If you’ve been checking out all the Prime Day laptop sales, you’ve probably noticed two different kinds of deals. The first are those ultra-cheap machines. The ones with a pretty small amount of RAM.

From Windows laptops to Chromebooks to MacBooks, our experts have tested and identified the top low-cost machines that make short work of everyday computing. The best part? Many ring up for less than $600.

HP's OmniBook 3 combines decent hardware and exceptional battery life, making it one of the best-value laptops I've tested this year.

This HP gives you a full 17.3-inch FHD IPS display with 178-degree wide viewing angles, a 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, and Windows 11 Home, all for less than what a decent Chromebook costs. That’s not a small distinction: Windows 11 means access to the full desktop software library,

My jaw dropped when I first laid eyes on this laptop deal. HP’s selling the RTX-loaded HP Victus gaming laptop for $999.99, which is a massive savings of $400 — a deal so good, it ends at midnight. This rig comes with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU as ...

The best cheap Chromebook is the $499 HP Chromebook Plus 15.6-inch, with its big, vibrant display and competent everyday performance. It also supports some useful AI features and multimedia editing apps.

We've seen the lion's share of the latest GeForce- and Radeon-equipped gaming laptops—and our experts have tested all of the top options in PC Labs. Here's how to get the best machine on a budget.