#TechBytes: The best laptops for college students
If you're a college student, having a decent laptop is crucial. Apart from being a companion in your everyday college tasks, it can also serve as a primary entertainment device. You can use it to take notes, do your assignments, read books, stream movies/shows as well as play games. Here, we've listed some of the best laptops available for students under Rs. 50,000.
Acer Aspire 5: Priced at Rs. 49,990
The Acer Aspire 5 is a mid-budget laptop that is capable enough to fulfill most of your laptop needs. It sports a 15.6-inch display with a Full-HD (1920x1080 pixels) resolution and built-in stereo speakers. Under the hood, the laptop packs an 8th-generation Intel Core i5-8265U processor, coupled with NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (2GB) graphics card, 8GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD storage.
HP Pavilion 15-EC: Available at Rs. 49,990
If you're looking for a capable gaming laptop without shelling out a lot of bucks, then HP Pavilion 15-EC could be a great choice. The laptop sports a 15.6-inch Full-HD (1920x1080 pixels) screen with a backlit keyboard and multi-gesture enabled touchpad. It is fuelled by an AMD Ryzen 5 3550H quad-core processor, paired with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (3GB) graphics card, and 8GB RAM.
Lenovo Ideapad S145: Costs Rs. 49,000
There's also Lenovo Ideapad S145 that ticks most of the right boxes. Featuring a 15.6-inch Full-HD (1920x1080 pixels) screen, the laptop houses dual speakers and runs on Windows 10 Home Basic. It draws power from the 8th-generation Intel Core i5-8265U processor, coupled with Intel UHD 620 graphics. Furthermore, the laptop offers 8GB of RAM and 1 TB of HDD storage.
Dell Vostro 14 3480: Priced at Rs. 41,990
Lastly, there is Dell Vostro 14 3480- a wallet-friendly laptop that you can rely on. It comes with a 14-inch HD (1366x768 pixels) screen and built-in dual speakers. The notebook packs an 8th-generation Intel Core i5-8265U processor, coupled with 8GB RAM, and 1TB of HDD storage. To handle graphics functions, it houses an AMD Radeon 520 (2GB) graphics card.
