Hope you get better man,you can beat cancer i'm sure. Now for the laptop looking at WoW specs i think around 600$ is a great price and no need to spend more so i suggest the acer aspire E15 with the mx150 and it should be more than enough: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7?th=1&psc=1

oh and for streaming and such ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM dual cards.the gtx 1080 is more than enough and your current setup is perfect and there is no need to buy anything at all even for streaming,and even if you are serious i would suggest something like the i7-8700k(6 cores with higher FPS but worse streaming) or the ryzen 7 2700x(8 cores great for streaming) with an RTX2080ti (honestly your current card is more than enough and the RTX is throwing money away for the sake of it). DO NOT buy dual cards as very few games will scale and that will be like 70% scaling at best and MOST games won't use the second card at all.

Hi,

In this price range, I don't think you will be able to combine good gaming capability and portability. But the closest laptop to your specifications (slightly over budget) is the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong>, with the i5-8250U processor, 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB SSD storage, 1080p 15.6" display, and MX150 graphics card. This laptop should be able to run both of the games you listed with decent framerate around medium-high settings. Sadly, it is a bit heavy at 5.3lbs.

I just got the Acer Aspire E15 a couple of weeks ago and it's been great. Don't expect to play newer games at 1080p at 60FPS, but it'll do Fallout 4 at 720p medium settings at around 40-50fps. The processor should handle just about anything you throw at it unless you are doing CAD or something like that.

Acer Aspire E 15, 15.6" Full HD, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U, GeForce MX150, 8GB RAM Memory, 256GB SSD, E5-576G-5762 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_a7fKBbTXGCA04

Got this one myself in the last week or two, it’s worth as far as college work and a little bit of gaming. Reviews are only pretty decent on. It’s only accessible if you wanna change the SSD/RAM,don’t have to tear it apart. Important from the states took four days to come.

I think with your price range, the best GPU that you're gonna be able to find is the MX150, and maybe a gtx 1050 if you get a killer deal.

ATM the Acer Aspire E15 has everything that you're asking for as well as the MX150. This one is a pretty much universally recommended budget gaming laptop and also has a pretty good battery life for $600 or ~£454 on amazon.

I'd look around for sales because a GTX 1050 is much more powerful than the MX150. Depending on the games that you'll be playing this might not be super necessary though.

Check this out, for 600 usd: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7

I understand your budget is 500, but that's really not going to get the performance you want out of gw2. I got this laptop a few months ago and it's been great. The MX150 can really handle this game. I can play 1080p ~ 60 fps with settings medium to high.

Don’t buy any of those. They’re all terrible value for the money. Check this out. These days you can easily get an Intel Core i5 CPU and an SSD for $500.

What's the priority? Battery life? Weight? Processing power and discrete video? The recommendations really diverge based on one or more of those. If I had to recommend an all-rounder, i'd recommend this one. Solid CPU, Discrete GPU, decent amount of RAM, an SSD in a mediocre to average build with a passable screen.

Get a laptop with dedicated GPU as you aren't sure about what type of cad works you'll be doing. Have a look at Acer Aspire E15 with 8th Gen Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD and Nvidia GeForce mx 150 graphics.

Here's the link to Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Acer-E5-575G-57D4-15-6-Inches-Notebook-i5-7200U/dp/B075FLBJV7/

Specs are upgradable on this laptop so in case after buying it if you think the cad software are running slow you can increase the RAM on this machine.

Yes, that is a good option, it is available for the same price on amazon but sadly it is out of stock at the moment

Try factory resetting your current laptop (backing up all your data beforehand obviously).

This will get rid of everything including the virus, and make the computer a lot snappier.

As for a new laptop, I believe something like an MX150 should be able to meet those requirements. From an Australian browsing Amazon from time to time (not a lot of context on pricing), this seems like a good deal to me coming from Australia where you'd pay at least twice as much for this: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1517815864&amp;sr=8-1 I'd still suggest you have a look around though.

Meron ba dito bumili ng item directly from amazon? Wala ba naging problema? Door to Door ba?

Gusto ko kasi bumili ng laptop, eh nakalagay "This item ships to Philippines". Iniisip ko kasi baka delikado ung direct shipping na ganyan baka masira yung laptop or maharang etc.

Hey,

Your budget is definitely enough for what you want, especially today Amazon Prime Day where there are some decent deals available at the moment.

15.6 inches is really the standard laptops size and as such I am going to recommend one at that size for her.

This Acer Aspire E 15 is one of the most popular laptops in your price range. It is so popular because of it's great specs for price and outstanding battery life.

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7 Not your typical "gaming laptop" however it has the latest gen Intel cpu, 8gb ddr4 ram, mx150 gpu (lastest gen Nvidia mobile gpu), and a 256gb SSD. All for $599 on Amazon. You can pick up the i7 version for $100 more.

I would recommend the Acer Swift 3, but it appears that the laptop jumped in price and a 3rd party is selling them.

So, my current recommendation would be the Acer Aspire E 15 for $600, which has:

• i5-8250U 4-core processor

• 1080p 15.6" display

• MX150 2 GB graphics card

• 8 GB of RAM

• 256 GB SSD

• Weight of 5.3lbs and battery life up to 15 hours

This laptop has a backlit keyboard, but no fingerprint sensor. The processor is decently strong and should be able to handle your needs. According to Amazon reviews, the build quality is considerably okay.

Get an Acer Aspire E15. You should be able to run above 30 FPS with this most of the time.

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1535083431&amp;sr=8-4&amp;pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&amp;keywords=acer+aspire+e15&amp;dpPl=1&amp;dpID=41HfDkXXyeL&amp;ref=plSrch

Its one of the better budget gaming laptops out in the market. Just remember to use a separate keyboard/controller when playing, because your fingers will feel a considerate amount of heat(I mean, its not too hot, but enough to be annoying). And this is the i5 8th gen build what I've linked, there is an i7 8th gen. And both come with an mx150 which is better than, disgusting Intel integrated.

The i5 model will cost 660$ when adding in taxes. Shipping I would'nt know because I used Amazon Prime to get it.

EDIT: Walking around the Mush park, I'm getting ~27-29 fps with a 1% drop to 22fps. When not rendering other players, it goes to 40fps.

In that case, something like this Acer Aspire 15 would do the job for you. It is also one of the most popular laptops in this budget range because of its performance specs and battery life combination.

Hi, for CAD, you might want to consider having a dedicated graphics card. So, the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> is a good fit for you. 1080p 15.6" display, a dedicated MX150 graphics card, and an i5 processor + 8 GB RAM to go with it. This laptop also includes an SSD.

For general use in this price range I would advise you to check this laptop

In that budget range, this Acer E15 is usually my top pick in this budget range.

Well what you're looking for is a "CRG" or "Contingency Response Group" -- typically. Their mission is essentially to train - deploy - train - deploy. There are a couple bases that have them, Andersen in Guam, Travis in CA, Sembach in Germany, JBMDL in NJ, and Moody in GA.

If it's just gucci training your looking for, you can look towards Northern Tier nuke bases that have the opportunity to try out for their TRF and they get some cool opportunities too. (A sniper team from a TRF took like, 8th I think in a huge international sniper competition 2017 Army Internation Sniper Comp Results from FB) They don't deploy AS MUCH (they are letting some of them deploy out of those bases now) but they still get once in a lifetime training.

I would go with <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> in this price range it has dedicated MX150 graphics card.

Hey,

How about the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15?</strong> It has:

• i5-8250U 4-core processor

• 8 GB of RAM

• 256 GB SSD storage

• MX150 2 GB graphics card

• 1080p 15.6" display

• Weight of 5.3lbs and battery life up to 15 hours

This laptop includes a DVD/CD disk drive. The laptop runs Windows 10 Home. The programs and games you listed will run great with this processor and graphics card combination. It has a numpad.

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because it comes with everything you need, 8th generation, i5 quad core CPU which is one of the best in the market and great for your usage, 8GB of ram for smooth multitasking, good SSD storage of 256GB for faster boot up and loading, 15.6 inch Full HD IPS screen which is a must have for this price range, high build quality, long battery life, and it is within your budget.

You could spend ~$600 and get a normal, clam shell laptop that can run those games. The kinds of games you listed should run fine on a low-end dedicated graphics card.

How about the Acer Aspire E 15? It has:

• i5-8250U 4-core processor

• 8 GB of RAM

• 256 GB SSD storage

• 1080p 15.6" display

• MX150 2 GB graphics card

• Weight of 5.3lbs and battery life up to 15 hours

The laptop has an excellent battery life which should be helpful when at work. The laptop runs Windows 10 Home.

I have an Acer Aspire E 15. It doesn't look like the specific model is available anymore, but there's surely something similar out there. The thing that makes the difference in whether it can run most games comfortably or not is having a dedicated graphics card. And yeah, any normal mouse should work.

Sorry, I wrote i5 because I’m not currently at my computer to check. It says the CPU meets the minimum requirements. For some reason, I remember systemrequirementslab saying i have GTX 1050, but on amazon, it says MX150 so I guess I have that. I checked on Amazon and it’s an i5-8250U with 8 gigs ram, 250 gigabytes of memory (i added a 1 terabyte harddrive)

Here’s the computer: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7

I'd recommend any of your standard OEM laptops, like Acer, Dell etc. There are many new options on Amazon for that price range, you could likely find one with a core i5 and a dedicated GPU. Just from a quick search I found this which would work great.

Edit: 8th gen core i5, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, and a dedicated GPU with a 1080p display! Not bad.

Hi,

Amazon allows you do to monthly payments, which appears to be ideal for you. I would recommend the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong>, it has all of the requirements you're looking for minus the serial port. You might need a USB adapter. The laptop has the i5-8250U processor, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD storage, 1080p 15.6" display, and MX150 graphics card. Alongside the requirements you listed, this laptop has a low-end dedicated graphics card which is perfect for games like Sims 4. There are several USB ports available so you can use them if you need them.

It’s gonna be hard to find a laptop with a dgpu under $500 unless you find a good deal. I’d recommend the Acer Aspire E15 for $600 on Amazon.

Acer Aspire E 15, 15.6" Full HD, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U, GeForce MX150, 8GB RAM Memory, 256GB SSD, E5-576G-5762 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_4VRnCbZ5CQCRM

If you're looking for brand new then Amazon is the better place to look. Ebay is better for second hand. I completely understand the fear for second hand gadgets and I admit it's not for everyone. That's the unfortunate trade off though, it's definitely going to be harder to get the warranty for a device you bought overseas.

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Take a look at this laptop. It has a far better processor, better graphics card, more ram and an SSD instead of an HDD for almost the same price. (you will add about 2,000php - 3.000php for overseas shipping though) You don't have to buy this, but just know that buying from outside the country you'll get better devices for the money.

