Most of us today own a laptop or a desktop computer, these days it has become necessity ever since #COVID-19 Pandemic. But, since working from home has been made official many start-ups and employees have equally suffered from not having the needed infrastructure to work efficiently.
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Here are some laptops that are best suitable in terms of the performance; price and personal experience which we consider are best picks for anyone exploring work from home options.
(Our recommendations are based on personal experience and work requirements, in the options we only have mentioned laptops of i5 to i7 processors only, i3 processors are not bad. But in a world where we do not have much time to invest in waiting we are now only focusing on work from home conditions)
Following are the best Budget with High Performance Laptops that can be considered as a best buy option in COVID-19 situation.
HP 15s du2078TU
(Overall Rating: 3.5, Price: Rs. 58,447)
Technical Details
| Brand | HP |
| Series | 15s |
| Colour | Jet Black |
| Item Height | 20 Millimeters |
| Item Width | 35.9 Centimeters |
| Screen Size | 15.6 Inches |
| Maximum Display Resolution | 1366 x 768 (HD Ready) |
| Item Weight | 1.75 Kg |
| Product Dimensions | 24.2 x 35.9 x 2 cm |
| Batteries: | 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included) |
| Item model number | du2078tu |
| Processor Brand | Intel |
| Processor Type | Core i5 |
| Processor Speed | 1 GHz |
| RAM Size | 8 GB |
| Memory Technology | DDR4 |
| Hard Drive Size | 512 GB |
| Hard Disk Technology | Flash Memory Solid State |
| Speaker Description | Dual Speakers |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Intel UHD |
| Graphics Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Graphics Card Description | Integrated |
| Connectivity Type | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth-V4.2 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |
| Number of HDMI Ports | 1 |
| Number of Audio-out Ports | 1 |
| Number of Ethernet Ports | 1 |
| Number of Microphone Ports | 1 |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
| Supported Software | Comes with Microsoft Office Home & Student 2019 |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 41 Watt Hours |
| Number of Lithium Ion Cells | 3 |
| Included Components | Laptop, Battery, AC Adapter, User Guide, Manuals |
Product Review & Recommendation:
Positive:
- The best part of this series of HP Laptop is the speed of the computer is amazing, with the help of an 8 GB DDR4 RAM supported by a Core i5 processor, makes it a great value of money.
- The price range is also reasonable compared to the features we get that include a Windows 10 Home Operating System, 15 inch Screen, Bluetooth-V4.2.
- Amazing mat finish body and good professional looks, works well for personal and office use.
Negative:
- The most negative feature of this laptop is the 512 GB HDD Space, where in most computers offer a 1 TB HDD in laptops below Rs.35, 000 these days.
- The battery life is also a bit below expectation where most laptops offer a battery back more than 6 hrs, we only get 5.5 hrs maximum here.
WHO IS IT FOR?
- Can be used for all simple tasks such as browsing, watching movies, presentations, data entry jobs, programming, graphic designing, video editing, Photoshop, social media marketing and for heavy upload & download jobs, extensive desk job.
- Not recommended for gaming
HP 15 AMD Ryzen 7
(Overall Rating: 3.5, Price: Rs. 60,915)
Technical Details
| Brand | HP |
| Model | 15s eq0132au |
| Model Name | 15s |
| Item Weight | 1.77 Kg |
| Product Dimensions | 35.8 x 24.2 x 1.8 cm |
| Batteries: | 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included) |
| Item model number | 15s eq0132au |
| RAM Size | 8 GB |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 512 GB |
| Memory Slots Available | 2 |
| Flash Memory Installed Size | 512.0 |
| Ram Memory Installed Size | 8 GB |
| Ram Memory Maximum Size | 16 GB |
| Ram Memory Technology | DDR4 |
| Hard Drive Size | 512 GB |
| Hard Drive Interface | Solid State |
| Hard Disk Technology | Flash Memory Solid State |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
| Processor Brand | AMD |
| Processor Speed | 2.3 GHz |
| Processor Type | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Hardware Interface | USB, HDMI |
| Graphics Coprocessor | AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Included Components | Laptop, Battery, AC Adapter, User Guide, Manuals |
| Supported Software | Comes with Pre-installed Microsoft Office Home & Student 2019 |
| Software Included | Microsoft Office 365 |
| Display Technology | OLED |
| Screen Size | 15.6 Inches |
| Display Type | LED-Backlit |
| Display Resolution Maximum | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
| Audio Output Type | Headphones |
| Batteries Included | Yes |
| Batteries Required | Yes |
| Battery Cell Composition | Lithium Ion |
| Connector Type | Wireless |
| Device interface – primary | Microphone |
Product Review & Recommendation:
POSITIVE:
- If you are looking at a high performance laptop with an expandable RAM up to 16 GB, this is a perfect companion. With a good metal finish and close keys help in preventing dust particles to get in, with a premium look and feel.
