Category: Budget Laptops

Are you searching for the best laptops under $500 that can fulfill your all requirements related to computing? If yes, then you should rephrase your question, into something like “Can I buy a laptop under 500?” Believe me; hunting a powerful laptop that could satisfy your computing needs under this budget is really tough.

Yes, the laptop under this budget would be able to run through different heavy apps and provide you superb browsing, document writing, a little bit gaming and much more.

I have seen many people commenting that you cannot grab a good laptop under $500. Quite frankly, if you had asked the same question over a decade back, the answer would have been “No”. But, now you can have plenty of good range of options to choose from, and they would not break down immediately.

Yes, you get what you paid for; obviously, you cannot enjoy the computing experience of a $1000 laptop in a $500 laptop. For basic level usage, the 500 dollar laptop is good to go and let you carry out many basic operations related to computing.

Let’s get back to our core objective, I have compiles a list of top laptops under $500. These laptops are not only portable but provide you powerful performance in your daily tasks. And before purchasing a $500 laptop, it would be wise to refrain if you compare these with laptops with other big players. So without further ado

Here’s the list of 15 Best Laptops Under $500 in 2021:

1. Acer Aspire 5
2. Microsoft Surface Go
3. Lenovo Flex 14
4. Lenovo IdeaPad S340
5. Asus C302CA-DHM4
6. HP Pavilion x360
7. Dell Inspiron 5000
8. Acer Aspire E 15
9. HP Pavilion 15t
10. Dell Inspiron 5485
11. Acer Spin 3
12. ASUS VivoBook F510UA
13. Asus Chromebook Flip C434
14. ASUS VivoBook 15
15. HP 14-df0020nr

Best Laptops Under $500

1. Acer Aspire 5 – Best Windows Laptop

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Acer is a leading brand in budget laptop manufacturing. With many top-lines ranking on Amazon, the brand is looking forward to putting more options ahead.

With Acer Aspire 5, you see the brand has given amazing products within such a budget price range. In my opinion, if you really are after the best windows laptop under $500, opting with this product is a wise decision.

The product house the latest 8th generation processor, Core i5-8265U Quad-Core with an 8mb cache range. You can throw hell lot of data on it, and it processes like a powerful beast. The other features which assist them to skyrocket its performances include 8GB RAM and 258GB SSD storage.

You know the value of having SSD storage on-board, if you have been using this type of storage before, believe me, and do not ever settle with HDD storage. You will have a grown desire to throw that laptop out of your windows, literally.

The laptop is integrated with a 15.6 inches FHD screen. The integration of wide viewing angles, IPS panels, and rich-color reproduction makes it one of the most viable options among the top 15.

It comes with a fingerprint scanner, adds an extra security layer. Its keyboard is something more like a breeze to go with. The keyboard’s keys are widely spaced and add RGB backlit option. You will have a mesmerizing typing experience in low light conditions.

Acer Aspire 5 is a portable option to go with. Its weight lies around 3.9 pounds, and you will find easy to carry it around.

 

2. Microsoft Surface Go

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Microsoft needs no recognition, leading the world’s software industry. Despite getting a poor response in the Smartphone world, the brand is quite going well in laptop manufacturing. Take its Surface line up as an example; the line-up is getting amazing results.

Microsoft Surface Go runs Windows OS and is powered with Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y processor. The unit renders seamless experience in getting used as a laptop and a tablet. With its detachable keyboard option, one can instantly turn it into a tablet and get it used accordingly. To bring back a full-fledged laptop, just attach the keyboard and use it to type as per your need.

The laptop is powered with a 10-inches screen with pixel sense display of (1800×1200 pixels) resolutions. The integration of 4GB DDR4 RAM gives it enough power to go through an adequate level of multi-tasking. The added 64GB flash memory helps you to collect your desired data pieces in one place.

Keep it note, the laptop costs around $399, we added this in the list of top 500 laptops, just because in its original price the cost of keyboard is not added. A user has to purchase the keyboard separately, we added the extra 100, and make it to a 500 laptop.

Before writing the lines, I was reading comments; many say it is a better tablet than a laptop. In our tests, the laptop hits the right chord as a laptop as well as a tablet. Get the right use of it, and have a product in your hands just in $500.

 

3. Lenovo Flex 14 – Best 2 in 1 Laptop

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If you are looking for 2 in one option, settle with the product, I can assure you that, you would never regret the decision. This is one of the finest packages you can have in the price mentioned. It is a 2 in one laptop, can be turned into a tablet mode using its 360-degree hinge.

The Lenovo convertible laptop is powered with AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Processor to help you go through any amount of work you need to do. It is further assisted with an abundance of 12GB RAM to make you do multitasking without any fear of sticking, freezing or rendering. You can open as many taps as you need while doing research.

The added SSD option is the icing on the cake. You get 256GB SSD storage at this tiny price. By using the laptop you can watch Full HD movies with a resolution of 1920 x 1080. It runs a Windows operating system, helps you protect against the virus, malware, ransomware, and other protection options.

The laptop’s battery is one of the noted features. It gives you the power to continue your work at least for 10-hours in single charging. Plus, the fast battery charging system put the juice back into it within 1.5 hours.

Lenovo Active pen helps you design anything comes to your mind, just give your thoughts a language, and craft any creative thing using the best laptop around. In Lenovo Flex 14, the graphics department has been taken care of well, with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics you receive a smooth visual experience without any interruptions.

 

4. Lenovo IdeaPad S340 – Best Business Laptop

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If you are searching for the best business laptop under a 500 range, do not look further, Lenovo IdeaPad S340 is a one-stop-shop for you. The laptop gives more like premium looks, akin to the previous model. You can say, in the designing department, the brand has put old wine in a new bottle.

The laptop is powered with Intel 8th generation Core i5-8265U quad-core processor, paired with an 8GB RAM. The combo is quite amazing in giving you a boost while using it as a business laptop. You can go through the regular computing tasks as well as some sort of games.

Its 256GB SSD storage must not go overlooked. Having an SSD storage option at the price mentioned is something to cheer about. The solid-state drive helps you read and write files at double speed compare to the traditional storage option.

The laptop sports 14-inches full HD screen with tiny bezels. You will have a seamless visual experience on the screen, wide viewing angles, and IPS panels further assist it in rendering unexpected results.

The model can go through an adequate visual load seamlessly. It has been added with Intel UHD 620 graphics card to skyrocket your visuals and give you a mesmerizing experience for playing some old games.

Its capability into switching from one app to the other is great. Its multitasking is incredible; in fact, you would not have any issue while switching from one tab to the other, with dozens of opened tabs. It is an all in one laptop, can do good for a business guy, student and much more.

 

5. Asus Chromebook C302CA – Best Chromebook

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If you desired to ditch Windows OS due to some obvious downsides and opt with a new OS, do not even think twice and get Asus C302CA Chromebook in your hands.

The first Chromebook models were poor performing, and people who opted with them at the first stage, spread the level of negative word of mouth, that even people of today think twice having one.

Believe me guys, Chromebooks of the age are way better than traditional laptops, and once you get your hands onto one, you will be addicted to using only them. The Chromebook mentioned houses a fantastic 12.5 inches Full HD screen, an Intel Core M3 processor.

With 4B DDR4 RAM and 64GB Flash memory, you are going to get a lot from the device, in fact. The Chromebook also houses 2 USB-C ports, your connectivity options have been taken care of well. You will not feel stuck with something old at any moment of your using it.

Keep in mind that, Chromebooks are Android supported. The ASUS C302A Chromebook is Android supported as well, this means, you will have Android apps supports. This leads to using a rich Android Play store to nailing any issue you confront. You will have any app installed, used and enjoyed without any hiccup.

The Chromebook is powered with an excellent touchscreen, and its ability to flip the screen back, you get two devices for the price of one. The Chromebook is the best value for your money and believe me, do not look beyond this.

 

6. HP Pavilion x360

 

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The HP Pavilion X360 is an ideal choice for someone looking for all in one laptop for going through basic computing, gaming, and business work. The HP’s front runner is powered with an amazing range of specs and outshines others added in the list.

The laptop is powered with 8th Generation Intel Dual-Core i5-8130U processor with up to 3.4 GHz clock speed. You are going to get an amazing range of processing with the laptop. It is further assisted by an 8GB RAM, which helps it to have smooth multitasking with zero freezing and rendering.

The unit is featured with a 1TB HDD drive with 16GB Optane memory. You get the hell off the data to store your files, folder, and games as well. The enhanced optane memory helps you to have a better speed compared to a traditional HDD.

As I added, the model is an ideal choice for everyone, including Engineering students, businessmen, and kids who love to play a basic level of gaming. It is powered with a 15 inches FHD screen with a native resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. The addition of wide viewing angles, IPS panels helps you to have a mesmerizing watching experience without hurting your eyesight.

It is a 2 in 1 laptop, keep in mind that, it turns into a tablet as well as a full-fledged laptop in no time. You can get it used the way you want, the 360-degree hinge helps you to have the desired form of it.

 

7. Dell Inspiron 5000

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Our list could never have completed without having the Dell Inspiron 5000. This is one of the most used, followed and famous models around the world. The reasons are obvious; it is a sturdily built laptop with amazing performance to offer in the budget. The laptop showcases a catchy outlook; with its silver color finishing, you get the feeling of a premium laptop.

The laptop sports a 15.6 inches Full HD screen with backlit true-life touchscreen and 1920 x 1080 pixels. The laptop is a sure short way to get a crispy, clear and vivid graphics under the budget price range. The laptop’s touchscreen works great with the installed Windows 10 operating system.

Dell Inspiron 5000 is powered with the 8th generation Intel Core i5-8250U processor. The range of the processor determines the level of speed this is going to achieve. You be assured to throw anything you like, and the processor will never let you down with its performance.

The unit is added with an 8GB DDR4 RAM, the pretty adequate amount of RAM helps you go through multitasking like a breeze. You will have more than apps running without rendering and freezing.

Yes, the storage section of it has been taken care of greatly. With the 1TB HDD drive option, you are going to have an abundance of space to store anything of any size you want. The graphics section of the laptop is handled quite good. The intel UHD 620 Graphics card help you to have smooth running visuals on your screen.

The laptop houses an adequate number of connectivity options. You get ports to connect external storage and have the freedom to do anything.

 

8. Acer Aspire E-15

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Acer’s Aspire E15 is one of the best-selling products on the biggest shopping gateway ‘Amazon’. The laptop is ranking quite high, and its positive remarks showcase the value it provides to the users. The laptop is taken and used as an all in one laptop for all purposes.

You can have it for business, school, college, and a little bit of gaming. It can run old games with low to average settings. The performance of the laptop is tested and believed, you should not have a second thought for purchasing the beast.

The laptop chassis showcases it more like a premium range laptop. With a 15.6 inches screen FHD, with wide viewing angles and 1920 x 1080 pixels of resolution, you are assured to have a smooth display experience.

The laptop is powered with 8th generation Intel Core i3-8130U processor which goes up to 3.4 GHz clock speed. The laptop is further paired with a 6GB of RAM, which is quite good and renders amazing multitasking without any freezing.

The unit runs Windows 10 operating system and handles everything you throw at it quite amazing. To handle the graphics and to give a boost to its visual department, the brand added a UHD graphics card 620. You get improved and enhanced graphics with it for sure.

The storage section is not going to disappoint you at all, have a 1TB HDD drive and store anything that comes to your mind necessary. As per the brand’s claim, battery run time is as high as 13.5 hours. If half of it is to be believed, you get smooth working experience, without feeling the need to inject the charging.

 

9. HP Pavilion 15t

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It is a touchscreen laptop offered by one of the renowned brands in the world of laptop manufacturing. With its silver finish chassis, it provides a rich cool look and feels. You can have this laptop for every type of computing needs.

The laptop is powered with a 15.6 inches FHD screen, IPS panels, and wide viewing angles to render crisp, high-quality visual experience. The touchscreen performances great and you will Windows 10 running smoothly with a touchscreen laptop for the first time.

The laptop comes with all bells and whistles; you get all connectivity and ports options. It is powered with 8th generation Intel Core i5-8250U which is paired with an 8GB of RAM to give a boost to your processing.

The storage section contains a 1TB HDD drive. Though, the absence of an SSD drive feels, but you get the peace of mind when you get to store heavy files in it. The laptop is further cooperated by an intel UHD 620 graphics card, to give ultra-smooth visual experience. Comparing with others in this list the battery runtime is just ok. You get only 5-7 hours.