Hello,

I think that the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> would be a good option, since it is well rounded and has the specifications needed as you have listed. The modern 8th generation i5 processor should suffice, the MX150 dedicated graphics card provides a good amount of power, 8 GB RAM, and several USB ports available. It is just around $600 on Amazon currently. It can also be used for general use programs, aside from streaming.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Acer Aspire E 15 Laptop, 15.6" Full HD, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U, GeForce MX150, 8GB RAM Memory, 256GB SSD, E5-576G-5762 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_tzMVCbHF301MV

This one has a good processor so you don't have to worry about too much CPU usage during producing. Also has an SSD so FL and related files will load quickly.

It took me 2 minutes to find this on my phone, just go on Amazon and use their filters to find what laptop you want and then just make sure it has good reviews. Make sure it has a 8th gen processor and SSD.

Acer Aspire E15. I am sure lot's of people would agree. It is one of the cheapest laptops you can get on the market right now that is the best price. Amazon Page For your purposes e.g. web browsing, word proccessing, presentations, some excel should all work pretty well.

I would recommend the Acer Aspire E 15. It has a dedicated gpu for light to moderate gaming, 8GB RAM, and an i5-8250u processor. Plus, according to Acer, it holds a massive 15 hour battery. I ordered this laptop this weekend and am looking forward to using it. It’s only $560 on amazon right now. https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=acer+aspire+e15&amp;qid=1563067905&amp;s=gateway&amp;sprefix=acer+aspire+&amp;sr=8-3

This laptop on Amazon is a bestseller for good reason:

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=wsdps_4?cv_ct_pg=detail&amp;cv_ct_wn=woodstock-detail&amp;linkCode=oad&amp;cv_ct_id=ws&amp;pf_rd_r=6DNP4SQ39MFBBP7WCN50&amp;pd_rd_wg=isYEH&amp;pd_rd_w=Mihl3&amp;pd_...

Can you afford the Aspire 7 with the 1050? Sometimes it's on sale for a little more then the mx150. It depends what you plan to do but. I'd take the mx150 for any gaming or video editing. If your buying from Amazon it's $600 https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=Acer+mx150&amp;qid=1568132653&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-3

Consider a used laptop from ebay or buy this its a acer aspire that will run zoom and office programs fine. It has a mx 150 for light gaming like minecraft,rocket league among us etc.

For $599 you can get this laptop on amazon, which I would highly recommend for your needs.

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Acer+aspire&amp;qid=1571412313&amp;s=electronics&amp;sr=1-4

I personally bought the version of this computer without the MX150 graphics and was still able to play AAA titles on med/low settings without issue. This version comes with all the upgrades I made to my laptop (SSD, dual channel 8gb), but with a better CPU and dedicated graphics. Anyway, worth a look. Hope this helps!

Note: if you do get this, I would definitely do a fresh windows install and maybe throw in another drive (can support both an m.2 and 2.5")

Thank you, I'm actually asking for my hubby who has completely opposite requirements than me. I grew up with standard laptops and he has grown accustom to portable touch screens and I'm not sure what touch screens are good for doing work on. But that looks pretty good.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075FLBJV7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1

Right now I have this one. Can you advise how the new touch screen will compare to the one I currently have? (in regards to performance, adobe, etc.)

Id look into the Acer Nitro 5. Or even this acer laptop

You do not have to use up all your budget, the <strong>Acer Aspire E15</strong> will do the job very well and leave you a some cash from your orignal budget.

Screen Size : 15 inches

Processor : Core i5-8250U

Graphics : NVIDIA MX150

RAM : 8 GB

Weight : 5.27 lbs

Storage Type : 256 GB SSD

Comments: This laptop provides great bang for buck as it has a quad core CPU and a dedicated GPU. The RAM is easily upgraded and there is an empty bay for you to add a HDD or another SSD if you want more space.

Build wise the laptop is made of plastic but it is sturdy and strong enough to be able to take a few bumps while you travel. Its not ultrabook light but it does not feel like a brick either so you can travel with it. While gaming it does not get hot or throttle and I ran league easily on my E15

There are several configurations of the Acer aspire E 15 or 5 slim, the version with MX150 is this one you can find similar configurations for less if there is a deal on it or it is "renewed/refurbished"

How about this? https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i7-8550U-GeForce-E5-576G-81GD/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&amp;th=1

Only difference is that it is 15.6". But it does have some very good battery life. You can add more storage and the price will still be under $700 total.

not at that price. best bet would be the Acer Aspire E 15 Laptop. great battery life, wonderful performing cpu and gpu for the price. nice IPS screen display for wide angle viewing. run modern games smoothly at medium settings. or wait for black friday.

I ran both those emulators on the <strong>Acer Aspire E15</strong> and I had no problems with fps, it comes in well below budget so IDK if you want to spend more than that

Screen Size : 15 inches

Processor : Core i5-8250U

Graphics : NVIDIA MX150

RAM : 8 GB

Weight : 5.27 lbs

Storage Type : 256 GB SSD

Comments: This laptop provides great bang for buck as it has a quad core CPU and a dedicated GPU. The RAM is easily upgraded and there is an empty bay for you to add a HDD or another SSD if you want more space. Build wise the laptop is made of plastic but it is sturdy and strong enough to be able to take a few bumps while you travel. Its not ultrabook light but it does not feel like a brick either so you can travel with it. While gaming it does not get hot or throttle (but don’t expect it to run AAA games on high)

Since you are going to do some light gaming on the side then this is your best option

your best bet would be the Acer aspire e15 which comes with a mx150 gpu which is decent enough to run gta 5. also has a i5 8th gen processor which performs well for it's price. Wonderful IPS screen display and 9 hours of battery life. I really like it's performance on this laptop.

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=acer+gtx+1050&amp;qid=1567379516&amp;s=gateway&amp;sprefix=Acer+gt&amp;sr=8-4

I5 version is 600 and you can probably get the i7 for 800 if you look around.

This has a 2gb mx150 and can probably handling editing decently. A friend has an Acer nitro with a i5 and and mx150 and uses premier for their YouTube channel

You can also get the Aspire 7 (I personally have the 1050 version) with 1050 4gb for about $900 on average on the Acer website (1050ti is between 950 and 1k depends on the day)

Edit: have her ask what programs she'll be using to edit and Google that program with graphics card model and you can read the reviews to help decide

Thumbs up, go for it, it is a nice upgrade from this model and the price upgrade it minimal, but only if you are going to game often, otherwise save the 150 and get the 5

What the guy said, cooling can be fixed with something like a cooling pad, which you can buy for like 30 bucks on Amazon. A laptop without a dedicated graphics processor for games won't be able to play very powerful things. Also since it's modern, it won't be able to run really old things (not sure how old Sims is, but you might still have problems playing it)

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=asc_df_B075FLBJV7/?tag=bingshoppinga-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=%7Bcreative%7D&amp;hvpos=%7Badposition%7D&amp;hvnetw=o&amp;hvrand=%7Brandom%7D&amp;hvpone=&amp;h...

This is a good laptop with a little memory, but you could definitely upgrade it with a 1tb ssd or hdd and get more ram. You could also get an external drive. But this one has a graphics processor called an mx150 that can even play most triple a games at 1080p 30 frames per second on low graphics. This will play modern games, but you would need to upgrade the ram to play better games.

Hi, maybe a low-end dedicated graphics card could be a good addition for you. The <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> is a decent device for its price. It has a 15.6" 1080p IPS display, i5 processor, 8 GB RAM, a 256 GB SSD for storage, and an MX150 graphics card.

These seem like good options. Do you think they’d be better than the Acer Aspire E 15 I was considering?

Acer Aspire E 15 Laptop, 15.6" Full HD, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U, GeForce MX150, 8GB RAM Memory, 256GB SSD, E5-576G-5762 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_e2YrDbJX6K3BY

I know this isn't what you asked for, but I recommended the

acer aspire e15 laptop with an i5 8250u, mx150 graphics card, 8gb ram, and 256gb ssd, it also has an m.2 slot.

for $599 = £492

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=acer+aspire+e15&amp;qid=1566320915&amp;s=gateway&amp;sprefix=acer+aspire+&amp;sr=8-4

it's a laptop so it's portable, stronger dedicated graphics than an APU, has a screen and a webcam, and a battery which means you can use without having to plug it in, less clutter too.

the Acer Aspire E15 consist of a mx150 gpu which should do the trick. Otherwise you have the acer nitro 5 slightly worth more than the 600.

Hi, I think a dedicated graphics card would be useful for Dota 2. The <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> is a good option for you, since it has a dedicated MX150 graphics card.

Hi, the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> has a good mix of specifications for the uses you listed. It will be fine for school work and home use. The MX150 graphics card will help with running Sims 3 or Sims 4.

I would go with Acer Aspire E 15** * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch. Optical drive since he can not give up the cd drive. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If He can push the budget a little higher, then I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram like you want, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU which is enough for your games.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you can handle 5lbs, then I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for Google docs, internet browsing, YouTube, and Spotify, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard like you want, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for MS Office and Chrome, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard like you want, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage and you prefer a good battery life.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

the internet blatantly lied to me about the 699 thing, maybe an acer this

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I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for your usage, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you can push your budget a little higher, then I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

Not within this price range, if you jump a 100 over your budget then I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for Microsoft office programs and web browsing, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage since it’s important to you.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

With your need it is best to stick to the lower end of your budget and get the Acer Aspire E15 laptop as it is budget friendly and is more than enough for your needs

· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This laptop provides great bang for buck as it has a quad core CPU and a dedicated GPU. The RAM is easily upgraded and there is an empty bay for you to add a HDD or another SSD

for The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage and as you mentioned it is most important for you.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

Acer Aspire e15

I've owned this laptop, and it would probably be perfect for you. The graphics are great for light gaming (It runs the Sims 4 and probably fallout at 60fps). It has an SD card slot, and the DVD drive that you wanted. The battery life is quite good, and the price is right.

The only problem would probably be the plastic build quality, but as long as you're not throwing it against a wall or crushing it in your bag it will be fine. There's no mechanical hard drive to fail either.

Since it will be a university laptop, you don't want to be carrying around something overly expensive so this would be my best choice. This laptop is the best specs for the price and fits all of your needs.

If you are not going to do any intensive video editing, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15**

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

It is not really under 500 but I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is good for Premiere Pro, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you prefer a better CPU for video editing, and Can you push your budget a little higher up to $900? Let me know?

Out of those options, I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** It comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core which would be good for you as a CS student. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15**

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life) like you want, weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

Any one of the two would be able to get the job done, waiting for prime day would really make a difference as the laptops you are looking it is at a deal price. If you were using your laptop for anything more intense I would have recommended the Aspire E15 as it has a bit more power (won't be significant for you) and is a very popular laptop at your budget range

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch. You can add HDD like you want. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

Get the Acer Aspire E15

· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This laptop provides great bang for buck as it has a quad core CPU and a dedicated GPU. The RAM is easily upgraded and there is an empty bay for you to add a HDD or another SSD if you want more space.