- With an installed 8 GB DDR4 RAM, thee applications work agile and prevents lag, it uses the Windows 10 Operating system along with AMD Processor with 2.3 GHz speed and includes the AMD Ryzen 7 Processor type.
- The most notable feature is it includes preinstalled Office 365 and Microsoft Office Home & Student 2019 and an OLED display technology.
NEGATIVE:
- Though it has great features, but compared to laptops on this price range. The laptop is a bit on the higher side.
- Usually high performing laptops have a lesser battery life compared to the lower variants, that is around 6 to 6.5 hrs, with comparison to the price the HP 15 AMD Ryzen only has a battery backup of up to 5.5 hours.
- As these laptops are designed for better performance, application wise they are to be extensively used but the other drawback is that this laptop only has 512 GB HDD
WHO IS IT FOR?
- Can be used for all simple tasks such as browsing, watching movies, presentations, data entry jobs, programming, graphic designing, video editing, Photoshop, social media marketing and for heavy upload & download jobs, Extensive desk job, You Tuber’s, individuals, college students, teachers, architects, engineers etc.
- Not recommended for gaming.
Acer Aspire 3
(Overall Rating: 3.8, Price: Rs. 47,490)
Technical Details
| Brand | Acer |
| Series | Aspire 3 |
| Colour | Black |
| Form Factor | Clamshell |
| Item Height | 20 Millimeters |
| Item Width | 36.3 Centimeters |
| Screen Size | 15.6 Inches |
| Maximum Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
| Item Weight | 1.9 Kg |
| Product Dimensions | 24.7 x 36.3 x 2 cm |
| Batteries: | 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included) |
| Item model number | A315-56 |
| Processor Brand | Intel |
| Processor Type | Core i5 |
| RAM Size | 8 GB |
| Memory Technology | DDR4 |
| Maximum Memory Supported | 12 GB |
| Hard Drive Size | 1 TB |
| Hard Disk Technology | Mechanical Hard Drive |
| Speaker Description | Two built-in stereo speaker |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Intel UHD |
| Graphics Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Graphics Card Description | Integrated |
| Connectivity Type | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth-V4Infrared |
| Wireless Type | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
| Number of HDMI Ports | 1 |
| Number of Audio-out Ports | 1 |
| Number of Ethernet Ports | 1 |
| Optical Drive Type | Not present |
| Card Reader | USB 3.0 |
| Power Source | Battery Powered |
| Operating System | Window 10, Home, 64Bit |
| Average Battery Standby Life (in hours) | 9.5 Hours |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 9.5 Hours |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 36.7 Watt Hours |
| Number of Lithium Ion Cells | 2 |
Product Review & Recommendation:
POSITIVE:
- The Acer aspire 3 is one of the best high performance laptop which offers Core i5 processor with a price range below 50,000 and offers equally competitive and challenging features.
- With an 8 GB DDR4 RAM expandable up to 12 GB is an amazing feature within this price range, supported by 1 TB HDD.
- This laptop includes 2 USB 3.0 slots and 1 USB 2.0 slots to connect old devices with ease. It has a 15.6” display. Along with this feature it has an amazing sound quality.
- The best feature in a laptop of this range is its battery life of 9.5 hrs, which used extensively will give a minimum backup of 7 hrs.
NEGATIVE:
- Though this laptop is focused on high performance, it lacks the most important component that is lack of graphic card, which restricts users to work on anything around visual media.
- These days connecting on Skype and conducting webinars is a common thing, thee camera quality in this laptop is pathetic. You can see yourself but is very blurry.
WHO IS IT FOR?
- This laptop is mainly recommended for students, individuals, professionals (Data entry jobs, mild programming, sales, social media marketing etc.)
- Not recommended for gaming.
