The Best Affordable Laptops
Some of us might be willing to drop $3,000 on a top of the line laptop, but most of us simply don't need that kind of raw power. As such, we've put together a list of five laptops that can stand up to heavy workloads at a much more reasonable asking price.
15.6-Inch Acer Aspire 5 Slim Laptop
Featuring a full HD 1080p display, a dual-core AMD processor, a 128 gigabyte solid-state drive a sleek design and battery life up to 7.5 hours, this is an incredible computing option for those of us on tight budgets.
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14-Inch Lenovo Flex 14 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop
Not only does this model provide a full laptop experience with a nice keyboard, plenty of RAM and a maximum of an eight-hour battery, but it also has a built-in touch screen for a tablet-like experience. Heck, it even comes with an active stylus for drawing and annotation.
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15.6-Inch Acer Aspire E 15 Laptop
Need a reasonably priced machine with a discrete graphics card? The Acer Aspire E 15 has a quad-core Intel Core i5 CPU, Nvidia GeForce MX150 dedicated graphics, 8GB of RAM and all-day battery life. It's not going to be able to play modern AAA games at high settings, but it's well-suited for playing smaller indie titles.
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15.6-Inch HP Pavilion 15
If you're just looking for a workhorse machine, this HP Pavilion 15 is a smart business option. It gives up a little bit of responsiveness by using a spinning drive instead of an SSD, but the 1TB of internal store might be worth the tradeoff to some. And since it does have a nice big full HD screen and a beefy CPU, you'll be able to get real work done away from your desk.
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17.3-Inch HP 17
While much of the consumer electronics market is focused on making everything as tiny as possible, sometimes it's nice to have a big ol' screen at the ready. If that's where your priorities lay, the reasonable price tag make this a solid choice despite the slightly lower 900p resolution.
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