Buying a new laptop can be stressful, especially when you have tuition, tuition, and inflation on the mind.
Laptops are considered a prerequisite for millions of students across Canada, starting in elementary school.
No matter your age or level of education, for many buyers, finding the right computer comes down to one thing: price. With that in mind, we’ve scoured the internet to find the best laptop deals for college students in 2023, starting under $200.
From Amazon to Best Buy Canada, from Chromebooks to Macbooks, PCs and everything in between, these are the 17 best affordable laptops for elementary, high school and college students in 2023, according to ratings and reviews.
17 Best Laptops for K-12 and College Students in 2023
Best laptops under $500
This “Amazon’s Choice” touchscreen Chromebook has an 11.6-inch screen that can swivel for use as both a tablet and a laptop. According to one five-star reviewer, this is a “great little laptop for the value.”
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Designed to keep you productive and entertained wherever you go, the HP 14-inch Laptop combines long battery life with a slim, portable micro-edge bezel design.
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With an average rating of 4.3 stars, Amazon shoppers describe the 14-inch ASUS Chromebook as a “great value” laptop. It’s a “great little Chromebook,” according to one reviewer. The “battery life is impressive”.
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This budget Lenovo Chromebook 3 offers up to ten hours of battery life, 4GB of memory, an HD webcam, WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity. “I can’t believe how fast it is,” raves a Best Buy Canada reviewer. “I love how I can do so much more than ever before, in half the time.”
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This Lenovo Chromebook earned an average rating of 4.1 stars from Staples buyers. The 14-inch IdeaPad 3 has built-in virus protections for the latest security, ten hours of battery life, and two stereo speakers.
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With an average rating of 4.4 out of five stars, Best Buy Canada shoppers call this 15.6-inch computer “the best and fastest laptop [they’ve] never owned.” According to one reviewer, “the battery life is amazing, the processor is fast, and it has plenty of storage space.”
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Best laptops under $700
A favorite among Amazon shoppers, this 15.6-inch Acer Aspire 5 Slim laptop has earned an impressive average rating of 4.3 stars based on over 34,000 reviews. The device features an AMD Ryzen 3 3200U dual-core processor, 4GB DDR4 memory and a 128GB NVMe SSD.
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Work easily from anywhere with this best-selling ASUS VivoBook laptop. Weighing 3.5 pounds, the device features the latest Intel Core i3 processor and fast charging technology. It’s a “great laptop,” writes one buyer; “I should have bought it sooner!”
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This 15.6-inch touchscreen Lenovo IdeaPad has received rave reviews from Best Buy shoppers and top marks for value, portability, and its touchscreen functionality. It’s “ideal for students” and “worth every penny”, according to reviewers.
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The fan-favorite Aspire 5 is ideal for anyone who creates and shares on the go. It features the latest AMD Ryzen 5000 series mobile processor, AMD Radeon graphics, and high-speed storage and memory.
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Be productive anytime, anywhere with the Microsoft Surface Go 3 128GB Windows 11 S tablet. This 2-in-1 tablet features a 10.5-inch PixelSense touchscreen, Windows 11 technology, is optimized for digital pen and touch, and offers tablet-to-laptop versatility.
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Best laptops under $1,500
Shoppers can expect high performance, fast responsiveness, and long battery life with this “Amazon’s Choice” laptop. The device features an Intel Core i7-1165G7 processor, up to 4.7 GHz, 4 cores, 8 threads, 12 MB Intel Smart Cache and a 14-inch Full HD IPS display.
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With an encouraging average rating of 4.9 stars, this sleek Microsoft Surface laptop features a powerful 11th Gen Intel processor with a 2.4GHz processor speed. It’s “surprisingly quiet, responsive, and compact,” according to one reviewer. It “exceeded my expectations”, they add.
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This 2020 Apple MacBook Air has garnered over 14,000 buyer reviews from Amazon Canada. The device, which offers up to 18 hours of battery life and 8GB of unified memory, has been called “really fast and reliable” by reviewers.
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The 17.3-inch Lenovo laptop earned near-perfect reviews from Best Buy Canada shoppers, with an average rating of 4.7 stars from over 150 reviews. Reviewers say the versatile computer “does everything you want”.
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This 2-in-1 laptop is built with Intel Core i5-1235U processor, 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD. Its convertible design has a 360-degree hinge, allowing for a smooth transition between tablet mode and laptop mode.
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Stay on the ball and be entertained wherever you are with this 15.6-inch Acer Nitro gaming laptop. Featuring NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 graphics and 8GB of RAM, the “Amazon’s Choice” computer has received more than 2,300 five-star reviews from buyers.
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