14" Lenovo Laptop IdeaPad Slim [Intel Core i5 1035G1 8GB RAM 512 GB PCIe SSD NVIDIA GeForce MX350] for $599.99 + FS

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3...eview.html
"Powered by a Core i5 Ice Lake processor and armed with discrete GeForce MX350 graphics, this configuration of the IdeaPad Slim 7 ($880 from Lenovo) deftly handles crushing CPU loads and Adobe Premiere-level graphical chores. It also boasts such niceties as a Thunderbolt 3 port, facial and fingerprint biometrics, Dolby Atmos sound, and Wi-Fi 6 support."
"The discrete MX350 graphics card won't deliver silky gaming visuals, but it should do the trick for content creators."
"Display
Rated at 300 nits of brightness, the Lenovo Slim 7's 14-inch full-HD display looked sharp and bright to my eyes."
"Ports
"The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 has just about every base covered when it comes to ports, including (on the left side) one that we rarely see in this price range: Thunderbolt 3, handy for connecting a pair of 4K monitors or hooking up a fully loaded laptop hub. Also on the left side is a full HDMI port, a combo audio jack, and a USB-C Power Delivery port.
On the right, you'll find a pair of USB SuperSpeed 5Gbps Type-A ports (we would have preferred SuperSpeed 10Gbps, but let's not get greedy) and a microSD card reader."
Seems like a great deal to me. Thunderbolt 3 is rare at this price and a GPU makes the graphics far better for content creators or someone who might want to try a game or two before getting a gaming notebook. The GPU will barely make games work at very low settings. Without it many will not work at all.

The camera at 720P will barely work for Zoom but there are plenty of ports to hook one up.

You can hook up a hub and still have another USB C for power delivery which is nice or even hook up a hub there as well, not for a display.

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