Laptops for less than 500 euros

When you test a tablet and it depends for what uses, there is no going back. I myself spend half the time that I am connected to the internet on the tablet, since it is much more comfortable than a computer and the size of the screen makes it much better to consume content than a phone. But the post-PC era will never come, and it won't because computers are still and will continue to be the best choice for many tasks, such as writing this article. Among them, they really like those that can be used anywhere, and in this article we are going to talk about laptops for less than 500 euros.

Best laptops for less than 500 euros

Best laptop brands for less than 500 euros

HP

HP is a company that emerged after the separation of Hewlett-Packard in 2015. Before that, and with its previous name, the company was dedicated to information technology, standing out, above all, in the world of printers. During the last years as a united company, HP launched some notebooks with which the community was not very satisfied (ask a brother ...), but after the separation, the brand recovered all the lost ground and now they are one of the best options when what we are looking for is a laptop.

In the HP catalog, in addition to printers and other computer peripheralsWe find computers of all kinds, including some specially designed for gaming. And, although they are not the most common, they also manufacture and sell laptops for less than 500 euros, interesting as everything that a company with a long history can offer.

ASUS

ASUS is a Taiwanese company that manufactures all kinds of computer components, such as motherboards and graphics, peripherals, servers, workstations, monitors ... if it can be used with a computer, it is sure to be manufactured and sold. In the 2010s, it became the fourth largest computer manufacturer on the planet, and today it continues to occupy a privileged position in this world.

In its catalog, and more considering that it also manufactures internal componentsWe can find everything, such as powerful and expensive equipment such as those intended for gaming and other more discreet and cheap such as netbooks that resist disappearing. In a medium term would be those that we are dealing with in this article, affordable notebooks accessible to any user.

Acer

Acer is another Taiwanese company of great relevance in the world of computing. It manufactures and sells all kinds of components and peripherals, but they stand out more for their laptops. Personally, I think they are among the best in terms of value for money, and in their catalog they offer such a variety that it is unthinkable that they have nothing for us.

Officially, they did not reach as high a position as their other Taiwanese partner, but they make and sell some computers with a quality that is hard to believe if we look at their price. In fact, a server has had two of this brand, and both have worked perfectly from day one and in no case were they priced high.

Lenovo

Lenovo is a China-based company whose laptops are very popular with the community. They also design, develop and sell all computer device equipment such as tablets, mobiles and workstations, to which are added other devices such as smart televisions and headphones. If they are popular, it is, among other things, because of their extensive catalog and their prices.

And it is that Lenovo is a slightly peculiar brand. His philosophy is do everything for everyone, and this means that it manufactures very discreet equipment, which makes them less good, and other powerful, well-designed and durable equipment that will thrill the most demanding gamers. In its catalog we will find many laptops for much less than € 500, but they will not be the most powerful on the market or from the brand itself.

CHUWI

CHUWI is a brand that was born in 2004 and has caught half the world by surprise, but for the better. From the beginning, it could be said that it is the brand that offers the best laptops according to their value for money, and for that reason they are conquering Europe and North America.

What is general in its catalog are equipment with good prices And, in part, if later in this article we talk about laptops under € 500 with good components, it is because of CHUWI. And what is better, the reduced price of its products is not accompanied by pasotism; CHUWI also offers good support, after-sales service and good guarantees, making it one of the first brands that we have to review if what we want is a cheap computer.

What can a laptop of less than € 500 offer you?

Screen

Laptops priced below € 500 are not the most powerful on the market. It's difficult, if not impossible, to include any truly outstanding components, and this includes displays. Regarding its size, and taking into account that in less than 500 € 100-200 are included, we can find from 10.1 inches of what is known as a «Netbook» and the 15.6 inch than what is known as a standard size. Rare will be the case of finding a laptop of this type with a 17-inch screen. But there is also another specification to consider.

Size is the best feature we can see on a screen, but you also have to look at its resolution. Taking into account that we are talking about laptops of less than € 500, it is most likely that we will find computers with screens with discrete resolutions that will rarely make it to HD. Although it is not ruled out that they get there, a common resolution on the screens of these computers is 1366 × 768 in a size of 15.6 inches.

Processor

An inexpensive laptop, it is because they cut by one or more parts. To be able to have a low price, you have to choose discreet components, or some means and lower other points. As for your processor, what we find is likely to be something equivalent to Intel i3, but it will all depend on the brand and other factors, such as the aforementioned cuts.

But, as we have mentioned, manufacturers launch equipment with different configurations so that we can choose the one that interests us the most, and it cannot be ruled out that we will find laptops for less than € 500 that include a processor Intel i5 or equivalent. More than that, it is practically impossible and it can mean that either it is false or that the rest of the team, so to speak, will end up falling apart.

RAM

RAM memory is what will allow us to have more or less open processes and also move certain applications better. In a team with these prices, the most common is that we find laptops with 4GB of RAM, which is the minimum necessary to run computers with operating systems such as Windows 10. If the computer is smaller, such as a Netbook, it is likely that there are 2GB of RAM, which would move lighter versions of Microsoft's operating system or some Linux distribution, but it will not be the most widespread option.

Hopefully, or if what we choose is a young brand, we can find laptops with 8GB of RAM, but these will be accompanied by processors discreet such as an Intel Celeron, i3 or equivalent. Although RAM is not the most expensive component that is mounted in computers, rare will be the case in which we see one of these laptops with even more RAM.

HDD

Inexpensive laptop hard drives are usually cheap. It's one of the clipping points, but clipping is usually for type, not storage. A common disk in a laptop of less than € 500 can be the HDD (the one of all life) of 500GB. HDD drives are slower than SSDs, but also cheaper, so you can add hard drives with good capacity, as long as we don't need to go, for example, to 1TB.

On the other hand, we can also find laptops with SSD disks, but their size will be smaller. The 256GB SSD They are present in some brands, but this usually means that its screen is smaller than the 15.6 inches that are considered standard and that its processor, among others, is also discreet. In any case, processors are never the most powerful in budget devices.

Is a laptop under € 500 a good option?

Well, it will depend on the use we are going to make of it. And as an example, the one that the author of this article is using to write it. Without saying what it is, I can mention that it has an Intel i3, 4GB of RAM and 500GB of HDD hard disk, which makes it a bit fair to run Windows, but it works perfectly for me to work with the WordPress editor, having the Open mail app, look at my Telegram and listen to music at the same time. And things still get better when I'm on Linux, where, for this use, I don't miss anything.

Now: if what we need is to work with somewhat heavier applications ... It depends on the brand. There are young brands that offer good equipment for less than € 500 and at that price they include i5 processors, 8GB of RAM and SSD disks, so they would be a good option because we could make general use without spending a fortune. A good example are the models you have below:

We will feel the problem if we want, for example, to edit video or audio with many tracks, since the operating system may not work so well.

For the "geek" who doesn't need Windows, I think some laptops under $ 500 are a great option, as we can install a lightweight Linux distribution on it and make everything work even better. Of course, taking into account that displays and overall layout won't be the best.