$500 USA College CS Laptop

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

• Budget: $500 USD

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

• Open to refurb/used

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

• I think performance is the most important thing

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

• Portable enough to take through my classes

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

• 13inch

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

• Roblox

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

• To be honest Roblox is the only game I would probably play on it because I have a desktop computer at home.

• specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

• I’m not picky about these things

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

• I just want it to last as long as possible in college.

Hi, I don’t post on Reddit and don’t know much about laptops, but please help me out! I need ideas for a laptop for my first year of university, where I’m majoring in Engineering with Computer Science. I’m not sure where to begin or what I should be looking for. My basic needs are a maximum budget of $500 and portability for my classes. Thank you!