The 10 Best Laptops You Can Buy for Under $600

Laptops are making a fast come back with the fresh new Intel i7 core processors, impressive graphics cards and touch screen capabilities. With the options to choose from growing virtually every day, picking out the best laptop for you is more critical than ever.

For those who love fast boot up times in a lightweight machine, the Intel i7 laptops are machines to drool over. Gamers will find themselves gravitating towards gaming laptops that cater to their graphical and processing needs, while those looking for flexibility will enjoy the touch screen variants.

The choice may seem overwhelming at first, but here’s a guide that will help you find the best laptops under $600 in three categories; with Intel i7 Core, for gaming and touch screen, and one of them will be perfect for you.

HP Pavilion 13-s 128nr X360

Price: Used from $481

The HP Pavilion 13 is an excellent productivity tool that comes with a good display, a 2-in-1 system and is relatively well constructed. Instead of the conventional Windows 10 Home installation that comes bundled in other laptops, this model offers you the Windows 10 Professional version. At first glance, it does look like an expensive machine. It’s not until you touch it that you realize that the body is plastic, not aluminum.

Specifications: 6^th Generation Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB SDRAM, 128GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 520, 13.3-inch diagonal full HD, Windows 10 Pro, Almost 12 hours battery life, 3.77 pounds.

Dell Inspiron i5755-2858BLK

Price: $529

Category: Gaming

However, if you would rather stick to your guns and go with something more traditional, the Dell Inspiron i5755 is the ideal choice. The huge 17.3-inch display makes it one of the best units to work on your project or play games fast-paced PC games. It brings to you quality sound production that distinctly marks out the highs from the lows, with a 10-key number pad that makes it easy to work on spreadsheets. However, for all the benefits it brings you, it’s a little weighty – at 7.4 pounds.

Specifications: AMD 2.2Ghz A8-7410 processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, AMD Radeon R5 graphics, 17.3 inches, Windows 10, 7 hours battery life, 7.4 pounds.

Dell Inspiron 15.6”

Price: $539.99

Category: Touch screen

This laptop is a notebook that can make for a great personal computer. It comes with a large 15.6 inches that allows you to work and play without having to strain your eyes. It is a great tool that will make for a multimedia entertainment center. Its 8GB RAM memory makes it suitable for opening several apps at the same time without sacrificing speed and efficiency. However, it does not come fitted with office software out-of-the-box.

Specifications: Intel Core i5 processor with turbo boost, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Intel HD Graphics 4400, 15.6-inch full HD LED-lit touchscreen, Windows 10, 6 hours battery life, 5.3 pounds.

Acer Aspire E15

Price: $549.99

Category: Gaming

Gamers will love the NVIDIA GeForce 940MX graphics card on the E15 that’s combined with 2GB memory for mobility, speed as well as running most of the modern productivity and entertainment software. A 12-hour long battery life allows you to pick your laptop and work wherever and whenever for an entire, while the 15.6-inch high definition widescreen display offers you viewing from multiple angles.

Specifications: 6^th Generation Intel Core i5 with Turbo boost technology processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, NVIDIA 940MX, 15.6 inches, Windows 10, up to 12 hours battery life, 5.3 pounds.

Toshiba Satellite C55-C5381

Price: $555.75

Category: Intel Core i7

This is another Intel Core i7 processor laptop that is quite fast and beats most of its competitors within its range. Its 15.6 inches screen makes it the perfect machine for your work or entertainment functions that offers you a full high-definition resolution experience. However, issues have been noted with its ability to stay connected to a Wi-Fi connection, forcing users to troubleshoot their network constantly. The CD/DVD tray is placed in a hard to find and press area.

Specifications: Intel Core i7 2.4Ghz processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Intel Integrated Graphics, 15.6 inches display, Windows 10, 6 hours battery life, 4.8 pounds.

ASUS X550ZA-WH11

Price: $559.95

Category: Gaming

If you are a serious gamer, you will appreciate the ASUS X55 that offers you clear audio and a design built with you in mind. It is thin, lightweight and comfortable to carry wherever you want, but maintains a solid feel every time you lay your hands on its keyboard. However, it only has 3 USB ports and no SD card slot whatsoever. For a gaming PC, the price is just about right considering the huge hard disk space you get and amount of memory already fitted.

Specifications: 2.5GHz A 10-7400P AMD Quad Core processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, AMD Radeon R6 graphics, 15.6 inches display, Windows 10, low battery life, 5.1 pounds.

HP 15-p390nr Beats Special Edition

Price: $559.99

Category: Touch screen

The HP 15-p390nr does offer you a healthy amount of CPU and RAM; the big hard drive will also appease the appetite of the power user. However, the only thing that seems to set apart from the competition is its design. You also need to invest in a cooling pad if you intend to buy this baby. It does have a tendency to get hot at the bottom. A cool feature is when you hit the F-5 button, all keyboard keys light up fiery red.

Specifications: AMD Quad-Core 1.96GHz A10-7300 processor, 8GB SDRAM, 1TB HDD, Radeon coprocessor, 15.6 inches display, Windows 10, 4 to 5 hours battery life, 7.8 pounds.

Toshiba Satellite Fusion 15 L55W-C5258

Price: $589.87

Category: Touch screen

The Satellite Fusion is part of Toshiba’s 2-in-1 hybrid computers. The black and silver exterior look offers it an upscale look when compared to other budget notebooks. The Fusion 15 offers you the A-frame presentation, tabletop, audience and traditional notebooks format. It can fold back 270 degrees as the keyboard faces down, in tablet mode. Without a doubt a 15.6-inch tablet is a handful plus it weighs about 4.9 pounds, but it offers you relative slim while standing at only 0.9 inches.

Specifications: Intel Core i5-5200U 2.3GHz processor with Turbo boost, 8GB RAM, IPS 1920 * 1080 touchscreen with 10-finger multi-touch, 15.6 LED-lit full HD screen, 6 hours battery life, 4.9 pounds.

ASUS F55UA-EH71

Price: $597.83

Category: Intel Core i7

For every day tasks, the ASUS F55 is the all-rounder notebook that offers you elegance and sophistication in a small package. The laptop comes pre-installed with Windows 10, but also brings with it a host of ASUS bloat ware. If you do not like the bundled software, you will have to format it and re-install Windows as well as its device drivers. It is fitted with an Intel Core i7 processor that helps increase its battery life significantly. The 3.0 USB ports on this ASUS offer you 10 times faster transfer speeds for your movies, music and photos.

Specifications: Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Intel HD graphics processor, Windows 10, 5.1 Pounds

Lenovo Z51

Price: $618

Category: Intel Core i7

The Lenovo Z51 is built to handle the rigors of college or work life. But within its price range, not many competitors can offer the versatility and style on the Z51. The exterior is designed to make this laptop more of a business machine and not an entertainment unit – something it does accomplish under the belly. However, the screen does have a border but it does offer a full HD experience that is a delight to view no matter where you are.

Specifications: Intel Core i7-5500U 2.4GHz processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, AMD Radeon graphics coprocessor, 15.6 inches screen, Windows 10, approximately 6 hours battery life, 6 pounds.