We all like budget stuff, be it smartphones, TVs or laptops. While we have covered budget smartphones extensively, we thought it was about time to shift our focus to budget laptops. To find the best of the lot, we skimmed through hundreds of laptops and settled with one laptop per price bracket. So, without any further ado, here's listing the best budget laptops available in India.
Acer Aspire ES1-132
Price: Rs 17,000 (approx)
If your budget is too low, this is the lowest you can go. The Acer ES1 is a reliable machine, offering decent processing speed and reliable battery life.
Specs:
Display: 11.6-inch, 1366 x 768p
CPU: Intel Celeron N3060
CPU clock speed: 1.6GHz with Turbo Boost Upto 2.46GHz
RAM: 2GB, upto 8GB
GPU: Intel HD 500
Storage: 500GB
OS: Windows 10
Acer Aspire 3
Price: Rs 20,000 (approx)
Going a little higher in the price range, and your performance can now be upgraded to an Intel Pentium Quad processor. You also get larger display.
Specs:
Display: 15.6-inch, 1366 x 768p
CPU: Intel N4200
CPU clock speed: 1.1GHz
RAM: 4GB
GPU: Intel HD 505
Storage: 500GB HDD
OS: Linux
HP 15-BG004AU
Price: Rs 25,500 (approx)
The HP 15-BG004AU is a not that heavy on the pocket but still packs a lot of hardware for the money.
Specs:
Display: 15.6-inch, 1366 x 768p
CPU: AMD A8 APU
CPU clock speed: 2.2GHz
RAM: 4GB
GPU: AMD Radeon R5 (on-board)
Storage: 1TB HDD
OS: Windows 10
Acer Swift 5
Price: Rs 46,000 (approx)
If you are looking for the latest hardware, then the new Acer Swift 5 is the right laptops for you. You get an 8th gen Intel processor, a 10 series NVIDIA GPU in a well built laptop.
Specs:
Display: 15.6-inch, 1366 x 768p
CPU: Intel Core i3 8250U
CPU clock speed: 1.6GHz
RAM: 8GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce MX150
Storage: 1TB
OS: Windows 10
Lenovo Ideapad 320S
Price: Rs 47,000 (approx)
The Lenovo Ideapad 320S manages to offer a good combination between performance and design. It also comes preloaded with MS Office 2016 Student edition.
Specs:
Display: 14-inch, 1920 x 1080p
CPU: Intel Core i5 7200U
CPU clock speed: 2.5GHz
RAM: 4GB
GPU: Intel HD 620
Storage: 1TB HDD
OS: Windows 10
Asus UX360CA
Price: Rs 50,000 (approx)
If all you need a thin and light machine under 50K, you can consider the UX360 from Asus. it is not a powerful machine, but it has ample performance for day to day office requirements.
Specs:
Display: 13.3-inch, 1920 x 1080p
CPU: Intel Core m3-7Y30
CPU clock speed: 1Ghz
RAM: 4GB
GPU: Intel HD 615
Storage: 128GB SSD
OS: Windows 10