 

10. Dell Inspiron 5485

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If you are after sturdy option 2 in 1 under the $500 tag mentioned, you need not go further, Dell Inspiron 14 fills the bill here. It is powered with AMD Ryzen(TM) 3 3200U mobile Processor with AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphic to skyrocket your processing without giving a tiniest delay.

You can have the beast running for heavy apps, serious multi-tasking and even to some extent video editing as well. It is powered with a 128GB SSD drive, to skyrocket your reading/writing files power.

The addition of 4GB DDR4 RAM helps you go through any level of multi-tasking without any delaying. If you wish to extend the storage option, get an SD card onboard and extend the space further 128GB. Dell Cinema experience renders amazing clear, vivid, and crispy pictures on the screen.

It is a 2 in 1 laptop which runs Windows operating system. You can turn it into a full tablet any moment you desire. With the next moment, the hinges help you get it back into a fully-functional laptop with a keyboard onboard. You get a full-powered widely spaced good travel speed keyboard to achieve any goal while typing.

 

11. Acer Spin 3

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If you want to have a full-fledge laptop with Windows installed, convertible, need to check Acer Spin 3. The laptop is one of the best choices with 14-inches Full HD screen with IPS panels integrated. The laptop has a full touchscreen display and renders an amazing display experience without missing or skipping any color.

The laptop is powered with 8th generation Intel Core i5-8250U Processor up to 3.4 GHz clock speed. You receive 8GB DD4 RAM along with a 256GB SSD drive to help improve your processing power.

The laptop advertised the Alex integration feature a lot. The addition of super cool Alex gives you a personal assistant, and with such an option onboard you enjoy everything in your laptop from the core.

The laptop functions as a traditional laptop, but the 360-degree hinge helps it to have it converted into a full-fledged tablet. You can have any mode of it, as per your need and desire. With a 10-point touch, you take full control of your device. Just touch on any of the ten spots and logged into it.

The laptop comes with a powerful battery that provides power for at least 10-hours in single charging. Additionally, you get a fast-charging mechanism to have the battery fully charged in no time.

 

12. ASUS VivoBook F510UA

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If you look at our price range, 500 bucks range laptop, the laptop costs 10 bucks more than our budget. Yes, the laptop performance appeals to you to have it, beg, borrow or steal if you can to have the beast at your doorstep.

The laptop fills our aesthetic senses and renders a catchy, sleek look compared to the others added on the list. The thin bezels really do the wonders and ASUS has done a great job in designing such a high-performance oriented device under 4 pounds.

Though, the sleekness, more than often leads to under-power and lower than expected performance, not in this. The laptop is powered with an 8th generation Intel Core i5 8250U processor up to 3.4 GHz clock speed. The laptop is powered by Intel UHD 620 graphics to handle normal graphics related to gaming and other applications.

The unit boasts a 15.6 inches FHD screen with wide viewing angles and IPS panel’s integration. The storage option of it is really incredible; you get a combo of 128GB SSD and 1TB HDD storage. The added 8GB RAM extends your multi-tasking power, with the size of RAM on, you get your mobile-computer running heavy apps.

From its specification, performance and enhanced features; the laptop becomes an obvious option for wide arrays of users, including teachers, students, writers, and even gamers. You see it outperforming others in every section, the thin bezels and light weights add to the portability, and a hands-down option for frequent travelers under 500 dollars.

 

13. Asus Chromebook Flip C434

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ASUS is the leading brand in any range of prices you think of. In the budget range, you can never have a better option than Asus Chromebook Flip C434. The 14-inches FHD screen laptop with 4-way NanoEdge display and ultra-narrow bezels is coming to amaze you.

The compactness, and sleekness of the machine are commendable, people really love the compactness of it. The 360-degree durable hinge comes with a sleek and smooth action that holds action for any angle you wish.

The laptop is powered with 8th generation Intel Core m3-8100y Processor up to 3.4 GHz clock speed. The processor is powerful enough to make you go through any amount of work you throw at it.

The storage option is entertained with 64GB flash storage, and the RAM section is taken care of with 4GB DDR4 RAM. The laptop comes with all bells and whistles, you get 2 USB Type-C and One USB type-A.

The cutting-edge designed hinge comes with dual action; slightly uplift the tilt to provide a perfect angle for writing. You get a full-fledge keyboard in notebook mode, to carry out any amount of work you need to go through using a keyboard.

The notebook is not only slim but lightweight. With 3 pounds of weight, you have it around for hours without hurting your shoulder. The Nano edge design renders an ultra-compact footprint, so you enjoy an enhanced full HD display without any interruption.

The Chromebook is powered with an extended battery, which withstands with hours without giving you a headache of low-battery. The new advanced mechanism of fast charging helps you have the fastest charging within 1-hours of timeframe.

 

14. ASUS VivoBook 15

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If you need a laptop for casual computing and get rid of the everyday computing chores, you must not overlook the product. The sleek Nano Bezel display featuring a laptop is something amazing to witness. The ASUS VivoBook has to offer a stunning ratio of screen to the body, around 88-percent.

The VivoBook 15 is powered with 8th generation Intel Core i3-8145U Processor with 4M cache and clock speed up to 3.9 GHz. You have an incredibly fast processor to give a boost to your everyday computing tasks.

The laptop is further paired with an abundance of 8GB RAM and 128GB SSD storage. Both options can be further expanded to the desired amount and come with built-in space to increase the RAM and storage size.

The ASUS front runner is boasted with a 15 inches screen with a four-sided Nano edge display. You are going to experience amazing display over here, wide viewing angles help you to gaze the screen from any corner.

The product also comes with one-year accidental damage protection. If you experience accident damage, accidental falls and something bad has happened, the protection helps you to get peace of mind.

The VivoBook 15 is integrated with a powerful lithium Polymer battery which helps the machine to keep going for hours. With new fast battery charging technology, the battery gets charged about 80-percent in an hour.

 

15. Newest HP x360

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P has a wide array of options to offer less than one price tag even. The viewing laptop comes in hands under $400, but the performance it offers matches the range we are talking about.

The laptop is powered with an 8th Generation Intel CoreTM i3-8130U up to 4 GHz clock speed. The processor is powerful enough to make you have a smooth, error-less experience of running apps, and getting the day to day tasks done.

It comes with a 14-inch diagonal Full HD screen with IPS panels and wide viewing angles integrated. In the said screen size, you receive (1920 x 1080) resolution.

The laptop is incorporated with 4GB DDR4 RAM and a solid-state drive of the size 128GB. The laptop reserves space to expand the RAM size and SSD storage; you can extend both the options whenever you feel it right.

The package comes with Windows 10 home basic installed and all features with it. You get the full protection of Windows, we all know Windows is getting better and better in regard to the security and other issues related.

The battery section of it is applauded overwhelmingly by the users. It comes with a powerful battery with a run time of 8-hours and 45 minutes as per the brand claims.

The notebook comes with all bells and whistles, like all connectivity ports and Hp fast charging plus feature to help you reach the maximum throttle of the battery within the shortest span of time.

 

1) Traditional Laptops

These are the laptop used by the common audience to do their regular computing work. They consist of a regular processor, HDD or SSD storage, and RAM to facilitate multitasking.

The laptops are good for gaming, running heavy apps, video editing, and other regular doings. These laptops are expensive and lack advanced features such as a touchscreen, online-file sports, and much more.

2) Chromebooks

Google launched ChromeOS quite recently, compared to Windows and Mac OS. These are a cheaper option to go with for casual tasks dealing. For those who need to have something to view documents online, edit them and send them, can have the Chromebooks.

The Chromebooks are considered best grab for browsing, social media experience, with fewer requirements of storage and heavy processing. They often come with 16-32GB storage and largely used to store files and folders on cloud storage. They come with Google’s Android Play Store support, which provides the option to have apps installed from one of the biggest apps providing platforms.

Again, you cannot rely on them on heavy task handling. The lack the processing power and tanks when you throw something heavy over there.

3) 2 in 1 Laptop

The 2-in-1 is further divided into two categories

1. Detachable Keyboard 2-in-1
2. Convertible 2-in-1

The first type of laptop removes the keyboard whenever a user wants and used as full tablets. You an attached the keyboard again, to get the right use of it as a fully-functional laptop for typing.

The second type is converted into a tablet when a user needs it. They come with a 360-degree hinge supports and their screen rotates and swivels over the keyboard. They come with powerful and heavy processors and taken as an advanced form of traditional laptops.

You can have a convertible laptop used as a traditional laptop, with some added budget.

Q#1: Can I Use a $500 laptop for Video Editing Stuff?

Yes, to some extent you can have them used for video editing, but slow performance will be a headache for sure. Video editing requires high processing power and dedicated graphics card inclusion.

In our case, laptop under 500, we may have high processing in a few products, but do not have a dedicated graphics card altogether. The laptops are not meant to render video editing performance. They are for casual using, to do casual day to day tasks.

Q#2: Can these Laptops work for School and College Going Students?

Of course, they are great for school and college-going students. These laptops hit the right chords for school students. The students use laptops for their studies, to pen down a research paper, or to craft a presentation or to run a piece of programming code.

These laptops are good at the mentioned doings, and you can have them on-board for any type of work a regular student comes across.

Yes, the need and requirements for a student belong to dedicated programming apps, video editors, or some heavy graphics-oriented software that cannot be fulfilled using these laptops. For them, you need to have something more powerful with high graphics onboard.

Q#3: Windows Laptops Vs Chrome Book, which one to go?

Both are a good option, it is the usage which decides which option you should go with.I have mentioned above as well, if you need something light, to take around while traveling and to do casual tasks, you should purchase a Chromebooks.

They are good at the battery; provide seamless performance for someone who needs a laptop and a tablet both under a cheap range of performance.

On the flip side, the windows laptop is used for heavy loads tackling. If you need something pivotal for computing, you should shop a windows laptop, expensive then Chromebooks though.

Q#4: Can a $500 laptop also be used for Gaming?

If you need to do gaming under 500 dollar I have a dedicated this, the best gaming laptop under $500. The mentioned laptops can runs games but in low settings.

You cannot expect to run aaa titles on these. The laptops do not have a dedicated graphics card, and for gaming, laptop graphics are heart and soul.

Q#5: Is there a good option for a touch screen or 2 in 1 laptop at 500$?

It is hard to find a good 2 in 1 as well as a touchscreen laptop under the price. But, hours of research have led us to find the most suitable options for you in both categories.

Yes, we have a pretty good range of options in touchscreen and 2 in 1 laptop, and you can have the list provided above to check the most suitable options for you.

Q#6: What is the best most affordable laptop?

 All the mentioned laptops are affordable options and render the highest performance. It is the need of the hour that decides the type of product you should buy. Like, if you need windows based laptop, to get rid of the regular computing in your business or other work, Acer Aspire 5 is the best Windows laptop to buy for in the budget range.

If your work needs require a 2-in-1 laptop, Lenovo Flex 14 is a viable option to opt with. The laptop checks all the right boxes for someone who needs a traditional laptop and a tablet both.

For a Chromebook lover, ASUS C302CA-DHM4 is the option to seriously think about purchasing. I have mentioned the core use of Chromebooks; only have a laptop as per your work needs and requirements.

Guru’s Verdict

These are the best laptops you can buy under $500 budget bracket. In my opinion; you cannot have better options than these to shop today.

I can hope that you will find the most suitable option as per your needs and desires. Do not fall for the aesthetics or looks or advanced features, just have your requirements, needs, and budget in mind, this will help you get out with the most suited options.

You do not have to directly place the order, first, go through the list, and checks their specs and take time in deciding which one falls right on your criterion.

Updated: January 13, 2021

Hunt for a laptop is never easy. I mean, if you got a bunch of cash in your hand, you still look out for various things to give the product a final call. In our case, it’s very difficult to find the best laptop under $700.

A laptop under $700 must be powerful, compelling enough to run heavy apps and browse through the web and go through other casual tasks. That power comes from the specs the device is integrated with. If you do not lookout for the best configuration, the speed and performance falter.

To get a good performing laptop under $700 budget requires lots of homework. So, it is really tough to go through hundreds of laptops and check their specs and features along with the budget range and come up with the final.

However, after spending dozens of hours in extensive research, I found some models. The models are upon my criteria and perform really very well. In the $700 budget, I can assure you that you cannot have laptops better than these.

