Top 5 Cheap Laptops

Looking to buy a laptop? Well, here is the list of the top 5 cheap laptops.

Acer Aspire One

Price: Under $300

This is a mini laptop computer that packs a mighty punch for a tiny price of under $300! The Acer Aspire One is by far the best value you will find in a laptop.

Acer Aspire One Specifications:

Intel Atom processor N270 1.60 GHz, 533 MHz FSB, 512 KB L2 cache

8.9" WSVGA high-brightness Acer CrystalBrite TFT LCD Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950

1024MB DDR 533MHz Dual Channel Memory Use multiple applications without a decrease in performance

160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive Store large video files, music, photos, documents and more on this expansive drive

Additional Features

Windows XP Home

Acer Crystal Eye Webcam 3-cell Li-ion (2200 mAh) Battery

3 - USB 2.0 Ports AC Power Adapter

Multi-in-1 Card Reader AC Power Cord

USB External Mouse

Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Modem Cable

3-cell Li-ion (2200 mAh) Battery

2.19 lbs. 995 g (system unit only)

Colors options: White, Pink, Blue Black and Brown

HPMini

Price: Under $300

This is another ultra portable option for people who are not familiar with Acer and want a more main stream brand. You will sacrifice some of the memory for the price of the name.

HPMini Specifications:

BrightView 8.9" widescreen color LED (measured diagonally) presents vivid 1024 x 600 WSVGA resolution

1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor N270 High performance design uses PowerSaver technology for extended battery life

1 GB of DDR2 system memory Offers better performance and can be expanded to 2 GB (the DIMM slot is occupied)

8 GB solid state drive flash module provides storage for documents, music, photos and more

802.11b/g wireless LAN Connects to wireless home and office networks or to Wi-Fi hotspots for convenient Internet access

SD/MMC memory card reader reads the most popular format for easy photo and data transfer

HP Mobile internet (Mi) software built on Linux Designed expressly for use with HP mini laptops

Dell Inspiron 9 Netbook Mini Laptop

Mini laptops are very powerful and are available for under $300 so here's yet another one for the list. Dell really cut back in comparison to the others, but some people just want a Dell so here are the specs.

Dell Inspiron 9 Netbook Mini Laptop Specifications:

Intel Atom Processor N270 Operates at 1.6GHz/533Mhz FSB/512K cache for very good performance

1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz Use several applications without a decrease in performance

Widescreen 8.9" display Powered by Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 integrated graphics

Integrated webcam makes video conferencing and chat easy and fun

Additional Features

8GB Solid State Hard Drive

Genuine Windows XP Home

10/100 Ethernet

802.11g Wireless Card

4-cell Battery

3-in-1 Media Card Reader

McAfee 30-day trial

Microsoft Works 9.0

Colors options: White, Pink and Red, Black

MSI Wind

Price: Just over $300

Not a big name but offers enough to make it worth checking out.

MSI Wind Specifications:

CPU

Type: Intel Atom N270

Speed: 1.6GHz

Front-side Bus: 533 MHz

Cache: 512K

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition

LCD

Size: 10" WSVGA LCD

Backlight: LED

Resolution: 1024 x 600

Chipset

Chipset: 945GSE+ ICH7-M

Graphics

Intergrated Graphics: Intel GMA950

Audio

Audio: SoundBlaster compatible

Speaker: Internal Speaker x 2

System Memory

Spec: 1GB DDR2 667MHz

HDD Capacity: 160GB

HDD Interface: SATA I

Communication

LAN: 10/100

WLAN: Built-in 802.11b/g WLAN Card

Bluetooth: N/A

Supplemental Drive

Card Reader: 4-in-1 Card Reader, SD/MMC/MS/MSpro

Webcam Resolution

Webcam: 1.3 MP Webcam

I/O Port

USB: USB2.0 Port X 3

Video Port: VGA (15-pin, D-Sub) X 1

Audio Port: Mic-in Port X 1, Headphone Output X 1

AC Adaptor

AC Power Adaptor: Output: 19V DC, 65W / Input: 100~ 240V AC, 50/60Hz Universal

Battery Pack: Lithium Ion 3 Cells

Physical Spec

Dimension: 10.23"(L) x 7.08"(D) x 0.748"~1.24"(H)

Weight: 2.3 lbs (3 cell)

Color options : Pink, White, Black

Acer 15.6" Aspire

Price: Under $500

Acer is an unknown but up and coming brand that supplies great values for those open minded enough to give the brand a try. This is the only traditionally sized laptop on the list because it offers a great value you don't often come across in a laptop of this size.

Acer 15.6" Aspire Specifications:

CineCrystal 15.6" widescreen LCD Presents vivid 1366 x 768 WXGA resolution with more than 16 million colors

2 GHz Intel Celeron mobile processor 585 meets the demands of mobile computing while also saving energy

2 GB of DDR2 system memory Offers good performance with today's demanding applications

250 GB SATA hard drive, 5400 rpm Provides storage for documents, games, music, photos and videos

SuperMulti DVD+/-RW drive with double-layer support lets you burn and play DVDs or CDs

802.11b/g/n wireless LAN Connects to wireless home and office networks or to Wi-Fi hotspots for convenient Internet access

5-in-1 digital media card reader Reads and writes the most popular memory card formats for quick file transfers

Specification information obtained from Walmart.com