Christmas Gift Guide 2016: Best Laptops You Can Buy

We’re back with another gift guide for the holidays and this time we’re going to talk about laptops. These productivity and entertainment devices come in different sizes, features, as well as prices, and we hope this guide can help you pick the best one depending on your needs.

Note: Listings were sourced from Villman and PC Express.

Budget laptops (Under Php15,000USD 256INR 21,669EUR 243CNY 1,862)

For students or casual users with a tight budget, you can get a Windows-powered notebook for under Php15k. Since we’re on a lower budget, most of these laptops sport smaller displays starting at 10-inches which are good for those who prefer portability but there’s a couple with 14-inch screens. These laptops have 2GB RAM and run Windows 10. The Acer One 10 and the HP Pavilion x2 are both 2-in-1s with the latter slightly over the budget but still worthy of consideration.

• ASUS X453SA (14-inch, Intel Celeron N3050, 2GB RAM) – Php13,599USD 232INR 19,645EUR 221CNY 1,688
• Dell Inspiron 11 3162 (11.6-inch, Intel Celeron N3050, 2GB RAM) – Php13,980USD 238INR 20,196EUR 227CNY 1,735
• Lenovo IdeaPad 110 (14-inch, Intel Celeron N3160, 2GB RAM) – Php13,995USD 238INR 20,217EUR 227CNY 1,737
• Acer One 10 S1002 (10-inch, Intel Atom Z373F, 2GB RAM) – Php14,988USD 255INR 21,652EUR 243CNY 1,860
• HP Pavilion x2 10-P019TU (10.1-inch, Intel Atom x5-Z8350, 2GB RAM) – Php15,990USD 272INR 23,099EUR 260CNY 1,984

Budget laptops (Under Php30,000USD 511INR 43,338EUR 487CNY 3,723)

Let’s say you have double the budget but still don’t want to go overboard. Here are some worthy of consideration for under Php30k. These laptops have bigger displays, sports 4GB RAM, and Windows 10. Some even have a dedicated GPU for more demanding tasks.

• Dell Inspiron 15 5559 (15.6-inch, Intel Core i3-6100U, 2GB Radeon R5 M335, 4GB RAM) – Php27,492USD 468INR 39,715EUR 446CNY 3,412
• Lenovo Yoga 500-14 (14-inch, Intel Core i3-5020U, 4GB RAM) – Php28,495USD 486INR 41,164EUR 462CNY 3,536
• HP Pavilion x360 Convert 13-U036TU (13.3-inch, Intel Core i3-6100U, 4GB RAM) – Php29,988USD 511INR 43,321EUR 487CNY 3,722
• Acer Aspire E5-473G (14-inch, Intel Core i5-4210U, 2GB GeForce 920M, 4GB RAM) – Php29,988USD 511INR 43,321EUR 487CNY 3,722
• ASUS F450LD-CA051H (14-inch, Intel Core i5-4200U, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce 820, 4GB RAM) – Php29,999USD 511INR 43,337EUR 487CNY 3,723

Ultrabooks

Ultrabooks are becoming the biggest star of the laptop world thanks to their sleek design, premium build, and powerful internals. They’re expensive as well and go north of Php60k. There are plenty to choose from, the good thing is we have already made a couple of guides for them. Check them out below:

• 5 Sleek Ultrabooks You Can Buy in the Philippines (Part 1)
• 5 Sleek Ultrabooks You Can Buy in the Philippines (Part 2)

Gaming

Last, but not the least, are gaming laptops. While ultrabooks boast sleek, jewel-like designs, the gaming laptops don’t care about that and sport intimidating, yet cool-looking builds, and very expensive price tags. For this category, we’re going to list the least expensive sporting NVIDIA’s latest GTX10-series GPUs.

• ASUS FX502VM-DM120T (15.6-inch, Intel Core i7-6700HQ, 3GB NVIDIA GTX 1060, 16GB RAM) – Php79,992USD 1,363INR 115,556EUR 1,298CNY 9,927
• Acer Predator 15 G9-593-74EL (15.6-inch, Intel Core i7-6700HQ, 8GB NVIDIA GTX 1070, 16GB RAM) – Php110,988USD 1,891INR 160,333EUR 1,801CNY 13,774
• MSI GAMING PRO GS63VR (15.6-inch, Intel Core i7-6700HQ, 6GB NVIDIA GTX 1060, 16GB RAM) – Php134,988USD 2,300INR 195,004EUR 2,191CNY 16,752

And there you have it. I hope this guide helped you when it comes to purchasing a laptop as a gift this holiday. If you have suggestions, feel free to let your fellow readers know by commenting below.