Yes, these laptops cut corners in some areas, but are ideal for running heavy apps and others go through browsing without any hiccup. So without further ado, here are the Top 10 Best Laptops Under 700 Dollars in 2020:

1. Acer Swift 3
2. ASUS ZenBook 13
3. HP Pavilion 15t
4. Lenovo ThinkPad E590
5. Lenovo Yoga 730
6. Microsoft Surface Pro 6
7. HP 15
8. ASUS Vivobook S15
9. HP Pavilion 15 Gaming Laptop
10. Acer Aspire E15

Best Laptops Under $700

1. Acer Swift 3 

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Acer is a leading laptop brand with some fantastic and successful products on its chest. The enlisted compact powerhouse laptop is raised the bar higher under the budget for others. The laptop strikes all nodes right and makes a good laptop.

Acer Swift 3 boasts all-metal chassis with an incredible silver finish. The weight of the machine is something you must not overlook; with 2.9 pounds of weight, you are going to have an amazing travel companion. The Acer engineering department should be applauded to design such a powerful machine in thin and light chassis.

It features the latest 8th generation core 8th Generation i7-8550U Processor to skyrocket your processing. The laptop is bolstered with an 8GB DDR4 RAM to give smooth multi-tasking. You will have no issue while playing high-resolution videos, editing videos, and playing games at all.

With Intel HD Graphics 620 the high graphics can be done without any issue. Though 256GB SSD storage cannot fill the space required for storing high-resolution videos and games. Still, you get peace of mind, viewing SSD hard is on-board, and it really adds to quick read/write.

The laptop houses a 15.6 inches Full HD screen with IPS backlight panels integrated. It also provides wide viewing angles so that you could witness videos and play games at any angle without giving harm to your eyesight.

 

2. Asus Zenbook 13

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ASUS Zenbook is our best choice for a budget laptop. The laptop is thin and weighs only 3 pounds, adds to the portability. The laptop houses a good range of specifications which is going to offer amazing performance on the go.

ASUS Zenbook 13 is powered with Intel Core i5-8265u Processor which is paired with 8GB DDR4 RAM. The robust hardware added within a slim lightweight, and sober-looking laptop really amazed me. I believe, if you are after a sleek, sober-looking, laptop, you must not neglect the item. The laptop comes with a 512 GB SSD storage. Having this range of SSD storage is really stunning at 700 bucks.

It is a 13-inch Ultrabook, slim bezel display with anti-glaring coating and wide viewing angles integration renders amazing and vibrant video playing on the screen. The ASUS Zenbook 13 bolsters an 8GB DDR3 RAM and Intel UHD Graphics 620 graphics card to take care of the multitasking and visual processing.

The backlit keyboard adds the cherry on the cake; writers and gamers love to have a backlit keyboard as it generates a great ambiance. The battery department of the laptop is taken care of meticulously. As per the old buyers, this laptop runs up to 14 hours in a single charging.

 

3. HP Pavilion 15

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Though HP is not a novice brand in the world of producing laptops, the brand usually generates business laptops and has many successful line-ups on its chest. Quite recently, the brand has put its foot in the zone, and it seems the previous experience it had, helped it a lot to rank that easily.

HP Pavilion 15 is one of the best all-rounder laptops to play games and to have it for business and education. Though the HP Pavilion series is meant for school and work, the added features help it to get a smooth performance as well.

The laptop can run video games of your choice, and provide photo + video editing features as well. It houses an 8th Generation Intel Quad-Core i5-8250U processor which offers amazing speed. With UHD 620 graphics you cannot expect to run high-graphics based high-ended games; still having a dedicated graphics card is more than enough under the budget range.

It has a stunning 16GB RAM, with 512 GB SSD storage. These two sections amazed me, exceed my expectations from a 700 dollar laptop. The laptop is equally good for video editing; the graphics card it is integrated with can hold up to 4k and 1080p output to external monitors.

You get a 15.6 Full HD touchscreen with IPS panels integrated for better output on the screen. In my opinion, if you are a casual gamer and need something which could fill the bill in school then definitely have an eye on this.

 

4. Lenovo Thinkpad E590

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Lenovo Think pad line is famous as a business laptop. The renowned brand has designed the mentioned laptop superbly along with other amazing range of features. The recently upgraded laptop looks similar to its predecessor but has some different functions and renders impeccable performance.

The main up-gradation is its latest Whisky Lake processor. The laptop is featured with Intel Quad-Core i5-8265U processor which is amazing in processing anything you throw at it. Other than this, the laptop also bolsters a 16GB RAM paired with a 256GB SSD drive. Though 256GB SSD hard is not enough to fill the space as a laptop, you got the extended space to upgrade the size of your hard drive along with the RAM.

The laptop comes with all ports and slots, traditional USB port, HDMI, Ethernet, and USB TYPE-C port. Do not forget to count the class-leading ThinkPad Keyboard which is hard to have a replacement of.

As long as the graphics section is concerned, the laptop is featured Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620. The laptop comes with the option to choose NVidia GeForce MX250 GPU. If you wish to play some more graphics-oriented games, you can have the option on board and run through the games easily.

The brand said battery run time is 10-hours in single charging. It is an ideal grab for anyone who wishes to continue playing some old, and new video games, along with wanting to hands rolled on some other casual tasks.

 

5. Lenovo Yoga 730 2-in-1 Laptop

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If you are looking for a stylish, versatile and powerful laptop with features, look nowhere. The Lenovo Yoga 730 laptop is recently launched with touchscreen and convertible 2 in 1. The laptop not only falls our budget criteria but highly portable. You would not feel it has in your bag at all, highly recommended for often travelers.

The laptop is powered with Intel 8th generation core i5 processor paired with 8GB RAM. The combo outshines others in processing and multitasking and offers to skyrocket speed on the go.  With 256 SSD you will never face any slow data retrieving issues.

The 2 in 1 converted laptop is equally helpful for watching videos, movies and much more. The lightweight chassis is a brilliant craft and makes it carry in style. The laptop battery backup sweeps even premium laptops from the root; you see it breaking and pushing the traditional boundaries.

The laptop also has an integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 graphics card, ease down your visual processing. The laptop packs a good range of connectivity options and added a fingerprint sensor.

The fingerprint sensor is something extra and gives the laptop an upper hand on the other 2 in 1 laptop. The price segment provides the laptop with an extra boost, and people are really after this beast.

 

6. Microsoft Surface Pro 6

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Microsoft Surface line has done wonders for Microsoft. The line helped the biggest software company to rise in the laptop world once again. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 shares a well-designed look, which stands in comparison with other best laptops and tablets.

The 2 in 1 convertible laptop aims the people who need to work on the go. The laptop is lightweight, shares sober-look and promises to deliver processing at skyrocketing speed. The laptop handles the basics with ease and shares a good-sized battery which runs even for an entire day with single charging.

The laptop shares the Intel Kaby Lake processor, which is famous due to less energy-intensive processing power and support for Microsoft Pen Stylus. The laptop is powered with Intel 8th generation core i5 processor, paired with 8GB RAM.

Though the storage section should have been enhanced, 128GB is not enough to store high-resolution videos and other casual tasks. The display of the surface pro six is measured 12.3 inches and boasts a high resolution of 2736 x 1824. The screen is vivid and viewed pages or videos look crisp and clear with no color seems overly washed out.

The Surface Pro is well equipped to handle light games likes Minecraft. Though you can run Overwatch and PUBG, the small screen and keyboard size would not make you indulge in such kind of games. But, you can have games run on the convertible 2 in 1 laptop offered by Microsoft.

The laptop shares a good keyboard, the improved designed and slightly spread out keys feature in it offers a smooth and efficient typing experience, akin to traditional laptops.

 

7. HP 15

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If you are looking after a laptop with a touchscreen feature, your hunt ends here. Hp 15 provides you amazing performance in browsing and other casual days to day tasks. The laptop is capable of handling resource-intensive tasks and has garnered overall positive reviews on Amazon as well.

Hp 15 carries a sober yet straightforward look, same as the other HP laptops in the budget price range. The plain silver chassis with the HP logo on the center of the lid and silver keyboard frame looks terrific. The weight of the laptop lies around 3.9 pounds, and thickness falls near 0.9 inches, both the features make it an evident portable option.

The laptop shares all sturdy, and durable look, entirely made of metal. As long as the vital organs are concerned, the machine houses the 8th generation Intel Core i7-8565U processor, with quad-core processing. The processor is capable of reaching clock speed up to 4.6 GHz, higher than usual laptops under 700 bucks.

It houses a 12 GB DDR4 RAM and 256GB SSD storage, which is a good pair though. For display, you get 15.6 inches touchscreen HD WLED backlight with screen resolution 1366 x 768.

If you look at the package as a whole and view the budget in hand, the laptop is a hands-down steal. You would not be able to get such a good specification holding, power-packed performance-oriented, 2 in 1 laptop.

 

 8. ASUS VivoBook 15

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The ASUS Vivobook S15 is a new addition to the VivoBook series. The line has been doing great in the world of budget business laptops. It shares an excellent design with bold gunmetal grey chassis and light grey accent; a premium looks indeed.

The notebook comes with a 15.6 inches FHD screen with a wide viewing angle and 86 percent screen to body ration, renders stunning visuals. The laptop shares an automatic title keyboard to 3.5 degrees to render a comfortable typing experience. Asus Vivobook shares a good quality keyboard with a backlit option added-on. The option makes it a perfect option to play games in a dim environment with pure feels.

The Vivobook laptop is powered with the latest 8th generation Intel Core i5-8250U processor with turbo boost technology. The laptop RAM size is good to hold up for the high-ended games and multitasking without any hiccup. It is featured with 256GB SSD hard, could have been enhanced than this, the budget constraints do not let it happen.

The ASUS VivoBook S15 is integrated with Intel UHD graphics 620 and runs Windows 10 operating system. For easy and quick logging in, the built-in fingerprint sensor helps, and you get an instant login with a single touch.

The ASUS thin laptop also shares a fast charging technology which helps it to reach full charging within 50 minutes. The battery run time is around 8 hours, and you get enough backup to do your regular chores even in travel.

 

9. HP Pavilion 15 Gaming Laptop

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If you are looking for a pure performance-oriented laptop under $700, your scouring ends here. HP Pavilion 15 laptop offers you a stunning beast that outshines others in performance and specification. If I speak about the design, it shares a black finish with green accents. The design showcases a pure look and feel.

The device sports a 15.6 inches FHD antiglare WLED backlit display with IPS panels integrated. The combination outshines your visual experience and offers crispy clear graphics, images, and videos on the screen.

The laptop is powered with the 8th generation Intel Core i5-8300H processor. To handle the graphics and visual department, the laptop is housed with NVidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti dedicated graphics card which is good to offer a mesmerizing performance. The laptop has an 8GB DDR4 RAM to look after your multi-tasking and other needs.

As long as the storage department is talked about, it is well managed with abundant 1TB HDD drive to store hell of the data, games, music, and much more. The laptop offers a full-sized backlit keyboard with dedicated numeric keys. A full keyboard you can have, to experience high-ended games.

The battery life of the laptop is taken care of with a good size of the battery. It is integrated with a battery that runs at least 7 hours in a single charging for normal day to day tasks. The laptops hit the right chord and touch our hearts. If you really after something amazing in budget price range, have the HP laptop onboard.

 

10. Acer Aspire 5

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Acer is an established brand in the world of laptops. I added the laptop to the list just because it offers great specs and fantastic performance. The laptop is the best budget laptop under 700 bucks and suitable for home, school, business and even for playing games. The laptop shares a professional look, with a powerful configuration.

It sports a more prominent and broader 17.3 inches Full HD LED Backlit display with Wide Viewing angles and IPS technology integrated. The extensive viewing angle tech integrated into it offers you an excellent visual experience, without harming your eyes.

The laptop is bolstered with Intel 8th generation Core i5-8250U Processor up to 3.4 GHz clock speed. The powerful processor is assisted with good-sized RAM, 8GB is enough to make you play games and do day to day tasks.

The laptop is equally suitable for playing games, video editing, and regular tasks. It comes with an NVidia GeForce MX 1050 with a 2GB memory. The graphics card is powerful enough to hold your video editing as well as other tasks to some extent.

Acer Aspire E15 houses a 258GB SSD drive, not enough for a gamer or video editor though. Still, having an SSD drive under the $700 budget is enough to give you an option to shop it. The laptop’s battery as per the brand’s advertisements stands around 7 hours with a single charging.

It runs Windows 10, and the advanced TrueHarmoney Sound system it is pumped with gives you a stunning sound experience. In a nutshell, the laptop checks all the corner right, and you can rely on it for regular tasks doing, and even video editing.

 

Before you pick a laptop under 700 dollars, I feel a need to address some very important key points. Give it a read, and I hope many issues regarding buying a laptop for a 700$ budget will be solved.

