive Dell Outlet laptop for under $600. There's another Inspiron 15 laptop that swaps in an Intel CPU and a 1TB Harddrive but loses the AMD CPU (and integrated AMD graphics which are much better) and also loses the 256GB SSD.

    Personally I'd go the 256GB SSD > 1TB Harddrive, and the AMD Vega 10 graphics definitely > Intel HD graphics.

    • FabMan on 19/11/2018 - 12:49

      Excellent, thanks for that.

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