The price is hot. Here you will find the best notebooks below 500 Euro reviewed by Notebookcheck. Our list of top models is regularly updated, maintained and commented on and should assist in purchase decisions.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Notebookcheck-s-Top-10-Notebooks-under-500-Euros.124349.0.html
Hey Notebookcheck, just a tip:
Current Euro-USD convertion makes 500€ -> $545, so positions 1 and 5 should be out of this list.
Though this list is having really good laptops in 2016, but when it comes to price range like less than $500, I found this list will be useful to select the best laptop.
http://www.sysprobs.com/review-best-gaming-laptops-under-500-buying-guide (http://www.sysprobs.com/review-best-gaming-laptops-under-500-buying-guide)
I think you should remove 10 inch devices from this list. Their screen size is too small to be considered as notebooks.
Nice article, I found latest laptops on http://bestreviewz.org/best-laptops-in-2016/,
I bought an Ideapad 5 14 ARE05 from the Lenovo site for my daughter when you could manage to get it customised, Ryzen 4300U, 8GB RAM 256gb SSD, 2.4mm IPS screen, 57whr battery with student discount and £20 off weekend deal all came to £427 inc vat (20%) (467 euros) which was a good buy.