Build wise the laptop is made of plastic but it is sturdy and strong enough to be able to take a few bumps while you travel. Its not ultrabook light but it does not feel like a brick either so you can travel with it.



For school in this price range I would advise you to check this laptop

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** It comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core which is enough for your usage. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life) which suits you since it’s really important to you, weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

For school in this price range I would advise you to check this laptop

How about this <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong>? It's one of the best option in this price range and your requirements. It delivers many features for such a low budget, entry-level hardware. The laptop is equipped with all different kind of ports, which makes it usable both as multimedia center and great office tool. It’s 8th generation i5 processor makes multitasking easy even when multiple tabs are open on your Chrome browser, the processor is paired with 8GB of RAM, MX150 graphics card for medium gaming and 256GB SSD.

The keyboard has nice, springy feeling to it and makes typing comfortable. The battery is one of bestselling features and holds juice for approximately 8 hours.

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for programming and light video editing, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

For general use in this price range I would advise you to check this laptop

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15**

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C and HDMI.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage and you prefer a good battery life.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

Check this <strong>Acer Aspire E15</strong> with MX150. It should be the best choice for you in this budget. It delivers many features for such a low budget, entry-level hardware. The laptop is equipped with all different kind of ports, which makes it usable both as multimedia center and great office tool. It’s 8th generation i5 processor makes multitasking easy even when multiple tabs are open on your Chrome browser, the processor is paired with 8GB of RAM, MX150 graphics card for medium gaming and 256GB SSD.

The keyboard has nice, springy feeling to it and makes typing comfortable. The battery is one of bestselling features and holds juice for approximately 8 hours.

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ). You can upgrade RAM easily like you want.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage like you want.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I think this one can do it.

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** It comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core which is enough for programming. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

For general use in this price range I would advise you to check this laptop

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** Comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for your usage. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C and HDMI.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

For general use in this price range I would advise you to check this laptop

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for programming, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

Touch screen within this budget with decent specs is hard to find, but I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** It comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core which is enough for your usage. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** It comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core which is enough for your usage. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. You can upgrade RAM like you want. * 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I have no knowledge on computer gaming whatsoever as I play all my games on Xbox. But ive been a huge zoo tycoon fan ever since I was a kid and seeing that planet zoo is coming out I must have it. I recently purchased a new laptop and was wondering if it would be able to handle planet zoo. Thanks!

This is the laptop: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?keywords=acer+aspire+e15&amp;qid=1561135720&amp;s=gateway&amp;sprefix=acer+&amp;sr=8-1-spons&amp;psc=1

Not for under 500, but if you go to 550~580 there is a big jump in performance, if you can do that then I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for the mentioned usage, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for Microsoft office. * 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** Comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for web browsing, and coding. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** It comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core like you want. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for the mentioned usage, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

/r/SuggestALaptop is a great place for purchase advice. Notebookcheck.net has some good laptop reviews as well.

My personal recommend is to always go with a latest generation cpu, 1080p ips screen, 8gb ram and always with an ssd. Sometimes you can find a good laptop with 4gb ram, so I would always check the ram upgrade prices on crucial.com. If you focus on those four main parts, you will always find a quality model.

The Acer Aspire E15 is a frequently recommend laptop on /r/SuggestALaptop for example.

Depending on your needs and budget, you can never go wrong with a business grade laptop. All major companies have good ones, especially Lenovo's Thinkpad T and X series.

I initially got my PC (laptop) for university/work purposes & then realized that it was a pretty good one for gaming, too lol.

Here’s the page for it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7

Firstly, the Vostro is the best of the laptops you showed here. Unfortunately none of these laptops will really play Bethesda RPGs in your desired settings unless they are like 10 years old titles. You need a dedicated video card for more recent titles, not the most expensive one, but still...

So this is what I was able to find: <strong>noteb search</strong>. Unfortunately for UK, the prices are more or less estimates and they can be off by about 100-150 quid.

So I started searching from these results and this is what I found on Amazon and the site you linked:

https://www.cclonline.com/product/244342/NX-GS3EK-001/Laptops/Acer-Aspire-5-A515-51G-574F-15-6-inch-Notebook-Core-i5-7200U-2-5GHz-8GB-1TB-128GB-SSD-WLAN-Webcam-Windows-10-Home-GeForce-MX150-2GB-/NOT04672/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Aspire-NVIDIA-Windows-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1521484093

Now mind you, none of these laptops are really made to last, maybe the Aspire 5 will be better in this regard but not by much. Don't get me wrong, I know people with Acer Aspire that had them for 3 years plus without a problem. It's more of a gamble. But you get 2 years warranty in UK, so at least it will last 2 years no matter what you get, plus if it doesn't live up to expectations you have 30 days to return it.

Its a solid laptop but the lack of an SSD will slow you down greatly. If you have a $600 budget you can look at the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15 Amazon</strong>|<strong>Acer Aspire 5 Newegg</strong> but idk what your main use will be

· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price

A good general purpose laptop that can fulfill your needs would be the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15 Amazon</strong>|<strong>Acer Aspire 5 Newegg</strong> which would get rid of all the lag

· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

You can check this article about <strong>best gaming laptop under $500</strong>, it could help you.

If you are looking for a new one, I would recommend this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong>

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor and discrete MX150 graphics card.

Hey, what do you think about this <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong>? The price is $599 on Amazon.

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i5-8250U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6" Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit IPS Display
• GeForce MX150
• 8GB Dual Channel Memory
• 256GB SSD
• Up to 15-hours of battery life.Adapter: 65 W
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

What about the Acer Aspire E 15 with Intel Core i5-8250U CPU and Nvidia MX150 graphics? It is $599 on Amazon.

I would suggest the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15 Amazon</strong>|<strong>Acer Aspire 5</strong> Newegg if you want to keep the cost down. It has a backlit keyboard, hdmi, optical drive, dedicated graphics, Ethernet and the 3.5mm jack

* 15.6" Full HD IPS

* 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

* GeForce MX150,

* 8GB RAM Memory,

* 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price

You can stop searching, with your budget the best bang for buck laptop is the

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· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price

Keep an eye on the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15 Amazon</strong>|<strong>Acer Aspire 5 Newegg</strong> especially if you want it on sale. Prime day will be soon so expect maybe a $50 price drop

· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price

You can stick to the lower end of your budget and get the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15 Amazon</strong>|<strong>Acer Aspire 5 Newegg</strong>. I have the E15 and I play both games. Be warned though you might want to use a mouse during football manager if you plan to use a large database. It can get a bit toasty

· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price

The laptop you should be looking at is the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15 Amazon</strong>|<strong>Acer Aspire 5 Newegg</strong> and you can always add a HDD for more space

· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price

The laptop you are looking for is the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15 Amazon</strong>|<strong>Acer Aspire 5 Newegg</strong>

· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price

The best value for money laptop would be the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15 Amazon</strong>|<strong>Acer Aspire 5 Newegg</strong>

· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price <strong>Detailed Review</strong>. However if you want something lighter the <strong>ASUS VivoBook F510UA</strong> would be the right laptop but it loses some gaming power

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· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price

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· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer Aspire 5 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics gaming will be pretty decent and the laptop is easily upgradable

<strong>Detailed Review</strong>

You can check this article about <strong>best gaming laptop under $500</strong>, it could help you.

I like this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> the price is $379 on Amazon

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor and discrete MX150 graphics card.

I like this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> the price is $379 on Amazon

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor and discrete MX150 graphics card.

You can check this article about <strong>best gaming laptop under $500</strong>, it could help you.

I like this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> the price is $379 on Amazon

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor and discrete MX150 graphics card.

You can check this article about <strong>best gaming laptop under $500</strong>, it could help you.

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It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i5-8250U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6" Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit IPS Display
• GeForce MX150
• 8GB Dual Channel Memory
• 256GB SSD
• Up to 15-hours of battery life.Adapter: 65 W
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

You can check this article about <strong>best gaming laptop under $500</strong>, it could help you.

I like this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> the price is $379 on Amazon

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

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It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

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It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

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You can check this article about <strong>best gaming laptop under $500</strong>, it could help you.

I like this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> the price is $379 on Amazon

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

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• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor and discrete MX150 graphics card.

You can check this article about <strong>best gaming laptop under $500</strong>, it could help you.

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It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor and discrete MX150 graphics card.

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7

Neither, unless you cannot buy from Amazon. This laptop is the default for this price range and checks all the boxes.

Also don't worry about "turbo".

So this is outside of your price range, but it is a very good laptop all around. https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7 . This laptop is going for USD$600 or 450 pounds, but if you save up for that bit extra you can play some triple A titles at medium settings. As far as laptops in the 200-300 pound range, the Lenovo Ideapad 330s is a pretty good laptop. It has the same processor, but an APU and four GB of RAM https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ideapad-Premium-i5-8250U-Windows/dp/B07G83LMXY/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=lenovo+ideapad+330s&amp;qid=1551637033&amp;s=electronics&amp;sr=1-4 (this is the amazon link, I found one on Walmart for cheaper (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lenovo-ideapad-330s-15-6-Laptop-Intel-Core-i5-8250U-Quad-Core-processor-20GB-4GB-16GB-Intel-Optane-Memory-1TB-Hard-Drive-Windows-10-Midnight-Blue-81F/444500759?wmlspartner=wlpa&amp;selectedSellerId=0&amp;adid=22222222227237617891&amp;wl0=&amp;wl1=g&amp;wl2=c&amp;wl3=283939598372&amp;wl4=aud-566049426705:pla-476560328295&amp;wl5=9004595&amp;wl6=&amp;wl7=&amp;wl8=&amp;wl9=pla&amp;wl10=8175035&amp;wl11=online&amp;wl12=444500759&amp;wl13=&amp;veh=sem&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAk-7jBRD9ARIsAEy8mh52sl31wOmVBb9QJQgi121Y2-g97irYfAtLIpAHqnrLSuwvs-8squsaAqbrEALw_wcB) Also, bear in mind that these prices are from the US and may change where you are.

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Edit: Triple A titles are referring to video games. Video games are a good benchmark as to the performance of a computer, that's why I included that. A triple A video game is very intensive on a computer. Medium settings on a video game means that it won't play amazingly well, nor awful.

I think an I5-8250U with an MX 150 will be slightly better and you can get the Acer Aspire E 15 with those specs for 599$ .

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because it comes with everything you need, 8th generation, i5 quad core CPU which is one of the best in the market and great for your usage, 8GB of ram for smooth multitasking, good SSD storage of 256GB for faster boot up and loading, 15.6 inch Full HD IPS screen which is a must have for this price range, high build quality, long battery life, and very good heat management. If you don't like this option then I would recommend that you check my list of best gaming and college laptop to compare it with similar options.

