Looking for a new laptop - Suggestions?

[Wesley Williams]

I need a laptop for college, but want to keep the price low because it'll mainly be for classes (I'll still have my desktop for gaming/intense work).

Minimum Specs:
Core i5
8GB RAM
200GB Hard drive
5 hour battery life
(Aka 75% of laptops for sale on the market)

Maximum Price:
$1,000

Dell Inspiron 7000 series

PRICE: $770

Lenovo G710

PRICE: $600

Lenovo Y510p

PRICE: $800

I don't really want to look into getting an Apple product because of the price, but if anyone knows of a really REALLY good deal then I'd be glad to hear about it.
Does anyone have good suggestions or info about what to get/avoid? Any help is appreciated :)

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[Cakey]

here's my laptop:

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y510p/

it's pretty decent imo but the price is eh

[Frankie²]

http://shopping1.hp.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/WW-USSMBPublicStore-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductUUID=fw4Q7EN59d0AAAFCudxsVVrr&CatalogCategoryID=CQAQ7EN5Y1AAAAFDNFY0Qpdf

[Pencil42]

lenovo u410
its basically a mac but not a mac
if you know what i mean

[Frankie²]

lenovo u410
its basically a mac but not a mac
if you know what i mean

except that its flimsy plastic
source: i have one

[Wesley Williams]

Interesting suggestions but I'm really looking for something below $800. I'll add that to the OP.

I don't need something for intensive gaming etc, just a decent mid-range laptop ;)

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Is weight an issue?

[ultimamax]

http://www.reddit.com/r/suggestalaptop

This laptop has really smart guys. I was going to recommend the y510p from Lenovo, but if you're not looking for a gaming laptop, then I have no clue. Check out their sidebar and post a quick question and you're sure to find the best fit for you.

[Wesley Williams]

Is weight an issue?

It shouldn't be too heavy but weight isn't really that much of an issue.

I was going to recommend the y510p from Lenovo, but if you're not looking for a gaming laptop, then I have no clue.

It can still be "for gaming" so long as the price is decent.
I just checked out the y510p and it looks like a really good option. The only problem is that the battery life is 5 hours but that's not much different than the Inspiron I'm looking at (7 hours).

[ultimamax]

It shouldn't be too heavy but weight isn't really that much of an issue.

It can still be "for gaming" so long as the price is decent.
I just checked out the y510p and it looks like a really good option. The only problem is that the battery life is 5 hours but that's not much different than the Inspiron I'm looking at (7 hours).

There are a few on that sidebar with less intense GPUs/lower resolutions which would probably translate to longer battery life.

[Renderman]

i use a dell inspiron n5030 laptop and its pretty slow
dont get it unless you like doing upgrades

[Wesley Williams]

i use a dell inspiron n5030 laptop and its pretty slow
dont get it unless you like doing upgrades

I've heard that the 7000 series is a lot better as far as Dell goes.

[Renderman]

I've heard that the 7000 series is a lot better as far as Dell goes.

my parents bought it like 4 years ago i think
i was just happy to have one at that time since our old one was horrible and the screen was broken

[Port]

I found a 1920x1080 1TB 2.9GHz laptop for $650 earlier this week but I don't recall where, sadly.

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I found a 1920x1080 1TB 2.9GHz laptop for $650 earlier this week but I don't recall where, sadly.

thats a big ass laptop