Dependable laptops for under 25k

If you were trying to find a laptop at this price range five years ago, you wouldn't be as spoilt for choice as you would find yourself now. But now, you can find laptops ranging from workstations and game machines with top of the line specs, all the way to solid and dependable devices which can fulfil the basic needs of most people. These budget-friendly devices are dependable for tasks like web browsing, editing documents or even playing the odd game or two. And so with that, here's a look at seven recommendations for laptops under Tk. 25,000/-.

Dell Inspiron 14-3473 N4000

Processor: Intel® Celeron® N4000-2.6 GHz

RAM: 4GB DDR4 2400MHz

Storage: 500GB HDD

Display: 14.0'' HD Led

Graphics: UHD Graphics 60

Price: Tk. 24,500/-

Although it sports a rather slim profile, the laptop has a famously dependable hinge and according to Dell's claims, the laptop's lid will feel tight even after opening and closing the lid 20,000 times. The anti-glare screen also makes for an easy viewing experience.

Lenovo Ideapad G4135

Processor: AMD Dual Core E1-7010 Processor-2.3 GHz

RAM: 4 GB DDR3

Storage: 500 GB HDD

Display: 14" LED

Graphics: Intel HD Graphics

Price: Tk. 23,000/-

Lenovo's Ideapad laptops are usually a bang for the price and it's no different with the G4135. The successor to AMD's E1-6010 processor, the E1-7010 dual-core processor is fast and shines in performance within the budget class of processors. Lenovo however opted for DDR3 RAM over the superior DDR4 for this laptop.

HP 15-db0000au

Processor: AMD Dual-Core E2-9000e- 1.5 GHz

Display: 15.6" HD WLED

Memory: 4 GB DDR4

Storage: 500 GB HDD

Graphics: AMD Radeon™ R2 Graphics

Price: Tk. 23,800 /-

The E2-9000e is one of the more well-rounded processors found on budget laptops but combine that with the Radeon R2 Graphics and you can even play some games on this HP laptop. The 15.6'' HD display is also larger than what is found on most netbooks and budget laptops.

Asus X540YA

Processor: AMD E1-6010- 1.35GHz

RAM: 4GB DDR3L 1333MHz

Display: 15.6" HD LED

Storage: 500GB HDD

Graphics: AMDRadeon™ R2 Graphics

Price: Tk. 22,800/-

The Asus X540YA is one of the few laptops in this price point, to come with USB Type-C ports which means faster speeds when transferring files from external devices. Although the AMD E1-6010 is a couple of generations old, it is still a solid single core processor. 

Acer Aspire ES1-533

Processor: Intel® Celeron® Processor-N3350- 1.10 GHz up to 2.4 GHz

Display: 15.6" HD Led

Memory: 4GB DDR3L SDRAM 1600MHz

Storage: 500 GB HDD

Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 505

Price: Tk. 23,000/-

Another laptop with a large 15.6'' display, Acer's ES1-533 is one of the first budget laptops based on the Intel Apollo Lake platform. The new platform supposedly offers 30% more performance compared to the Braswell. Combined that with the 505 series and you have a very solid workstation.

Lenovo IP110

Processor: Intel® Celeron® N3060- 1.60 GHz up to 2.48 GHz

Display: 14" HD LED

Memory: 4GB DDR3L Ram

Storage: 1 TB HDD

Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 400

Price: Tk. 24,800 /-

With a built-in 1TB HDD storage, Lenovo did not compromise when it came to beefing up the storage for this laptop. While the DDR3L RAM and 400 series Intel graphics card are outclassed by the other devices on this list, you can't have it all now, can you?

Asus X407MA

Processor: Intel® Celeron® N4000- 1.10 GHz up to 2.60 GHz

Display: 14.0" LED-backlit HD

Memory: 4GB DDR4 2400MHz

Storage: 500GB HDD

Graphics: Intel® UHD Graphics 600

Price: Tk. 24,000 /-

The Asus X407MA comes with a fingerprint sensor and looks just like any flagship Asus laptop. The bezels on the laptop are slim too with a 73.8% screen to body ratio. Arguably the most stylish laptop on this list, the Asus X407MA is a stand out from the budget class of laptops.