Looking for a decent laptop under $500? Yeah, it’s kind of a mess out there. One quick search and you’re drowning in options–most of them pretty meh. The key is knowing what actually matters.

For under $500, there’s a lot to like about the Acer Chromebook Plus, a 14-inch laptop powered by a 12th-generation Intel Core i3-1215U processor, 8GB of system memory (RAM), and 512GB of solid-state ...

In fact, despite rising global computer costs, you can find a handful of stellar laptops or Chromebooks for under $500 that are designed for work, school, or play. They’re ideal for basic tasks, like ...

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Ey? What? Am I seriously recommending you buy an RTX 5080 gaming laptop over a much-cheaper RTX 5050 machine this Prime Day?

The RTX 5070 Ti brings that much more power to even the most demanding PC games, and this Lenovo Legion Pro 7i can handle it.

Yes! Prime Day tends to offer some of the lowest laptop prices of the year, especially on budget and mid-range models. Prices ...

While that means that 'Prime Day' is now an increasingly inaccurate name, it also means if you're on the hunt for a new ...

Here are the top 5 gaming laptops under $1,500 in 2025, packed with RTX 50 GPUs, fast Intel/AMD chips, sharp displays, and ...

With that in mind, I've compiled a list of gaming laptops that I'd not only recommend but that I'd buy with my own money.