Best laptop under 25000

If you’re looking for the best laptop in a budget of around Rs 25,000 you’ve landed in the right spot. We’ve compiled the list of the best laptops under Rs 25,000 in India from top brands such as Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asus, and Acers.

Some of these might be slightly over the 25,000 mark, but we’ve considered them anyway, given that they’re still close to the budget ceiling.

1) Lenovo IdeaPad 320

What’s there to like? One, it’s a Lenovo, two, it comes with a Core i3 processor, and three, 4GB DDR4 RAM. Oh, we forgot the 1TB hard disk. But wait. There’s also Windows 10 in here.

Lenovo IdeaPad 320 Pros

a) Slim and light case, Full HD and SSD in this price range, decent battery runtimes, passive cooling

b) Fast 4-core processor, matte display, 1080p resolution, comfortable touchpad, good SSD, Nvidia GeForce MX150 with 2 GB of VRAM, AC Wi-Fi

c) Mate screen, Full-HD resolution, solid state drive, USB Type-C, quiet operation, wireless AC

Lenovo IdeaPad 320 Cons

a) Rattling touchpad, weak display brightness, blue cast ex-works, bad speakers, performance below expectations

b) Dark, low-contrast display with bad viewing-angles, no keyboard backlighting, no maintenance hatch, average battery runtimes, light GPU throttling under load

c) Dim screen with poor contrast and viewing angles, no keyboard back-light, non-removable back cover, average battery.

2) Acer ES1-572

We like i3 processor processor in this budget because it’s miles ahead of the Pentiums. Throw in 4GB RAM and Windows 10 and there’s not much to dislike about this 15 inch laptop from Acer.

CPU: Intel Core i3 6006U (6th gen) | GPU: Intel 520 | Display: 15.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixels |

RAM: 4GB DDR4 | Storage : 500GB | OS: Windows 10 | Weight: 2.2Kg

Acer ES1-572 Pros.

a) Affordable price

b) Comfortable keyboard

c) Good overall performance

d) Removable battery

e) Decent weight for its sized

f) Matte FullHD display

g) Chassis is slim and not very heavy

h) Good office performance

i) Haswell class CPU

j) Bright 15.6inch display

k) Dualband 802.11n WiFi adapter

Acer ES1-572 Cons

a) No keyboard backlighting

b) No optical drive

c) Below average battery life

d) The display is decidedly average

e) Its touch-pad buttons are a bit of a pain

f) Despite having a spot for it, this model does not include an optical drive

g) No DVD drive

h) No touchscreen

i) Lots of flex in the chassis and lid

j) Just one USB 3.0 port

k) Mouse bar stiff in the middle

l) Poor speaker placement

3) Lenovo Ideapad 130

Leave out Windows 10 and this laptop has it all. 7th gen i3, full HD display, 4GB RAM, and a terabyte of storage. We love it for its specs.

CPU: Intel Core i3 7020U (7th gen) | GPU: HD 620 | Display: 15.6 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixels |

RAM: 4GB DDR4 | Storage: 1TB | OS: DOS | Weight: 2.1Kg

Lenovo Ideapad 130 Pros.
a) Decent design and build, Good keyboard, The HD panel doesn't use PWM above 48% (70 cd/m2)
b) Cheap, relatively good keyboard, almost no heat emissions, a lot of storage space
c) Quiet, relatively cool, lots of storage space, maintenance flaps, good application performance, gaming-read
Lenovo Ideapad 130 Cons.
a) Slightly below average battery life, The Full HD variant uses PWM from 0 to 99% brightness (the Health-Guard profile fixes that)
b) Cheap case has many weak spots, no USB Type-C, no backlit keyboard, poor touchpad controls, slow SD-card reader, throttling at load, noisy hard drive, very small battery
c) Dark screen with poor viewing angles, no USB-C port, weak case
4) Dell 14 3467
A 14-inch machine sporting core i3, 4GB RAM, and 1TB hard disk. Oh, this one has a 7th gen processor. Coming from Dell, seems like good value-for-money offering.
CPU: Intel Core i3 7100U (7th gen) | GPU: HD 620 | Display: 14 inch, 1366 x 768 pixels | RAM: 4GB DDR4 | Storage: 1TB | OS: DOS | Battery: 4 cell, 40Wh | Weight: 1.9Kg
Dell 14 3467 Pros.
a) Almost 9 hours of battery life
b) Speedy
c) 1080p HD screen
d) 10point touch display
e) Provides very good performance
f) Nearly 8 hours of battery life
g) Attractive industrial design
h) Portable form factor
i) Excellent battery runtimes
j) Alluminum case
Dell 14 3467 Cons
a) Expensive
b) Bouncy screen
c) Only two USB 3.0 ports
d) Keyboard backlighting is fuzzy
e) Does not have a fullHD screen and it will cost you $200 more to get a configuration that does
f) Lean port and connection assortment and older 802.11n WiFi instead of 802.11ac
g) Mediocre benchmark performance
h) Mechanical hard drive
5) Asus X540UA-GQ703
A good laptop in-part due to the 7th gen i3, 4GB RAM, and a terabyte of storage. Decent chap that we wish came with Windows 10.
CPU: Intel Core i3 7020U (7th gen) | GPU: HD 620 | Display: 15.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixels | RAM: 4GB DDR4 | Storage: 1TB | OS: DOS | Weight: 1.9 Kg
Asus X540UA-GQ703 Pros.
Fast processor
Asus X540UA-GQ703 Cons
nil
6) HP 245 G7
We like the Ryzen processor and that’s what brings this laptop on the list. It’s actually faster than an i3 7100U in many benchmarks. That, along with 4GB RAM, 1.5 kg of weight, and 1TB hard disk.
CPU: Ryzen 3 2200U dual core | GPU: Vega 3 | Display: 14 inch, 1366x 768 pixels |
RAM: 4GB DDR4 | Storage: 1TB | OS: DOS | Ms office: no | Weight: 1.5 Kg
HP 245 G7 Pros
a) Has no Halogenated Flame Retardants in the external shell
b) Does not contain mercury in the light sources
c) Has no Halogenated Flame Retardants in the printed circuits
d) Contains 60% of recycled plastic in its packaging
e) Does contain PVC in its packaging
HP 245 G7 Cons
a) Contains PVC in the product's electronics
b) Contains 2% of recycled plastic
c) Contains 0% bioplastics
d) Does not have packaging made of a single material
e) Does not send any information with regard to REACH