Guru’s Verdict

In my point of view, the aforementioned laptops are best to offer fantastic performance in 700 dollars. The mentioned laptops are equally good in regular tasks handling, and video editing. You can have them in school, at the campus, or play video games on the go.

Though you cannot say the laptops will take the load of high-ended games, still can have run a pretty good range of video games. I hope that you like the post, and I am pretty sure you will share the post to help others in choosing a laptop in the budget range.

Updated: January 11, 2019

Buying a laptop is a pain in the neck, especially when you are on the budget. You try to grab the best laptops available in the market but budget constraints come as a hindrance. I am going to help you find the best laptop under $400 that is going to provide portability, functionality, and power without costing arms and legs.

The laptop under 400 dollars should not be like settling with a sub-standard product. You should never opt-with an underpowered and old-fashioned laptop that will make you a laughing stone in the classroom. In fact, purchasing a $400 laptop needs careful consideration, you will have to go through hundreds of products, and check their specs and ratings.

Do not worry; I am going to get this done for you. Just because you do not have a massive budget, you cannot buy a decent looking and superb performing notebook.

I have crafted a comprehensive list of the best laptops under 400 dollar budget. It is a great time to buy a laptop, as big retailers are offering great deals. The list of the laptops has gone through a detailed check-up process.  I have gone through their specification, configuration and build quality, also checked the ratings and reviews.

The laptops mentioned are going to render an amazing range of performance and daily tasks without any hiccup. So without further ado, here are the Top 10 Best Laptops Under $400 in 2020:

1. Acer Aspire E 15
2. ASUS VivoBook 15
3. Lenovo Flex 14
4. Microsoft Surface Go
5. Dell Inspiron 5584
6. HP Pavilion X360
7. Asus Vivobook Flip 14
8. Lenovo Ideapad 330S
9. HP 14-df0020nr
10. ASUS VivoBook F510QA

Best Laptops Under $400

1. Acer Aspire E 15

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Acer has earned a great reputation in the world of budget laptops. This laptop is a good example, how Acer perfectly manages to offer everything in price. The laptop under $400 comes equipped with solid configuration and impressive hardware specifications.

It is powered with Intel 8th generation famous coffee lake core i3 processor. Having an 8th generation processor for $400 is something amazing and must count. The laptop shares a sturdy built and offers an extended life-span compared to the counterparts. It is made of high-quality plastic, which is heat-resistant and keeps the temperature of the laptop under control.

Acer Aspire E15 shares an amazing range of specification, ideal for school-goers, business-persons, and casual users. It’s the perfect precision trackpad and keyboard with separate Numpad is something easier to manage the load of work and assignments.

The laptop is featured with 6GB RAM, to give smooth and turbulence-free multitasking and task handling, integration of 1TB HDD to store music files, assignments, high-resolution videos and much more. It also shares standard ports, USB-C ports and Fast DVD for multi-drive.

It’s 13.5 inches FHD screen with (1920 x 1080) is going to render amazing and vibrant display on the screen. In the battery backup department, the laptop is not far behind. It’s battery run time is falls around 12-13 hours for casual task handling, which is a good thing.

The Acer Aspire E-15 is a laptop that comes with a comprehensive range of choices for casual users. Its attractive design, incredible performance, fast wireless, and extended battery life has made it one of the hot favorite choices among casual users.

So, in a nutshell, the laptop hits the right chords and falls on your criteria of a handsome laptop under budget range.

 

2. ASUS VivoBook 15

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If you are a frequent traveler and looking for a decent laptop under budget, look nowhere. We have something unique to offer in the $400 price tag, ASUS VivoBook 15. The laptop is recently released and has wreaked havoc in the world of laptop manufacturing.

Its design and portability are something you must count while going on a hunt. The laptop shares a slate gray finish which showcases a premium look. The ASUS budget range laptop is a lightweight machine, you will love to have it on-board, believe me.

It is integrated with a 15 inches FHD screen with a Nano edge bezel display. The display offers crisp, clear and vibrant graphics on the screen with good viewing angles. You will be amazed to behold the screen and its smoothness.

It is powered with an 8th generation core i3-8145U processor, paired with 8GB of RAM. The combo renders an amazing range of speed without freezing.

Though the storage department seems disappointed, 128GB SSD hard might not fill the bill, but look at solid-state drive under $400 man. You cannot have to afford an SSD in the budget range, still, the brand managed to integrate this. The SSD drive will really impress you, if you have not used it before, and having it the rolling first time.

The laptop is also equipped with a backlit keyboard, ergonomically designed keyboard to provide amazing speed. The trackpad is huge and provides good precision. The laptop shares all required slots, ports likes of USB-C port which provides great use.

One of the amazing and worth-sharing feature of it, intel UDH graphics card which offers adequate graphics backup to run heavy applications. You can have the laptop using for photo editing, use Adobe Photoshop and other graphics-oriented applications without any hiccup.

It comes equipped with the fastest 802.11ac WI-FI 5 for faster internet connectivity and Bluetooth connection. If we check all specs and configuration, I can assure you that the laptop ASUS VivoBook 15 is the most evident option under $400 price.

 

3. Lenovo Flex 14 2-in-1 Laptop

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If you are desired to purchase a versatile 2-in-1 laptop under 400, you have landed on the right spot. Though, Lenovo Flex series is an amazing line-up of 2-in-1 laptops and every laptop under the line has something unique to render. But, when it comes to Flex 14, all other feels leg behind due to the superb performance of it.

Lenovo has designed a great looking laptop, every section has been taken care of greatly. It sports a 14 inches anti-glare touchscreen HD display, which is ideal for less-loading touch-based games or watching movies or for art lovers.

It offers an intel Pentium gold 5405U processor which is fast enough to give a boost to your processing. It also shares a 4GB RAM paired with a 128GB SSD storage which is a great add-on for a convertible laptop. The laptop runs a Windows 10 home basic which goes pretty smooth with the laptop and its hardware specification.

The laptop shares One USB-C port, HDMI and Two USB 3.1 port and microSD card options. The connectivity option integrated with the laptop is great, you can use the ports to copy data or inject TV connection to make the display on the laptop screen.

The laptop converts into a full-fledge laptop, its 360-degree hinge helps it converted. You can use the full-fledged keyboard with a separate Numpad to compile your documents and do your work on the go. Or convert into a tab, and gets a full-functioning tablet to watch a movie or do things of your wish.

It comes equipped with the fastest WI-FI 802.11ac Bluetooth which helps you stay connected all the time with the fastest internet connection available. The laptop weighs around 3.5 pounds which would not harm your shoulders obviously, a hands-down option to go-with at this price.

 

4. Microsoft Surface Go

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If you are eyeing on a laptop cum tablet with rich features and good speed, have a Microsoft designed, Microsoft Surface Go.

The laptop comes with a 10-inch screen, with a detachable keyboard. It weighs a mere 1.3 pounds, a great travel companion; you even would not feel the availability of it. This is the smallest, lightest surface series device up till now. It fits easily in your bag and offers laptop performance with tablet portability.

The laptop is a beast to offer casual day-to-day performance and run office and other applications like a pro. It comes with a powerful Intel Pentium Gold processor and shares 4GB RAM to skyrocket your processing.

It is integrated with a 128GB SSD drive to offer plenty of space to add files and folders without worrying much about space. Space is less compared to a full-fledged laptop, but when we understand it is a laptop-cum-table, everything settles smoothly.

Its 10-inches screen offers a stunning pixel sense display with a touchscreen for fast and quick browsing and binge-watching. The laptop comes with licensed Office 365 with all other Microsoft applications. Enjoy the freedom of using licensed MS Word, PowerPoint, one-note and outlook.

 

5. Dell Inspiron 5584

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If you want to get as much of your hard-earned money as you can, then you definitely move towards Dell laptop. The brand is famous due to sturdy and powerhouse laptops in every range. It is one of the most followed and purchased brand all over the globe.

It shares a 15.6 inches FHD screen with IPS panels and anti-glaring display to render crispy, clear and high-graphics images. You will enjoy the running high-resolution videos over there, as it would not skip any color.

The keyboard, on the other hand, is amazingly designed, with a separate pad. It provides a more convenient typing experience, as backlit integration has added a great flavor. You will be able to use the keyboard in low light conditions due to RGB backlit display.

The laptop is powered with 8th generation Intel Core i3-8145U processor which is a hands-down steal at the price mentioned. You grab 4GB RAM which is an adequate addition, and we expect this range of random access memory at the price tag.

The laptop can run heavy apps such as Adobe Photoshop and others. To skyrocket the visual processing, it comes equipped with Intel UHD 620 graphics card which maintains the visual performance without rendering or freezing error.

The laptop comes with all necessary ports and fast internet and Bluetooth connection. You will be able to connect your desired device and enjoy fast copying of the data and much more. It also comes with nice added speakers. The speaker on the flip side has been a great hallmark of the brand; even the cheapest laptop would render top-notch audio performance.

The laptop provides everything that one will need from day to day casual using. Its hardware configuration will offer you a smooth and error-free user experience. You can play mid-range games, use it for casual tasks handling and as a productivity machine.

I can assure you after beholding the ratings and reviews, Dell Inspiron laptop is an ideal option at this price. The decision of purchasing the laptop would not let you down.

 

6. Asus Vivobook Flip 14

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If you are planning to purchase an affordable laptop for casual using which does not weigh much, have Asus Vivobook flip 14 on-board. The small screen of 14-inches with a lightweight and sleek design makes it a good laptop for casual task handling.

For such a compact laptop, you get your hands on an Intel Quad-Core Pentium N5000 processor with a 4GB DDR 4 RAM. Though the processor is not of what we have others enlisted, still for casual tasks doing, this a more than enough. The laptop can bring forth fair performance for daily using, even can run some heavy apps over there without any trouble.

The Flip 14 offers 128GB eMMC storage, enough to store files and folders on the go. It shares a 14 inches screen with NanoEdge HD view technology, your eyes would not hurt even after using it and sticking to the screen for prolonged hours. The display of the laptop is a range around a 178-degree viewing angle, greatly optimized for watching videos.

The laptop shares 73% screen to body ration and weighs around 3.3 pounds. It comes with all ports and connectivity, likes of USB 3.1 Type-C and Micro HDMI, Micro USB and SD card reader for a better and good range of connectivity. You will not feel any problem in connecting it to any of the external devices of your wish.

The laptop is designed for ultra-accurate touch screen experience. The high-precision touch sensors spaced 6 mm ensures impeccable sensitivity over the high-resolution display. You can use it as a tablet, just rolls it’s around, durable 360-degree moving hinges offer any angle placement without any trouble.

 

7. Lenovo Ideapad 330S

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From its first look, it displays its ascetics nearer to the business laptop. But, upon checking its configuration, you see it can run mid-range games and able to handle even some latest titles. I am not claiming the laptop can run high-ended games, but upon comparing its gaming configuration with other enlisted, it sweeps others from the root.

A great built laptop shares a platinum gay color finish which gives a rich look and feel. The 15.6 inches FHD backlit display laptop renders amazing 1366 x 768 pixels resolution. The laptop is powered with AMD A12-9720P Quad-core processor with a boost up to 3.6 GHz.

The laptop is backed with a massive 8GB DDR4 RAM and also integrated with AMD Radeon R7 graphics for handling graphics and visual department. The storage department will not felt left, equipped with 1TB HDD drive which is ample storage which allows you storing hell of the data and movie collection.

Other than that, amazing thing is, all these specs are wrapped under a 0.9 thin profile which weighs around 4.8 pounds. It runs Windows 10 home basic operating system and features all ports and slots required for connectivity.

The laptop is a hands-down choice for someone who wants to go through gaming and video and photo editing. The laptop can take a load of heavy apps such as Photoshop and others without any hiccup.

Ideapad 330s shares a full-fledge keyboard with a separate Numpad for easy and error-free typing and compiling. The RGB backlit integration to the keyboard will offer you a great typing experience, especially typing in low light conditions.

 

8. HP Premium High Performance Business Flagship Laptop

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If you are looking for a laptop that could handle low-range games and high-resolution videos along with heavy apps, look nowhere other than HP Premium High Performance Business Flagship Laptop. The laptop is among one of those laptops which fills the bill for casual doing, business persons, school going and much more.

The 14-inch laptop offers an HD display which is a rare feature to grab at this price. This is an all-rounder laptop, and you would not regret buying this for sure. Now, let’s head towards its vital organs.

It comes featured with an 8th Generation Intel CoreTM i3-8130U Processor, paired with 4GB RAM and fast 128GB SSD drive. The integration of an SSD drive under the price tag of $400 is a worth mentioning feature.

