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Best cheap laptop
Pros: scads of power, surprisingly good speakers
Cons: bulky and heavy, cheap-feeling components
886541753267
V3-571G-6407
2.2 GHz Intel Core i7-3632QM
Windows 8
6 GB
500 GB
8X DVD burner (+/-R, +/-RW)
5-in-1 reader (SD/MMC/Memory Stick/Memory Stick Pro/xD-Picture Card)
Touchpad
1.3-megapixel
6-cell Lithium-ion battery
15.6-inch, 1,366-by-768-pixel LED
Nvidia GeForce GT 640M 2 GB
USB 3.0, (2x) USB 2.0, Ethernet, HDMI, VGA, headphone, microphone
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
Black
1.3
15
10
5.73
1 year parts and labor
Acer
Laptop
*Est. $775
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Best cheap Ultrabook
Pros: responsive 14-inch touch screen, snappy performance, long battery life
Cons: fewer ports than some rivals, awkwardly placed ports and power button, bloatware included
not avail.
886541759450
M5-481PT-6488
1.8 GHz Intel Core i5-3337U
Windows 8
6 GB
500 GB hard-disk drive, 20 GB solid-state drive
Tray-load CD/DVD burner
2-in-1 reader (SD/MMC)
Touchpad
Yes
3-cell lithium polymer battery
14-inch, 1,366-by-768-pixel LED multi-touch screen
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000
(2x) USB 3.0, Ethernet, HDMI, headphone jack, Kensington lock
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
Silver
0.9
13.4
9.6
4.63
1 year limited parts and labor
Acer
Ultrabook
*Est. $700
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Web-focused cheap laptop
Pros: inexpensive, good keyboard and touchpad, very thin and light, 100 GB of free Google Drive cloud storage
Cons: only suitable for light computing tasks, crippled without an Internet connection
N/A
N/A
1.7 GHz Samsung Exynos 5 Dual ARM processor
Google Chrome OS
2 GB
16 GB flash memory
No
3-in-1 (SD/SDHC/SDXC)
Touchpad
0.3-megapixel
2 cell lithium polymer
11.6-inch, 1,366-by-768-pixel LED
Integrated
HDMI, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, combination headphone/microphone jack
Wi-Fi
Silver
0.69
11.4
8.09
2.43
1 year standard parts and labor
Samsung
Web-based laptop
*Est. $250 and up