Budget Laptops

Pros & Cons

Excellent processing power for a laptop at this price point

Keyboard has a backlight for low light

RAM and memory are expandable

Comes with Windows 10 S and is hard to switch to regular Windows 10

Screen

15.6 inches, 1920 x 1080

Battery Life

up to 7.5 hours

RAM

4 GB

Storage

128 GB SSD

Processor

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U

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ASUS E410

100+ Customer Reviews

Pros & Cons

Decent quality for a bargain price

Good for someone who needs a cheap laptop for emails and spreadsheets

Great for kids and online school

Very limited in what it can do

Comes with Windows 10 S mode

Screen

14 inches, 1600 x 768

Battery Life

up to 12 hours

RAM

4 GB

Storage

64 GB HDD

Processor

Intel Celeron N4020

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HP Stream 14

4k+ Customer Reviews

Pros & Cons

Very low price

Great for low-intensity application like emails and Internet browsing

Great for college students or older people

Only 64 GB of onboard storage

Keyboard and trackpad feel flimsy

Screen

14 inches, 1366 x 768

Battery Life

up to 14 hours

RAM

4 GB

Storage

64 GB HDD

Processor

Intel Celeron N4000

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Dell Inspiron 3000

590+ Customer Reviews

Pros & Cons

Large 15-inch screen, still lightweight

Feels somewhat sturdier than other budget options

Has dedicated HDMI and Ethernet ports

Display is slightly blurry

Performance for more complex tasks is mediocre

Screen

15.6 inches, 1366 x 768

Battery Life

up to 15 hours

RAM

8 GB

Storage

512 GB SSD

Processor

Intel Celeron N4020

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Lenovo IdeaPad 3

1k+ Customer Reviews

Pros & Cons

Very durable for a budget machine

Good, responsive keyboard

Can handle some light gaming

Included webcam is low resolution

Comes with Windows 10S instead of Windows 10

Screen

15.6 inches, 1366 x 768

Battery Life

up to 6 hours

RAM

4 GB

Storage

128 GB SSD

Processor

AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

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ASUS VivoBook 15

5k+ Customer Reviews

Pros & Cons

Good feature set for its price

Comes with a fingerprint reader for added security

Can handle light video and photo editing

Comes with Windows 10 S pre-installed

Screen can have a slight yellow tint

Screen

15.6 inches, 1920 x 1080

Battery Life

up to 5 hours

RAM

4 GB

Storage

128 GB SSD

Processor

10th Gen Intel Core i3

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Microsoft Surface Go 2

1k+ Customer Reviews

Pros & Cons

Budget version of Microsoft's popular Surface line

Hybrid laptop-tablet model with removeable keyboard and touchscreen

Touchpad is small and cramped

Limited connectivity options, small screen

Screen

10.5 inches, 1920 x 1280

Battery Life

up to 10 hours

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB SSD

Processor

Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y