Best Basic Laptops Updated May 2025

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10.0

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10.0

HP 15 inch Laptop, HD Display, Intel Processor N100, 4 GB RAM, 128 GB UFS, Intel UHD Graphics, Windows 11 Home in S Mode, 15-fd...
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Build quality
Ease of use
Lightweight
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Picked by 148 people this week!
Picked by 148 people this week!

10.0

1
HP 15 inch Laptop, HD Display, Intel Processor N100, 4 GB RAM, 128 GB UFS, Intel UHD Graphics, Windows 11 Home in S Mode, 15-fd...
Functionality
Build quality
Ease of use
Lightweight
Appearance
Size

9.8

2

9.8

ASUS Vivobook Go 15 Laptop, 15.6” FHD Display, Intel® Core™ i3-N305 Processor, 4GB RAM, 128GB UFS, Windows 11 Home in S Mode, E...
Performance
Basic level
Ease of use
Portability

9.8

2
ASUS Vivobook Go 15 Laptop, 15.6” FHD Display, Intel® Core™ i3-N305 Processor, 4GB RAM, 128GB UFS, Windows 11 Home in S Mode, E...
Performance
Basic level
Ease of use
Portability

9.6

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9.6

Acer Aspire 3 A315-24P-R7VH, 15.6" FHD 1920x1080 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 3 7320U, Radeon Graphics, 8GB RAM, 128G SSD, Windows 11 in S...
Functionality
Quality
Speed
Ease of use
Display
Performance

9.6

3
Acer Aspire 3 A315-24P-R7VH, 15.6" FHD 1920x1080 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 3 7320U, Radeon Graphics, 8GB RAM, 128G SSD, Windows 11 in S...
Functionality
Quality
Speed
Ease of use
Display
Performance

9.4

4

9.4

ASUS Vivobook Go 12 L210 11.6” Ultra-Thin Laptop, Intel Celeron N4500, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, Windows 11 Home in S Mode Includes 1...
Portability
Functionality
Usability

9.4

4
ASUS Vivobook Go 12 L210 11.6” Ultra-Thin Laptop, Intel Celeron N4500, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, Windows 11 Home in S Mode Includes 1...
Portability
Functionality
Usability

9.3

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9.3

Lenovo Slim 3 Chromebook, 14'' FHD IPS Touchscreen Laptop, 8-Core MediaTek Kompanio 520 Processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, HD Webca...
Performance
Portability
Battery life
Touch screen
Ease of use
Build quality

9.3

5
Lenovo Slim 3 Chromebook, 14'' FHD IPS Touchscreen Laptop, 8-Core MediaTek Kompanio 520 Processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, HD Webca...
Performance
Portability
Battery life
Touch screen
Ease of use
Build quality

9.1

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9.1

ASUS Chromebook Laptop, 11.6" HD Display, MediaTek Kompanio 520, 4GB LPDDR4X RAM, 64G eMMC Storage, MIL-STD 810H Durability, Ch...
Screen quality
Performance
Size
Battery life

9.1

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ASUS Chromebook Laptop, 11.6" HD Display, MediaTek Kompanio 520, 4GB LPDDR4X RAM, 64G eMMC Storage, MIL-STD 810H Durability, Ch...
Screen quality
Performance
Size
Battery life

9.0

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9.0

Gateway (by Acer) Chromebook Laptop | 14" FHD 1920x1080 | TN Chromebook | Intel Celeron N4500 | 4GB LPDDR4X RAM | 64GB eMMC | C...
Speed
Functionality
Size
Ease of use
Screen size
Basic

9.0

7
Gateway (by Acer) Chromebook Laptop | 14" FHD 1920x1080 | TN Chromebook | Intel Celeron N4500 | 4GB LPDDR4X RAM | 64GB eMMC | C...
Speed
Functionality
Size
Ease of use
Screen size
Basic

8.9

8

8.9

Lenovo Chromebook 500e 11.6" Touchscreen 2-in-1 HD Laptop - Intel Celeron N3450U, 4GB RAM, 32GB eMMC, Chrome OS, Black - 81ES00...

8.9

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Lenovo Chromebook 500e 11.6" Touchscreen 2-in-1 HD Laptop - Intel Celeron N3450U, 4GB RAM, 32GB eMMC, Chrome OS, Black - 81ES00...

8.7

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8.7

Acer Chromebook 315, 15.6" HD Widescreen, Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB LPDDR4, 64GB eMMC, Chrome OS, CB315-3H-C0UU Silver
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Ease of use
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8.7

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Acer Chromebook 315, 15.6" HD Widescreen, Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB LPDDR4, 64GB eMMC, Chrome OS, CB315-3H-C0UU Silver
Functionality
Laptop quality
Ease of use
Screen size
Build quality

8.6

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8.6

HP Premium 14" Stream HD Laptop, Intel Celeron N4120, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, Webcam, Intel UHD Graphics, Bluetooth, WiFi, HDMI, 1 ...
Quality
Value for money
Ease of use
Weight
Size

8.6

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HP Premium 14" Stream HD Laptop, Intel Celeron N4120, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, Webcam, Intel UHD Graphics, Bluetooth, WiFi, HDMI, 1 ...
Quality
Value for money
Ease of use
Weight
Size

Our Top Choice

10.0

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10.0

HP 15 inch Laptop, HD Display, Intel Processor N100, 4 GB RAM, 128 GB UFS, Intel UHD Graphics, Windows 11 Home in S Mode, 15-fd...
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Build quality
Ease of use
Lightweight
Appearance
Size
Picked by 148 people this week!
Picked by 148 people this week!

10.0

1
HP 15 inch Laptop, HD Display, Intel Processor N100, 4 GB RAM, 128 GB UFS, Intel UHD Graphics, Windows 11 Home in S Mode, 15-fd...
Functionality
Build quality
Ease of use
Lightweight
Appearance
Size