Other than the solid configuration, the laptop shares a robust built quality. It comes with silver-color finish with a shiny logo on the lid. The laptop looks amazing, sober-looking and one can take the laptop around due to the firm gripping of it.

It shares a full-fledged keyboard with separate Numpad; the keys are ergonomic and provide amazing feeling with mushy feedback. It is a 14-inches laptop with FHD display, IPS panel’s integration, and wide viewing angles. The laptop is bolstered with a good-sized battery, can withstand at least 5-hours in single charging.

 

9. ASUS VivoBook F510QA

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Are you planning to purchase a mid-range laptop under $400, you got the right product with ASUS VivoBook F510QA. The latest deals are coming nearer and you need to get ready to grab even the price lower than this. This is a budget notebook and sports a stylish design with the 0.8-inch waistline.

Where the laptops suffer at high-resolution, this laptop is promised to provide a 1366 x 768 display without any freezing. The laptop sports a 1080P screen with IPS panels and Nano edge bezel for better screen to body ration.

The 15.6 Inches Full HD wide viewing angle displaying laptop is a splendid machine for software enhancement. You can have your heavy apps running over there without any break; the laptop can endure a load of heavy apps without any trouble.

Asus Vivobook is powered with AMD Quad Core A12-9720P Processor and AMD Radeon R7 graphics card to skyrocket your visual performance. It features an 8GB DDR4 RAM, and 256GB SSD drive, and a chicklet keyboard with fingerprint sensors.

The laptop comes with all connectivity ports including USB 3.1 TYPE-C, USB 3.0, USB 2.0 and HDMMI. You can connect any external storage you desire, as it features everything you need. The laptop also comes bolstered with WI-FI 5 which keeps you connected without any interface.

 

Q#1: Can You Game on a 400 Dollar laptop?

The laptops under $400 should not be expected to run modern games for sure. Yes, if your gaming definition is to run mine craft or Sims series or some old PC games.

Even, some of the laptops added to the list can run AA titles with low to average settings. The laptops which are incorporated with UHD 620 graphics card can run the AA titles with mentioned settings.

Q#2: Are these laptops useful for students?

Yes, without thinking twice. These laptops are great for school goers. I must say, the common thing about all the notebook added share is, they all are good for school students.

Even for the casual task handling, day to day tasks can go through using these laptops. If your kid is a pro gamer and runs AAA titles, the definition for the school laptop changes. And you must look for a gaming laptop, rather digging here in $400 laptops.

Guru’s Verdict

These are the best laptop you can buy under $400. You can read reviews, behold configuration and check other features before giving a final call to a product. The best is ideal for casual using, partial gaming and business as well.

The list has been crafted after hours of research, hope you like it and share among your circle to make it reach to a broader audience.

Updated: January 9, 2021

If you do not want to spend all your savings into purchasing a laptop, and hunting for a budget option, you are landed at the right spot. You do not have to necessarily spend thousands of dollars into housing a laptop for basic computing.

You can have the best laptop under $200 for browsing, running simple apps, viewing documents, watching Netflix and other streaming portals and compiling your documents or emails.

Actually, if you would have asked me about purchasing a good laptop under $200 a decade back, my answer would have been different. In this decade, the technological transitions have led us on a pathway where we have plenty of options in specifications as well as budget-wise.

Now, you can step out in the market and can have a good machine for doing your casual tasks mentioned above. You might not be able to use a 200 dollar laptop for serious computing, but you will accomplish your goal of compiling a mail, writing your blogs, using social media and handling other casual chores.

You need to understand that you cannot play games over there; you get what you paid for. The laptops come with the bare bone specs, minimal drive space, memory, and processor.

You must not use them for gaming, just handover this for your kid to surf web and get assistance in studies. Stick to the guide, do not roam around, you are going to find an amazing laptop under 200 dollars. So without further ado, here are the Top 10 Best Gaming Laptops Under $200 in 2020:

1. Lenovo Chromebook 11
2. Acer Aspire 1
3. ASUS Chromebook C202SA
4. Samsung Chromebook 3
5. Lenovo Chromebook S330
6. HP Chromebook 14
7. HP Stream 11
8. Acer Chromebook 11
9. ASUS VivoBook L203MA
10. HP Chromebook 14

Best Laptops Under $200

1. Lenovo Chromebook 11

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Lenovo is an established brand with a wide array of options to choose from. The brand got line-up in about every range of prices. The Lenovo Chromebook 11 is an amazing combination of good specs and performance.

You can have the best Chromebook under 200 for doing your casual studying typing bror finish and rubber edges with sturdy built. It is powered with a MediaTek MT8173C processor which is good enough to do fine browsing and run the basic applications.

The Chromebook on the flip side are always good to render incredible browsing experience. If you stay online for hours and browse or stream videos, you do not have to look for an option other than this.  The laptop also features Integrated MediaTek Graphics to provide comparatively good visual experience.

Lenovo Chromebook 11 does not come with a DVD/CD drive, but the tiny chassis is enough to provide you basic connectivity ports including USB type-C, USB 3.0 and MicroSD card slot and audio jack as well. The laptop offers a full-fledged keyboard option, with well-spaced keys and good travel distance.

The laptop comes with a 4GB DDR3 RAM which is enough good to hold up your everyday tasks without freezing or rendering issues. The Lenovo 11-inch Chromebook comes with a 3GB inbuilt flash storage.

The laptop proclaimed shock resistant feature, withstand drops up to 29inches, the average desks heights in the classrooms. With 11-inches LED, (1366×768) resolution and integration of IPS panels make the laptop ideal for a basic level of studies. The laptop features 3-cell batteries, good enough to render 3-4 hours undisturbed performance.

 

 2. Acer Aspire 1

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If you are the one who cannot settle with an 11-inch screen laptop, Acer Aspire 1 offers spellbound display experience with its 14-inches screen and Full-HD(1920 x 1080) resolution. The laptop checks all the right boxes, and a hands-down option to go with at the price mentioned. Can you believe having SSD storage at this price?

You will have to believe, as the laptop comes with a 32GB SSD storage to read/write your files at double speed compared to flash memory. Acer took the storage problem seriously and comes with the option to give competition to the best windows laptops under 200 dollars.

The laptop is powered with an Intel Celeron N3450 processor with up to 1.1 GHz clock speed and paired with 4GB DDR3L RAM to deal with processing and multi-tasking simultaneously. It also shares Intel HD graphics 500 shared cards, do not have to worry about visual section at all.

The laptop weighs around 3.64 pounds, a perfect travel companion. Acer Aspire 1 also shares a trackpad and chicklet style keyboard; do not have to worry about using a poorly structured or performing keyboard for your typing tasks.

It is a full-fledged laptop with every feature on-board. You got every connectivity port option likes of HDMI ports, SD card reader, USB 2.0, USB 3.0 and a power jack along with headphone jack. Though you will have to endure the speaker’s quality, other options are good to go through.

I must say, the laptop is enough powerful to withstand sort of heavy apps you throw at it, not video editing apps that even give a dizzy to powerful machines. You can rely upon it for video streaming, as it comes with high resolutions compare to the other notebooks in the list, along with superb browsing.

 

3. ASUS Chromebook C202SA

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ASUS never disappoint its audience and always come with out of the box solution. The brand is ranked for the most expensive laptops industry and got an amazing follow-up among gamers. In the hunt for a budget laptop under 200, I found the ASUS Chromebook C202SA-YS04 falling right on our criteria.

The laptop hits the right chord and is the fine option to go with for a student who needs a laptop to assist in his studies. It comes with 11.6 inches screen and enough capability to withstand the casual work-load thrown by a student.

The laptop is designed with Nano-modeling technology and comes with a shock-resistant option due to its rubber bumpers. The laptop can withstand around 4-feet fall without any damage due to its solid built.

Asus Chromebook is powered with the Intel Celeron N3060 processor with up to  2.48 clock speed. The laptop is paired with a 4GB RAM to handle the load of work simultaneously. It is also taken as the most powerful Chromebook as it also features an Intel HD 400 graphics shared card to take care of the visual sections.

You will have hands-down online browsing as well as online streaming experience. With the laptop, you will have Google Docs, office online, quick office and other standard Microsoft office applications without any issue.

Though you will have to endure a limited storage option, 32GB flash storage cannot be enough to hold a good number of apps and other documents. In fact, most of the space goes to the operating system files. Still, you got a 100GB cloud storage option for free, without purchasing a subscription or anything.

The laptop features 11.6 inches 1366×768 screens with resolutions of 1366×768. You get a 180-degree hinge for easy viewing while studying in groups. Though the brand claims battery withstanding around 10-hours, I cannot say the same at all. The laptop is good to go, can help you in studying, and for online browsing, surfing, streaming a hands-down option.

 

4. Samsung Chromebook 3

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If you are desired to purchase a Chromebook to carry out your casual online tasks without any interruptions, Samsung Chromebook 3 is the best grab under budget price range. The price is slightly upward from 200, but you get the best product with few bucks added on the budget streak.

The Chromebook shares all in black chassis and renders decent performance integrated with suitable specifications needed to carry out casual takes.

The laptop is powered with Intel Celeron N3050 processor and paired up with 4GB DDR3 RAM to skyrocket your multi-tasking. The laptop’s storage section is also taken care of well, with 64GB eMMC you are going to store a good number of files data without any interruption. Though, the flash storage speed is not as good as SSD still, good to go at the price.

The Chromebook allows you to create documents on Google Docs and browse online for hours with powerful battery run time. It is featured 11.6 inches Full HD LCD with a maximum resolution of (1366 x 768).

The laptop shares a splendid battery runtime; you will have the laptop onboard for hours without any need to inject charging. The laptop withstands with you for at least 10-hours, and you will love to have it at campus, school or traveling.

With Samsung Chromebook, everything comes at your fingertips. Just sign in to your Google account and access dozens of apps and stuff available over there. You get cloud protected with built-in security features, get splendid Chromebook experience.

 

5. Lenovo Chromebook S330

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Lenovo designed the laptop specifically with the needs of casual users and students. It features everything that a student needs in his studies, with reliable performance. The budget range laptop comes in hands under 200 bucks, no need to spend tons of cash in housing a casual laptop for everyday needs.

The laptop shares all-black color chassis and has given a professional style. It weighs around 3 pounds, and inch thickness, a good companion to take around while traveling or anywhere.

It is a professional laptop with an amazing range of features, powered with 1.7 GHz MediaTek processor and 4GB RAM to skyrocket your multi-processing. It also comes with a 64GB eMMC storage which can be further expanded via memory card slot. The card slot can extend the storage up to 128GB, though 64GB is enough to go for casual doings.

The Chromebook shares an amazing keyboard, widely spaced keys with good travel speed. You will have an amazing typing experience. It’s the battery is something to cherish, you get full 8-hours without any interruption in single charging. The laptop is ideal for school and college students, as it can be used for online tasks quite easily.

Again it is a Chromebook, designed to be used primarily for online tasks such as browsing, streaming, compiling and much more. You must not take this as a heavy performance-oriented device; it would run small PC games or heavy apps as well.

 

6. HP Chromebook 14-db0050nr

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HP has always been a front-runner in a budget laptop. You would see its line-run ranking top in the business niche. The built quality of the brand has always impressed even hard competitors. The brand has recently launched another laptop with ChromeOS.

The laptop shares a 14 inches screen and a perfect secondary computer for students and business persons. The laptop is incredible if you need something to stay online for hours and to carry out your casual tasks such as compiling emails, watching videos, streaming and taking notes in class.

The 14-inches HD display laptop comes with a built-in HD webcam. The laptop features the same keyboard as HP stream book 14, with slightly different controls. You are going to get an amazing typing experience, type for hours without getting tired at all.

You might find the size smaller than you prefer, but regardless of the smaller size, it shares a huge touchpad to continue your tasks. The Chromebook does not have a DVD/CD drive but features all required ports to connect it with any external storage.

The laptop shares fast WI-FI and internet connectivity. It also has Bluetooth 4.0 and is powered with the AMD Dual-Core A4-9120 processor up to 2.5GHz clock speed. The laptop shares a 4GB DDR4 RAM which can deliver optimum range performance, even for editing word files and surfing the web with many taps opened.

Though 32GB storage might not fill the bill you also get 100GB of Google Drive space to save your documents over there. The laptop comes with all features needed for casual tasks doing, or for staying online for hours. It weighs less, ideal for students who need to carry the laptop around even for an entire day.

 

7. HP Stream 11

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With time, people are more appealing towards smaller sized laptops. The trend is taking the laptop world and every one after portable machines. You might not have been using a smaller sized laptop, once you do, fall in love with them.