DELL Inspiron 3593
(Overall Rating: 4, Price: Rs. 65,900)
Technical Details
| Brand | Dell |
| Series | Inspiron |
| Colour | Platinum Silver |
| Item Height | 23 Millimeters |
| Item Width | 38 Centimeters |
| Screen Size | 15.6 Inches |
| Maximum Display Resolution | 1920×1080 |
| Item Weight | 2.2 Kg |
| Product Dimensions | 25.8 x 38 x 2.3 cm |
| Batteries: | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included) |
| Item model number | 3593 |
| Processor Brand | Intel |
| Processor Type | Core i5 |
| RAM Size | 8 GB |
| Memory Technology | DDR4 |
| Hard Drive Size | 1 TB |
| Hard Disk Technology | Hybrid Drive |
| Speaker Description | Waves MaxxAudio Pro |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA MX 230 |
| Graphics Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 2 GB |
| Connectivity Type | Wi-Fi |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
| Number of HDMI Ports | 1 |
| Number of Audio-out Ports | 1 |
| Number of Ethernet Ports | 1 |
| Number of Microphone Ports | 1 |
| Power Source | Battery Powered |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
| Average Battery Standby Life (in hours) | 6 Hours |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 6 Hours |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 45 Watt Hours |
| Lithium battery Weight | 0.85 Grams |
| Number of Lithium Ion Cells | 3 |
| Included Components | Laptop, Battery, AC Adapter, User Guide, Manuals |
Product Review & Recommendation:
POSITIVE:
- One of the best laptops with the title of high performance, the DELL INSPIRON 3593 has a set of premium features though on the slight higher price range, but has a complete worth of money.
- This laptop has distinctive features that include its Core i5 Processor, with an 8 GB RAM DDR4 technology and an amazing storage of 1 TB HDD, along with an 2 GB NVIDIA MX 230 graphics card which makes it all the more appealing.
- We all love to occasionally spend our time gaming and watch HD movies, with a high performing laptop like this, entertainment is at its best.
- It also includes 2 USB 3.0 ports and 1 USB 2.0 Port which is handy when you have to connect some old devices.
- We all know that with price comes good features, but this laptop brings great news. Compared to most high performance laptops this beast gives an average battery backup of 6 hrs.
NEGATIVE:
- As this laptop is focused on high performance, it is a bulky laptop which weighs 2.2 Kgs. This is not something that you would want to carry around!
- This laptop does not offer any additional software support, despite of the price range.
WHO IS IT FOR?
- This laptop is mainly recommended for programmers, visual designers, graphic designers, animators and individuals who is pursuing any of the above careers.
- Occasional Gaming is fine, though it is advisable that laptops not be used for gaming.
HP 14s Series
(Overall Rating: 4.5, Price: Rs. 47,588)
Technical Details
| Brand | HP |
| Series | 14s |
| Colour | Natural Silver |
| Form Factor | Clamshell |
| Item Height | 20 Millimeters |
| Item Width | 32.4 Centimeters |
| Screen Size | 14 Inches |
| Notebook Display Technology | LED |
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Maximum Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
| Item Weight | 1.74 Kg |
| Product Dimensions | 22.6 x 32.4 x 2 cm |
| Batteries: | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included) |
| Item model number | dk0093au |
| Processor Brand | AMD |
| Processor Type | Ryzen 5 3500U |
| Processor Speed | 2.10 GHz |
| Processor Count | 4 |
| RAM Size | 8 GB |
| Memory Technology | DDR4 |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR4 SDRAM |
| Maximum Memory Supported | 16 GB |
| Hard Drive Size | 1 TB |
| Hard Disk Technology | Hybrid Drive |
| Hard Drive Interface | eSATA |
| Speaker Description | Dual Speakers |
| Graphics Coprocessor | AMD Radeon Vega 8 |
| Graphics Card Description | Integrated |
| Connectivity Type | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth-V4.2 |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 3 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |
| Number of HDMI Ports | 1 |
| Number of Audio-out Ports | 1 |
| Number of Ethernet Ports | 1 |
| Number of Microphone Ports | 1 |
| Optical Drive Type | Not present |
| Card Reader | USB 3.0 |
| Hardware Platform | Windows |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 6 Hours |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 45 Watt Hours |
| Number of Lithium Ion Cells | 3 |
| Included Components | Laptop, Battery, AC Adapter, User Guide, Manuals |
Product Review & Recommendation:
POSITIVE:
- Price is an important factor, we always look at the best product that fits our budget. The HP 14 Series is definitely once such laptop, considering the COVID-19 pandemic situation most of us are low on budgets but we expect a good deal, this is it.
- A light weight laptop, with a 14” LED display and 8 GB DDR4 RAM with an expandable memory up to 16 GB is a high performer in laptops less that ₹ 50,000.
- This laptop has 1 TB HDD, along with 3 USB 3.0 & 3 USB 2.0 Slots which is a valuable asset in long term use.
- Its battery backup lasts up to 6 hours which is good compared to some picks in this list.
NEGATIVE:
- This laptop is the best deal in this price range, but a little extras would not have done bad such as no software support is offered in this device.
- The integrated graphic card is average and it would create lag in using application with high resolution or software’s with high visual extremity.
WHO IS IT FOR?
- This laptop is mainly recommended for students, teachers, individuals, professionals, sales consultants, marketing specialists, data entry specialists.
- Not recommended for gaming.
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