If you're in the market for a cheap laptop deal, now's a great time to find a good price, regardless of whether you're shopping for work, school, or home. To make finding the machine that's right for you easier, we’ve collected the cheapest prices and best deals of the week in addition to a selection of some of our perpetual cheap laptop favorites. This week features an assortment of workhorses, versatile machines, and basic configurations perfect for students.
We know that shopping for a new laptop can be an often arduous task of comparing storage, memory, processing power and features, but our guide below will help you find the best laptop deals and get the most for your money. From huge names like Dell, Asus and Lenovo to lesser known brands, you’re sure to come away happy with these bargains.
First up, you'll find our selection of the very latest and best cheap laptop deals of the week where one store in particular has come away with a standout price on a certain laptop. Beneath those laptop prices, we've rounded up some of our favourite budget-price laptops and compared prices from a range of stores so you can get the best deal. This section is well worth coming back to if something takes your fancy as the prices are automatically updating all the time and we're deep into discount season now too. If you're a gamer, you'd be better suited checking out our selection of cheap gaming laptop deals, as the models on this page are not usually built with gaming in mind. We've also rounded up a fine collection of cheap laptop offers in the UK too.
The best cheap laptop deal of the week
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 15.6-inch touchscreen laptop | $599 at Walmart
With a high-definition touchscreen, a whopping 16GB of RAM, 1TB of storage and an i5 processor, this Dell laptop is a portable powerhouse. If you need something reliable for work that'll handle a solid amount of ,multitasking, this is ideal.
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Evoo 11.6-inch touchscreen laptop | $149 at Walmart
Save $50 off the MSRP. If you're after a cheap replacement laptop or just something for basic work tasks like document editing, web browsing and email then this very portable laptop should keep you going for an incredibly low price. It's even better value when you consider it's a convertible touchscreen too. 32GB of storage isn't great though and you'll struggle to download too many future Windows updates with that much capacity.
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Dell Inspiron 11 3000 11-inch laptop | $149 at B&H Photo
This dinky little laptop is much more portable than your regular full-sized laptops and super cheap too. A word of warning though, with just 32GB of storage it'll struggle to keep up-to-date with multiple Windows updates in the future as there probably won't be room for them eventually. But if you just need something cheap for on the move or as a backup laptop, this is a decent option.
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Lenovo Chromebook S330 | $299 $169 at Walmart
At $130 less than the usual MSRP, this is a very tempting price for a Chromebook. It's a bit heavier than some and the design is a little dull, but given that mega low price, this is a very tempting laptop deal.View Deal
Asus Chromebook C423 | $267 at Newegg
This 14-inch Chromebook costs more than the cheap Windows laptops mentioned earlier and only has 32GB of storage too. But seeing as it runs on the super light and fast Chrome OS, that's nowhere near as much of an issue as it is with a low-capacity laptop running the bloated Windows operating system. Add in a HD display, dual-core Intel Celeron processor and 4GB of RAM and you have a very capable Chromebook that will power through multiple basic tasks at once with ease.
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HP Chromebook 14-ak050nr | $290 at Amazon
If you're after some extra power in your Chromebook experience, then this version comes with a Quad Core Celeron processor. This is great for a bit of extra multitasking. Look out for the small 16GB of storage though as you'll probably need a USB drive if you're wanting to store lots of big files.
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Lenovo Ideapad 330 15.6-inch laptop | $459.99 at Newegg
Save $220. The Ideapad range from Lenovo is a solid choice for any laptop user and this model has been built with a speed and multitasking in mind thanks to the 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. This laptop deal will expire soon though, so act fast if you want to save.
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Dell Inspiron 13 7000 13.3-inch laptop | $739.99 at Walmart
If you're looking for a versatile and powerful laptop, look no further. This is a well equipped laptop as you're getting 8GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD, i5 processor and a Full HD display.
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Asus VivoBook 15.6-inch laptop | $1039 $799 at Newegg
This VivoBook might be part of Asus mid-range laptop lineup, but it features some crazy specs including a hexa-core Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM, discrete Nvidia graphics and a 1TB storage drive. Best of all, it's going for $240 off in this Christmas offer.
