The market for laptop has risen as the demand has hiked greatly since lockdown. With an efficient assistance, easier use and higher benefits of laptop compared to PC and cellphones, everyone has chosen it over all of the other devices. From it’s use from school to offices, personal to professional, online to offline with additional advantage of its portability, it is the best option out of all.
So, among various brand and wide price-ranges, these laptops can be the best suited one that you can easily afford to keep:
Guidance to Choosing a Laptop under NPR. 80000
There are specific features in laptop that you must care to notice in order to choose more precisely and perfectly. The display with Full HD resolution is a must. For better performance, there are options for the Ryzen 5500U(best option if available), 11th Gen Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, and 256GB SSD. In addition, general graphics might do in this range.
Best laptops under 80000 in Nepal
Acer Aspire 5
The laptop comes the second best in this list of best laptops. The laptop is powered by 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 and features 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD storage.
The design of the laptop is great. It has used aluminum for the lid and robust plastic for the rest of the chassis. It is also compact because of the 14” IPS screen. It is powered by a 48Wh Li-ion cell with no compromisation on connectivity either.
Specifications:
- Design & Build: Aluminum lid, plastic chassis
- Resolution: FHD (1920×1080)
- Display: 14-inch IPS LCD panel
- Processor: 11th gen Intel Core i5-1135G7
- Graphics: Intel Iris Xe (Integrated)
- RAM: 8GB DDR4
- Storage: 256GB SSD
- Connectivity: WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
- I/O Ports: 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1-Type-C, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1x USB 2.0 Type-A, 1x combo audio jack, 1x RJ45, 1x HDMI
- Battery: 3-cell 48Wh battery, 45W charging
- Price: Rs. 71,990
Acer Swift 3
Acer Swift 3 is powered by AMD’s Ryzen 3 5300U processor with 4 cores, 8 threads and a boost clock speed up to 3.8GHz. It is paired with 8GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 256GB SSD.
It is built on solid chassis and has the best display among this list. The 14-inch LCD screen covers 100% of the sRGB color gamut and 300 nits of brightness which is quite high for this price range. Similarly, Acer Swift 3 even has a backlight keyboard and a fingerprint scanner.
Specifications:
- Design & Build: Aluminum lid, plastic chassis
- Resolution: FHD (1920×1080)
- Display: 14-inch IPS LCD panel
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5300U (4C/8T, up to 3.8 GHz)
- Graphics: AMD Radeon Vega (Integrated)
- RAM: 8GB DDR4
- Storage: 256GB SSD
- Connectivity: WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
- I/O Ports: 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1-Type-C, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1x USB 2.0 Type-A, 1x combo audio jack, 1x HDMI
- Battery: 48Wh battery
- Price: Rs. 79,000
Dell Vostro 15 3510
Dell Vostro 3510 is a business laptop and primarily focuses on capable hardware instead of looks and design. The laptop is powered by an 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 processor. Similarly, we have 8GB of DDR4 RAM and 256GB of SSD storage. The latter is upgradeable up to 16GB and has an additional HDD slot for storage expansion.
It has a pricetag of Rs. 82,000 but it has been kept on the list as we can negotiate the extra Rs. 2,000 off sometimes.
Specifications:
- Display: 15.6-inches FHD IPS panel
- Keyboard: Dark grey keyboard (non-backlit)
- Processor: 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake Core i5-1135G7
- RAM: 8GB DDR4 RAM
- Storage: 256GB SSD
- Audio: 2x2W stereo speaker setup
- Webcam: 720p HD camera
- I/O ports: 1x USB 2.0 Type-A, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1x HDMI 1.4, 1x 3.5mm mic/headphone jack combo, 1x SD card reader (SD, XC, HC), 1x wedge-shaped lock slot
- Connectivity: WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0
- Battery: 3-cell 41 Watt-hours, 65W adapter, ExpressCharge
- Price: Rs. 81,999* (Available for Rs. 80,000)
Dell Inspiron 15 3511
There is very much common specifications between the Dell Inspiron 3511 and Vostro 3510 wise. Dell Inspiron is available in brighter color options as it is targeted at a more mainstream audience. In addition, it is relatively more cheaper.
