5 Best Laptops Under $500

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Thinking about getting a new laptop? The laptop market has exploded in recent years, and it’s easier than ever to find one with the specs and features you want, even if you don’t have $1,000 to spend on a Macbook or even $500 on an Asus ZenBook. Here are five of the best laptops under $500 that money can buy!

1-The Dell Inspiron i3542-5028BLK

A Full-Function, High-Performance Sub-$500 Laptop: The Dell Inspiron i3542-5028BLK is an all-purpose laptop with a 15.6 display, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive for under $500. It has full Windows 8 compatibility, making it a great choice for schools and businesses that rely on older systems. While it doesn’t have any fancy features like touchscreens or high-resolution displays, its price tag makes up for these deficiencies. It’s also easy to upgrade if you want to add more memory or storage space in the future.

2-The Acer Aspire E5-575G-53VG

Acer’s Aspire E5-575G-53VG is more than just a run-of-the-mill budget laptop. It may be one of the best laptops under $500 because it offers great performance at an affordable price. Powered by an Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM and NVIDIA GeForce 940MX graphics, it has no trouble taking on work or play. The 15.6-inch screen features Full HD resolution for crisp visuals, and you can expand storage with up to 1TB of additional space via a micro SD card slot. The laptop weighs 5 pounds and measures 0.9 inches thick so it’s easy to carry around in your bag all day long without feeling weighed down or fatigued.

3-The Lenovo Ideapad 100S

Looking for a basic laptop for browsing and casual gaming? The Lenovo Ideapad 100S gives you just that—for under $300. With an 8GB SSD and 128GB of storage, it’s light enough to toss in your bag but heavy enough to feel sturdy. A dual-core Intel Atom CPU powers through basic tasks at a reasonable pace, and Lenovo’s proprietary software makes it simple to switch between Windows and Android modes depending on what you’re doing.

4-The Toshiba Satellite C55Dt-C5259

An affordable laptop, with a 15.6-inch display and a laptop battery life of 8 hours, but there are other laptops that last longer. It has an Intel Celeron processor and comes with 2 GB of RAM, which is also pretty standard among laptops under $500. The C55Dt-C5259 also includes 500 GB of storage and Windows 10 Home Edition. The graphics card is integrated, so you won’t be able to play any games on it. But if you just need something for work or school and don’t plan on doing much gaming or watching videos on your laptop, then it will get you by just fine.

5-The HP Pavilion 15t Touch Notebook PC

While more expensive than some laptops on our list, the HP Pavilion 15t Touch Notebook PC is worth every penny. It comes with a built-in AMD A10 quad-core processor and 8GB of DDR3 RAM (expandable to 16GB), an AMD Radeon R7 250 graphics card, 1TB HDD (5400 rpm) and a 15.6-inch display featuring multitouch technology. If you're looking for a laptop that can do it all, look no further than HP's Pavilion. The laptop also features a backlit keyboard, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and two USB 3.0 ports along with one USB 2.0 port, HDMI output and media card reader slot. The laptop measures about 0.9 inches thick and weighs about 5 pounds; it also has a 720p webcam and stereo speakers for crystal clear audio playback.