Acer E5-573G-56RG 15.6" 1080p laptop - $499

[Mezner]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...15-Index-_-AllLaptopsNotebooks-_-34315065-S0I

Pretty great specs for the price. The screen is probably a TN panel and not IPS.

Display: 15.6" Full HD Widescreen Display
Processor: 5th gen Intel® Core™ i5 Processor
Operating System: Windows 10 Home
Memory & Storage: 8GB DDR3L Memory, 1TB Hard Drive
Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® 940M Graphics with 4GB of DDR3 VRAM
Wireless: 802.11ac WiFi featuring MU-MIMO technology
Input / Output: (2) USB 3.0, (1) USB 2.0, (1) HDMI, (1) VGA, (1) Ethernet (RJ-45), HD Webcam, Acer TrueHarmony High-Performance Sound System
Battery: Up to 5-hours battery life

 

[chrnochime]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...15-Index-_-AllLaptopsNotebooks-_-34315065-S0I

Now if only it was 14" laptop, I'd be willing to pay maybe 200 more. Not too fond of lugging around a 5lbs laptop with me anymore...