The top brands have sniffed the trend and always started developing smaller but powerful laptop. Hp is a renowned brand, knows its clients well and always come up with an incredible solution in budget option.

HP Stream 11 is the recently launched laptop by the brand; it might not be that powerful but offers good performance with Windows operating system installed. The laptop can take a good load, and manage every section quite amazingly.

The plastic body made a laptop comes in a wide array of colors; you can choose your desired color on the go. The laptop shares Dual-core Intel Celeron N4000 processor which is good enough to take the load you throw at it, in its capacity.

The laptop shares a powerful battery which can work for 6-hours with one time fully charged. You can maximize the battery run time by turning off the useless features and operations running behind.

The 11-inches laptop offers full HD display and 1366 x 768-pixel display resolution, perfect to watch your favorite serial or web series.

The laptop shares 32GB eMMC storage, which can further be expanded using an SD card. The RAM size lies at 4GB DDR4, can handle the multi-tasking and other application run without freezing or delaying.

In a nutshell, the laptop is slim, sensitive and good performing for casual tasks doing. The one lack, storage space is not that big issue can be solved with external drives or SD card integration.

 

8. Acer Chromebook 11

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Although Acer started out making a name for itself in the Chromebook world quite a late, he still managed a good place within the shortest span of time. The laptop shares many amazing features, good for someone who stays online and needed something powerful for online task handling.

Do not let Intel Celeron processor 2GB RAM size fool you, Acer’s CB3-132-C4VV is one of the most popular Chromebook you ever experienced. The laptop runs a light ChromeOS operating system, thanks to Chrome for developing such a light OS for lightweight laptops.

The laptop is famous due to its fast boot-up time; it wakes up within 7-seconds. The 11.6 inches shares Intel Celeron N3060 processor and renders HD display without missing any color. You get 4GB RAM, 16GB eMMC and withstand at least for 10-hours in single-charging.

The laptop offers a good range of speed in handling Microsoft Office files in Google docs, sheets and slides. You get the Google Play Store, and the rich library offers millions of apps to download and use at the moment.

You might find the 16GB storage a downside, on the flip side you can use a 64GB micro SD card and extend the space. The laptop also offers 100GB online storage space in the shape of Google Drive for 2-years, get it used rightly, and you would not need any further storage expansion at all.

 

9. ASUS VivoBook L203MA

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ASUS VivoBook L203MA is one of the top-selling ASUS products on Amazon. The reason for it becoming the top seller is obvious- lightweight, compact, inexpensive and attractive design.

Its plastic casing may get you to feel it a flimsy or cheap laptop, but it is designed with portability, convenience, and performance in mind. The VivoBook offers extended battery runtime and comes with a chiclet keyboard to outshine others.

The VivoBook is famous due to its thin build, 0.7 inches thickness and less weight design, 2.2 pounds of weight. You can have its keyboard used for hours without any sign of getting tired due to the keyboard performance.

The laptop is powered with Intel Celeron N4000 Processor up to 2.6 GHz clock speed and 4M cache. You get your hands onto a powerful machine that can go through any work you throw at it. The laptop shares a 64GB eMMC storage, 4GB DDR4 RAM and an HD webcam for brighter video chat.

The laptop shares an 11.6 inches screen with a Full HD display. It also features a TN display that is of low quality, a downside obviously. The laptop is not built to perform heavy tasks like video editing, heavy apps running or gaming. You can have it for web surfing, document viewing, email compiling, streaming and much more in the row.

With its 18o-degree hinge, the VivoBook L203MA can be laid out on the surface or on the table. For students who study in groups and need something to withstand the abuse, have the model onboard-perfect for sharing content with groups of friends.

The viva book L203MA also adds dual-band 802.11ac for strong WI-FI connection; you will receive stronger data transmission with minimal interruptions. With the laptop, you get all connectivity ports onboard. You get USB-C type USB 3.1, and HDMI to connect media connection.

 

10. HP Chromebook 14-inch

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As we all know, HP is a giant in the budget laptop niche. It’s laptop quality and built has always amazed the users. With HP Chromebook 14-inch, you are going to get a superb performing laptop with a good range of specifications.

The laptop fits the needs of students, who need a laptop for group studying. It shares 14.6 inches FHD screen with IPS panel integrated and HD webcam. The laptop also features a full-fledged keyboard, which helps you to go through any typing tasks without any trouble.

HP Chromebook 14  shares dual-core Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor N3350 with up to 2.4 GHz clock speed. The laptop is added with 32GB eMMC storage, slightly less space, a student could require to store files and folders. The Gdrive online cloud space can fill the bill in this regard, you get 2-years cloud storage free.

The HP Chromebook runs ChromeOS obviously, with 4GB DDR4 RAM, you get a good size random access memory to take your files and folder run at a time.

The Chromebook is an ideal companion to take around while on traveling, at the campus or on any business meeting due to its fewer weight dimensions. With its long-lasting battery runtime, you get at least 10-hours in single go without any need of charging.

In a nutshell, you are going to receive a seamless Chromebook experience without any turbulence. The Google Play Store in the form of the app store is going to help you find any application you require for entertainment, gaming and studying purposes.

 

Guru’s Verdict

Now, you get the list of top laptops under $200 and you can use these laptops for more than a couple of years.

Though, the mentioned budget is not enough to have a powerful laptop for computing, more than just browsing and online file handling. These laptops as well offer you incredible web surfing, online file viewing, file editing, and typing experience.

With so many options out there, it really becomes hard to pin-point a laptop, in that scenario; you need to look out at your usage and requirements. Yes, always look for portability, battery life, and performance, as you would not like to have an under-power poor performance machine.

I am aware that storage will be the issue with the listed laptop, but I cannot have a better option than these, the budget constraints do not let us spread our hands.

 

If you are planning to purchase a laptop under $600 what would be your expectation from the laptop? The laptop should look good, it must have an ample amount of specification, it could take a load of casual takes and etc.

It is understandable, everyone who is spending $600 in purchasing a laptop must expect these features. But, could you have all in one laptop?

Yes, you can have all in one. You need to have close eyes on the latest models and see what they come with. The latest models of the novice brand often render amazing performance rather than branded laptops.

So, you have no need to endure the pain of scrubbing the internet to find them. I have done this for you. I have compiled a list of top laptops under $600.These laptops perform extremely well in terms of day to day tasks and also fill your gaming desires. So without further ado, here are the Top 10 Best Laptops Under 600 Dollars in 2021:

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1. Dell Inspiron 5000

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Dell has always been an established player in the computer and laptop industry. Their affordable yet reliable machines make them an easy choice for general use and sometimes even specialized laptops.

The Dell Inspiron 5000 laptop offers great performance in a 2-in-1 package. Dell balances all the right parts to provide a user experience that is functional but doesn’t break the bank.

The Dell Inspiron uses a very muted and simple design, letting the internal components speak for themselves. The 13.3″ Full HD Display makes for a good experience watching entertainment or playing light games while on the go, great for trips or an extended visit to a cafe.

The laptop houses an Intel Core i5-8250U processor, capable enough to handle day to day tasks and medium workloads. The level of processor is often integrated with the highest gaming laptops, under the expensive price tag.

Paired with 8GB of DDR4 memory, it offers an adequate day to day experience and will be more then enough to get the job done for general web browsing, word processing, and light workload tasks. The 256GB SSD gives a good amount of fast internal storage to help you store and retrieve your documents and entertainment without waiting for loading times or slow transfers.

Because this is a 2-in-1 laptop, the keyboard was not one of the main focuses of this device with okay actuation force, key travel, and chassis flexing. If you’re looking for a laptop to do a lot of typing on, your mileage may vary with the Inspiron 5000.

Note: If you’re a writer and you need writing performance on the go then check out our Best Laptops for Writers guide.

Coming in at under $600, the Dell Inspiron 5000 is a great laptop with functionality that you will find useful in many different situations from light work, to web browsing, to content consumption, you will find a lot of what you need in a small, inexpensive package.

2. Acer Aspire 5

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If you have been surfing the web to hunt an all-purpose laptop, your search ends here. Acer Aspire 5 has something exceptional to offer in performance and specification. The laptop has all to stand out in the massive crowd. There are reasons why this beast has been getting the most number of sales on Amazon.

Acer Aspire 5 houses a splendid screen with an attractive design. The laptop is a great fit for students or travelers who do their job on the go. The lightweight design will offer a splendid travel experience, without hitting your back hard.

The Acer Aspire 5 comes with a powerful processor with incredible processing speed. The latest 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1035G1 processor with 8GB DDR4 is more than enough to carry out every kind of task without rendering or freezing.

The laptop also features the latest generation hard disk to store your precious data. With a 256GB NVMe SSD, the user can store, a good range of important files needed.

No one in the age of cloud stores data in the computer, people tend to get the right use of the cloud. You see it boasting with an Intel UHD graphics, to give a splash to your image and video processing.

It is a 15.6 inches Full HD, featuring LED-backlit and IPS panels with 1920 x 1080 pixels of resolution. The screen features a special 180-degree lay-flat display, just to offer optimum viewing experience without damaging your retina.

The best feature of the laptop is its blue light Shield feature to protect the user’s eyes. With the help of the screen of this kind, one can continuously do light gaming or watch movies for prolonged hours without thinking much of sigh damaging.

The beast features a comparatively comfortable backlit keyboard. You can comfortably carry out typing for hours; the comforts would never vanish off. When it comes to battery life the Acer aspire 5 killed it you can except easily 8 to 10 hours on normal daily tasks.

3. Lenovo Flex 14

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If you have to deal with lots of touches and type kind of stuff, sticking to Lenovo Flex 14 2-in-1 laptop would be a wise decision under $600.

In some sections, Lenovo beast scores higher marks than the Dell product. The design is splendid; it showcases more like a premium laptop at an expensive price range. The laptop is made of aluminum, a sturdy built altogether.

The Lenovo Flex 14 is one of the best laptops for drawing students as it gives an active pen lets you draw and taking note directly on the screen anywhere you go. This is an amazing feature in such a tight budget.

Speaking of the processor, the laptop is powered with Intel Pentium Gold 5405U processor and houses 4GB DDR4 Memory. Both the specs are good to go for multi-task handling. You get a 128GB SSD to store your data, the better file storing and handling with the latest generation of hard disk type.

Lenovo Flex 14 offering a 14-inch touchscreen display with full HD resolution. The sturdy hinges attached are tough enough to be molded in any direction around 180-degree without any fear of damage or cracking.

The laptops support a fast charger that charged your laptop 80% in just one hour. The battery stands easily up to 10 hours with a one-time charge.

The laptop holds sturdy built, withstand harsh conditions. For someone looking for a powerful option at the affordable price range, Lenovo Flex 14 touch and type is perfect to go an option.

4. Acer Swift 3

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The Acer product fulfills the criteria of a modern laptop. The laptop is fully capable of processing every heavy task you throw at it. It features a good battery backup and unparalleled portability. The laptop meets your requirements and appeals to a wide range of people to houses it. It comes with a skill silver chassis, made of aluminum, a sober and pleasing look it showcases.

The machine houses an intel line processor, Intel i5-8265U to process everything swiftly. It is integrated with 8GB RAM, to make you deal with lots of doing simultaneously. You will never see it freezing and making your experience spoilt.

The storage space is splendid, at least to have at the price under $600. This boasts a 256GB SSD hard drive; this much of space is more than enough to hold important files and data along.

The Acer Swift holds a 14-inch Full HD IPS LED-backlit display. The narrowing bezel makes you have an enhanced viewing experience with great clarity. You would not be disappointed with the screen and its clarity, hats off to the color vividness integrated. The weight of the machine lies around 3.2 pounds, a good option to have hands-on, for a traveling gadget.

Other adds on such a fingerprint sensor, a good range of battery backup and a good keyboard make it a viable option to accomplish your daily tasks without any big hiccup. The company proclaims batter backup ranging 10-12 hours, in my opinion, the battery backup goes around 8-hours of continuous browsing.

5. HP 15 Laptop

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The HP Pavilion 15 is a great day to day use laptop with a cousin that specializes in gaming at a budget. If you’re looking for something more focused on gaming be sure to check out our list of Gaming Laptops Under $600. However if you just want a general use laptop that can do light gaming and other mainstream tasks, do not overlook this laptop.

The laptop’s chassis is black metal with acid green accents, quite stunning aesthetics, this machine displays. It has Intel i5-1135G7 latest generation processor with 8GB DDR4 to tackle video games quite seamlessly.

