Finding a cheap laptop in 2025 is hard. While a laptop's specs are important, stores expect you to drop $700 to $1000 dollars on laptops regardless of your needs. This guide here will help you buy the right laptop for you without breaking the bank.
Lets go over the basics. Your laptop's effectiveness comes from its operating system, processor, graphics card, RAM, Battery, and Storage. The processor and graphics card affect general loading times and performance, the RAM affects how much work your laptop can run simultaneously, your battery affects the lifespan of the laptop, and the storage affects how many files and applications your laptop can house. The operating system varies depending on the manufacturer, but is required for your laptop to perform the most basic computer functions.
For the most basic functions(work excluding video editing or videogames), a laptop with a processor of i3(Intel), Ryzen 3(AMD), or M1(Apple) is acceptable. In addition, the graphics card level should be below 1000, though most laptops have their GPU integrated with their processor. The RAM should be between 2 and 8 GB depending on your primary search engine and 64-128GB of storage should be passable. The Dell Latitude 3190(~$90) and the Dell Chromebook 3100(~$30). For work or gaming involving larger files, a processor of i5(Intel), Ryzen 5(AMD), or an M2(Apple) is recommended alongside a +1000 graphics card, a RAM of 8GB to 16GB, and a storage of 256GB. An HP laptop with i7, 16gb RAM, and 512GB goes for about $250, while a Lenovo Thinkpad with i7, 8gb RAM, and 256GB goes for about $150.
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