Best Affordable Laptops for Everyone 2015

Planning to buy a new Laptop? We made a list of most affordable and best deal on the market today. If you want to get more than what you pay for then take a look at our editors pick. But before we get into the list, let me give you some tips on how to select the best laptop for you.

Here are the things to consider when choosing a laptop:

Budget – first step is to set your max budget that will not make you financially broke after buying a laptop. The higher the better but take note that if you are not a heavy PC gamer then a budget of 30k below is good enough for you. Most cheap Laptop today are fast enough for usual applications such as office tools like word, excel, powerpoint, internet browsers and media players.
Purpose – After establishing your maximum budget, you can now answer the next question. What is the purpose of your laptop? Are you a heavy gamer or just an internet surfer? Will you use it for video/photo editing or for Office works?

To help you choose the right laptop for you, here’s a list of recommended minimum technical specifications to look for each group of people:

Students – for research and documentation(Not for gamer and a multi media student)
- Processor – Intel celeron and above
- Memory – 1Gb and above
- Video Card – Any
- Display – 10 – 14inch
- Note – a 2-in-1 laptop is best for mobility
Office Works
- Processor – Intel celeron quad core and above
- Memory – 2Gb and above
- Video Card – Any
- Display – 10 – 14inch
- Note – if you can afford at least intel core i3 with 4Gb RAM, that would be better for less hang/lag
Gamers/Photo and Video Editors
- Processor – at least Intel core i3 with at least 2.5Ghz and 3.0Ghz turbo mode(core i7 is recommended)
- Memory – 6Gb and above(8Gb and above is recommended)
- Video Card – with at least 2Gb dedicated RAM
- Display – 14 – 17inch
- Note – if you can afford intel core i7 with 8Gb RAM, that would be better for less hang/lag

Best Affordable 2 in 1 Laptop for students

Cheapest best 2 in 1

Nextbook 10.1 Tablet 1GB Intel Quad Core 10.1″ with FREE Microsoft Office 365

10.1 inch High-resolution 1280 x 800 IPS Screen
Intel ATOM Quad-Core Processor Z3735G (2M Cache, up to 1.83 GHz)
1GB DDR3L; 32GB onboard storage
WIFI 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
Back Camera 2.0 M
Micro HDMI
Pogo Keyboard

Price: Php 6,999.00

Perhaps the cheapest most decent 2-in-1 laptop you can buy. This is good for student on a budget. The only downside is that it only has 32Gb storage. Well, you can use the cloud storage or a usb flash drive if the built in storage is not enough for you.

Best Deal 2 in 1 Laptop

Acer One 10 (S1001-10P1) 32GB+500GB Atom 10.1″ Notebook

Operating System Windows 8.1 with Bing, Office 365
Memory: 2 GB of onboard LPDDR3 memory
Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics: 1280×800 hi resolution graphics
Processor: Intel Atom, Quad Core CPU Z3735F (Up to 1.83Ghz,Quad core, 2mb L2 cache)

Price: Php 14,800.00

If you are looking for best value better 2-in1 laptop. Take a look at Acer One, it has 2Gb RAM and 500Gb storage. It also offers better design and durability.

Best Deal Netbook

Acer ES1-111-C53P 2GB RAM Intel Quad Core N2940 Celeron 11.6″ with FREE Laptop Sleeves

Processor: Intel Celeron N2940 up to 2.25GHz
Memory: 2GB DDR3L
Storage: 500GB HDD
Display: 11.6-inch HD 1366 x 768 resolution
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
OS: Windows 8.1 with BING

Price: Php 13,568.00

Looking for best value netbook? Powered with quad core celeron processor with speeds up to 2.25GHz, with 2Gb RAM, and a 500Gb storage, the Acer ES-1 is hard to beat with this price range.

