What are the best cheap Windows laptops?

Many cheap Windows laptops have less memory or terrible processors that limit them to running only a couple apps and a handful of browser tabs at a time. The Aspire 3 Spin 14 is one of the more portable cheap Windows laptops we’ve tested.

What is the best cheap gaming laptop?

The best cheap gaming laptop we've tested is the Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE (2024). This isn't a gaming laptop in the traditional sense, as it has a low-power CPU paired with integrated graphics, and it runs Chrome OS. Instead, it's designed for cloud gaming through services like NVIDIA GeForce NOW.

What is the best budget laptop?

That's why I typically recommend the Acer Aspire Go 15 as the best budget laptop to most folks: decent performance, a good keyboard and plenty of ports help it look and feel like a decent Windows 11 laptop despite costing under $500. If you can afford something nicer, you can often get the lovely OLED-equipped Asus Zenbook 14X OLED for under $800.