Best Budget Laptops for Students (2022)

The entry-level gaming laptop from HP is amongst one of the best budget laptops for students. It is powered by an AMD Ryzen 5600H processor featuring 6-cores and 12-threads, which is more than enough to easily handle multiple productivity-related applications like AUTOCAD, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and more. The laptop also comes equipped with an Nvidia GTX 1650 GPU featuring 4GB GDDR6 VRAM, capable of playing modern AAA gaming titles at medium to low settings. The laptop also features a 1080p display with a maximum 144Hz refresh rate support for a smooth experience. Speaking of smooth, the budget gaming laptop for students also has a 512GB SSD. Meaning it loads all the applications and games fairly quickly. Packing all these components does mean that this machine is a little bit on the heavier side with a 1.98kg overall weight. Except for that, the HP Pavilion Gaming 15 is one of the top laptops for school and for play.

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A little less expensive but capable entry-level gaming laptop is the Acer Aspire 7. It features an AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 6-core 12-thread processor and an Nvidia GTX 1650 GPU. The laptop also comes with 8GB DDR4 memory and a 512GB SSD. In terms of portability, the laptop is slightly heavier than HP Pavilion at 2.15kg overall weight. The Aspire 7 also has a 15.6-inch FHD display with a 16:9 Aspect Ratio. For connectivity, the budget student laptop also offers a USB Type-C, Type-A, HDMI, and a LAN port. Despite its one of the good laptops for college, that can get work done and play games as well.

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Gaming and portability don’t often come in one package, however, the Mi Notebook Horizon 14 offers you exactly that. It is easily on the list of budget laptops for university students in India due to its versatility. It features an Intel Core i5-10210U, a 4-core 8-thread processor that’s fairly capable, and it is paired with an Nvidia GeForce MX350 GPU with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM. The combination is good enough for light gaming. The laptop also features a 14-inch FHD display with wide viewing angles. The laptop does all that without weighing a measly 1.35kg, making it one of its great features.

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If you want a thin and light device that’s good in terms of processing performance but most importantly fits within your budget Then the HP 15s is the laptop for you. Featuring an Intel Core i5-1155G7, a 4-core 8-thread processor that’s high on performance and efficiency. The laptop is decently big in size featuring a 15.6-inch FHD display with 250 nits maximum brightness. The HP 15s can also easily multiple demanding applications and store large files thanks to 8GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB SSD. The laptop is also relatively light with just 1.69kg overall weight. For all these reasons, the HP 15s is one of the top affordable laptops in India.

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It is a perfect device for those who have a tight budget but still want a versatile machine that can play games and do work-related tasks as well. It is another Acer Aspire 7 variant that comes with an Intel Core i5 processor instead of an AMD Ryzen chip. The Core i5 powering the Aspire 7 features 4-core and 8-threads, that can easily handle daily work-oriented tasks like Streaming, browsing, making a presentation, etc. In terms of specifications, it is similar to the Acer Aspire 7 mentioned above featuring an Nvidia GTX 1650 GPU, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, a 15.6-inch FHD display, and a 2.13kg overall weight.

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For university students that require a high-definition display, like designers or artists, the Realme Book slim is an amazing laptop. It packs in a gorgeous 2k display with a glossy finish in a 3:2 aspect ratio. The screen is amazing to look at and is also bright enough for most use cases. The laptop also features premium features not found in other laptops like a fingerprint reader, an aluminium chassis, 65W USB Type-C chagrin, and a set of powerful stereo speakers. Realme Book Slim features upto an Intel Core i5 CPU but this particular model features an Intel Core i3-1115G4, a 2-core 4-thread CPU. The laptop has 8GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB SSD as well. Lastly, Realme Book Slim is also pretty portable with 1.38kg overall weight.

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