Mostly will just be surfing the internet but I still want it to be fairly fast and last me a while. I am currently using ACER which I payed around 300 for. It has gotten really slow ever since I bought it a couple months ago.
"($500 budget)" He probably wont be looking at an alienware
I recommend a Beats by Dre laptop (no im not a hipster ) tech
wise they are actually very nice, and I believe HP makes them.