The on board 256GB SSD is large enough to handle most of your documents and other files

Besides the good hardware configuration, the gaming laptop also has a captivating screen size. It comes with a 15.6 inches Full HD anti-glaring Backlit display. The inclusion of IPS panels will make you view your screen vivid colors outside without of light-reflecting to your retina.

Along with having such tremendous benefits of gaming, you get a good battery backup as well. The providers say the laptop withstands at least 8 hours with battery backup. As per my experience, 6-7 hours of continuous working experience is something this beast is capable to hold.

Do not forget, it also features a full-sized island-style backlit keyboard with a separate numeric keypad line, to render a comfortable gaming experience on the go. I think, HP Pavilion 15, goes beyond our expectation, and make us experience the highest gaming options on the go. Have this laptop on top numbers, and do not forget the configuration it comes up with.

6. Lenovo Ideapad S340

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Lenovo is not left behind in producing some of the mesmerizing casual using laptops. The Ideapad series of the same brand has gained lots of praise, in recent times.

The latest Lenovo IdeaPad S340 has a splendid range of configuration, as well as performances. The laptop boasts a platinum gray finish chassis which displays a premium looks. The Ideapad is one of the top leading selling laptops under $600 on Amazon.

It features the latest Intel Core i5-8265U quad-core processor with 6MB cache and reaches up to 3.9 GHz clocking speed. The laptop integrates an 8GB DDR 4 RAM and 256GB M.2 SSD to boost your multi-tasking and file fetching.

I am personally a fan of Lenovo laptop, and Ideapad is the heart of the brand. You would not house a better looking, and performing laptop below 600 bucks.

The 15.6 inches HD LED-backlit display with 1920 x 1080 pixels of resolution is not going to let you down from the video presentations. It also houses an Intel UHD Graphics 620 card to boost up visual processing and graphic displaying.

The Lenovo Ideapad S340 is one of the best thin and light laptops under $600 available in the market. Even in this thin and light body the S340 gives you a great battery backup with almost 8 hours a day.

The laptop weighs around 3.9 pounds, definitely a pick for traveling around. In simple words, if you need a powerhouse of performance, with some amazing configuration, strong-battery backup, with less weight, pick this beast.

7. ASUS VivoBook 15

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If aesthetics means to you a lot pick this laptop, you would really amaze to have such a tremendous looking laptop. For a second, just put aside the configuration and other aspects and have a close look at the laptop. The stray grey color laptop is really apple to the eyes, a premium-looking laptop without any doubt.

Now move towards its configuration, this features the latest generation Intel processor, Intel Core i5-8250U, assisted with 8GB DDR4 RAM. The combination of the fastest process with RAM is really rendered optimum results on the go.

You see it has an Intel UHD 620 graphics which offers you a seamless visual experience without any single freezing. The outstanding catchy looking machine, with a tremendous range of specifications, is a one-stop shop for potential buyers.

Do not overlook the storage section. It seems ASUS wanted to make this laptop, the top-selling. The combination of SSD+HDD under the price of $600 is impossible to witness. You get 128GB SSD+ 1TB HDD. So keep an ample range of movies, data with great retrieving speed.

Apart from the drizzling range of features and specifications, the laptop also boasts a chicklet keyboard. The addition of a fingerprint sensor has made it a super protective for your data stored.

You see a 15.6 inches laptop with Full HD Wide viewing angle display. The ASUS ensures the laptop to have a Nano Edge Bezel to render a stunning look and maximum visual experience. It is a lightweight laptop, with lots of bells and whistles. If you are looking for a budget business/school laptop, consider purchasing ASUS front runner.

8. HP Pavilion 15.6

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If you are looking for a business, travel companion and student laptop, HP Pavilion 13 is a one-stop-shop for this. The laptop gains lots of appreciation in recent years; it seems HP is quite successful in it again and again.

While coming to its looks the hp pavilion sleek design and slim chassis make it a perfect grab for students. The one who travels the most finds hp pavilion very easy to carry as it just only 2.8 weights lbs.

The laptop has a standard 13.3-inch full HD LED-backlit IPS display. The display shows an energy-efficient screen Windows 10 OS. HP Pavilion 13 is powered by the Intel Core i5-8265U processor with maximum Turbo Speed up to 3.4 GHz.

It has quite impeccable DDR4 RAM of 8 GB, to handle numbers of processing without making you wait. This is a beast to handle multi-tasking and one can rely on this to get splendid processing. You get 256 PCIe Nvme M.2 SSD to speed up your entire workflow without thinking twice.

You get 2 USB 3.1 ports, 1 HDMI and USB type-c port to increase your productivity. The laptop keyboard is great and gives you a comfortable typing experience.

The battery life of HP pavilion is something out of the box. you can expect from  9 to 11 hours of battery backup that is more than enough for a business laptop under $600.

9. Lenovo Yoga L390

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Lenovo Yoga is a new edition to the Lenovo Hybrid laptop range machines. The perfect travel companion, designed to offer optimum working experience. The body is entirely made of aluminum with the great build quality and finished in dark shade.

Lenovo Yoga 730 features Intel latest Intel Core i5-8250U processor with 8GB DDR RAM. The laptop processing is great and you get a splendid performance from the beast. The laptop houses 256GB SSD drive even in this price tag which is really awesome. You receive Intel UHD graphics 620 to boost visual performance and visual processing.

Lenovo Yoga 730 Features a great keyboard, with minimal travel speed, just like premium laptops keyboard. The keys push down with little softer and less clinical than expected. The 15.6 inches Lenovo model comes with a 1920 x 1080 IPS touchscreen energy-efficient LED backlight display.

The IPS panel integration adds a great flavor, and you get no reflecting lights on your Retina. The Lenovo Screen is certainly good enough for less intensive video and image editing. You get browsing and web handling documents experience with a splendid 2-in-1 screen. So whats more you can expect at $600.

Guru’s Verdict

Before purchasing any aforementioned laptops, please compare the features, performance, and configuration, as if the laptop comes under your usage or not. As it is all about personal satisfaction, you cannot get an all-in-1 laptop, everyone has personal requirements and reach outs.

This was a comprehensive guide to purchasing a $600 laptop for casual and business use. I assure you that, you cannot have a better laptop than these under the asked price range. If you think, any of the laptops must not be included in the list, please come with a good replacement, I will happily change the product.

The last two decades of technological transitions and developments overtake even the last entire century. From a giant room-sized computer to personal computers and PCs to bag sized laptops.

In the age we are living, everyone irrespective of the business, education, age, and profession needs a laptop. A laptop that one could carry around in traveling or office, job-site, programming or engineering work, school, college or playing video games at friend’s home.

Even today’s school and high-school education cannot be continued without having a proper laptop, I know many institutes that keep a check on students whether they have a computer at home or a laptop.

The problem is, choosing a laptop has become trickier than ever before. Although, growing numbers of laptop brands offer more than one variation and you got to choose from a wide range of laptops. The other face of the coin is it makes difficult, which brand to go with or which product suits the buyer’s needs

I feel that pain and curated the best laptops under $1000 to buy in 2021. These laptops are best for everything, writing, little bit gaming, video streaming or for business.

Here are the Best Laptops Under $1000 in 2021:

These are the top 10 best laptops under $1000. You can have your hard-earned money spent on housing one of these machines. Have a view and see what falls on your needs.

1. Apple MacBook Air
2. ASUS ZenBook 13
3. Acer Predator Helios 300
4. Asus Chromebook Flip C434
5. Acer Swift 5
6. Microsoft Surface Laptop 3
7. Asus Vivobook S15
8. Lenovo Ideapad L340
9. Acer Aspire 5
10. Lenovo Thinkpad E590

Best Laptops Under $1000

1. Apple MacBook Air 13

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Apple needs no introductory words. The biggest corporation in the world, the first trillion-dollar company, and the biggest mobile brand offer great value to its customers. Their products are expensive but the product stuns the users with its reliability, functionality, and performance.

Take Apple MacBook Air 13 as an example, the laptop is a perfect combination of beautiful ascetics, powerful configuration, sturdily built and long-lasting battery runtime.

I have seen people opting with windows based system rather than Mac, and our list also consists of more Windows-based machines, the inclusion of the product was needed, the product earns its place to this list.

Macbook Air 13 comes with the latest 10th generation intel core i3 dual-core processor. The clock speed or frequency of the processor reaches up to 3.2 GHz when needed. With 8GB DDR4 RAM and 256GB SSD RAM, you get great specs to skyrocket your processing.

The added storage though seems less than what we expect, but the performance is going to stun you. You can go with larger SSD options if you got extra bucks to spend on other than 1000 dollars.

The laptop is very power efficient; its compartments are made to use minimal power to produce mind-blowing performance. As the laptop’s processor consumes minimal energy, it produces less heat.

The laptop does not come with a cooling system installed; the reason can be the laptop does not produce heat, that’s why no need to have a tool to fix an issue that is never going to surface.

MacBook Air 13 has an impeccable battery runtime. I can bet on the battery runtime, no other laptop enlisted could stand in front of this Apple product as long as the battery is concerned.

2. ASUS ZenBook 13

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ASUS has improved the design of their business laptops. The ASUS Zenbook 13 pulled off a great look and packs impressive features into a 13-inch chassis that looks smaller than XPS 13.

The best Windows laptop comes with all bells and whistles that make it stand out in the crowd. It comes with all connectivity ports, facial recognition instead of fingerprint more sans, pro-longer battery life and light-up number pad on the touchpad.

It is loaded with Intel 8th Generation core i7-8565U processor which is paired with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD storage. The laptop lives up to the ASUS family reputation and renders sky-rocketing processing performance.

It is bolstered with a stunning 13.3 inches Full HD IPS display with good viewing angles and Anti-glare display. The display is impressive and presents sharp images with the aid of Intel HD graphics 620.

The touchpad functionality is outstanding. It comes with an exclusive dual-functional touchpad; you get a touchpad with immediate switchable numeric keypad for immediate data entry.

The improved EngroLift design offers a comfortable typing position to help programmers and writers compile their docs using the ergonomic keyboard. The laptop comes with an enhanced cooling system that would not let the machine catch heat or reach thermal throttling due to excessive usage and heat.

The latest ASUS product on the line up of Zenbook comes with a high-capacity battery that offers power for more than 12-continuous hours. The battery performance would not let you down; you get the machine onboard literally for an entire day without searching for a power-chord.

3. Acer Predator Helios 300

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I do not think a list of best laptops under $1000 price segment can be made without adding Acer Predator Helios 300. The product is among the top-selling gaming laptops under $1000 in 2019, just like the previous product on the same line-up.

The laptop is a one-stop-shop for a gamer, casual user or an engineering student hunting for a good powerful laptop under the mentioned price range. It showcases beautiful design, impressive specs, sharp display and efficient as well. You get all box checked with the model, that’s very rare though.

The laptop is powered with the Generation Intel Core i7-9750H coffee lake Hexa-core processor that makes the machine a highly efficient beast to tackle every amount of work-load.

The brand further expanded its power to give it an ample 16GB DDR4 RAM, the RAM size literally can take up a load of even high-ended games. The icing on the cake, the laptop is integrated with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti graphics card.

Do not take GTX 1060 Ti and GTX 1660 Ti same, the later is an upgraded and way powerful version. If you are a gamer and wanted to crack some new titles, get the power-packed laptop and run any title you wish.

The only drawbacks, and the reason why put the laptop a few chords down, its storage. This laptop comes with a 256GB SSD that is low than expected for a gamer. That would not be an issue, the storage is upgradable, one can extend the space spending a few bucks more.

It comes equipped with a 15.6 Inches FHD display. The IPS panels, viewing angles, and refresh rates are good to go. You get impressive color production, thus images would be pretty vibrant and clearer than expected.

In the end, the most important thing a gamer would check the feature on; keyboard. The laptop has a pretty nice backlit enabled keyboard with superb travel distance.

I do not think, you can find a better deal than this under the price segment of 1000 bucks.

4. Asus Chromebook Flip C434

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If you want to save some money and house a laptop that runs a Chrome OS, that’s the best deal you can ever face. The only issue with the ASUS flip would be the Chrome OS if you can get by this, and wanted a built quality of Windows laptop twice that price, do not pass the product.

I do not think ChromeOS is a problem in this age or time, it is pretty in fashion and users love it. You get a superb functioning laptop, with a 14-inch touchscreen that can be folded and used as a tablet under one grand.

The brand would be able to come up with such a sturdy build, just because its specs are not that impressive (Do not compare specs of a Chromebook with Windows laptop).

The Chromebook designed by ASUS is powered with Intel Core m3-8100y Processor that reaches up to 3.4 GHz clock speed. The processor is super-fast and brings forth snappy results.

