What is the best cheap laptop?

Our expert analysts and editors test more than 100 laptops annually, evaluating them for raw CPU and graphics performance, screen quality, battery life, connectivity, and value. Our current best cheap laptop overall is Acer's Aspire 3, for its snappy processing, support for Wi-Fi 6, and long-lasting battery—all for less than $500.

What is the cheapest gaming laptop?

The $999 MSI Cyborg 15 is the most expensive laptop on this list, but we included it because gaming laptops run more expensive than most and this is the cheapest one we recommend since it comes with a cutting-edge Nvidia RTX 4050 GPU, a 13th Gen Intel CPU and a solid 144Hz 15.6-inch display. 6. Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3

How much does a laptop cost?

That said, the $400-to-$700 Windows laptop market is populated mainly by systems based on much peppier Intel Core and AMD Ryzen families of processors. Opt for these CPU lines if you need more than just the basics. (See more about how to choose a laptop CPU.) All of these CPUs also host the silicon that runs the laptop's graphics.