Are you a student or a parent of one looking for a laptop that’s not too fancy but comes with the necessary features to better help with the college or school projects?
Take a look at this list of 5 laptops that are priced at under INR 30,000 that might help you find the right laptop.
Dell Latitude 3480
With a decent i3 processor, this Dell laptop works exceptionally well for typing out documents and running various software. With a 1 TB hard disk, it provides the capability of storing quite a lot of data for future work.
Running on 4 GB RAM, you can be assured of a good performance. Since its hardware platform is built for Linux, you can run many of the available Linux flavours on the laptop with ease and make the best of the open source OS.
Don’t worry, you can run Windows on it too.
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General specifications include
Display Size: 14 inch
Processor: Intel Core i3- 6006U
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number of Processors: 2
RAM: 4 GB DDR SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 1 TB HDD 5400 rpm
OS: DOS
Hardware Platform: Linux
GPU: Integrated Intel HD Graphics 520
Price: INR 28,577
Lenovo Ideapad 320
Possibly the most popular laptop under this price range, the Lenovo Ideapad 320 is one that delivers good performance.
Though very similar to Dell Latitude, Lenovo Ideapad comes with Windows pre-installed which is a relief for most students as they need to work on tools like Word, Excel and Powerpoint often and are more accustomed to Windows OS.
General specifications include
Display Size: 14 inch
Processor: Intel Core i3- 6006U
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number of Processors: 2
RAM: 4 GB DDR4
Hard Drive Size: 1 TB HDD
OS: Windows 10 Home with MS Office pre-installed
GPU: Integrated Intel HD Graphics 520
Dell Lightweight Inspiron Touchscreen 2 in 1Â
If you’re looking for laptop that could also work as a tab, you can be sure to go for this laptop. The laptop is extremely lightweight (1.2 kg) and so it is easier to carry around. Although it comes with a 32 GB hard disk, there is a provision of a micro SD card reader that will let you extend the memory of the device.
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General specifications include
Display Size: 11.6 inch
Processor: AMD A6-9220e
Processor Speed: Base 1.6 Ghz ~ 2.4 GHz
Number of Processors: 2
RAM: 4 GB DDR4 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 32 GB
OS: Windows 10
GPU: Integrated AMD Radeon R4 Series
HP 15q-ds0006TU
A great bang for the buck, this HP laptop comes with an Intel i3 7th generation processor as opposed to the 6th generation processors offered at this price range. The laptop also comes pre-installed with Windows that is valid for lifetime.
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General specifications include
Display Size: 15.6 inch
Processor: Intel Core i3-7100U processor
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number of Processors: 2
RAM: 4 GB DDR4
Hard Drive Size: Â 1 TB HDD
OS: Windows 10
GPU: Intel HD 620 Graphics
ASUS R542BP-GQ058TÂ
The laptop has a sleek design and offers a very smooth performance since its processor clocks at 3 GHz. It comes pre-installed with Windows and makes use of a dual-core AMD processor.
The Radeon R5 GPU which is fully compatible with the Windows 10 OS, offers a decent gaming experience and fast performance.
General specifications include
Display Size: 15.6 inch
Processor: AMD Dual Core A9-9420
Processor Speed: 3 GHz
Number of Cores: 2
RAM: 4 GB DDR4
Hard Drive Size: 1 TB HDD
OS: Windows 10
GPU: AMD Radeon R5 graphics
Note: The prices mentioned were true at the time of writing. They might increase or decrease depending on the company or seller.
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