The best value for money laptop at that budget is the

<strong>Acer Aspire E 15 Amazon</strong>|<strong>Acer Aspire 5 Newegg</strong>

· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price

For CAD work at this price range I would advise you to push your budget and check one of those laptops

Hey,

The tasks you listed sound like very CPU/GPU intensive tasks. I have two recommendations:

The <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> is a great option, it's exactly your budget. It has:

• i5-8250U 4-core processor

• 8 GB of RAM

• 256 GB SSD storage

• 1080p 15.6" display

• MX150 2 GB graphics card

• Weight of 5.3lbs and battery life up to 15 hours

This laptop will be able to run the games you listed easily, as well as the general use tasks you listed. The laptop runs Windows 10 Home.

However, you may want a more powerful device (stronger CPU/GPU), so I would also consider the <strong>Acer Nitro 5</strong> for a bit more, the GTX 1050 Ti graphics card will take care of those games much better.

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because it comes with everything you need, 8th generation, i5 quad core CPU which is one of the best in the market and great for your usage, 8GB of ram for smooth multitasking, good SSD storage of 256GB for faster boot up and loading, 15.6 inch Full HD IPS screen which is a must have for this price range, high build quality, long battery life, very good heat management, GeForce MX150 GPU that should be able to handle games on low to medium settings with very good FPs, and it is within your budget.

If you prefer better GPU and SSD+HDD, I would recommend this Dell Inspiron because it comes with everything you may need, 8th generation, i5 quad core CPU which is one of the best in the market and great for your usage, 8GB of ram for smooth multitasking and you can upgrade it, good SSD storage of 128GB for faster boot up and loading, 15.6 inch Full HD IPS anti-glare screen which is a must have for this price range, 1TB HDD, GeForce GTX 1060 GPU that should be able to handle games on medium to high settings with very good FPs, long battery life, high build quality, and it’s within your budget.

If you don't like these options then I would recommend that you check my list of best gaming and college laptops to compare it with similar options.

You can check this article about <strong>best gaming laptop under $500</strong>, it could help you.

I like this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong>

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor and discrete MX150 graphics card.

For general use in this price range I would advise you to check one of those laptops

I played on this laptop for 4 years (2016-2020) and while the graphics quality wasn't ultra (screenshot from those days), it ran just fine besides somewhat long load times (pretty sure it was never 10 minutes though 🤣). I think you would be fine with 12-16gb of ram and any graphics/processor that's 3 years or newer

That's a fine value computer, but it won't be nearly as fast as something like the C302, which you can buy used on Amazon for a similar price.

I think the only two justifiable reasons to buy that laptop are if you intend for it to be a desktop replacement and really value 1080P on 15.6 inches, and if you intend to run programs that chrome OS cannot accommodate. Unless you're a heavy office user, I've found the android/web apps more than competent.

The C302 will have tablet functionality, a more premium build, a better screen, faster read/write times and better security, but won't be able to run a key windows app if it's critical. That said, the i3 with a big HDD isn't going to run it well, either.

If you really need Windows, I'd bump the price a bit on the aspire; I've owned one that ran about $500 six months ago that had an i5, 256GB SSD and an MX940. That's far better hardware for very little more money [it's the slightly older version of this one: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1528063932&amp;sr=1-3&amp;keywords=acer+aspire+e15&amp;dpID=41HfDkXXyeL&amp;preST=_SX300_QL70_&amp;dpSrc=srch]

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· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price

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· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price

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· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price

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· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

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· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price

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· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price

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· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics card you will have a much better gaming experience than with a GeForce 940MX. FHD IPS display is also good for its price

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· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer Aspire 5 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics gaming will be pretty decent and the laptop is easily upgradable

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· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This Acer Aspire E15 laptop comes with an 8th gen quad core i5 or i7 processor which is great for CAD and cpu intensive works (i7 versions costs around $100 more). With the MX150 graphics gaming will be pretty decent and the laptop is easily upgradable

You can check this article about <strong>best gaming laptop under $500</strong>, it could help you.

I like this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> the price is $379 on Amazon

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

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For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor and discrete MX150 graphics card.

You can check this article about <strong>best gaming laptop under $500</strong>, it could help you.

I like this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> the price is $379 on Amazon

You can check the gameplay of League of Legends on UHD 620 graphics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5GLbjvrXjM

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor and discrete MX150 graphics card.

I would rather choose this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> the price is $379 on Amazon

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor,256 GB SSD and discrete MX150 graphics card.

I would go with this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> the price is $379 on Amazon

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor and discrete MX150 graphics card.

I like this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> the price is $379 on Amazon

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor, SSD and discrete MX150 graphics card.

I like this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> the price is $379 on Amazon

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor and discrete MX150 graphics card.

I like this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> the price is $379 on Amazon

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor and discrete MX150 graphics card.

You can check this article about <strong>best gaming laptop under $500</strong>, it could help you.

I like this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> the price is $379 on Amazon

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor and discrete MX150 graphics card.

You can check this article about <strong>best gaming laptop under $500</strong>, it could help you.

From not touch screen I would go with this version of <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> the price is $379 on Amazon

It has:

• 8th Generation Intel Core i3-8130U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
• 15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit Display
• 6GB Dual Channel Memory, 1TB HDD & 8X DVD
• Up to 13.5-hours of battery life
• Windows 10 Home

<strong>More Details</strong>

For $599 you can get <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> with 8th gen i5 processor and discrete MX150 graphics card.

The best thing to do is to uninstall a game or 2 that you are not playing. You really do not want to max out the capacity of a SSD because that can drastically reduce it's lifespan. You need to install a hard drive or replace the 256GB m.2 SSD which would be the more expensive option. That also means you need to do an extra step called cloning and purchase a USB to SATA adaptor so that you can connect new SSD to the laptop to begin the cloning process.

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According to the comments section at Amazon, the laptop does not come with a hard drive mount so you need to purchase that separately. Below are links to Amazon's site where you can read through the comments, a link to the mount kit and lastly a link on how to install the hard drive. Note that while Acer stated in the comments that the kit is for the E5-575G laptop model, it will also work with the E5-576G.

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https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7

https://us-store.acer.com/42-gden7-sv1

https://us.answers.acer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/43054

One thing to look for on a new computer. Try to get one with an ssd in it. An ssd would make the computer much faster.

Amazon has a 5 monthly payment option. For a bunch of laptops.

https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=PCIILMM?node=6805248011&amp;pf_rd_i=B0764LNTCZ&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_p=9aa6f7a2-b3e1-4240-a211-1ca0ee45f93c&amp;pf_rd_r=M6SXSZTNW83AT4PF73YC&amp;pf_rd_s=universal-detail-ilm&amp;pf_rd_t=7101

This one might fit the bill for you https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1545973972&amp;sr=1-8&amp;pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&amp;dpPl=1&amp;dpID=41HfDkXXyeL&amp;ref=plSrch

Ok:

I've been searching around on US amazon, assuming its 500 USD.

I would say for streaming you need at least 8 gigs of ram and a pretty good processor, so like intel core i5..

Here's what I found:

Acer Aspire E 15

The reason being its pretty up to date, and it has an SSD. Also a dedicated graphics card. It's a bit over budget but I have one similar, and it works for game streaming so Audio streaming should not be a problem.

There is also a refurbished option for the same laptop:

Refurb E 15

which is just $10 over budget.

And lastly, I found the

ASUS VivoBook

It's the same price as the refurb E15 but it's brand new. Also it has USB C which neither of the previous options have.

Hope this helps.

This is one I found on Amazon I know it's like $100 more then you wanna spend but I build computers and this is best deal for performance. https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7

From what I've seen, a laptop with either one those graphics cards you mentioned will cost a lot more than $500. I myself am actually in search for a $500 laptop, and I found this one yesterday at $519.99 on amazon and it seems very capable of playing some games. It is the Acer Aspire E 15 (E5-576G-5762). As if right now, it actually went up to $599, its original price I saw yesterday, but you can still buy a renewed one for $499.99 (I don't recommend it at all, rather wait for the price drop).

Specs:

• 15.6" Full HD (1080p) (not sure if it is an IPS display, but I think it is)
• 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U (4 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.6GHz Base/3.4GHz Turbo)
• GeForce MX150 Graphics Card
• 8GB RAM Memory (DDR3-1600, upgradable to 32, but 16 is really all you need.)
• 256GB SDD

You should watch this video, to see how it performs on different games and learn some stuff about it. As you can tell, this laptop was indeed $599 at the time.

I'm a fan of the Acer Aspire E15. It's an Amazon best-seller and I believe is on deal of the day for $499.99.

I would not buy the HP laptop for the following reasons:

1. It only has a 1366x768 resolution screen. The lower the resolution, the less information you can see on the screen at once. Try setting the resolution on your laptop's screen or desktop monitor to 1366x768 to see what it looks like. Note that setting the resolution below the native (max) resolution will make text look a little blurry. I generally a 1080p screen (1920x1080).
2. The laptop relies on the Intel UHD 620 graphics core. While it can be used to play some non-graphically demanding games (like some old games from before 2012) or some indie games; it is generally not recommend for games that can be rather demanding like Fornite or Overwatch. They are not very demanding games at all compared to something like the Witcher 3, but they are not games ideal for the Intel UHD 620 especially Fornite.

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The following Acer Aspire E15 E5-576G-5762 laptop for $560 represents the best bang for the buck when it comes to gaming performance. It is the least expensive laptop with the nVidia mx150 which is more powerful than the integrated Vega 8 graphics core in the Ryzen 5 2500u APU which is in the Dell Inspirion 15 5000 laptop. However, it is a heavier laptop at 5.27lbs and it comes with a smaller 256GB SSD.

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=mx150+laptop&amp;qid=1563814234&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-3

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The ASUS Vivobook K570ZD for $640 represents the least expensive laptop with the nvidia GTX 1050 which is definitely more powerful than nVidia mx150 in the Acer laptop. It is paired with the 1st generation Ryzen 5 2500u APU. It only has a 256GB SSD, and it weighs in at 4.32lbs according to the specs listed on Amazon. Be aware that the battery is usually the heaviest component in a laptop. Laptops typically sacrifice battery life in exchange for being lighter. Never trust what the brand name advertises for battery life. That is usually extremely optimistic; in this case Asus advertises 9 hours. The rule of thumb is cut what is advertised in half when doing things that are not CPU and / or graphically intensive. If playing games, then cut that in half again (if not more). Read user reviews to get a better idea though.

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Vivobook-GeForce-Fingerprint-Backlit/dp/B07MKLLVFZ/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=gtx+1050+laptop&amp;qid=1563818215&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-3

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Acer Nitro 5 (2017 version) with Intel i5-7300HQ and GTX 1050 Ti. This is absolutely the most powerful gaming laptop for less than $700; it's $698. The GTX 1050 Ti is probably about 25% more powerful than the GTX 1050. It only has a 256GB SSD.

