LF: Laptop for a teenager

GerjurdKing wrote: ↑ Hello,

I am looking for recommendations on a good, reliable, preferably inexpensive laptop for a teenager. Will be used for school work and (more likely) extended play sessions in Fortnite. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. A budget of about $500 is really the max.

Thanks in advance.

$500 laptop for a "Fortnite" could be tricky , $500 for a computer (playing fortnite) very possible ...

lubmar wrote: ↑ $500 laptop for a "Fortnite" could be tricky , $500 for a computer (playing fortnite) very possible ...

Thanks for the reply. That might work too. Any suggestions?

I am not an expert , so double check everything ...
and less if you have already an old monitor , keyboard/mouse hard drive or psu that you can use ...

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/hqZVWD

this is just example , hope somebody else will find something better ...

⬆ btw fortnite on medium 1080p settings

lubmar wrote: ↑I am not an expert , so double check everything ...
and less if you have already an old monitor , keyboard/mouse hard drive or psu that you can use ...

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/hqZVWD

this is just example , hope somebody else will find something better ...

Thanks. I hadn't considered this option (I'm not sure I have the skills or the know how to build one) but it certainly helps to see the itemized costs versus something that's in a package.

GerjurdKing wrote: ↑ Hello,

I am looking for recommendations on a good, reliable, preferably inexpensive laptop for a teenager. Will be used for school work and (more likely) extended play sessions in Fortnite. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. A budget of about $500 is really the max.

Thanks in advance.

This refurb could work, it looks like it had dedicated graphics $529: https://www.dellrefurbished.ca/laptops/ ... 32970.html

im also looking...any thoughts on these 2? http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/acer-aspire ... 0197842906

& https://www.visions.ca/catalogue/catego ... 51NA-DS21Q

GerjurdKing wrote: ↑ Hello,

I am looking for recommendations on a good, reliable, preferably inexpensive laptop for a teenager. Will be used for school work and (more likely) extended play sessions in Fortnite. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. A budget of about $500 is really the max.

Thanks in advance.

Recommended Fortnite System Requirements:

* Nvidia GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7870 equivalent DX11 GPU.
* 2 GB VRAM.
* Core i5 2.8 Ghz.
* 8 GB RAM.
Windows 7/8/10 64-bit.

Machines with dedicated GPU's will progressively cost more than those with an integrated GPU's. At the same time gaming laptops become progressively heavier in weight due to additional (cooling/gpu)components, battery requirements, panel requirements and are much pricier than a standard laptop. At $500 budget you are going to give in to these more expensive gaming machines and settle with something of rather recent Intel HD graphics and low to average scalability.

You are looking for either a used or refurbished unit in that price range.

ammaretto wrote: ↑ im also looking...any thoughts on these 2? http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/acer-aspire ... 0197842906

& https://www.visions.ca/catalogue/catego ... 51NA-DS21Q

Neither are great but I would consider the Walmart one. I wouldn’t even consider a laptop with an N4200 as that is even under powered for a chrome book.

How about this one:

https://www.thesource.ca/en-ca/computer ... /108074749

CAA coupon takes an additional $20 off which brings it close in price to the Walmart Acer with better specs.

GerjurdKing wrote: ↑ How about this one:

https://www.thesource.ca/en-ca/computer ... /108074749

CAA coupon takes an additional $20 off which brings it close in price to the Walmart Acer with better specs.

fortnite ? maybe on minimum setting (not sure) ...

A student laptop would consist of an i3, 8GB ram and 1 TB hard drive.

justmehereajax wrote: ↑ A student laptop would consist of an i3, 8GB ram and 1 TB hard drive.

how about student who want to play Fortnite ?

lubmar wrote: ↑ how about student who want to play Fortnite ?

No Fortnite. Only Solitaire and Candy Crush.

GerjurdKing wrote: ↑ Hello,

I am looking for recommendations on a good, reliable, preferably inexpensive laptop for a teenager. Will be used for school work and (more likely) extended play sessions in Fortnite. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. A budget of about $500 is really the max.

Thanks in advance.

Here's one: http://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/dell-lap ... tsb_s8012e



OP can use this $25 off coupon: $25OFF$500PC and Ebates currently has 10% cashback for Dell.

Cost:
$599 - $25 coupon = $574
$574 - 10% Ebates cashback = $516.6 + (tax on $574)




This should be able to run Fortnite okay on lower settings:

⬆ looks good , just one advise - get a usb mouse/keyboard to play the Fortnite

OP, if you are considering the deal suggested by @dealseaker101 , the instructions given by @hostlead in this thread might interest you.

Tall call getting a light laptop with good endurance on battery and capable of some pleasant gaming at low/medium settings [a teenager will want to play other titles beside fortnite for sure later on] under $500. Maybe a recent-model refurbished business-grade laptop with a discrete gpu or a latest generation consumer-grade laptop with integrated gpu (with discrete gpu it'd be over budget) and dual channel RAM. If the laptop was meant for homeworks and the like, I'd consider the $480 2nd generation X1 Carbon with QHD touch screen at refurbio -- CPU/GPU are not that strong, but rfdealers who bought one last time it was available gave good feedback [search thread on Expired Deals. FREESHIP coupon for free shipping].

There are usually a few laptop models on sale (Dell, Lenovo, Microsof Store, etc.) during the back to school sales season that starts early August. That could be another option. But, a good deal for less than $500 is anyone's guess.