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The Cheapest Laptops: The sub-25k Round-Up

The Asus Eee PC 900 12 will officially launched today and the retail price hasn’t been finalized yet. Though initial report from the inside is that it will be at Php24,995, several units available in stores tagged them up to Php28,000+. So, I’ve rounded a list of sub-25k laptops from several name brands to see how they measure up.

The Asus Eee PC, despite it’s small form factor, has already encroached on the market of cheap low-end laptop market. In our round-up I’ve include various laptop brands with their specs and SRP.

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The list includes Asus, Acer, HP, Compaq, IBM, Lenovo, MSI, Packard Bell, Neo, Blue, ECS and Prestigio. Didn’t include some of the less familiar ones. While the models indicated above are quite old (2 to 3 year-old models), they’re still widely available in the market and are priced under Php25,000.

The ECS G320 is already priced at the same level as the Asus Eee PC 701 and was said to be the cheapest laptop back in mid-2005 retailing for just Php29,995 when it came out.

Note: Price lists were taken from PC Express, PC Corner and Rising Sun Computers.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

30 Responses

  1. Avatar for elcie elcie says:

    I would like to buy laptop, where can i buy ? which best to use? please inform me, i need to buy laptop the cheapest one but quality and quantity is best within this week, would you inform me, who can give me insights views of this matter. Thank you. More power.

    • Avatar for mharbz mharbz says:

      try to visit lazada.com theres a lotv of gadgets there..all quality check and affordable..:)

  2. Avatar for Justin Justin says:

    Hi Nathan, im interested with the specs you just mentioned…(core 2 quad, 2G RAM, 320G HDD, Nvidia 9500 Vid Card & 17″ LCD samsung monitor, for only 25k), where can i get hold of this please…you can pm me at juzti****@****.***…thanx!!!

  3. Avatar for rose rose says:

    where is this yugatech> in manila?

  4. Avatar for Nathan Nathan says:

    duh!? I can have a core 2 quad, 2G RAM, 320G HDD, Nvidia 9500 Vid Card & 17″ LCD samsung monitor, for only 25k..

    Duh!?

  5. Avatar for honey honey says:

    why don’t you try asus…acer or lenovo i think are poor quality. i buy asus and it’s great! Quality satisfied!

  6. Avatar for kalvin carl kalvin carl says:

    can u giv me branch addresses that accept credit card, used or brand new laptops. yxy me pls? thankz!!092395*****

  7. Avatar for jeonilo c. nineza jeonilo c. nineza says:

    can u giv me branch addresses?

  8. Avatar for jeonilo c. nineza jeonilo c. nineza says:

    i live n bohol.do u hav branch near here?pls help me.

  9. Avatar for borj borj says:

    wat acer laptop suits 4 my 25-30k budget?Thanks.Email me at allenra****@****.***

  10. Avatar for clarissa echano clarissa echano says:

    how can i purchased laptop?

  11. Avatar for Marriel Marriel says:

    Specs:
    Processor: 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo T7500
    Memory: 2GB DDR2
    Storage: 160GB hard drive
    Optical Drives: Blu-ray/DVD±RW combo
    Display: 17-inch TFT
    Graphics: nVidia Quadro NVS 320M (256MB)
    Operating System: Windows Vista
    here’s the other detail if it could help

  12. Avatar for Marriel Marriel says:

    HP Compaq 8710p- can anyone tell me how much is this one??? i saw it in this site but cant see the price.. please help… just emal me cutiemello****@****.***… thanks in advance.. … I look forward to hearing back from anyone who knows of you guys at your earliest convenience.

  13. Avatar for Gareth Anthony Gareth Anthony says:

    hello!!! well I just bought a redfox 1020i 10lcd 80gig capacity 1gig ram not bad for P18,500.00 ther r 3 colors available in the market; black, red and white I bought the black one. I’m using it for almost 1 month so far so good. very handy. originaly the os was linux but can be upgraded to xp. I enjoyed it light and easy to used. but so far my comment was the battery it only last for 2hrs. is it really the same as the other brands notebook type laptops?

  14. Avatar for Alberto Alberto says:

    With too many cheap laptops available, one cannot help but be confused which are good buys. A buyer should have a definite idea of brand, screen display size,processor, ram, HDD, accessories etc.I was wondering if an existinglaptop can be made faster using the ram stick mentioned in some articles I’ve read.