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Gaming-i5-7300HQ-GeForce-AN515-51-55WL/dp/B074Q54GSR/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=gtx+1050+laptop&amp;qid=1563818575&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-10

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I purchased the 2018 version as a gift which has the newer Intel i5-8300H which is slightly more powerful thant the i5-7300HQ, but still has the GTX 1050 Ti. I can tell you that battery life is short at 3.5 hours with average usage. I assume the i5-7300HQ can get hot similar to the i5-8300H CPU. I recommend downloading a program called ThrottleStop to undervolt the CPU. Google for instructions on how to use ThrottleStop. Out of the box the i5-8300H hit 95c when I was stressing the CPU, using ThrottleStop helped reduce that to about 86c. That's considered "warm". You can leave it as is, but if you want lower temps, then the thermal paste would need to be replaced with something good like Artic MX-4 (or the more expensive but highly praised Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut). Doing so decreased the max temp to something like 77c from what I recall (as stated it was purchased to be given as a gift). However, doing so does void the warranty so if you do not want to risk loosing the warranty, then do not replace the thermal paste until after the warranty has ended.

The best new laptop for games would be the Acer Aspire E15 with an i5-8250u, nVidia mx150, 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD and 1080p screen for $600. It is the only laptop with a mx150 for $600 on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=mx150+laptop&amp;qid=1567882578&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-3

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Otherwise there are some laptops with a Ryzen 5 3500u and Vega 8 integrated graphics for less than $600. The Vega 8 is roughly similar to a nVidia 940m which makes it less powerful than the mx150. Below are examples with similar specs to the Acer or slightly better with more RAM.

14" Lenovo Flex 14 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop; 12GB of RAM and a digital pen for $550.

https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Convertible-Touchscreen-Processor-81SS000DUS/dp/B07TWHYTSQ/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=ryzen+5+3500u+laptop&amp;qid=1567882996&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-8

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15.6" ASUS VivoBook for $550. Only has a 128GB SSD, but also has a 1TB hard drive.

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VivoBook-R5-3500U-Graphics-F512DA-EB51/dp/B07QQB7552/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=ryzen+5+3500u+laptop&amp;qid=1567883340&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-4

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14" ASUS VivoBook for $500.

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WFRJZQG/ref=sspa_dk_detail_7?psc=1&amp;pd_rd_i=B07WFRJZQG&amp;pd_rd_w=xgFwu&amp;pf_rd_p=45a72588-80f7-4414-9851-786f6c16d42b&amp;pd_rd_wg=YhjED&amp;pf_rd_r=0CEED1E5PT16R7Z0TYTR&amp;pd_rd_r=9a625f2b-0c0e-4bff-ac1f-058a765e4b50&amp;spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUE4UkNMODJRR1E4TkMmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA0NTIwODk2VVROWkVTUjMxN0gmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDc0ODEzNjFOMlFDQlUwUU1STk0md2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWwmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

If you can push your budget a little higher, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run the mentioned games smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my list of general use laptops

Your games are not too demanding, so I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to your games smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you prefer more powerful GPU, then I would recommend this Acer Nitro 5 because of the following:

• The display cover has a brushed-metal look to it and you can open it with one hand.

• Ram is easily upgradeable, SSD is also upgradable but it needs a little more work.

• Keyboard is backlit chiclet keyboard (only red) and it can be turned on and off, with good travel and precision.

• Touchpad supports multi-touch gestures and it is big enough to use them, with clear pressure point.

• Screen is not super bright, so it might struggle in direct sunlight, and color coverage is also not great but slightly above average at 40% RGB and 62% sRGB.

• Screen doesn't have Screen flickering / PWM and it has IPS panel so the viewing angles are great, but response time is not great too.

• CPU throttle a little and gets hot (to the point that it is painful to use on your lap), but for general usage and most games it shouldn't have a big negative impact.

• GPU is powerful enough to run your games on medium to high settings, you can view the expected FPs from this link

• https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1050-Ti-Notebook.168400.0.html

• Fan noise is very low during idle or light usage, but rather loud during gaming, but that is to be expected.

• Battery life during non gaming usage is very good for a gaming laptop at around 5.5-6.5 hours.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my list of general use laptops

I don't really know of any current laptops off the top of my head that still uses DDR3L RAM; the ThinkPad X1 Carbon is the only exception because that is a premium laptop that still used DDR3L RAM for whatever reason. All laptops up to the 5th generation Intel CPUs (like the i5-5200u) uses DDR3L RAM. Intel 6th generation CPUs introduced support for DDR4 RAM.

I stumbled upon the following to laptops with 8th gen Intel CPUs that can use DDR3L RAM.

Acer Aspire E 15 Laptop for $690 - Quad core i5-8250, nVidia mx150 dedicated GPU and 256GB SSD. This is a bad choice because there are already Black Friday sale for actual gaming laptops that are more powerful than this that are selling for the same or less.

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=acer+aspire+e15+laptop+i5-8250u+ddr3&amp;qid=1573190018&amp;s=electronics&amp;sr=1-3

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Acer Aspire E 15 Laptop for $308 - Dual core i3-8130u, Intel UHD 620 integrated graphics, and 1TB hard drive.

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i3-8130U-Memory-E5-576-392H/dp/B079TGL2BZ/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=acer+aspire+e15+laptop+i5-8250u+ddr3&amp;qid=1573190308&amp;s=electronics&amp;sr=1-5

If you can push your budget a little higher, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** because of the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run your games decently.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life) and you prefer a good battery life, weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard like you want, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run League, Minecraft, osu, and indie games smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD and you can upgrade it like you want, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard like you want, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

If you can handle 5lbs, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run your games smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

You don't need that much budget for simple usage like that, so I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run League, Minecraft, osu, and indie games smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD and you can upgrade it like you want, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• Optical drive like you want.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard like you want, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard like you want, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

If you would be okay with 15.6 inch screen and 5lbs, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Fortnite, and rainbow six siege smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

Then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life) and you prefer a good battery life, weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.
• It has an optical drive like you want.
• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of general use laptops

The mentioned games don’t require that much of GPU, so I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Sims and Minecraft smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run your games smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you prefer more powerful GPU, then I would recommend this Acer Nitro 5 The display cover has a brushed-metal look to it and you can open it with one hand. Ram is easily upgradeable, SSD is also upgradable but it needs a little more work.

Keyboard is backlit chiclet keyboard (only red) and it can be turned on and off, with good travel and precision.

Touchpad supports multi-touch gestures and it is big enough to use them, with clear pressure point.

Screen is not super bright, so it might struggle in direct sunlight, and color coverage is also not great but slightly above average at 40% RGB and 62% sRGB.

Screen doesn't have Screen flickering / PWM and it has IPS panel so the viewing angles are great, but response time is not great too.

CPU throttle a little and gets hot (to the point that it is painful to use on your lap), but for general usage and most games it shouldn't have a big negative impact.

GPU is powerful enough to run your games on medium to high settings, you can view the expected FPs from this link

https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1050-Ti-Notebook.168400.0.html

Fan noise is very low during idle or light usage, but rather loud during gaming, but that is to be expected.

Battery life during non gaming usage is very good for a gaming laptop at around 5.5-6.5 hours.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best gaming laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run sims 4 smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

If you can push your budget a little higher, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.
• You can upgrade SSD like you want.
• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

Can you give us more info about the specs of the old one so we can decide if it worth fixing or not ? but judged by the price of it when it was new I doubt it, if you decide to buy new then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Overwatch and Destiny smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run LoL and Cities Skylines smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs so it’s not bulky like you want, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I don't think there is a good option within your budget, if you can push your budget a little higher, I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following: * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run WoW Classic smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of gaming laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run runescape smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

if you can push your budget a little higher, I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run sims smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run League of Legends and CS:GO smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best gaming laptops

Rave shows are all the rave for your budget, if you are ok with lower settings then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because it comes with the following :

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Overwatch and POE smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

Now we are talking, sorry for the late reply, I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because it comes with the following

 * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run your games smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch. (You can add 2 other hard drives and up to 32 gb of ram total iirc.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

 If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

Yeah, here

Acer Aspire E 15 Laptop, 15.6" Full HD, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U, GeForce MX150, 8GB RAM Memory, 256GB SSD, E5-576G-5762 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_C7RIDb7ZDD8Y1

If you can push your budget higher for better GPU and CPU, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** because it comes with :

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Sims 4 smoothly

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** because it comes with the following :

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard like you want, USB type C.

• Comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for web browsing.

• It has an HDMI port like you want.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** because of the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run rocket league smoothly.

  • Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.
  • 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

2 options come to mind, either this Acer Aspire E 15** because it comes with the following :

• Comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for your dad's usage.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

Or this Acer Swift 3 because of the following :

• The casing made of brushed aluminum and looks very premium.

• It weighs 3.3lbs which is light like you want since weight is very important to you.

• The keyboard is a chiclet keyboard, typing on it feels spongy, but you get used to it quickly.

• Drag and drop sometimes doesn't work as intended, but that is easily fixed with software.

• Screen is glossy Full HD IPS, with very good viewing angles, the screen flickers at 200 Hz in a brightness level of 20%. if you have sensitive eyes might find this unpleasant (or you can get a headache if you are really sensitive).

• The main (and maybe only) con about this laptop is how dim the screen can get, it is not usable in direct sunlight, and the coverage of colors is average (39% RGB and 61% sRGB).

• Has very good heat management, and it doesn't throttle.

• Speakers provide very clear sounds, and the maximum volume is pretty loud.

• Battery life is very good at around 9-11 hours of usage on light to medium usage.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best ultrabook laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following: * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• You can upgrade RAM like you want.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage like you want.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

Out of those options, I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** because of the following:

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

• You can add 1TB of HDD like you want. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

Well how about something mid range that would work for both college and gaming ? like this Acer Aspire E 15** because it comes with the following :

• MX150 GPU which should be powerful enough for your games, and not too powerful to eat into your battery life.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Optical drive like she wants.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I doubt it, but if your max budget is 500 then that might be your best option, if you can push it more then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** because of the following :

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Rainbow Six Siege with 60 fps on low and medium.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage and as you mentioned battery life is important to you.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best gaming laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** and it comes with the following :

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run your games smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you prefer more powerful GPU, then I would recommend this Acer Nitro 5

The display cover has a brushed-metal look to it and you can open it with one hand.

Ram is easily upgradeable, SSD is also upgradeable but it needs a little more work.

Keyboard is backlit chiclet keyboard (only red) and it can be turned on and off, with good travel and precision.

Touchpad supports multi-touch gestures and it is big enough to use them, with clear pressure point.

Screen is not super bright, so it might struggle in direct sunlight, and color coverage is also not great but slightly above average at 40% RGB and 62% sRGB.

Screen doesn't have Screen flickering / PWM and it has IPS panel so the viewing angles are great, but response time is not great too.

CPU throttle a little and gets hot (to the point that it is painful to use on your lap), but for general usage and most games it shouldn't have a big negative impact.

GPU is better than the GTX 1050 and it’s enough to run the mentioned games on Medium to high settings, you can view the expected FPs from this link

https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1050-Ti-Notebook.168400.0.html

Fan noise is very low during idle or light usage, but rather loud during gaming, but that is to be expected.

