Everybody cannot afford a high-end costly laptop and sometimes even we can afford but we like to give a cheap laptop to students or elders for all their day-to-day computing tasks. Almost all the top brands come with budget laptops with some great features but you have to do some extensive research to find them. Here I have done all the hard work for you and picked the 10 best cheap laptops that are high-performing and will not burn a hole in your pocket at the same time. You can use these all-purpose laptops not only for internet use but also for running most of the resource-demanding apps and moderate gaming.
Best Cheap Laptops under $500
1 Lenovo IdeaPad 14
With an Intel 4-Core processor and Intel Ultra HD graphics, Lenovo Ideapad is our top pick on the list of cheap laptops offering high performance. It comes with 4 G RAM, 128 GB SSD, and 14 Inches of HD screen. It has a sleek design (less than 1 inch thin) and a robust body with a long battery life of 8 hours and HDMI/USB ports. This laptop is highly recommended for office and education work.
Pros
- Lightweight
- Cheap Laptop
- Solid-body
- 1-year Office 365 subscription
- Windows 11
Cons
- Not recommended for graphics-intensive applications
2 HP 15.6-Inch HD Touchscreen Laptop [New Release]
Can you imagine a touchscreen Windows laptop in the 300-dollar range? This powerful yet cheap laptop has an Intel 11th generation i3 processor and 12 GB RAM. The storage capacity of 512GB SSD is enough to store many media and document files. Loaded with Windows 11 S, this is a great budget laptop with high-end features.
Pros
- High performance
- Beautiful design
- A touchscreen with a stylus included
- Reasonable price
Cons
- No backlit keyboard
3 New HP AMD Laptop 15.6″
This again is a reliable laptop from HP that is equally good for both work and basic gaming. It has a full numeric keyboard and a vibrant HD display from a 15.6-inch screen. The HP Notebook comes with AMD Ryzen 3 CPU, 8 GB RAM, and 256 GB SSD. With a reasonable battery backup of about six hours, this a cheap laptop to buy in $300 range.
Pros
- High-speed laptop
- Cheap Price
- Sleek Design
- 7 hours of battery backup
Cons
- Might heat up during long working hours
4 Asus VivoBook 11.6”
Available in a beautiful star-black color, this is an all-purpose laptop you can trust for on-the-go computing. One of the cheap laptops, it is priced below $200 and comes with an Intel Celeron 2.8 processor, 4 GB of memory, and a storage capacity of 128 GB eMMC. Come pre-installed with Windows 11(S Mode) and a year subscription to Microsoft 365. The laptop is lightweight and has a sleek profile.
Pros
- Good reviews
- Highly portable
- Cheap laptop under $200
Cons
- Less Storage
5 HP 15 Laptop
Excellent for students, this is the best cheap laptop that has solid hinges and powerful hardware specifications. The other features include an Intel Celeron processor and a resolution of 1366×768 for crystal-clear graphics. It has a RAM of 4 GB and storage of 64 GB eMMC. It comes with a whopping battery life of 11 hours. This cheap laptop comes pre-installed with Windows 11 in S mode.
Pros
- Free 1-year office 365
- Sleek design
- Long battery backup
Cons
- Only 64 GB storage
6 Acer Aspire 15.6 (Customize)
Although it falls under the category of cheap laptops, Acer Aspire comes with a backlit keyboard. You have an AMD Ryzen 3 processor and a 128 GB storage drive. The laptop comes in silver color and looks compact in size with a weight of only 3.97 lbs. You can’t resist buying this laptop with a full HD resolution of 1920×1080 pixels and a whopping battery backup of up to 7.5 hours.
Pros
- Full HD resolution
- Good Backup
- Backlit keyboard
- Compact design
Cons
- No dedicated graphics card
7 Newest HP Notebook
This is a cheap laptop that is good for gaming too. You can run designing apps, coding and moderate to medium games since it is equipped with AMD Radeon Vega3 integrated graphics. It also has ultra-fast 128GB SSD for faster booting and 4GB RAM for multi-tasking. The screen size is 14 Inches and the processing power is provided by AMD Athlon 3.2 GHz APU.
Pros
- High performance
- 6 hours of battery life
- Solid-body
Cons
- The average quality of the keyboard.
8 HP Stream Laptop
This is a unique laptop from HP that comes with a thin and a lightweight design. Recommended for travelers and students, this beautiful laptop comes with Free one-year subscription for office 365. Pre-loaded with windows 10 Home, the laptop has 4 GB RAM, 64 GB eMMC + 1TB cloud storage and Intel Celeron dual core processor. The screen size is 14 Inches with maximum resolution of 1920×1080 pixels.
Pros
- Full HD resolution
- Free office 365 for 1 year
- Lightweight
Cons
- No LAN port
9 Lenovo Chromebook (2023 Model)
Buy this beautiful yet cheap laptop if you are looking for a solid built laptop with a low price range. The laptop comes with a fully responsive HD touchscreen powered by MediaTek graphics. With a price tag under $250, this Chromebook has all the necessary hardware specifications for everyday computing. It is equipped with MediaTek processor, integrated HD graphics, 128 GB Storage, and 4 GB DDR4 RAM.
Pros
- Beautiful Abyss Blue color
- Slim model
- Equipped with Latest WiFi 6
Cons
- It is a Chromebook so limited functionality
10 Dell Inspiron Model
This is another cheap laptop that you can buy for everyday use. This is a solid-built laptop with decent battery life. Available in Black metallic finish, Dell Inspiron comes with a large 15 Inches screen, full numeric keyboard, 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM and Intel i3 processor. Buy this for durability, multi-tasking and a budget price.
Pros
- Good Performance
- Keyboard with numeric pad
- Ultra HD graphics with blue light cut technology
Cons
- No dedicated graphics
Final Verdict
I would recommend Lenovo IdeaPad 14″ HD and HP AMD HD Touchscreen Laptop [New Release] as the high performance cheap laptops in this list for everyday use. If you want to play some serious games along with work, you can buy Newest HP Flagship Notebook (at Sr. No 7).
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