Top 5 laptops under Rs 30000 with Windows 8 – Best budget laptops

If you’re a student or a working professional, chances are you need a laptop. They’re the sort of devices that no matter what your budget, you can almost always find one that suits your needs and budget. Then again, we’re all looking for the best stuff at the lowest prices, and hence we give you, the top 5 laptops under Rs 30000! Gone are the times when a budget laptop meant too much compromise, with AMD’s APU range being introduced and some low power Intel processors, we can now find pretty good performance even on a budget. The best part is that you can get Windows 8, Microsoft’s latest OS preinstalled, so you don’t have to pay extra after buying it. So if you’re looking for a laptop and don’t want to burn too much of a hole in your pocket, check out the following laptops.

The 5 best laptops under Rs 30000:

HP Pavilion G6-2302AX

HP has the knack of making good looking laptops with great specs to boot. The Pavilion G6-2302AX is loaded with specs and is amongst the best specced laptops under Rs 30000. For multimedia lovers and gamers on a budget, this laptop will do great because of the powerful graphics card included, the AMD Radeon HD 7670M. The AMD A4-4300M isn’t all that blazing fast on pure processing tasks, but will do quite well for gaming and such since most of the stress is on the graphics card. With good battery life, 2 USB 3.0 ports, Altec Lansing speakers and a glossy finish, the HP Pavilion G6-2302AX is a great buy!

• Processor – AMD A4-4300M dual core (2.5 GHz With Turbo Core upto 3.0 GHz)
• RAM – 4 GB DDR3 (expandable upto 8 GB)
• HDD – 500 GB
• Graphics – 512 MB integrated AMD Radeon HD 7420G and 1 GB dedicated AMD Radeon HD 7670M
• Camera – 1.3 Megapixel
• Operating System – Windows 8
• Price – Rs. 29,393

Lenovo Essential G580 (59-356381)

If you’re not too much into gaming but require a laptop for daily tasks and love watching movies, this could be the one for you. The only one amongst the laptops under Rs 30000 with a 1 TB HDD, the Lenovo Essential G580 is a simple looking but slightly heavy laptop that offers quite a lot for the price. Packing in a 2nd generation Pentium Dual Core processor, 4 GB of RAM and Intel HD integrated graphics, you won’t be using it to Photoshop or game anytime soon, but for the average user it should be more than enough. Here’s the complete spec sheet:

• Processor – Intel Pentium Dual Core 2nd Generation B960 (2.2 GHz)
• RAM – 4 GB DDR3 (expandable upto 8 GB)
• HDD – 1 TB
• Graphics – Intel HD 2000 graphics
• Camera – 0.3 Megapixel
• Operating System – Windows 8
• Price – Rs. 29,325

Acer V5-431 (NX.M2SSI.004)

The slimmest and lightest amongst the lot, the Acer V5-431 isn’t too much of a performer, but is perfect for business and general users who just need a laptop to stay connected and work on Office software. The downside is it comes with only 2 GB of RAM at this price because of the form factor, although there’s an extra slot of RAM that’s unused. The screen is also just 14 inches, so it’s pretty compact. If mobility is what you’re looking for and you don’t mind the loss in performance, pick this one up!

• Processor – Intel Pentium Dual Core 2nd Generation 987 (1.5 GHz)
• RAM – 2 GB DDR3 (expandable upto 8 GB)
• HDD – 500 GB
• Graphics – Intel HD 2000 graphics
• Camera – 0.3 Megapixel
• Operating System – Windows 8
• Price – Rs. 27,274

Samsung NP355E5C-S01IN

Packing in similar specs to the HP Pavilion G6 above, but with slightly lower powered components, this Samsung laptop is another good choice for multimedia users and light gamers. It’s light, looks pretty good and has great battery life, so it should satisfy everyone other than power users. The processor isn’t all that powerful on its own, but coupled with the other specs and 4 GB of RAM, performance is not too bad. And for that price, you really can’t go wrong. Here’s the complete spec sheet:

• Processor – AMD E2-1800 dual core (1.7 GHz)
• RAM – 4 GB DDR3 (expandable upto 8 GB)
• HDD – 500 GB
• Graphics – 1 GB dedicated AMD Radeon HD 7470M
• Camera – 1.3 Megapixel
• Operating System – Windows 8
• Price – Rs. 26,299

Dell Vostro 2520

Rounding off our list of the best laptops under Rs. 30000 is the Dell Vostro 2520. Mainly targeted at business users, the Dell Vostro is the cheapest amongst the list but also comes with the least powerful specs. But considering the target audience, it’s not too bad of a choice and the Dell brand name is quite a draw too. Overall a pretty good choice since it’s light on the pockets, just don’t expect too much performance from it.

• Processor – Intel Pentium Dual Core 2nd Generation B960 (2.2 GHz)
• RAM – 2 GB DDR3 (expandable upto 8 GB)
• HDD – 320 GB
• Graphics – Intel HD 2000 graphics
• Camera – 1 Megapixel
• Operating System – Windows 8
• Price – Rs. 26,108

So that was our list of the best laptops under Rs 30000 with Windows 8. Do let us know if you have any questions and if you think there’s another laptop that should be on this list, drop us a line below!