Battery life during non gaming usage is very good for a gaming laptop at around 5.5-6.5 hours.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best gaming laptops

If you can push your budget a little higher, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** because it comes with the following :

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run your ganes decently.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage and as you mentioned battery life is important to you.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best gaming laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** because it comes with the following :

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

1 TB SSD is hard to get within your budget, but if you are ok with installing your own then If you can push your budget a little higher, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** because it comes with the following :

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage and as you mentioned battery life is important to you.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best gaming laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** because it comes with the following : * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run the mentioned games smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for programming and office like you want. * 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best college laptops

I don't think there is a good option within your budget, if you can push your budget a little higher, I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because it comes with the following :

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of gaming laptops

If you are open to other option which has a better GPU, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because it comes with the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Football Manager, League of Legends and Total War smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

Like others already mentioned paying it off over such a long period is a bad idea, you can get BestBuy credit, or Amazon Credit and pay it off in 12 months, but make sure to pay it off, otherwise you will make it worse for yourself, and when it comes to recommendations then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** because it comes with the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Overwatch and POE smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

If you can push your budget higher for better GPU and CPU, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** because it comes with the following :

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Sims 4 smoothly

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Overwatch and Destiny smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

ur a year old thats crazy

anyways here 3 are computers:

• macbook air is good if you get a higher end model with an i5 and 8gb of RAM (if you know specs)
• a $600 acer laptop that can multitask and game (if you are willing to sacrifice quality a little)
  • ^(https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=laptops&amp;qid=1567299196&amp;refinements=p_36%3A50000-70000&amp;rnid=386442011&amp;s=electronics&amp;sr=1-5&amp;th=1)
• an hp laptop that is great for multitasking, lots of storage, again must sacrifice quality for performance but it can run mods and maybe even texture packs (edit: this laptop is $570)
  • ^(https://www.amazon.com/HP-17-BS153CL-i5-8250U-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B07CRPSVMZ/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=laptops&amp;qid=1567299598&amp;refinements=p_36%3A50000-70000%2Cp_n_graphics_type_browse-bin%3A14292273011&amp;rnid=3012494011&amp;s=pc&amp;sr=1-3)

hope this might've helped a bit :)

For general use in this price range, I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because of the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run sims smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best college laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** Comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for the mentioned usage. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** because of the following :

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Optical drive like she wants.
• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

Well if you want to play sims and have DVD then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because it comes with the following :

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you don't want to go over budget and the DVD is also not a must then this acer would be the better option, it is much closer to your budget, it is lighter at 4 lbs instead of 5.27.

If you can handle 5lbs, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** because it comes with the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run minecraft, Stardew Valley, and Sims smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would go with Acer Aspire E 15** because it comes with you :

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run your minecraft smoothly.

  • Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.
  • 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best gaming laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 because it comes with the following :

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Overwatch and Destiny smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

For general usage ? if yes then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** mainly because of the following:

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD like you prefer, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

  • NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run light games smoothly.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want one for gaming then you might want to push your budget a little and get a 1050Ti GPU or a 1060 Max Q (let me know if you can push your budget and I will link you to the other laptops.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best gaming laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run league of legends smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best gaming laptops

If you push your budget a little higher, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C and HDMI port like you want.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

If you can push your budget a little higher, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Minecraft, Gmod and indie steam games smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

Yeah, if you can spend a little over $500, this is a much better configuration for the same laptop: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075FLBJV7/

If you can push your budget a little higher, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C and HDMI port. * 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard with number pad like you want, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run your games smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. * 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU so it’s suitable for the mentioned usage, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run your games decently. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best gaming laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. You can upgrade RAM like you want. * 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD like you want, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run minecraft smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Minecraft smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. You can add HDD storage like you want. * 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

If you can push your budget higher and get better GPU, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run minecraft smoothly.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run FFXIV smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD like you prefer, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best gaming laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Minecraft smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. You can add HDD storage like you want. * 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Rainbow Six Siege decently. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage like you want.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best gaming laptops

If you can push your budget a little higher, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run CIV 5 and 6 smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

If you can push your budget a little higher, then n I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run your games decently. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard with numberpad like you want, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

If you/or him doesn't mind to manually upgrade ram then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. You can upgrade RAM like you want. * 8GB DDR4 (which can be upgraded), 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

If you prefer an optical drive, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run fortnite smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. * Comes with Optical drive.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you can push your budget a little higher to get more powerful GPU and if you can get an external optical drive, then I would recommend this Dell Inspiron because it has a great balance between value for money, battery life, and very good performance, here is a little detailed review of it: Screen hinge in the center, which makes the display very stable. You can open the display with one hand without any problems. Comes with 3 USB and 1 USB type C that supports Thunderbolt.

Comes with Intel Wireless-AC 9560 which promises 1.7Gb/s but only delivers 485MBit/s (shouldn't be an issue unless you have such a very high speed and the need for it).

Easily upgradeable since you only need to remove a single screw to access the back of the laptop to replace/upgrade ram and storage.

Comes with chiclet keyboard with average sized keys.

The typing noises is not audible (except for the space key).

The touchpad is large and defined by red accent, the keys (left, right) are in the touchpad itself (not separate keys), and gives a quiet clicking sound when pressed and supports gesture controls with several fingers.

Display is the main con of the unit, it is not super bright (to the point of issues in direct sunshine).

Screen has low sRGB and RGB coverage (57% sRGB and 36% AdobeRGB) and low constractions.

Screen doesn't come with PWM or Screen flickering (it is a good thing because screens that have it put strain on your eyes).

Screen is IPS so it has good viewing angles, but also has slow response rate when compared to TN panels.

Fan noise is another small con, while the sound is low under light usage, it does get loud while gaming but not to the point of it being annoyingly loud.

Heat management on it is very good, and its main selling point along with value for money, CPU/GPU don't throttle(much it is still within acceptable level) and don't get hot to the point of internal damage (however, it does hot enough to be uncomfortable on your lap).

Speakers are user facing, so there is no muffled sound, however, it doesn't offer much base.

It comes with GTX 1060 Max Q. You can check the below link to see how the 1060 Max Q GPU (scroll down for the FPs and settings expected or ctrl+f then type the name of your game).

https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1060-Max-Q-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.224734.0.html If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of gaming laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Optical Drive like you want. * 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

If you can push your budget a little higher and get a good option with good GPU, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run minecraft smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best gaming laptops

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15**

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. You can upgrade RAM like you want.
• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD like you want, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

Good news is u have two options, if an optical drive is a must for you then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15 with Mx150 Acer Aspire E 15

comes with the following:

• NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• Same with the cheaper Acer, it is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Very thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

But as it weighs around weight 5.27 lbs, you might find it a bit heavy, you can then buy an external optical drive and i recommend this Acer Swift 3

the casing made of brushed aluminum and looks very premium. It comes with 2 USB type 3 and 1 USB type C.

The keyboard is a chiclet keyboard, typing on it feels spongy, but you get used to it quickly and it’s backlit which is an added bonus.

Drag and drop sometimes doesn't work as intended, but that is easily fixed with software.

Screen is glossy Full HD IPS, with very good viewing angles, the screen flickers at 200 Hz in a brightness level of 20%. if you have sensitive eyes might find this unpleasant (or you can get a headache if you are really sensitive).

The main (and maybe only) con about this laptop is how dim the screen can get, it is not usable in direct sunlight, and the coverage of colors is average (39% RGB and 61% sRGB).

Has very good heat management, and it doesn't throttle.

Speakers provide very clear sounds, and the maximum volume is pretty loud.

Battery life is very good at around 9-11 hours of usage on light to medium usage and you prefer a good battery life.

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run CS:GO, Minecraft, Rocket League and Overwatch smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best gaming laptops

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075FLBJV7

I wouldn't go with either, the first one only as HD screen, which is so 2016 lol, and the second doesn't offer good value for money or good heat mangement, and your usage doesn't need that much budget, so if you want to save a little I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15 because it comes with NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list), and it will run your games smoothly.

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard like you want, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you don't want to save and want the best 1k can get you then I would check this prime deal on Acer Predator Helios 300 2018 would be a great choice value for money wise and power wise, that is the only laptop under 1k that will come with GTX 1060 6GB and FHD IPS w/ 144Hz Refresh screen, 16GB of RAM which exactly you want, CPU Throttle under long intensive usage but with the current sale it is worth considering as it's great value for money.

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD like you want, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

Here are the The Sims 4 System Requirements (Minimum)

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.0 GHz Dual Core required if using integrated graphics) CPU SPEED: Info RAM: 2 GB OS: Windows XP VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or ATI Radeon X1300 or Intel GMA X4500 PIXEL SHADER: 3.0 VERTEX SHADER: 3.0 SOUND CARD: Yes FREE DISK SPACE: 10 GB DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 128 MB

The Sims 4 Recommended Requirements

CPU: Intel Core i5-750 or AMD Athlon X4 CPU SPEED: Info RAM: 4 GB OS: 64 Bit Windows 7,8, or 8.1 VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or better PIXEL SHADER: 5.0 VERTEX SHADER: 5.0 SOUND CARD: Yes FREE DISK SPACE: 10 GB DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 1024 MB

*If I were you I would look into a computer/laptop that has all this and an updated graphics card. Also storage is important, if you plan on any additional content like cc/mods or game packs.

Examples of decent laptops in a lower price range..

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=sr_1_7?crid=127ELSZAIOKVS&amp;keywords=gaming+laptop&amp;qid=1563254199&amp;s=electronics&amp;sprefix=Gami%2Celectronics%2C174&amp;sr=1-7

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-g3-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-1tb-8gb-hybrid-hard-drive-black/6257611.p?skuId=6257611

Some to look in to:

https://laptopunderbudget.com/best-gaming-laptops-under-500-dollars/

Hope this kind of helps, Good Luck!!!

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B075FLBJV7

This <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> it’s one of the best option in this price range. It delivers many features for such a low budget, entry-level hardware. The laptop is equipped with all different kind of ports, which makes it usable both as multimedia center and great office tool.

It’s 8th generation i5 processor makes multitasking easy even when multiple tabs are open on your Chrome browser, the processor is paired with 8GB of RAM, MX150 graphics card for medium gaming and 256GB SSD.

The keyboard has nice, springy feeling to it and makes typing comfortable. The battery is one of the bestselling features and holds juice for approximately 8 hours.

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I guess he don't need a dedicated graphics card, so you can also check this <strong>Asus Vivobook F510UA</strong> with SSD+1TB HDD combo. It has 15.6″ Full HD display, 8 GB of RAM, 8th gen i5 processor, ergonomic chiclet keyboard with fingerprint sensor, lightning-fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi.

The metal shiny casing has a nice feel to it and brings lightweight feeling which is the case with this laptop.

