Computing on a Budget: Best Laptops Under 30k in India

Buying a laptop can be a painful task when you have hundreds of choices available, and what makes it even worse is how similar most of the laptops are. Even If you are a tech geek, you would still have some difficulty sifting through generic junk to find the right laptop for you. And if you aren’t one, your confusion is perfectly understandable.

Finalizing a laptop under a particular budget range is no simple task. This only gets harder when that so-called budget is under ₹30,000. This is almost the starting range, and trying to find anything here is challenging.

Expecting a workstation or a decent gaming laptop at this price range is equivalent to wanting to go on an outer space trip in an airplane, in economy class at that. I’m not saying this can’t happen, it could happen in your dreams, in a distant future, or in an alternate reality. But for now, you can get a laptop to handle basic tasks at this price.

Best Laptops Under 30K

So here are the top seven laptops to buy under ₹30,000, for the sake of convenience (and to preserve the sanctity of laptops) we have only included laptops with 8 gigs of RAM.

Infinix INBook Y1 Plus (₹29,990 on Flipkart)

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This one’s a killer from Infinix. It has got both looks and features. It weighs 1.76 kg with a solid aluminum build. It runs on Windows 11 and has expandable storage of up to 512GB. For connectivity, It has two type C ports, two USB 3.0 ports, a 3.5mm audio port, and one HDMI port. It also has a backlit keyboard.

ASUS EeeBook 14 (₹27,990 on Flipkart)

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Weighing only 1.3 kg it comes only in Star Black. The display can be tilted to 180 degrees with the help of the lay-flat hinge. It runs on Windows 11 and has expandable storage of up to 512GB. For connectivity It has one USB 2.0, one USB 3.0, one Type-C, a 3.5mm audio port, and one HDMI port.

HP 255 G8 Notebook (₹29,990 on Amazon)

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An ordinary-looking laptop with some extraordinary battery life weighing 1.74 kg. HP was generous enough to bestow 512 gigs of storage for this one. It comes with one Type-C, two USB 3.0, one RJ-45 port, one 3.5mm audio port, and an HDMI port. As a bonus, it has a full-sized keyboard with a numeric pad.

Acer Aspire 3 (₹28,900 on Amazon)

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Weighing 1.45 kg, it allows you to upgrade the RAM to 16GB. It has no Type-C slots but has two USB 3.0, one USB 2.0 slot, one RJ-45 port, one 3.5mm audio port, and an HDMI port. It additionally comes with a K Lock slot.

HP Athlon Dual Core 3050U (₹27,990 on Flipkart)

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This AMD-powered notebook weighs 1.41 kg. It has one Type-C, two USB 3.0 slots, and one HDMI port. It allows you to upgrade the RAM too. And it comes with Windows 11 preinstalled like on every other laptop in this list.

Infinix INBook X1 Neo Series Celeron Quad Core (₹29,990 on Flipkart)

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Another entry from Infinix. Weighing 1.24 kg this is the lightest and probably the most stylish laptop on this list. It has two Type-C slots, two USB 3.0 slots, and an HDMI port. It also comes with a Backlit keyboard.

ASUS VivoBook 14 (2021) (₹27,990 on Flipkart)

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This Asus laptop means business with its sleek metal body. It weighs 1.5 kg and has a fingerprint sensor too. It has one USB 3.0 and Type-C slot each, two USB 2.0 slots, one HDMI port, and a 3.5mm audio port.

Signing Off

For basic use, these laptops are a good choice. Based on what feature you need the most you will be able to zero in on one of the above-listed laptops. Each has its own pros and cons, it is just a matter of what you are willing to compromise on to get the laptop you need.