  15. Avatar for Michael O. Bennett Michael O. Bennett says:

    I need to know if the laptop price list you have at the top of this page is up to date and units are stil available. Are those your leanest , meanest prices? Thanks.

  16. Avatar for john john says:

    hi guys!

    please help me where to buy cheap laptops that are good qualities especially from DELL and ACER.

  17. Avatar for mitch002 mitch002 says:

    Wait for the HP 2133 to hit the stores in the Philippines soon, it has taken USA by storm. right now they have a 1 month backorder. That laptop is the HP version of the Asus EEEPC 900.

    Specs:
    Via Processor 1.2 Ghz
    1 Gb Ram
    8.9 inch screen
    aluminum case (looks like macbook)
    120 gb hard disk space
    Linux OS
    Wifi

    it cost $549 at www.hp.com
    roughly 23k.
    well its a better buy if its the same price in the Philippines when it will be released. Asus will sure feel the hurt coz it only sport a 12 and 20gb hard drive

  18. Avatar for num_lock_er num_lock_er says:

    ECS w600x Pentium M, 512mb, 128mb VRAM dedicated ATIX700, 80gb, dvdrw, 15.4. 25T pesos only at pccorner/laptopking. Upgrade the ram to 1gb/2gb and you can run vista smoothly.

  19. Avatar for BrianB BrianB says:

    There are under 25k laptop with decent processors and 1gb ram. Just shop around. May mga flyers dyan.

  20. Avatar for JC John SESE Cuneta JC John SESE Cuneta says:

    Wow, the Philippines is still selling “IBM” branded PCs. Lenovo is the new brand since the merging a few years back.

    That’s why I love Lenovo other than it being Chinese and the great features, it is an IBM product as well.

  21. Avatar for jhay jhay says:

    I bought the Compaq Presario c765tu for just Php25k, the same unit I blogged about a few weeks back.

    It gives much more bang for your buck than an Asus Eee PC 900 which is at the same SRP.

    Then again, it all depends on your needs and preferences. Need a decent mobile workstation, get an HP, Lenovo or Acer etc. If you want something to be a “lifestyle” device go get the Asus Eee PC 900.

    There are plenty of choices for everyone.

  22. Avatar for rondon rondon says:

    Nice comparison list. Maybe you can do a comparison of 12″ laptops also. I’m reminded of PC Corner’s BenQ Joybook 6000:
    http://www.pccorner.com.ph/products.do?action=showproductdetail&categoryid=102&productid=2340

    It’s only 1.6kg, Pentium M 1.75ghz, 1 GB RAM and 40GB hard drive for P25k.

    Too bad my pal already bought an eee PC 701 before I saw this one on the net.

  23. Avatar for Alfie Miras Alfie Miras says:

    gee.. all of them are wide screen. DO you have weight comparison?

  24. Avatar for Abe Olandres Abe Olandres says:

    @dre, You can buy 1GB of RAM for as low as Php1,000 a stick.

  25. Avatar for Andre Andre says:

    If you look at all those, they have little RAM, which is important on Windows XP and slower processor systems. The eeePC 900 comes with 1GB of RAM, how much more will all of those systems cost to come with 1GB of RAM? Asus should price the eeePC around 22-23k, else it will be cheaper to import from HK or Taiwan. A good comparison for these laptops would be benchmarks, then you would know which one would give you the best bang for your buck. Not to mention the eeePC can be held in one hand like a paperback book.

  26. Avatar for Erin Erin says:

    at least the eee 901 price is getting lower. when i last looked at the pccorner preselling price, it pegged the amount in the Php30K-35K range. right now the link was showing the price of both configuration to be Php29K.

    i am still holding up the purchase of an ultraportable until they come with the next gen ULV processors (either Intel Atom or VIA Isaiah) so the battery capacities can be maximized. the MSI Wind is reported to still be on track for its June release and early trackers are pegging the price at around US$650.

    ciao!

  27. Avatar for Abe Olandres Abe Olandres says:

    RAM is so cheap now. Got me a 4GB (2x2GB sticks) for around Php3,600.

  28. Avatar for the jester-in-exile the jester-in-exile says:

    best buy would be prestigio, then… add a little more to upgrade to 512 MB memory?

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