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075FLBJV7

it has an mx150 so you can start some more demanding gaming

best thing i found https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075FLBJV7

since you prefer a good battery life, the Acer Aspire E15 is a very good option because of it's extremely good battery life which is nearly 11-hours, backlit keyboard, and Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen.

If you can push your budget a little higher, then I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15 NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list), and it will run Sims 4, Sims 3, Stardew Valley, Minecraft and Cattails smoothly.

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list), and it will run Civilization 6 smoothly.

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

because of NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list), and it will run MTG Arena smoothly.

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for your usage, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage like you want.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B075FLBJV7

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list), and it will run League of Legends and minecraft smoothly.

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you would be okay with a traditional laptop, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage like you want.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet. If you want to check similar option make sure to check my post a list of best general use laptops

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075FLBJV7

apex is a very demanding game

this is a pretty good estimate on how well it will run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=octokmXMv9o

If you can push your budget a little higher, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run the mentioned games decently. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life) so it matches your needs since you mentioned that battery life is the most important factor for you, weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

For these tasks I would go for this <strong>Acer Aspire E15</strong> it's one of the best option in this price range and your requirements. It delivers many features for such a low budget, entry-level hardware. The laptop is equipped with all different kind of ports, which makes it usable both as multimedia center and great office tool. It’s 8th generation i5 processor makes multitasking easy even when multiple tabs are open on your Chrome browser, the processor is paired with 8GB of RAM, MX150 graphics card for medium gaming and 256GB SSD.

The keyboard has nice, springy feeling to it and makes typing comfortable. The battery is one of bestselling features and holds juice for approximately 8 hours.

If you want to spend all your budget for something more premium and better specifications, what about this <strong>Asus Zenbook UX430</strong>? It has 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8550U, 512 GB SATA M.2 SSD, 16 GB of RAM, NVIDIA GeForce MX150 dedicated graphics, 14″ LED-backlit with 178˚ wide-view technology FHD display with almost 100% sRGB (good for photo/video editing etc).

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list), and it will run Sims smoothly.

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you want to get something cheaper, I would go for this <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong>.

Here is a gameplay of WoW with MX150 dedicated graphics.

It’s one of the best option in this price range. It delivers many features for such a low budget, entry-level hardware. The laptop is equipped with all different kind of ports, which makes it usable both as multimedia center and great office tool.

It’s 8th generation i5 processor makes multitasking easy even when multiple tabs are open on your Chrome browser, the processor is paired with 8GB of RAM, MX150 graphics card for medium gaming and 256GB SSD.

The keyboard has nice, springy feeling to it and makes typing comfortable. The battery is one of the bestselling features and holds juice for approximately 8 hours.

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If you need something with better performance, check this <strong>Asus Vivobook K570ZD</strong>. It’s lightweight laptop (only 4.2 lbs – 1.9 kg) and it has Ryzen 5 2500U processor, GTX 1050 dedicated graphics card, 15.6″ Full HD display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD.

Build quality is excellent with no creaking or unintended gaps between materials. The rough faux brushed aluminum surfaces help in hiding fingerprints and scratches. The lower cooling requirements mean a lighter and more portable system without sacrificing gaming performance or uncomfortably high core temperatures. I think the Ryzen 5 2500U and GTX 1050 pairing is a good combo.

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I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run league of legends smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

According to your requirements, The Acer Aspire E 15** is the best option for you NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list), and it will run your games decently.

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you are talking about this Acer, then it would be a better choice over the Lenovo Flex in terms of hardware. The MX150 is a mobile GT1030, which isn't very powerful but still a significant improvement over the Vega 8 iGPU. If you absolutely need the 2-in-1 capability then the Lenovo is a solid budget choice but overall the Acer is better.

Go for the <strong>Acer Aspire E15</strong> which is a great laptop for students as it can do a little of everything for a good price

· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This laptop provides great bang for buck as it has a quad core CPU and a dedicated GPU. The RAM is easily upgraded and there is an empty bay for you to add a HDD or another SSD if you want more space.

Build wise the laptop is made of plastic but it is sturdy and strong enough to be able to take a few bumps while you travel. Its not ultrabook light but it does not feel like a brick either so you can travel with it.

While gaming it does not get hot or throttle (but don’t expect it to run AAA games on high)

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I would avoid getting a high end X1 Thinkpad/XPS model at that price. Even refurbished, you'll make a huge sacrifice on specs. Take a look at this Acer Aspire E 15: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075FLBJV7

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It's got an 8th gen i5, 8 gigs of RAM, and an SSD. Pretty powerful device at that price point. It has a 62.5 wh battery, so you should be getting ~10 hours.

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The main cons are: It weighs in at nearly 2.4 kilos & is ~ 0.03 meters thick, so it may not be as portable as some other options. It also has a relatively dim screen ~230 nits, so usage outside may be difficult.

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Regardless of those issues, it's really powerful at it's price. It's difficult to find powerful ultrabooks in your budget.

If you do not have anything against Acer, then there is an Acer Aspire E15 laptop on Amazon selling for $530 currently that has a quad core i5-8250u CPU, 1080p screen, 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD and a nVidia mx150 dedicated GPU. It also has a DVD drive which is pretty rare in a laptop these days.

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https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=sr_1_13?keywords=i5-8250u+256gb+ssd&amp;qid=1559669601&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-13

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** EDIT ** - Updated the link. Original link did not point to the Acer laptop.

If you want to save some money and can do some manual "tech" work then I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is for day to day/business usage, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD like you want, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

And you can add more ram and storage once you get, it will be much cheaper, if you don't want to do that then he can get something like this Lenovo ThinkPad T480 Business Laptop which comes with 16GB ram, and 512GB SSD, which I don't think you will still need the 1 TB hard drive.

For this budget it's hard to find something small/thin, with SSD and with good specs, so I would go for this <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong>. It's one of the best option in this price range and your requirements. It delivers many features for such a low budget, entry-level hardware. The laptop is equipped with all different kind of ports, which makes it usable both as multimedia center and great office tool. It’s 8th generation i5 processor makes multitasking easy even when multiple tabs are open on your Chrome browser, the processor is paired with 8GB of RAM, MX150 graphics card for medium gaming and 256GB SSD.

The keyboard has nice, springy feeling to it and makes typing comfortable. The battery is one of bestselling features and holds juice for approximately 8 hours.

There is cheaper <strong>Acer Aspire E15</strong> option with 8th gen i3 processor and without dedicated GPU.

If your budget flexible, and you can go over $500, check this <strong>Huawei Matebook D 14</strong>. It comes with 14" display, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, battery life (9-10 hours!), whats the main bonus for this AMD machine, because others offers much less in the same using conditions, good quality 4x dolby audio speakers etc. The main downside of Matebook thats not 2-in-1, it has touchscreen and 180 degree hinge. Huawei has good build quality, it feels premium, all aluminum chassis and only 3.5 lbs.

For this budget there is no a lot of options with dedicated graphics, so I would go for this <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong>. It’s one of the best option in this price range. It delivers many features for such a low budget, entry-level hardware. The laptop is equipped with all different kind of ports, which makes it usable both as multimedia center and great office tool.

It’s 8th generation i5 processor makes multitasking easy even when multiple tabs are open on your Chrome browser, the processor is paired with 8GB of RAM, MX150 graphics card for medium gaming and 256GB SSD.

The keyboard has nice, springy feeling to it and makes typing comfortable. The battery is one of the bestselling features and holds juice for approximately 8 hours.

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For a better performance, I would go for this <strong>Asus Vivobook K570ZD</strong>. It’s lightweight laptop (only 4.2 lbs – 1.9 kg) and it has Ryzen 5 2500U processor, GTX 1050, 15.6″ Full HD display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD.

Build quality is excellent with no creaking or unintended gaps between materials. The rough faux brushed aluminum surfaces help in hiding fingerprints and scratches. The lower cooling requirements mean a lighter and more portable system without sacrificing gaming performance or uncomfortably high core temperatures. I think the Ryzen 5 2500U and GTX 1050 pairing is a good combo.

<strong>More details</strong>

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list), and it will run age of empire and or DotA 2 smoothly.

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you are open to other option with better GPU, then I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15 NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list), and it will run your games smoothly.

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

Go for the <strong>Acer Aspire E15</strong> as it will run CSGO well as you can see in the video below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfC_FdZ2p0E

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· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This laptop provides great bang for buck as it has a quad core CPU and a dedicated GPU. The RAM is easily upgraded and there is an empty bay for you to add a HDD or another SSD if you want more space.

Build wise the laptop is made of plastic but it is sturdy and strong enough to be able to take a few bumps while you travel. Its not ultrabook light but it does not feel like a brick either so you can travel with it.

While gaming it does not get hot or throttle (but don’t expect it to run AAA games on high)

More Details

If you want to stay at the bottom of your budget, check this <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong>. It’s one of the best option in this price range. It delivers many features for such a low budget, entry-level hardware. The laptop is equipped with all different kind of ports, which makes it usable both as multimedia center and great office tool.

It’s 8th generation i5 processor makes multitasking easy even when multiple tabs are open on your Chrome browser, the processor is paired with 8GB of RAM, MX150 graphics card for medium gaming and 256GB SSD.

The keyboard has nice, springy feeling to it and makes typing comfortable. The battery is one of the bestselling features and holds juice for approximately 8 hours.

<strong>More details</strong>

If AMD is good to you, I would go for this <strong>Asus Vivobook K570ZD</strong>. It’s lightweight laptop (only 4.2 lbs – 1.9 kg) and it has Ryzen 5 2500U processor, GTX 1050 15.6″ Full HD display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD.

Build quality is excellent with no creaking or unintended gaps between materials. The rough faux brushed aluminum surfaces help in hiding fingerprints and scratches. The lower cooling requirements mean a lighter and more portable system without sacrificing gaming performance or uncomfortably high core temperatures. I think the Ryzen 5 2500U and GTX 1050 pairing is a good combo.

<strong>More details</strong>

Here you go

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=acer+mx150&amp;qid=1560438783&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1#

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list), and it will run Sims smoothly.

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life) and as you mention good battery life is really important to you, weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

The <strong>Acer Aspire E15</strong> is the laptop for you

· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This laptop provides great bang for buck as it has a quad core CPU and a dedicated GPU. The RAM is easily upgraded and there is an empty bay for you to add a HDD or another SSD if you want more space.

Build wise the laptop is made of plastic but it is sturdy and strong enough to be able to take a few bumps while you travel. Its not ultrabook light but it does not feel like a brick either so you can travel with it.

While gaming it does not get hot or throttle (but don’t expect it to run AAA games on high)

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I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15 NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list), and it will run CS:GO, Rocket League, Minecraft smoothly.

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would go for this <strong>Acer Aspire E15</strong> it's one of the best option in this price range and your requirements. It delivers many features for such a low budget, entry-level hardware. The laptop is equipped with all different kind of ports, which makes it usable both as multimedia center and great office tool. It’s 8th generation i5 processor makes multitasking easy even when multiple tabs are open on your Chrome browser, the processor is paired with 8GB of RAM, MX150 graphics card for medium gaming and 256GB SSD.

