Best Laptops under $500
2024 Buyer's Guide
updated December 2024
Best Laptop

1) 10.0
HP Newest Pavilion 15.6″ HD Touchscreen Anti-Glare Laptop, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD Storage, Intel Core Processor up to 4.1GHz, Up to 11 Hours Long Battery Life, Type-C, HDMI, Windows 11 Home, Silver
- Display Size: 15.6"
- Resolution: 1366 x 768
- Memory: 16GB RAM
- Storage: 1TB SSD
- Processor: Intel Core i3-1154G4 2-core
- Graphics Processor: Intel UHD Graphics
- Touchscreen: Yes
- Battery Life: Up to 11 hours
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Weight: 3.75 lbs
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2) 9.8
HP 15.6″ Portable Laptop (Include 1 Year Microsoft 365), HD Display, Intel Quad-Core N200 Processor, 16GB RAM, 128GB Storage, Wi-Fi 5, Webcam, HDMI, Numeric Keypad, Windows 11 Home, Red
- Display Size: 15.6"
- Resolution: 1366 x 768
- Memory: 16GB RAM
- Storage: 128GB SSD
- Processor: Intel Pentium N200 4-core
- Graphics Processor: Intel UHD Graphics
- Touchscreen: No
- Battery Life: Up to 11.5 hours
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Weight: 3.52 lbs
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3) 9.5
HP 17 Business Laptop, 17.3” HD+ Display, 11th Gen Intel Core i3-1125G4 Processor, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Wi-Fi, HDMI, Webcam, Windows 11 Pro, Silver
- Display Size: 17.3"
- Resolution: 1600 x 900
- Memory: 32GB RAM
- Storage: 1TB SSD
- Processor: Intel Core i3-1125G4 4-core
- Graphics Processor: Intel UHD Graphics
- Touchscreen: No
- Battery Life: 10 hours
- Operating System: Windows 11 Pro
- Weight: 4.6 lbs
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4) 9.2
Dell 2022 Newest Inspiron 15 3511 Laptop, 15.6″ FHD Touchscreen, Intel Core i5-1035G1, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD, SD Card Reader, Webcam, HDMI, WiFi, Windows 11 Home, Black
- Display Size: 15.6"
- Resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Memory: 16GB RAM
- Storage: 512GB SSD
- Processor: Intel Core i5-1035G1 4-core
- Graphics Processor: Intel UHD Graphics
- Touchscreen: Yes
- Battery Life: Up to 8 hours
- Operating System: Windows 11
- Weight: 3.7 lbs
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5) 9.1
HP Notebook Laptop, 15.6″ HD Touchscreen, Intel Core i3-1115G4 Processor, 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Webcam, Type-C, HDMI, SD Card Reader, Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Home, Silver
- Display Size: 15.6"
- Resolution: 1366 x 768
- Memory: 32GB RAM
- Storage: 1TB SSD
- Processor: Intel Core i3-1115G4 2-core
- Graphics Processor: Intel UHD Graphics
- Touchscreen: Yes
- Battery Life: Up to 8 hours
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Weight: 3.75 lbs
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6) 9.0
HP 14″ Ultral Light Laptop for Students and Business, Intel Quad-Core, 8GB RAM, 192GB Storage(64GB eMMC+128GB Ghost Manta SD Card), 1 Year Office 365, USB C, Win 11 S
- Display Size: 14"
- Resolution: 1366 x 768
- Memory: 8GB RAM
- Storage: 64GB eMMC + 128GB Micro SD
- Processor: Intel Celeron N4120 4-core
- Graphics Processor: Intel UHD Graphics 600
- Touchscreen: No
- Battery Life: Up to 11 hours
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Weight: 3.24 lbs
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7) 8.9
Lenovo Newest Flagship Chromebook, 14” FHD Touchscreen Slim Thin Light Laptop Computer, 8-Core MediaTek Kompanio 520 Processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, WiFi 6,Chrome OS+HubxcelAccesory, Abyss Blue
- Display Size: 14"
- Resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Memory: 4GB RAM
- Storage: 64GB eMMC
- Processor: MediaTek Kompanio 520 8-core
- Graphics Processor: ARM Mali-G52 2EE MC2
- Touchscreen: Yes
- Battery Life: 13.5 hours
- Operating System: Chrome OS
- Weight: 2.86 lbs

8) 8.8
Lenovo IdeaPad 3i 14 Laptop, Student and Business, 14″ FHD Screen, Intel i3-1115G4 Processor, 20GB RAM, 1TB SSD, HDMI, Media Card Reader, Webcam, Dolby Audio, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Platinum Grey
- Display Size: 14"
- Resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Memory: 20GB RAM
- Storage: 1TB SSD
- Processor: Intel i3-1115G4 2-core
- Graphics Processor: Intel UHD Graphics
- Touchscreen: No
- Battery Life: Up to 12 hours
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Weight: 3.3 lbs

9) 8.6
HP 15.6 inch Laptop, FHD Display, 12th Gen Intel Core i5, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Home, 15-dy5399nr (2023),Silver
- Display Size: 15.6"
- Resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Memory: 16GB RAM
- Storage: 512GB SSD
- Processor: Intel Core i5-1235U 10-core
- Graphics Processor: Intel Iris Xe
- Touchscreen: No
- Battery Life: Up to 7.5 hours
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Weight: 3.64 lbs

10) 8.5
HP Portable Laptop, Student and Business, 14″ HD Display, Intel Quad-Core N4120, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 64GB eMMC, 1 Year Office 365, Webcam, RJ-45, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Home, Silver
- Display Size: 14"
- Resolution: 1366 x 768
- Memory: 4GB RAM
- Storage: 64GB eMMC
- Processor: Intel Celeron N4120 4-core
- Graphics Processor: Intel UHD Graphics
- Touchscreen: No
- Battery Life: Up to 7 hours
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Weight: 3.3 lbs