Buying a new laptop is an investment for anyone really. However, sticking to your budget is also equally essential when shopping for a new laptop.
That’s why making sure you get a quality device with specs that can handle workloads today and in the future is essential
So here are some of the latest laptops in 2023 that pack in great specs while being just under PHP 30,000!
Thanks for the video. I do appreciate CJ’s thorough explanation on why these laptops belong in this list. However, I do believe labeling this as “best budget laptops” is a bit inaccurate given the common trait all these laptops in this list share.
While I do like the variety of options (touchscreen, USB-C charging, upgradability etc.), they all sport the outdated Intel Core i3-1115G4 processor. That’s a dual-core processor which nobody should use in 2023 in my opinion. Background tasks like Windows Update or even something seemingly simple like a Steam update can tax all 4 threads and put a huge hit on multitasking performance.
There are newer sub-30k laptop options such as the Lenovo Ideapad 1 15AMN7 82VG00FEPH sporting a Ryzen 3 7320U . 4 cores 8 threads and better iGPU with a 1080p display and 512 GB SSD for 27k.
Even the MSI Modern 14 has a superior version. The C12M-620PH model costs Php 29,900 but has a 6-core / 8-thread i3-1215U which also has decent Intel Xe Graphics. That’s triple the cores and nearly double the L3 cache for the same 15W TDP.
There’s also the Acer Aspire 3 A315-510P-38RD which has an Intel Core i3-N305 (Php 26,850.00) which is also Alder Lake based and has 8 slow E-cores that can boost up to 3.8 GHz. Slightly slower single thread performance but Windows 11 will most definitely put those 8-cores to work when necessary.
Dual-core laptops might run fine out of the box but I can imagine after 1-2 years when newer Windows updates come out, these laptops will start to feel the burn.