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Acer Swift 7 13.3-inch laptop | $1299.99 $799.99 at Adorama
Another ultra-portable laptop, this Acer machine weighs less than 2.5 pounds, while still packing a powerful i7 processor, 8GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD. Better yet, it's dropped by $500 for in Adorama's laptop sale today.
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Where to find the best laptop deals in the US:
We've compared prices on some of our favourite cheap laptops and run through the details on why we recommend them further down this page. But if you'd like to browse the latest laptop deals directly from your favorite retailers we've included a list of the most-recommended stores directly below.
The best cheap laptops of 2018
Acer Swift 3
The bigger, better value proposition
CPU: Intel Core i3 – i7 | Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 620 | RAM: 4GB – 8GB | Screen: 14-inch FHD (1,920 x 1,080) ComfyView IPS | Storage: 128GB – 256GB SSD
Here we have one of the few budget laptops with a processor nearly equivalent to the MacBook Pro, that is, if you opt for the Intel Core i5 configuration. The best part? It’s roughly half the cost of its Apple-branded rival. Now given that it sells at a range of different prices, the Acer Swift 3 can be an obtuse purchase, but lucky for you, the midrange model will get you by just fine.
Read the full review: Acer Swift 3
Asus Transformer Mini T102HA
Small, portable and flexible
CPU: Intel Atom x5-Z8350 | Graphics: Integrated Intel HD Graphics | RAM: 4GB | Screen: 10.1-inch HD (1,280 x 800) LED touch display | Storage: 64GB
Its name is alphabet soup to the average reader, but then again this convertible laptop has always been about function over form. For one minuscule transaction, you’re getting a tablet equipped with an included keyboard and even a fingerprint scanner for more secure logins. Along with reliable performance and a magnesium-alloy chassis, it’s built to last.
Read the full review: Asus Transformer Mini T102HA
Acer Chromebook 15
Battery life like no other
CPU: 1.5GHz Intel Celeron 3205U | Graphics: Intel HD Graphics | RAM: 4GB | Screen: 15.59-inch, HD (1,920 x 1,080) touchscreen | Storage: 32GB SSD
While it may be outclassed by the Pixelbook and the Samsung Chromebook in terms of sheer power, the Acer Chromebook 15 can still pack a wallop while providing battery life that is frankly out of this world. It’s rare that a laptop can truly provide all-day battery, but in our independent battery tests, Acer’s Chromebook lasted an astonishing 17 hours – on top of providing enough power to get your work done online. If you’re looking for a 15 inch Chromebook that will give you the most bang for your buck, look no further.
Read the full review: Acer Chromebook 15
Lenovo Yoga Book (Windows 10)
The netbook of the future – the ultra netbook?
CPU: 1.44GHz Intel Atom x5-Z8550 | Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 400 | RAM: 4GB | Screen: 10.1-inch FHD (1,920 x 1,200 resolution), IPS touchscreen | Storage: 64GB flash storage (plus 128GB with microSD)
The Lenovo Yoga Book, and the Windows 10 version of it in particular, is the sort of futuristic fodder you would find in an episode of Black Mirror. It has a keyboard that doubles as a Wacom touch panel and, best of all, it’s cheap as hell. Now, of course, that comes with the caveat of a weak Intel Atom processor, but the rest of the Lenovo Yoga Book should go down in the history books.
Read the full review: Lenovo Yoga Book
Acer Chromebook 14
Meet the anti-MacBook Air
CPU: Intel Celeron N3160 | Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 400 | RAM: 4GB | Screen: 14-inch FHD (1,920 x 1,080) display | Storage: 32GB SSD
With its slick lines and a slim silhouette, the Acer Chromebook 14 makes for a subtle, snazzy laptop. Although its display isn't the most attractive we've seen, it’s still acceptable for full HD. On top of that, the keyboard and trackpad adhere to the principle of ‘it just works.’ The battery life is satisfactory as well despite falling a bit south of Acer's 12-hour claim in real-world use.
Read the full review: Acer Chromebook 14
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