Market of electronic devices is going very flexible with each passing week. Gone are the days when you had to buy laptops, computers, mobile phones at high prices. By the virtue of heavy competition among the manufacturers, all the electronic stuff is now available in the price range that you can afford.
In this post I have compiled a list of few good laptops under $500, which I consider as an affordable price range. Yes, this does fall on the cheaper side, but it does not mean that you need buy an assembly of crap.
This list of best laptops under $500 features cheap yet efficient laptops. Check with the below list (in alphabetical order).
7 Best Laptops Under $500 Of 2012
Acer AS5755
- 2.40 GHz 2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5-2430M Processor with Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.0GHz
- 4GB DDR3 RAM
- 500GB Hard Drive
- Intel HD Graphics 3000
- High-Definition Audio Support
- 15.6? HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit Display with picture resolution of (1366 x 768) resolution
- Weighs 5.74 pounds
- Battery – 4 hours
- Price – $447
Dell Inspiron 15 i15-N5040
- 2.53 GHz Intel Core i3 380M Processor
- 3GB DIMM RAM
- 320GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
- 15.6-Inch Screen
- Intel HD Graphics
- Weighs 5.2 pounds
- Price – Would cost $530, but can be bought for just about $500 at number of stores
Dell Inspiron i14RN-1227BK
- 2.3 GHz Intel Core i3-2350M dual-core processor
- 6GB DDR3 and expandable upto 8GB
- 500 GB SATA hard drive at 5400 RPM
- Intel HD Graphics 3000
- 14-inch LED-backlit display with picture resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels
- Weighs 6.57 pounds
- Price – $475
HP g6-1d60us
- 2.5GHz AMD Dual-Core A4-3305M processor
- 4GB DDR3 of RAM
- 640GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
- 15.6″ LED Display with picture resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels
- AMD Radeon HD 6480G graphics
- 2037MB of video RAM
- Battery – 6 hours
- Weighs 7.6 pounds
- Price – $444
HP g6-1d70us
- 2.13 GHz Intel Core i3-2350M Processor
- 4GB of DDR3 RAM
- 640GB Hard Drive
- 15.6″ HD Widescreen CineCrystal LED-backlit
- Intel HD Graphics with up to 1696MB of video RAM
- 5.5 hours of battery life
- Weighs 5.22 pounds
- Price $500
Sony VAIO EL2
- 1.65 GHz AMD E Series Processor
- 4GB DDR3 RAM
- 320GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
- 15.5-Inch Screen with picture resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels
- Mobility Radeon HD 6310 graphics
- Battery of 5.4 hours
- Weighs 7.3 pounds
- Price – $470
Toshiba Satellite L755D-S5162
- 1.5 GHz AMD A6-3420M quad-core accelerated processor
- 4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM (expandable to 8 GB)
- 640GB of hard disk (5400 RPM)
- 15.6″ TruBrite TFT display with picture resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels
- AMD Radeon HD 6520G graphics
- 5.1 hours of battery life
- Weighs 5.45 pounds
- Price – Around $430