The keyboard has nice, springy feeling to it and makes typing comfortable. The battery is one of bestselling features and holds juice for approximately 8 hours.

If you need something with better performance you will need raise your budget for this <strong>Acer Nitro 5</strong>. There are some reviews that in heavy load it has some heating issues (repaste should work) and subpar display, but it is a budget gaming laptop with solid performance. Despite one major shortcoming - a disappointing display - the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti-equipped machine is a solid value for casual gamers.

You can stick to the low end of your budget and get the <strong>Acer Aspire E15</strong>

· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This laptop provides great bang for buck as it has a quad core CPU and a dedicated GPU. The RAM is easily upgraded and there is an empty bay for you to add a HDD or another SSD if you want more space.

Build wise the laptop is made of plastic but it is sturdy and strong enough to be able to take a few bumps while you travel. Its not ultrabook light but it does not feel like a brick either so you can travel with it.

While gaming it does not get hot or throttle (but don’t expect it to run AAA games on high)

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$550, so a bit higher than your budget. The CPU should handle all of the games listed. HOWEVER, the GPU will probably be unable to handle HOI4 & Imperator. The GPU is the equivalent of a GT1030. Any price lower than $600 usually begins to compromise CPU a lot, and these games are CPU dependent.

If you want to say at the lower end of your budget and play smaller indie games you could get the <strong>Acer Aspire E15</strong> which has an MX150 GPU which is low power and will be able to game well for less intensive games. But if you want more power that will allow you to play more intensive games you can look at the Dell Laptop i7577-5241BLK-PUS which has a GTX 1060 graphics card which can run AAA games on high settings @1080p and get high fps. Its processor is not the latest gen but for gaming the i5-7300HQ will be more than enough as it is still a pretty powerful processor that can multitask well

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Dota 2 and Stellaris smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. * 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you are not going to do any intensive video editing, then I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15 NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Total War games and Sims smoothly.

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for Photo and Video editing, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD. Optical drive like you want.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15 * 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you prefer better build quality and can push your budget higher, then I would recommend this Acer Swift 3

the casing made of brushed aluminum and looks very premium and you prefer good build quality. It comes with 8th gen, i7 quad core CPU which is suitable for programming. It comes with 2 USB type 3 and 1 USB type C.

The keyboard is a chiclet keyboard, typing on it feels spongy, but you get used to it quickly.

Drag and drop sometimes doesn't work as intended, but that is easily fixed with software.

Screen is glossy Full HD IPS, with very good viewing angles, the screen flickers at 200 Hz in a brightness level of 20%. if you have sensitive eyes might find this unpleasant (or you can get a headache if you are really sensitive).

The main (and maybe only) con about this laptop is how dim the screen can get, it is not usable in direct sunlight, and the coverage of colors is average (39% RGB and 61% sRGB).

Has very good heat management, and it doesn't throttle.

Speakers provide very clear sounds, and the maximum volume is pretty loud.

Battery life is very good at around 9-11 hours of usage on light to medium usage.

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Terraria, and Minecraft smoothly. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

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I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list), and it will run the mentioned games decently.

It comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core like you want. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C and HDMI port like you want. * 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch. You can add 1TB of HDD since you asked for 320 GB and more. Comes with optical drive like you want. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

For general use in this price range I would advise you to check this laptop

Sims 4 does require a decent laptop. The game will freeze up and lock it out from accessing the graphics card. Most common cheap-y laptops face an issue similar to this

to avoid that I would suggest getting an integrated gpu above the 400 mark or a low end dedicated card

and here's a link to a site where you can check out the recommended specs per game

sims 4

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as an example of a laptop that fits these requirements I'd recommend the Acer Aspire E 15

> Acer Aspire E 15 Laptop, 15.6" Full HD, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U, GeForce MX150, 8GB RAM Memory, 256GB SSD, E5-576G-5762

For general use in this price range I would advise you to check this laptop

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15 * 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for Photoshop, Illustrator, and GM2 Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage and you prefer good battery life.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** Comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for Microsoft Office stuff and Google Drive Spreadsheets and Docs. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15 * 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C, SD Card reader and DVD drive. You can upgrade SSD like you want. Here is a little in depth review of it : * It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for programming, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C and HDMI. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you can push your budget a little higher and get better GPU, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list), and it will run the mentioned game smoothly.

It comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core which is suitable for the mentioned usage. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C and HDMI port like you want. * 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

63Gaming laptop with good battery life & thermals (~$1500 or under) I would recommend this Eluktronics mech g2 because it has great combination between value for money, weight, battery life, and performance. It comes with RTX 2070 GPU and it will run Civilization 5 & 6 on medium to high settings, You can check the below link to see how the RTX 2070 GPU (scroll down for the FPs and settings expected or ctrl+f then type the name of your game). https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-2070-Laptop-Graphics-Card.384936.0.html The outer shell is made almost entirely out of metal and as you mentioned reliable build quality is really important to you. Keyboard is mechanical with RGB backlit.

It has 3 USB type A, Ethernet, and mic and headphone jack and on the back an HDMI and USB type C. Screen is IPS with 144Hz refresh rate, with impressively small bezels, and a professional design.

Lid can't be open with one hand.

Fans get loud under intensive work, but that is normal with every good gaming laptop.

Plenty of upgrade options as the chassis supports up to 32GB of ram, and 2 SSDs and 1 HDD.

Heat management is great which meets your requirement, it can get hot but it gets cool again pretty quickly once the fans kick in.

Main con of the laptop is the trackpad, it is mediocre at best when you compare it to other laptops in the price range.

Battery life during normal usage is around 3.5-4.5 hours and 1.5 hour during gaming.

Speakers are down facing so during gaming, it is best to wear headphone since the fan gets loud during gaming as well.

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run LoL smoothly

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15 * 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for development, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

For traveling in this price range I would advise you to check this laptop

In your budget, the <strong>Acer Aspire E15</strong> would be the ideal laptop to get as it provides good value for money as both a student and a gaming laptop

· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

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It has a low power GPU which will be able to run games decently (AAA at max) without killing your battery life in a minute. It has a fast SSD and a slot for you to add a HDD or another SSD if you need more space. You can also add more RAM if you need to as there is an easy access panel at the bottom of the laptop. Buildwise it is decent as I have dropped mine a few times and it is still going well

If you can be okay with 15.6 inch screen and get a good GPU, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run your games decently. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

Slightly below budget, the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> is a good option. It has a 1080p 15.6" IPS display and MX150 graphics card, which is nice for light gaming. You can get a decent battery life out of it, 8+ hours, plus the specifications are good for the price.

if you didn't get one yet then this gets my vote.

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15 NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list).

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for Excel and Adobe Suite, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

For general use in this price range I would advise you to check this laptop

If you can be okay with 5lbs, then I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15 * 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15 * 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is good for programming, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD.

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life) like you want, weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you prefer better CPU and thinner laptop with better build quality, then I would recommend this Acer Swift 3 It comes with 8th gen, i7 quad core CPU which is suitable for programming. the casing made of brushed aluminum and looks very premium. It weighs 3.3lbs which is light like you prefer. The keyboard is a chiclet keyboard, typing on it feels spongy, but you get used to it quickly.

Drag and drop sometimes doesn't work as intended, but that is easily fixed with software.

Screen is glossy Full HD IPS, with very good viewing angles, the screen flickers at 200 Hz in a brightness level of 20%. if you have sensitive eyes might find this unpleasant (or you can get a headache if you are really sensitive).

The main (and maybe only) con about this laptop is how dim the screen can get, it is not usable in direct sunlight, and the coverage of colors is average (39% RGB and 61% sRGB).

Has very good heat management, and it doesn't throttle.

Speakers provide very clear sounds, and the maximum volume is pretty loud.

Battery life is very good at around 9-11 hours of usage on light to medium usage.

If you can push your budget a little higher, then I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15 NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list), and it will run roblox and fortnite smoothly.

• 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD, MX 150 GPU (a nice step up from the iGPU 620 on the other acer ).

• Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life) like you want, weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** Comes with 8th gen, i5 quad core CPU which is suitable for the mentioned usage. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life) and it’s your top priority, weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

Hi!

I was looking at the Acer Aspire E 15 Laptop actually, but they seem pretty much the same!

I think one of these Acer's should do the trick.

Appreciate the help!

I wouldn't go with Huawei because of the issues they have with US at the moment, If you are open to other option with good GPU, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C.

• 8GB DDR4, 256GB, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

For general use in this price range I would advise you to check this laptop

You can stick to the lower end of your budget and get the Acer Aspire E15 which will be able to manage Tor & VPN services ( which I use on this laptop a bit)

· 15.6" Full HD IPS

· 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U version

· GeForce MX150,

· 8GB RAM Memory,

· 256GB SSD

This laptop provides great bang for buck as it has a quad core CPU and a dedicated GPU. The RAM is easily upgraded and there is an empty bay for you to add a HDD or another SSD if you want more space. Its not ultrabook light but it does not feel like a brick. I have one of these laptops and I travel with mine every day without issue and I am not a big guy. It will be able to manage Reaper and Pro tools should not be an issue either. It has 3 usb ports and a headphone/microphone jack as well

Hi, since light games will be played, the <strong>Acer Aspire E 15</strong> is a good option. It is within budget. It has a dedicated MX150 graphics card that will great for light games like Sims. It also has a fairly good battery life, I think it can last throughout a typical school day for general use.

f you can be okay with 5 lbs and 15.6 inch screen and get a good GPU for your games, then I would recommend this Acer Aspire E 15** * NVIDIA MX150 which is one of the best for this range but still not great for newer games Benchmark(use the same website to check the benchmarks of the other GPU from the right hand list) and it will run Hearts of Iron 4, DOOM, Skyrim, and Fallout 4 decently. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. * 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, and both are somewhat standards in 600 range so finding them on 500~ range is somewhat a catch.

Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.

If you are not going to do any intensive video editing, then I would recommend this The Acer Aspire E 15 * 8th Gen i5 quad core CPU which is good for your usage, Full HD IPS 15.6 inch screen, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD. * Long battery life (advertised of up to 15-hours of battery life), weight 5.27 lbs, backlit keyboard, USB type C. Here is a little in depth review of it :

• It is made from plastic, but it feels sturdy, screen comes with anti glare finish so it will work well outside.

• Battery life is great about 5-8 hours of general usage.

• Backlit keyboard, quite and comfortable, Trackpad have been getting some mixed reviews, I think it is a software issue, or maybe it is because some people are not used to trackpads.

• Speakers are good, above average for laptops in this range, the gaming performance is also above average since it is only MX150 but it the best for the budget.

• Thin, very quiet (can barely hear the fans), It has room for more ram as well as more SSD, Fingerprint magnet.