Which budget laptop is the best among these options?
Which budget laptop is the best among these options?
Hello everyone, welcome!
I'm trying to stay within my budget and am searching for the top laptop options that fit my current financial limits. Which one would you recommend as a suitable field work companion?
1. Lenovo IdeaPad Slim3i 15ITL6 82H8031DPH Arctic Grey
- Intel Core i5-1155G7 (4 cores / 8 threads, 2.5 / 4.5GHz, 8MB)
- 8GB soldered DDR4-3200
- 512GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0x4 NVMe
- 15.6-inch FHD (1920x1080) IPS, 300nits anti-glare
- Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- Wi-Fi 6 11ac 2x2 + BT5.0
- Runs on Windows 11 Home
2. Acer Aspire 3 A315-59-556F Pure Silver
- 15.6-inch Full HD 1920 x 1080 LED TFT display
- Intel Core i5-1235U 12th Gen 10C (2P +8E)
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- 8GB DDR4 3200
- 512GB SSD (HDD upgrade kit ready)
- 36.7 Wh 2-cell Li-ion battery pack
- Intel Wireless 802.11a/b/g/n/acR2+ax Bluetooth 5.0
- Runs on Windows 11 Home
3. Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 15IAU7 82RK0047PH Arctic Grey
- Intel Core i5-1235U, 10C (2P +8E) / 12T, P-core 1.3 / 4.4GHz, E-core 0.9 / 3.3GHz, 12MB
- 8GB soldered DDR4-3200
- 512GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0x4 NVMe
- 15.6-inch FHD (1920x1080) IPS, 300nits anti-glare
- Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- Wi-Fi 6 11ax, 2x2 + BT5.1
- Runs on Windows 11 Home
4. Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 15IAU7 82RK0047PH Arctic Grey
- Intel Core i5-1235U, 10C (2P +8E) / 12T, 1.3 / 4.4GHz, 0.9 / 3.3GHz, 12MB
- 8GB DDR4 3200
- 512GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0
- 15.6-inch FHD (1920x1080) IPS, 300nits anti-glare
- Built-in Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- Wi-Fi 6, 11ax, 2x2 + BT5.1
- Runs on Windows 11
5. Asus Vivobook 16X M1603QA-MB230WS Quiet Blue
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600H Mobile Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 19MB cache, up to 4.2GHz max boost)
- 8GB DDR4 on board
- 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
- 16-inch, WUXGA (1920 x 1200), 16:10 aspect ratio, IPS-level panel, LED backlight, 60Hz, 300nits, 45 NTSC color gamut, anti-glare display, no touchscreen
- AMD Radeon Vega 7 Graphics
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) (Dual band) 2.2 + BT5.1
- Runs on Windows 11
6. HP 15s-EQ3067AU Natural Silver
- AMD Ryzen 5 5625U (up to 4.3GHz max boost clock, 16MB L3 cache, 6 cores, 12 threads)
- 8GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB)
- 512GB PCIe® NVMe M.2 SSD
- 15.6-inch diagonal FHD (1920x1080), micro-edge, anti-glare, 250 nits, 45% NTSC
- AMD Radeon Graphics
- Runs on Windows 11
7. Lenovo IdeaPad Slim1 15AMN7 82VG002DPH Cloud Grey
- AMD Ryzen 5 7520U (4 cores / 8 threads, 2.8 / 4.3GHz, 2MB L2 / 4MB L3)
- 8GB soldered LPDDR5-5500
- 512GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe
- 15.6-inch FHD (1920x1080) TN, 220nits anti-glare
- Integrated AMD Radeon 610M Graphics
- Wi-Fi 6, 11ax 2x2 + BT5.1
- Runs on Windows 11
Feel free to let me know which one you think would be the best fit for your needs!
Hey there,
Number 2 is definitely not okay right off the bat. The SD screen shows 1366x768, you need 1080p. I’d pick number 3—better CPU, more cores, and an integrated GPU are preferable over Intel.
Hey man, I just added more units in the same price range. What do you think is now the best?
Anything featuring AMD graphics would outperform Intel since all use an integrated GPU. For other options, I prefer 4 or 6 units. At those costs, their performance should be similar. Perhaps the Intel might excel in one test, while AMD does well in another.
Would you consider number 7 superior to number 4 because it received 16GB of RAM?