Back to School Laptop that Performs for Under $500

by Frank Jovine on 07/14/2009 in Computers, Consumer Tips

Back to school is approaching and what a great time to invest in a laptop for school and entertainment. The Asus K50IJ is no slouch when it comes to performance, multimedia and design and its price tag is even more appealing. Laptops and desktops are a necessity when it comes to classrooms and dorm rooms. If you’re looking to save without sacrificing on quality, than this laptop is a must buy.asus-laptop

Pros: Light weight, eye catching design; comfortable keyboard; very good battery life, good performance for under $500.

Cons: Limited scalability.

Review: If you need a laptop for research, email, internet, spread sheets, presentations and multimedia, the budget-friendly Asus K50IJ-RX05 is money well spent.

Specs: Processor: Intel Pentium (2 GHz); RAM installed: 3 GB DDR II SDRAM; Weight: 5.7 lbs

Price: Under $500 at BestBuy

For more information visit Asus.

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13 Responses to “Back to School Laptop that Performs for Under $500”

  1. HART (aka PetLvr)

    Jul 14th, 2009

    is it Back to School season already? I haven’t enjoyed my summer yet!! :D

    • Frank J

      Jul 14th, 2009

      Hart,

      We still have 1 1/2 months left until school starts. :)

  2. Deneil Merritt

    Jul 14th, 2009

    After the launch of my next product. I am sure I will be looking for a laptop. Under $500 I will be able to buy my girlfriend and I both laptops. Just got to find one in pink. I don’t know why but she wants one in pink.

    • Frank J

      Jul 14th, 2009

      Deneil,

      This is a great deal and the performance doesn’t fall short.

      • Deneil Merritt

        Jul 15th, 2009

        Yeah, I told my girlfriend about it. She doesn’t care if its pink. We both just need laptops to get more work done with our websites. Well their mine and she wants to help so I think its best to be a team.

        • Frank J

          Jul 15th, 2009

          Deneil,

          CNet.com also gave rave reviews and I believe rated it 4 out of 5 stars.

  3. Jennifer

    Jul 14th, 2009

    I just got myself a little netbook for travel and I love it. Only 3 pounds. Not great for your only computer but make’s a great extra, especially if you do travel a lot. I got the new Toshiba.

  4. madhollywood

    Jul 14th, 2009

    I have a lenovo netbook and it is a great little computer. It doesn’t fullfill all my needs, but it does take care of 95% of what I need while on the go.

  5. Joanie

    Jul 14th, 2009

    I have a Dell mini 9 running Ubuntu, and I’m crazy about it. My husband just upgraded its hard drive and memory for under $100. It does everything I need, except play World of Warcraft!

    For a student with a desktop or a full-size laptop back in the dorm, a 2 pound netbook would be a great machine to take to class for notes, email, surfing, etc. Mine gets about 4 hours on a battery charge, so that’s not bad either.

    Asus makes a little netbook too that looks nice. I’ve heard good things about their laptops.

    • Frank J

      Jul 15th, 2009

      I have a desktop running Ubuntu as a test bed and I love it!

  6. CrimeCleaner

    Jul 15th, 2009

    Thanks for the advise. Our company is currently looking to invest in some new laptops. We figured we would go as inexpensive as possible, because we go through laptops at a pretty high rate. (our laptops ride in our trucks, travel on site with us on jobs etc…)Does this laptop make sense for a business? We would use it for quickbooks, office etc…Thanks

    • Frank J

      Jul 15th, 2009

      This laptop is a steal and you will not be disappointed.

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