There were days when a decent laptop with minimum specs would need you to spend at least Rs 65k in India but with the ever-growing newer technologies and aggressive marketing strategies from manufacturers to outbid each other, laptops have come a long way from being just a luxury.
Nowadays good laptops have gone cheap and cheap laptops have become good and for Rs 50,000 we can get a really good full-size ultraportable laptop with a powerful processor with some even offering laptop-cum-tablet functionalities.
We have handpicked some of the best laptops for you. So let’s take a look at the top 5 laptops in and around Rs 50,000 available in the Indian market right now.
Acer Nitro 5 | Rs 49,990
Available for a price of Rs 49,990 on Flipkart, the Nitro 5 AN515-42-R6GV from Acer is a proper gaming laptop. It features a 15.6-inch Full HD LED Backlit IPS Display with 1920 x 1080 Pixels resolution. The Nitro 5 is powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core CPU with a base clockspeed of 2 GHz and Turbo Boost of up to 3.6 GHz. The laptop is coupled with an AMD Radeon RX 560X, 8 GB GGR4 RAM and 1 TB of HDD storage. Connectivity options include 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 3.1 (1st Gen) Type C, 1 x HDMI Port (v2.0),2-in-1 Card Reader, Bluetooth 5.0 and WiFi. Additional features include HD Webcam, FineTip Backlit Keyboard, Multi-Gesture Touchpad, Dual Speakers and Built-in Dual Microphone. The Asus Nitro 5 weighs in at 2.7 kgs and measures 390 x 266 x 26.75 mm.
Microsoft Surface Go | Rs 49,999
Listed as #JustHere on Flipkart, the Microsoft Surface Go is a 2 in 1 Laptop which is available for an asking price of Rs 49,999. The Surface Go features a 10-inch HD LED Backlit PixelSense Display with a Resolution of 1800 x 1200 Pixels and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection. It’s powered by an Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y processor with Intel Integrated HD 615 graphics, 8 GB of DDR3 RAM and 128 GB of SSD storage. The laptop offers usage in three modes – Laptop, tablet and studio and offers touchscreen input and runs Windows 10 Home in S Mode. The Surface Go also comes with a 5MP Front Camera, 8MP Autofocus Rear Camera, Windows Hello Face Sign-in, Ambient Light Sensor and other Sensors found on a tablet. Connectivity options include USB Type C, Micro SDXC Card Reader, Bluetooth 4.1 and WiFi.
HP 15 | Rs 48,990
The HP 15 (15Q-DS1000TU) laptop comes with a 15.6-inch FHD Anti-Glare WLED Display with 1920 x 1080 Pixel resolution. It’s powered by an 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U processor with Intel Integrated HD Graphics 620, 8GB RAM and 256 GB SSD storage. The laptop runs on Windows 10 Home and equips a 7-hour battery life. Connectivity options include 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, 1 USB 2.0 port, HDMI 1.4, Bluetooth 4.2, WiFi and RJ-45 ethernet port. Additional features include HP Fast Charge Battery, Miracast compatibility, HP True Vision HD Webcam and MS Office 2016 pre-installed.
Lenovo Ideapad 130 | Rs 49,990
Lenovo is selling the Ideapad 130 laptop on Flipkart for a price of Rs 49,990. The Ideapad laptop equips a 15.6-inch Full HD LED Backlit Anti-glare TN Display with 1920 x 1080 Pixel resolution. It’s powered by an 8th generation Intel Core i5-8250U processor with NVIDIA Geforce MX110 graphics, 8 GB RAM and 1 TB HDD storage. Lenovo says the laptop will run for up to 6 hours on a single charge and it runs on Windows 10 Home OS. Connectivity features include 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x HDMI Port, 4-in-1 Card Reader, Bluetooth 4.1 and WiFi. Additional features are Island Style Keyboard, HD 720P Webcam, Lenovo Companion 3.0, Lenovo App Explorer, 2 x 1.5 W Dual Speakers with Dolby Audio and Digital Microphone.
Asus Ryzen 5 | Rs 49,990
The Ryzen 5 (F570ZD-DM226T) gaming laptop from Asus features a 15.6-inch Full HD LED Backlit Anti-glare Display with 1920 x 1080 Pixels resolution. It’s powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Quad Core process with NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1050 GPU, 8GB RAM and 1TB HDD storage. Special features include 120 W charging, Illuminated Chiclet Keyboard, Asus Smart Gesture, Asus Splendid and ASUS SonicMaster Technology. Connectivity options include 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 3.1 Type C, 1 x HDMI Port (v1.4), SD Card Reader, Bluetooth 4.2 and WiFi. The Asus Ryzen 5 laptop will be available on Flipkart for a price of Rs 49,990. It measures at 374 x 256 x 21.9 mm and weighs at 1.96 kg.