I am not quite sure what to look for in laptops.

What are the best brands? Anyone help?

Location/Country? What do you want to accomplish with the laptop? Open to refurbished deals?

No refurbished. Tucson, AZ

Just need one that will last me a while. No games really. Maybe the occasional league game but mostly for school work

Currently the best within your budget and capable of gaming:

$549.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314535

I thought Acer was bad?

Is this a good one?

Dell - Inspiron 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 6GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Silver

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-6gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-silver/8733845.p?id=1219364753246&skuId=8733845

Garbage.

The Acer is much better, better brand too.

So it's untrue that Acer is a bad brand?

Brand: Acer
Graphic Card: Integrated Graphics
Hard Drive Size: 1 TB
Operating System: Windows 8.1
Optical Drive: No Optical Drive
Processor: AMD A10
RAM Included: 12 GB

http://www.costco.com/Acer-Aspire-E5-Laptop-%7c-AMD-A10.product.100145309.html

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New cap at 650