January 18, 2016

Multimedia laptops under 600

I need a laptop with dedicated graphics and preferably 1080p. I really don't mind buying refurbished/like new, as long as it's manufacturer refurbished. I'm hoping buying refurbished will be what makes it possible to get good specs on this budget. My budget is max $600, but closer to $500 is preferable. I do a lot of multitasking, casual gaming, streaming, editing, etc, so I'm just trying to find the best performance for the money.

The problem I had when searching is finding a laptop that won't be horribly bottlenecked by the graphics card. Ive seen lots of laptops with 2.5+ghz processors and 8-12gb of ram but integrated graphics that ruin the rest of the specs to an extent.

The most tempting thing I've found so far are refurbished HP Envys. I've found a couple that have decent graphics cards to accompany their CPUs and RAM, and the touchscreen/beats audio is a really nice touch. I was hoping some of you guys would have suggestions to add to my options.