Best Affordable Laptops for Office works and students

Lenovo G4030 80FY007DPH 2GB Intel Celeron N2940 14″

Operating System: Windows 8.1
CPU (Model + Speed): Intel Celeron N2940 1.83 GHz up to 2.25GHz
RAM and Hard Disk Drive (HDD): 2GB RAM and 500GB HDD
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
Memory and expandability options: 500GB HDD
Connectivity options: 802.11b/g/n (1×1) and Bluetooth 4.0 combo
Camera resolution (MP): VGA webcam
Battery type and charge (mAh): 4-Cell Battery
Optical drive (CD): DVD Super Multi Burner
Power Consumption: 220V / 65W

Price: Php 11,999.00

If you are looking for best value 14inch laptop, nothing can beat the quality of the Lenovo G4030. Powered with quad core celeron and 2Gb of RAM, it is powerful enough for most applications like MS Office, media players, and some photo editors. This Laptop is good enough for office use.

Best Affordable Laptop for Gamers

Best Cheapest Gaming Laptop

Acer Aspire E5-473G-33RT 4GB Intel Core i3-5005U 14″ Windows 10 Gaming Laptop

Processor: Intel Core i3-5005U Processor (3M Cache, 2.00GHz)
Graphics: 2GB NVIDIA GeForce 920M DDR3 VRAM
Operating System: Windows 10
Display: 14-inch HD 1366 x 768 resolution Acer CineCrystal LED-backlit TFT LCD Display
Memory: 4GB DDR3L
Storage: 1TB SATA HDD
Optical Drive: 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
Battery: 4-Cell Battery

Price: Php 25,988.00

This is the cheapest decent laptop you can get for gaming. Powered by intel core i3 processor, 4Gb RAM, and NVIDIA 920M DDR3 VRAM with 2GB RAM which is powerful enough for most games. It also has a big 1TB storage good for storing many HD movies.

Best Deal Gaming Laptop

Dell Inspiron 3443 4GB Intel Core i7-5500U 14″ Gaming Laptop

Operating System: Windows 8.1
CPU (Model + Speed): Intel Core i7-5500U 2.4GHz (4M Cache, up to 3.00GHz)
RAM and Hard Disk Drive (HDD): 4GB RAM and 500GB HDD
Graphics: NVIDIA GF840M 2GB
Connectivity options: 10/100/1000Mbps, 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Camera resolution (MP): HD Webcam
Battery type and charge (mAh): 4-Cell Battery
Power Consumption: 220V / 65W

Price: Php 38,999.00

Thirsty for more powerful laptop? The cheapest and decent you can get with core i7 laptop is the DELL Inspiron 3343. Powered with Intel Core i7-5500U with speeds up to 3.0GHz, 2GB NVIDIA GF840M video processor and a 4GB RAM, good enough for most high end games and video editing.

Asus K455LB-WX041T 4GB Intel Core i7-5500U 14″ Windows 10 Gaming Laptop with Free Asus Laptop Bag

Processor: Intel Core i7-5500U 2.4GHz Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.00GHz)
Operating System: Windows 10
Memory: 4GB RAM
Storage: 1TB HDD
Display: 14.0-inch Display
Graphics: 2GB NVIDIA GeForce 940M DDR3
Optical Drive: 8X Super Multi with Double Layer

Price: Php 42,999.00

Looking for better looking and better specs gaming laptop? This ASUS K455LB has higher 1TB storage and better video processor than the DELL Inspiron 3343. It has 4GB RAM, upgrade this to 8GB and you will have best experience for high end games and for video editing.

Asus X555LB 4GB Intel Core i7-5500U 15.6″Gaming Laptop with Headset (Silver)

Processor: Intel Core i7-5500U 2.4GHz Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.00 GHz)
Operating System: Windows 10
Memory: 4GB DDR3L 1600 MHz SDRAM
Display: 15.6-inch 16:9 HD (1366×768) Display
Graphic: 2GB NVIDIA GeForce 940M DDR3 VRAM
Storage: 1TB HDD
Optical Drive: Super-Multi DVD
Card Reader: 3 -in-1 card reader (SD/ SDHC/ SDXC)

Price: Php 43,750.00

Just in case you want a bigger 15.4inch screen. This Laptop is same with above ASUS K455LB except for the bigger 15.4 inch screen. It also has a num pad which is a normal addition for a 15.4inch laptops.