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Category: Budget Laptops

Let’s be blunt: most of the kit in this price bracket is absolute rubbish. You’re usually being sold a shiny plastic shell wrapped around a processor that was “meh” 3 years ago. I spend my time digging through the spec sheets to find the one or two gems that aren’t a total waste of your hard-earned cash. If you just need to bash out some uni essays or watch Netflix without the whole thing turning into a slideshow, these are the only ones worth a look!

Acer Chromebook Plus 516 CB516-1H Analysis: OS First Budget Laptops

Acer Chromebook Plus 516 CB516-1H Analysis: OS First

by Zsolt Szabo

Reading Time: 8 minutesThe Blunt Verdict The Acer Chromebook Plus 516 CB516-1H is a Chromebook for people who’ve already made peace with Chrome

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Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 Analysis: Refurb Done Right Laptop Analysis

Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 Analysis: Refurb Done Right

by Zsolt Szabo

Reading Time: 9 minutesThe Blunt Verdict The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 is a refurbished business laptop that makes a straightforward case for

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Lenovo ThinkPad T14 AMD Analysis: Refurb Worth the Risk? Laptop Analysis

Lenovo ThinkPad T14 AMD Analysis: Refurb Worth the Risk?

by Zsolt Szabo

Reading Time: 9 minutesThe Blunt Verdict The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 AMD (Renewed) is a refurbished business workhorse from 2020 that makes a reasonable

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HP 14s-dq5005sa Analysis: Clear Limits, Clear Purpose Budget Laptops

HP 14s-dq5005sa Analysis: Clear Limits, Clear Purpose

by Zsolt Szabo

Reading Time: 9 minutesThe Blunt Verdict The HP 14s-dq5005sa is a straightforward, no-nonsense laptop aimed squarely at students and light home users who

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HP EliteBook 830 G6 Analysis: Ageing Hardware, Honest Limits Laptop Analysis

HP EliteBook 830 G6 Analysis: Ageing Hardware, Honest Limits

by Zsolt Szabo

Reading Time: 9 minutesThe Blunt Verdict The HP EliteBook 830 G6 is a refurbished business machine that makes a reasonable case for itself

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Acer Chromebook Plus 515 CB515-2H Analysis: ChromeOS Done Right Laptop Analysis

Acer Chromebook Plus 515 CB515-2H Analysis: ChromeOS Done Right

by Zsolt Szabo

Reading Time: 9 minutesThe Blunt Verdict The Acer Chromebook Plus 515 CB515-2H is a straightforward machine for a straightforward audience: people who live

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Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 Chromebook Analysis: Know the Limits Laptop Analysis

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 Chromebook Analysis: Know the Limits

by Zsolt Szabo

Reading Time: 10 minutesThe Blunt Verdict The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 Chromebook is a large-screen 2-in-1 built for light daily use — browsing,

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ASUS Chromebook CM14 Flip Analysis: Student-Focused Limits Laptop Analysis

ASUS Chromebook CM14 Flip Analysis: Student-Focused Limits

by Zsolt Szabo

Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Blunt Verdict The ASUS Chromebook CM14 Flip is a touchscreen Chromebook aimed squarely at students and light home users

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HP OmniBook 5 16-ba1004na Analysis: Battery Claims Tested Laptop Analysis

HP OmniBook 5 16-ba1004na Analysis: Battery Claims Tested

by Zsolt Szabo

Reading Time: 9 minutesThe Blunt Verdict The HP OmniBook 5 16-ba1004na is a genuinely well-specified productivity machine aimed squarely at students, home workers,

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Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus Analysis: Big Screen, Chrome OS Limits Budget Laptops

Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus Analysis: Big Screen, Chrome OS Limits

by Zsolt Szabo

Reading Time: 9 minutesThe Blunt Verdict The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus is a well-built, thin-and-light machine running Chrome OS on an Intel Core

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