The 5 best notebooks under 600 euros to buy: definitive guide to buying

Which notebook do I buy with a budget of less than 600 euros? This is one of the questions you ask us most often among the comments on the reviews of laptops and this is also why we decided to create a series of guides to help you choose the solution that best suits your needs. It is a content that will come updated quarterly and which will be joined in the coming weeks by two other product selections, one relating to the price range 600-1200 euros and the other from 1200 to 2000 euros; all then converging in a generic guide. In short, whatever your budget, here on HDblog you will always find our tips for buying.

Before starting, however, we must make a quick introduction. The prices of the products you find here fluctuate, in excess and in defect, in an unpredictable way and therefore it may be that the moment you are reading the figures do not match. Do not despair, the offers return cyclically and the prices drop according to the availability of the products. These, moreover, are our recommendations that also serve to give you an idea of ​​what type of product it can be convenient to buy at that moment at that given price; if you find very similar solutions at the same price, it will probably be an equally valid notebook.

Let's start with him, Acer Aspire 1. It is one of the cheapest products among those offered by Acer and in this configuration we believe it is also the limit below which it is not convenient to go down in terms of specifications. If you can wait and set aside a few euros more for a more "pushed" model then the advice is to wait. Just in case you are in a hurry and your budget is less than 300 euros this is probably the best compromise.

Obviously from a notebook that normally costs around 250 euros we cannot expect sparks and here are several limits to take into consideration. First of all the storage memory which amounts to only 64 GB on eMMCtechnology comparable in speed to a common HDD in moving files but slightly better in terms of system and program responsiveness. In addition to this we have a display from 14 inches only HD, a design that is not exactly avant-garde, cheap materials (mainly polycarbonate) and Windows 10 Home in version S (however, can be updated quickly and easily).

That said, the Aspire 1 still offers a processor Intel Pentium Silver N5000 which is able to support all the most common activities. From email management, to navigation, but also the use of multimedia content up to FullHD will not be a problem. And then there are 4 GB of RAM which are now the minimum union but which allow you a bit of multitasking. In short, for 250 euros it is a machine however equipped with everything necessary to satisfy the most basic needs.

SIMILAR ALTERNATIVE: ASUS LAPTOP X507

We continue raising the price bar a little bit but also the overall quality with the Lenovo Ideapad S130. We are ideally between 300 and 350 euros and we have already included it in our other guides because it offers a feature that is difficult to find in this price range; let's talk about storage memory on 128 GB SSD. It might seem a detail but in reality, for the same platform, the presence of theSSD makes a big difference and makes the whole system more responsive.

As with the Aspire One, we also have a panel here 14 inches only HD which, however, offers frames, especially lateral ones, a little less thick. The feeling is therefore that of dealing with a more modern product, even if the chassis remains made of polycarbonate. Thanks also to the use of this material, it is possible to remain below one and a half kg of weight.

The platform is once again the Pentium Silver N5000 of which I have already spoken to you a little above. It allows you to perform all the basic operations and to manage less demanding work flows without too many problems. I shouldn't even specify it but forget games and video editing. The RAM amounts to 4 GB and does not disappoint the set of ports available which includes 2 USB Type A, 1 USB Type C, headphone jack, HDMI and microSD card reader.

Break through the 400 euro wall and focus onHP 15s which stands out for a slightly more refined design than the two previous models and for definitely better hardware. The version we have chosen, in particular, is often found on Amazon at around 440 euros and has a twin brother who is positioned just above it with equally interesting features; indeed, practically identical except for the processor.

The version I find linked here is the one with AMD Ryzen CPU, to be precise, a Ryzen 3 3200U equipped with a Dual-Core CPU with Turbo Boost up to 3.9 GHz, comparable to an eighth generation Core i3 for those unfamiliar with AMD platforms. The graphics are the integrated one, that is a Radeon Vega and to complete the equipment we find 8GB of RAM and a 256GB PCIe SSD. An important leap therefore compared to the models described above, both for the amount of memory and for the technology, much faster.

The panel is then a 15 inches FullHD which, together with the components listed above, will allow you to work easily even when the workloads get a little heavier; maybe with some more open Chrome tabs and more thorough multitasking. I also like the extended keyboard which includes the numeric keypad. Precious detail especially for those who use Excel a lot and often have to do with figures and calculations. Two standard USB, a Type C, an HDMI, Audio jack and SD card reader complete the equipment. To report one not huge battery, 41Wh, and weighing over 1.7 Kg.

SIMILAR ALTERNATIVE: ASUS LAPTOP X509

We insert in this position of the ranking theAcer Aspire 5 even if momentarily the price is higher than that recorded in recent times and which convinced us to insert it here. Since the beginning of the year, positioning has always been between 500 and 550 euros, only to rise in the last few hours. However, we are confident that he can return to the recommended price soon.

We are talking about a notebook made with a metal body, and therefore very robust, without giving up a sober design. Undoubtedly interesting is the hardware that provides a processor Intel Core i5 8th generation with quad-core CPU, 256 GB SSD and 8 GB of DDR4 RAM. Here too we are therefore faced with a device capable of supporting the working needs of most users.

The display measures 15.6 inches diagonally and offers a resolution FullHD. As for the HP mentioned above, here too we have an extended keyboard complete with numeric keypad. Keyboard which is also backlit on three levels, a feature certainly not easy to find in this price range. As for the equipment of ports we have: 3 USB Type A of which a 3.0, a Type C, HDMI, audio jack, SD reader and even an ethernet port. Nothing is really missing.

Backlit keyboardIntel Core i5 CPUBody in metallic material

SSD

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And we close our selection with the Lenovo IdeaPad C340 which differs from all the others for being the only convertible in the series. The peculiarity is therefore to offer a display that is capable of rotating 360 degrees and flatten against the socca to make the most of the touch and the pen included in the package. It's about the Lenovo Active Pen, with which you can take notes, edit documents and, why not, draw.

The panel is a 15.6-inch FullHD IPS Touch with a glossy finish that offers bright colors and good contrast. The choice of platform is interesting because we finally find one of the new ones Intel 10th generation platforms, even if it is still a 14 nm Comet lake. Let's talk about the Core i3 10110U, which is accompanied by 8 GB of RAM and a 512 Gb PCIe SSD. Also interesting is the fact that the RAM is divided into two 4 GB banks, one soldered and one available for updating.

But Lenovo doesn't want to miss anything and at the base of the keyboard, on the palm rest, we also find a reader for fingerprint recognition that allows you to securely access Windows. The price? In short, 599 euros and 99 cents, we couldn't be more precise!

Touch display that rotates 360 degrees512 GB SSDRAM upgradeable

Display hinges not very rigid

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