If you keep your expectations in check when it comes to features and specifications, you may still get a lot out of a budget laptop model, such as a long battery life and a body that isn’t too heavy.
The fact that you are not limited to a conventional clamshell laptop with a fixed display and keyboard is a plus. You can also purchase a convertible laptop (also known as a two-in-one), which features a screen that can be turned around to become a tablet, placed for convenient streaming, or used to make a presentation.
Remember that all convertibles can be used as tablets and laptops. For a tablet to function, it must have a touchscreen, and many of them support styluses (also known as pens) for handwritten and drawn input.
A MacBook or any other Apple laptop is one thing you won’t discover at these low cost laptop pricing. With the optional keyboard, an iPad will cost you more than $500, which is outside of our current spending limit (though it might end up costing you less if you seek for discounts on the tablet or keyboard). It might be sufficient to use a base-model iPad with a cheap Bluetooth keyboard and an iPad stand.
Many low-cost laptops are advertised as having Windows 10 S, a condensed and restricted edition of the operating system designed for use in educational institutions. It only permits the installation of software from the Windows Store, compels the use of Microsoft’s Edge browser, and comes with a subset of the administrative tools in Windows 10.