If you got tons of tabs opened, with music playing in the background, and running lots of apps, the laptop can take this much of hiccup without any issue. With 8GB RAM and 64eMMC storage that can be extended using a MicroSD card, the laptop runs quite smoothly.

The keyboard integrated is quite comfortable. You can have it for typing hours without any issue, key travel speed is good, plus backlit enabled keyboard that helps you in low light conditions.

The ASUS Chromebook Flip adorns with a 14-inch touchscreen FHD screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080. The HD display has a 360-degree hinge that makes it usable as a tablet and a full-fledged laptop with a keyboard.

In the end, the machine comes with a good battery runtime. It offers 8-9 long hours battery runtime without any issue. The biggest benefit of having a Chromebook is, you can get your hands on Android apps.

The Chrome OS is easy to manage and free from bloatware and viruses. You do not have to worry about installing Anti-virus or anything to protect your data.

5. Acer Swift 5

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If you are a frequent traveler and hunting for something feather-light, the new Acer Swift 5 can be the best grab. It was literally 2-pound of weight, holding 14-inches screen size. The only thing that makes the thing possible is, impressive designing and magnesium alloy chassis.

This is the lightest laptop you ever had in your life, for sure. I mean, carrying the laptop for an entire in your bag would not even make you feel it is there present in the bag.

The ultra-weight Acer production comes with 10th Generation Intel Core i5-1035G1 Processor up to 3.6 GHz clock speed. The ultra-fast processor helps you go through any level of processing with zero delays and rendering.

The laptop’s RAM section is adorned with an 8GB RAM, that’s fair to have under the price bracket, the size is good for playing some entry-level games as well. The storage section is also good, it comes with 512 PCIe NVMe SSD.

Do not forget it is a 14-inch screen laptop and offers a mind-blogging Widescreen LED-backlit that has IPS panels and multi-touch display. The viewing angles are good enough, help you gaze the screen from any angle.

Yes, it has a backlit enabled keyboard to help to type in low light ambiance. The keyboard is a great, small-sized keyboard with decent keyspace. The trackpad and battery life is good, 6-hours plus battery is good to go.

6. Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

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It would be near to crime if we do not mention the Microsoft Surface line in the list. I cannot call it a full laptop, the well-loved and rightly advertised Surface 3 is not a complete laptop but a tablet that is obliged to do double duty when connected to Microsoft Type cover.

Though the actual price of the laptop is not under one grand, the addition of type cover makes it near to the price bracket. The laptop houses an elegant looking design, thin and lightweight, weighing around 2.79 pounds that makes it easy to carry.

If you have used Surface Laptop 2, you would know the level of performance that the beast has to offer. With the Laptop 3, you will experience improved performance in all section, way faster than the previous model.

The powerful laptop houses the latest 10th Gen Intel Core i5 processor to solve your computing and processing speed issues. You will not find the machine lagging behind when it comes to going through bulky processing. With 8GB RAM, you have an idea the multitasking can go to the level.

The storage option is better than before, 256GB SSD storage is not that less, enough to store files and folder for a normal user. The laptop integrates all connectivity options a laptop user would ever need; USB-C and USB-A and other docking stations.

The biggest benefit of having surface 3 would be its powerful battery. The laptop literally can go longer than you expect from it, 11-long hour’s battery backup is not less for a casual user. You can have this for an entire day, no need to search for a power chord in your surroundings.

7. Asus Vivobook S15

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If specs are your issue, along with the price, go for Asus Vivobook S15. The laptop comes with a competitive specs configuration under the price lesser than 1000 dollars.

The laptop hosts the latest generation hardware configuration, beautiful design, and premium built quality chassis that makes it catchy for the eyes. The mixture of metal and Polycarbonate plastic adds an enhanced lifespan to the machine; the performance is an added benefit.

The laptop comes with a 10th generation Intel Core i7-10510u Processor with an 8M cache and reaches up to 4.9 GHz clock speed. The laptop is further paired with ample 16GB RAM and 256 SSD + 1TB HDD storage to make your casual computing outstanding.

You get it even for playing entry-level games, and video editing as well because of the MX250 graphics card. The laptop has a 15.6 inches Full HD display with IPS panels and a wide viewing angle integrated. The anti-glare coating helps reduce the eye strain, and would not harm the eye-sight for hours of constant gazing.

Yes, the laptop has a comfortable keyboard with good key travel speed and comes with backlit keys enabled for comfortable typing at the night. It does not have a separate Numpad that should not be a big issue.

The laptop comes equipped with all required ports and slots that make it easier to connect to the external storage. The latest cooling system helps to reduce the machine’s overall temperature and make it not to reach the thermal throttling.

In a nutshell, you are going to have an outstanding laptop that is good enough to make you play entry-level games. On the other hand, its premium looks give a pleasant feeling and touch to your style.

8. Lenovo Ideapad L340

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If you are a gamer and searching for something powerful, beautiful and good at specs, do not overlook the Lenovo Ideapad L340. The laptop comes with all bells and whistles that a gamer would ever need to get his gaming reach to the next level.

For gamers, the laptop choosing is all about the right choices, the Ideapad L340 makes a great call from the beginning. It comes featured with a latest 9th Intel Core i5-9300H Processor that is paired with 8GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB SSD storage.

The specs configurations are quite robust and gaming laptop has the power to outshoot, outrun and outsmart your opponent. The storage integrated of the size 512GB is enough to store your latest entry and other files and folder you need.

This laptop as I said is advertised as a gaming laptop under $700 comes with a dedicated graphics card. The latest NVidia GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card mention is enough to show it got all the power need to run a high-ended game.

It has a 15.6 inches Full HD screen with IPS panels and anti-glare coating to make you have an error-free and pain-less watching experience. With the screen integrated, you are assured to have a bright, clear and crispy image display without missing any color.

The icing on the cake, this machine houses a premium quality audio system. It has a Dolby Audio that offers a spellbound audio and song listening experience.

It has a backlit enabled keyboard, a slick, stylish design, dedicated graphics card, and mind-blowing display, what else you want to have in a laptop under 1000 dollars.

9. 2021 Newest Acer Aspire 5

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If you need a general-purpose everyday computing laptop that delivers outstanding computing performance, having Acer Aspire 5 would be a wise decision.

The laptop comes equipped with the latest-generation processor, dedicated graphics card and Full HD display that can tackle any job no matter how complex.

The laptop comes equipped with 10th Generation Intel Core i5-10210uProcessor that reaches up to 4.2 GHz clock speed. The processor is enough to power to take the load of any complex processing that comes to the way.

The processor is paired with an 8GB DDR4 RAM to help boost your multitasking. With the RAM size onboard, you can take any game or processing onboard and will make an easy walkaway.

The extended 512GB SSD storage is way quicker and faster than HDD. The size is enough to hold lots of your media files and other games that you play most of the time. In my opinion, 512GB storage is enough for a casual user, you will not have to enhance the storage size.

Leap into Full HD action and high-ended gaming with NVidia GeForce MX 250 graphics card. The graphics card added helps you have a smoother, brighter and crisper image and video processing. The graphics card makes your movies jump off the screen, literally.

It has 15.6 inches Full HD display with IPS panels onboard. The anti-glare coating protects your eyesight for prolonged gazing to the screen. The latest Acer color intelligence, you will have improved colors display and true-to-life images on the screen.

And do not forget Acer TrueHarmoney sound and voice feature. The feature brings deeper bass and more volume through the speakers.

In the end, the extended battery runtime of 9.5 hours should not be ignored. This battery runtime with the specs and compartment it integrates needs applauds.

10. Lenovo Thinkpad E590

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If you do not mind less sturdy built and only performance is your issue, roll your hands on the latest Lenovo Thinkpad E590. This is not a fancy model, not a lighter one; but power-packed performance is the only thing that lures professionals buying it.

The laptop has all bells and whistles on board what a business laptop should have under this price tag.

You can have it for home using, a laptop for your school kid, or doing aggressive CAD work on a regular basis. Lenovo advertised it as a business laptop; I find it surpassing the level of business laptops.

The laptop houses an Intel Quad-Core i5-8265U Whiskey lake processor that reaches up to 3.90 GHz clock speed. The processor is powerful and handles complex processing without any delay. You will not find it lag behind in processing irrespective of the load of work you throw at it.

It has a bulky 16GB RAM that is enough for a business laptop. The RAM and storage can be expanded; the extra slots are there, just to put the specs into. The 512GB SSD storage is enough to store your folders and files. For a casual user, this is more than the required space; at least you would not feel any need to extend the storage.

The icing on the cake, it has 15.6-Inch Anti-Glare display, IPS panels are onboard as well. You will have pixels dancing on your screen, way better video watching experience with the screen integrated. The laptop does not house a dedicated graphics card though it has an integrated one; Intel UHD Graphics 620.

In a nutshell with this laptop, you will feel productivity and creativity soaring high. Maximize your productivity and ensure the best value for the hard-earned money you are going to spend with Thinkpad E590.

CPU

CPU should be the most important feature to look into a laptop, especially if you are going to spend your all savings. Spending 1000 dollars on a laptop that comes integrated a poor CPU, will make your day restless.

In this price bracket, one should look for the latest generation processor with good performance and speed. I do not mind having a 9th generation core i5 or i7 processor.

But, I do not think anyone can bag all configurations that high if you get the latest generation CPU, the brand will cut the corner to match the price bracket.

Still, our lookout should be having the best CPU, as that’s the brain of the computer, you cannot function properly without having an efficient CPU.

Graphics Card

If you are looking for a gaming laptop to fulfill your gaming hobby, that section holds the utmost importance for you. Without a good graphics card, no one can make a good gaming laptop.

I have added few gaming laptops under 1000 in the list as well, if you have sharpened sight,  you will disclose them in a moment and if you want the entire gaming laptop list check out my best gaming laptops under $1000 post.

As long as the dedicated graphics card is concerned, for a gamer, it should be at least NVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at this price, if gaming is not your objective, and hunting for a laptop for all-purpose, MX 250 would fill the bill.

RAM

Your laptop multitasking depends upon the random access memory aka RAM. The average size for the gamer and casual user at the price should be around 8-12GB.

If you are a gamer or wanting a laptop for doing video editing, running bulky software like AutoCAD or something related to heavy tasks handling, do not settle less than 8GB ever. Or you will suffer and have to expand the RAM Size.

For casual doings, 8GB RAM would be enough to handle any task.

Storage

Storage holds greater importance especially if you are the one who needs to store bulky apps, games, software or other stuff related. The bigger important thing is housing SSD type storage.

You know traditional storage is going obsolete now, in near future you would even be able to see them integrated into laptops. Still, they are running and help a lot wherever we need a hell of the storage to store data.

As long as the storage for the price bracket is related, having 512GB SSD storage would be nice to grab. Or at least go for 256GB SSD, lesser than this would be a poor tradeoff.

Display

These days 2 in 1 are getting popularity a lot. But, the touchscreen comes with many drawbacks and the type soars the prices up. Other than that, they are not good for casual use.

At this price, you should look for a 15.6 inches Full HD screen with IPS panels, good angles, and anti-glare coating. Especially check if the screen is good at playing high definition videos.

The poor display is something that you cannot afford to have especially at the price of less than one grand. I do not think, any laptop at the price would come with poor quality display.

Portability

Yes, weight and portability go hands in hands. We have seen people checking this feature as it helps to carry the model around.

The bulky laptops are going obsolete nowadays, slimmer laptops, ultra-weight machines are getting fame. So, try to have a lookout for this feature, and adds it as a count while summing up.

Operating System

I do not think for casual computing, playing games or editing photos and videos can better handle other than windows. Windows is still a leading PC operating system.

it will take one more century to eradicate the operating system from the roots. Though to some extent, other operating systems have taken the space, still, the dominancy of this is still unchallenged.

Yes, if you spend your time on the web, watching Netflix, checking mails, storing files to Google Drive, having a Chromebook would be a wiser decision.

Guru’s Verdict

Buying a good laptop with premium features, good quality build, and beautiful aesthetics sometimes takes more than arms and legs. I have seen people who cannot afford premium 3000 dollars laptop, that’s why we decided to come up with the guide.

These are the best laptop under the price bracket and offer impressive performance with few to no drawbacks. The laptops hold good hardware configuration; good size RAM, latest generation CPU, enough store and much more in the row.

I think the list will make you find the best laptop as per your job and work need. The list consists of laptops for business using, studying, gaming and casual computing. Have a bird’s eye view on the specs and other features and decide which falls right on your criterion.

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