A budget of Rs 50,000 would have only been enough to get your hands on a basic laptop a few years ago. With the advancement in the segment, though, several tech majors have now come out with some very impressive offerings on a budget.

The advancements mentioned include capable processors, graphics, and storage options. The segment appeals mainly to those expecting everyday use out of a laptop. This may include students needing to create presentations, employees working on documents and anyone, in general, wanting to perform varying tasks on their machines.

The sub-Rs 50,000 section of laptops is hence an important one, both for the consumers as well as those who make them. These are often the most sold laptops in a company’s product lineup, while the top-of-the-line options are generally much costlier and hence have limited sales.

If you are one of those seeking such a laptop for any purpose whatsoever, here is a list of laptops you can opt for within a budget of Rs 50,000. The categories have been divided on the basis of the type of laptop you are looking to purchase.

General purpose laptops

Mi Notebook 14

Mi Notebook 14

Xiaomi’s laptop offering, just like its smartphones, managed to gain much attention since its launch. A major factor for this was the aggressive pricing at which the Mi Notebook 14 is available vis-a-vis the specs that it has to offer. Powered by a 10th Generation Intel Core i5 processor, the Mi Notebook 14 comes with NVIDIA’s GeForce MX250 graphics card, 512GB SSD, 8GB DDR4 RAM and a 14-inch full HD anti-glare display. The laptop weighs at 1.5 kg and sports a light and sleek form factor.

HP 15S

HP 15S

HP has a pretty neat offering right around the price mark of Rs 50,000, in the form of the HP 15S. Powered by the quad-core AMD Ryzen 3 processor, the laptop comes with a 15.6-inch FHD with 1920 x 1080 resolution. The device is equipped with AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics, along with 8 GB DDR4 RAM, 1 TB HDD and 256GB SSD. It runs Windows 10 Home 64 and comes with a year’s warranty.

Asus VivoBook 14

Asus Vivobook 14

The VivoBook 14 series has seen some impressive offerings by Asus. The model we mention in this particular case is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processor. In addition, it carries 8GB RAM and a 512GB SSD. It sports a 14-inch Full HD LED Backlit Anti-glare Display with 1920×1080 resolution and 200 nits brightness. The laptop comes with a fingerprint sensor, Windows 10 Home and a subscription to Microsoft Office 365.

2-in-1 laptops

Lenovo Ideapad Flex

Lenovo Ideapad Flex

The 2 in 1 Laptop by Lenovo doubles up as a tablet and can be used for any task that requires a free hand. Because of this reason, it is lightweight and easy to carry, at a weight of 1.5 kg. It comes with an Intel Core i3 11th Gen processor, along with an 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, and runs Windows 10 Home. It sports a 14-inch Full HD LED Backlit IPS Multi-touch Display with 250 nits Brightness. The laptop is equipped with a fingerprint sensor and an MS Office subscription.

Asus VivoBook Flip 14

Asus VivoBook Flip 14

The 2 in 1 offering by Asus is about equally competent for its price. It comes with a 10th Gen Intel Core i3 processor that is coupled to a 4GB RAM and a 512GB SSD. It runs Windows 10 Home and comes with an MS Office subscription.

The 1.5 kg laptop comes with a 14-inch Full HD LED IPS-Level touch display with 250 nits Brightness. It also sports a fingerprint sensor for faster system access.

Gaming laptop

HP Pavilion Gaming (15-ec0101AX)

HP Pavilion Gaming

The budget gaming laptop from the house of HP has a lot to offer for its price. The list includes a quad-core Ryzen 5 processor that runs Windows 10 Home. The same is equipped with 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, and 4 GB graphics powered by NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650. The laptop weighs just over 2 kg and sports a 15.6-inch Full HD LED-backlit display.