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The best cheap Windows laptops for 2025

Here's a list of the best cheap Windows laptops you can buy, as reviewed by Engadget editors.

Sub-$500 laptops made by Acer, Dell, Lenovo and other companies can be great fits for those who primarily use a computer to check email, shop online and occasionally video chat with friends and family. $356 at Amazon Screen size: 14 inches | Resolution: FHD | Installed memory: 4GB | Drive capacity: 128GB | Weight: 3.63 pounds | Max battery life: Up to 10 hours | Refresh rate: 60Hz Chromebooks are a good alternative for those that basically live in a browser, the trade-off being you must give up the “traditional desktop.” And Chrome OS is a more limited operating system than Windows when it comes to the programs you can install and run.

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