I am in search of a new laptop Looking for a decent deal for standard usage, 15.6"+ display, 500+ GB SSD.
ASUS VivoBook S712UA $650 not worth it with a 250 nit screen
Ideapad 1 ~ 82R4002PUS $580 Plastic build, no Usb c charging, ok screen. Pass
Acer 15.6" Aspire 5 $630 Cheap build, not worth it at that price.
HP 17-cn1063cl 17.3" $500 plastic build, Good price for the specs. I'd pass
I'd pass on anything in the Dell Inspiron 3000 line at over $450
IdeaPad 5 ~ 82FG015XUS $600 Good reliable computer. Screen ok. Metal. 16gb ram. It's a good choice, but possibly a bit of a stretch at $600. Last gen i5....
Ideapad 5 Pro 82L500F5US 16-inch Ryzen 5 5600H $470 Good price, Solid metal build. Non-touch. The only other concern is the 8gb ram, which isn't ideal, especially paired with an AMD cpu. (better in a lot of ways, but reserves more ram than intel).
Suggestions:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/155054449935 Ideapad 5i 15.6. $600. seems to be better in every way than the B&H one, but I can't get the full details on the screen. Ebay from lenovo. 12th gen i5, 16gb ram. touchscreen
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-yoga-7i-16-2-5k-touch-2-in-1-laptop-intel-evo-platform-core-i5-1240p-8gb-memory-256gb-ssd-storm-grey/6502225.p $600. High end laptop. Good screen. The only issue here is 8gb ram. I'd risk it on this one, The i5-1240p is a strong cpu, less ram reserved than the AMD.
Remember that 16/17 inches is a different class than 15. like .6lbs more. I'm assuming you are mostly using it in once place if you are considering that size. in which case, go for the larger.