student laptop

jockeyboard

Hi, can anyone recommend a good laptop for a student under 500?
Needed for college assingments and internet use only?
Needed asap so whatever sales etc are on at the mo.
Looked at a levano ideapad on amazon for 420ish but think its an old model?

jockeyboard

Anyone offer any advice?ðŸ˜႒

steve_r

I'd also be interested in this.

Looking to get a christmas gift for someone so Black Friday sales would be ideal.

Nothing fancy needed but something reliable

mordeith

jockeyboard wrote: »

Anyone offer any advice?ðŸ˜႒

This is pretty decent considering you get a 5th gen i3 and an SSD.
You are limited storage wise by the 128GB SSD but only if you will keeping large files on the laptop.

http://www.komplett.ie/lenovo-essential-g50-80/80040405/details.aspx

jockeyboard

I dont know what that means!!

mordeith

Well in Intel i series is regarded as the leading CPU. the 3 series would be the lowest performing of the group but easily adequate for your needs. 5th mean means it's the most recent iteration of that particular processor (well there are 6th gen available but not within your budget).
An SSD (solid state drive) allows for faster boot times and quicker read/write speeds than a traditional hard drive. Generally thought to be more stable as well and less draining on the battery.

jockeyboard

It sure sounds good anyway! Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Bog Butter

Would this laptop come with Office 365 I wonder?

mordeith

Bog Butter wrote: »

Would this laptop come with Office 365 I wonder?

I'd imagine it might come with a month trial but no more than that (I could be wrong but that'd be my guess)