Anyone can make a list of the best high-powered (and pricey) laptops, so we went the other way and selected our top laptops with an eye toward affordability.
MacBook Air M1:
HP Pavilion Aero 13:
Acer Aspire 5:
Dell G15:
Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5i:
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Best Budget Laptop 2023
0:00 The best budget laptops of 2023 (intro)
0:39 MacBook Air M1
1:17 HP Pavilion Aero 13
2:03 Acer Aspire 5
2:58 Dell G15
3:49 Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5i Chromebook Plus
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@HenriettaKinde
December 11, 2023 at 8:06 am
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December 11, 2023 at 8:11 am
Hi
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December 11, 2023 at 8:13 am
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@Stephanie0911
December 11, 2023 at 8:25 am
“Budget laptops” are apparently a grand now 🥲
@BackSlashJvb125
December 11, 2023 at 12:33 pm
YEP. EVERYTHING UNDER THAT IS JUST THE BARE MINIMUM FOR LAPTOPS 😭😭. Also always try find ones that are on sale lmao
@tulile99
December 11, 2023 at 1:03 pm
I don’t want to know how much the premium ones are! 😂
@whatgaca
December 11, 2023 at 2:30 pm
Inflation
@vardaankaushal8560
December 11, 2023 at 7:47 pm
Yeah budget laptops are not budgeting so much
@MrGelowe
December 11, 2023 at 9:11 am
The chromebook on bestbuy’s site right now is $370. i3 with 8gb/128gb. I have Windows 9i and those up firing speakers are so good.
@JamesSmith-sw3nk
December 11, 2023 at 9:12 am
Apparently “budget” now has a different meaning.
@JediKnight207
December 11, 2023 at 5:15 pm
It means big budget.
@TheInfiniteinfinity
December 11, 2023 at 10:00 am
Still waiting for the budget laptops
@DannerBanks
December 11, 2023 at 10:27 am
I got two refurb Acer Aspires on eBay for $300 each, my hard requirements were 8 GB of RAM and NO Celeron processor or equivalent. Very happy
@beefyasian88
December 11, 2023 at 11:42 am
A bit annoyed with having to calculate the kg and pounds that you’re using in your videos. Please be consistent next time? Please?
@tulile99
December 11, 2023 at 1:03 pm
I’m still waiting for the “budget “ options😂
@FamilyFailsOfficial
December 11, 2023 at 3:13 pm
these are not budget laptops
@211teitake
December 11, 2023 at 5:17 pm
One of the best list!
@SJHD
December 11, 2023 at 10:15 pm
Look at the Ninkear A15 Plus, insane specs for $400. 2.5k 240hz display
@healthzen0
December 12, 2023 at 1:11 am
since when 1000 dollars is budget
@mikemoros
December 12, 2023 at 3:30 am
“Less than 1kg”. Are you really American??
@mikemoros
December 12, 2023 at 3:30 am
NB: Aussie here
@thechosenone3852
December 12, 2023 at 10:24 am
You call these ones “budget” laptops?? How out of touch are you CNET?
@abhirupsingh4004
December 12, 2023 at 10:50 am
Budget.. Yeah right