5 min read
© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd
Journalism of Courage
Premium
This is an archive article published on August 27, 2024
Under Rs 50,000: Top 5 high-performance laptops for students and office use
Most modern budget laptops have a sturdy build quality and can easily handle everyday tasks like browsing and office work.
Budget laptops are great for watching movies, lectures and light office work. (Image Source; Honor)Budget laptops are often associated with poor build quality and subpar performance, but these machines have gotten really fast in the last couple of years. From surfing the internet to watching movies on the go, most budget laptops now offer a lag free experience and easily blaze through most every day tasks. If you are looking for a laptop that can do it sans gaming at high refresh rates, here are some of the best budget laptops you can get under Rs 50,000.
The laptop weighs 1.5kg. (Image Source: Amazon)
Acer Aspire 3
Looking for a laptop that costs as much as a budget laptop? The Acer Aspire 3 might be the one for you. Powered by the Intel Core Celeron N4500 processor, the laptop has a 15.6-inch HD screen with a resolution of 1366×768 pixels.
It comes with 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD and runs on Windows 11 out of the box and weighs just 1.5kg. The newly launched laptop may not be able to run the latest games or help you with photo or video editing, but if all you want to do is browse the internet, watch content from your favourite OTT platform or do some office work, this is one of the best laptops that offers great value for money. It can be purchased from Amazon for Rs 21,990.
Lenovo Idea Pad 1 lasts up to 7 hours on a single charge. (Image Source: Amazon)
Lenovo IdeaPad 1
Featuring the Intel Core Celeron N4020 processor, the Lenovo IdeaPad 1 is light both in your bag and your pocket. Weighing 1.3kg, the laptop runs with Windows 11 out of the box and comes with 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD.
The laptop comes with Office 2021 and sports a 15.6-inch screen with 1366×768 resolution. It has a 42Wh battery which the company claims can last up to 7 hours on a single charge. The Lenovo IdeaPad 1 is currently available for Rs 26,250 and is one of the best budget laptops for office work as well as students.
The ASUS VivoBook Go 15 has an OLED screen. (Image Source: Amazon)
Asus Vivobook Go 15
The majority of budget laptops come with a good LCD screen with high refresh rate, but if you are looking for a laptop to watch movies or TV series, the Asus Vivobook Go 14 is a good choice. The 15.6-inch OLED screen with a FullHD resolution display, 60Hz refresh rate and 600 nits brightness.
Powered by the Intel Core i3-N305 processor, it offers 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD. The laptop comes with Windows 11 out of the box and weighs just 1.63kg. It is currently available on Amazon for Rs 42,990.
Story continues below this ad
Honor MagicBook X16 features a 16-inch LCD screen. (Image Source: Honor)
Honor MagicBook X16 (2024)
Featuring the 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12450H processor, the Honor MagicBook X16 has a 16-inch FullHD LCD anti-glare screen with 300 nits brightness.
The laptop comes with Windows 11 out of the box and has a backlit keyboard alongside a fingerprint scanner embedded in the power button. Honor says the laptop supports 65W fast charging that weighs just 200 grams. Weighing 1.68kg, the Honor MagicBook X16 may not be the lightest or the fastest laptop in the under Rs 50,000 price bracket, but it is great for casual web browsing, watching movies and light office work like going through long documents and writing on the go. The 16GB RAM and 512GB variant is available on Amazon for Rs 43,990.
ASUS TUF F17 comes with NVIDIA RTX 2050 GPU. (Image Source: Amazon)
ASUS TUF F17
While most budget laptops feature an integrated graphics card, the ASUS TUF F17 features a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 GPU with 4GB VRAM.
Story continues below this ad
The gaming laptop has a huge 17.30-inch screen with 144Hz refresh rate and has 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD. It comes with Windows 11 out of the box and weighs 2.30kg.
It may not be able to run all the latest games at highest graphics, but is a good choice for those who want a laptop with a huge screen and dont mind playing new games with reduced graphic fidelity. You can buy it for Rs 48,990 from Amazon, but ASUS is offering up to Rs 3,000 instant discount on the official website.
Live Blog