Specifications:
- Display: 15.6-inches FHD IPS panel
- Keyboard: Dark grey keyboard (non-backlit)
- Processor: 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake Core i5-1135G7
- RAM: 8GB DDR4 RAM
- Storage: 512GB SSD
- Audio: 2x2W stereo speaker setup
- Webcam: 720p HD camera
- I/O ports: 1x USB 2.0 Type-A, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1x HDMI 1.4, 1x 3.5mm mic/headphone jack combo, 1x SD card reader (SD, XC, HC), 1x wedge-shaped lock slot
- Connectivity: WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0
- Battery: 3-cell 41 Watt-hours, 65W adapter, ExpressCharge
- Price: Rs. 78,490
HP Notebook 15 EF
The best laptop in this overall list is the HP Notebook 15 EF for now. Its processor stands out and has amazing performance powered by AMD’s Ryzen 5 5500U which does better than Core i5-1135G7. The reason being its hexa-core CPU gives it an edge over its Intel counterpart in multi-threaded tasks.
It has 8GB of DDR4 RAM and 256GB of SSD storage which is quite enough for normal tasks. Furthermore, it has 15.6-inch FHD screen with 250 nits of brightness. The port selection is also quite good as we are provided with one Type-C, two Type-A, one HDMI and a combined audio jack.
In addition, there is a 41Whr Li-ion battery and a 45W power adapter fueling the laptop.
Specifications:
- Display: 15.6-inch FHD micro-edge IPS panel, 45% NTSC, 250 nits
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (6C/12T, up to 4.0 GHz, 8MB L3 cache)
- GPU: AMD Radeon Graphics (Integrated )
- RAM: 8GB DDR4-3200
- Storage: 256GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
- Audio: Stereo speakers
- Webcam: 720p webcam
- Ports: 1x USB-C, 2x USB Type-A, 1x HDMI 1.4b, 1x audio combo jac, 1x SD card reader
- Connectivity: WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0
- Battery: 3-cell 41Wh, 45W adapter
- Price: NPR 78,000
RedmiBook Pro
RedmiBook Pro is the cheapest laptop from Xiaomi in Nepal. It is powered by the 11th Gen Intel Core i3-1115G4 CPU, which is paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD.
It has a polycarbonate body with effort to enhance by adding metal-like brushes. It ships with Windows 11 out of the box and also has Microsoft Office Student Edition pre-installed.
The keyboard doesn’t have a dedicated number pad which Xiaomi could have easily accommodated in a chassis of this size. Similarly, it is not backlit and lacks a Type-C port.
Specifications:
- Design and Build: Polycarbonate body, Charcoal Grey
- Display: 15.6-inch FHD LCD panel
- CPU: 11th Gen Intel Core i3-1115G4
- GPU: Integrated Intel UHD Graphics
- RAM: 8GB DDR4-3200
- Storage: 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD
- Battery: 46Wh cell, Up to 10 hours (65W AC adapter)
- Webcam: Yes, 720p
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.0
- Ports: 2x USB 3.2 Type-A, 1x USB 2.0 Type-A, 1x Gigabit Ethernet, 1x SD card reader, 1x 3.5mm audio combo jack
- Price in Nepal: Rs. 74,999
Honorable Mention (Lenovo IdeaPad 3)
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 2021 is an ideal choice if you don’t mind spending some little more. It retails for around Rs 85,000 but a part of negotiation for discounts can always play a positive role.
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 is powered by Ryzen 5 5500U, 8GB of upgradeable RAM, and 256GB of SSD. Despite no strong premium look, the build quality is quite impressive for the price.
The laptop has full-size backlit keyboard with a dedicated number pad and a power button which doubles as a fingerprint scanner. The battery and connectivity too is quite well.
It is always better though to get a variant with an LCD screen whenever possible as viewing angles on the TN panel is not excellent.
Specifications:
- Display: 15.6-inch FHD TN panel, 45% NTSC, 200 nits
- Keyboard: Chiclet-style backlit keyboard
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U CPU
- RAM: 8GB DDR4-3200 RAM
- Storage: 256GB SSD
- Audio: 2x 1.5W speakers, Dolby Audio
- Webcam: 720p HD camera, Privacy shutter
- Security: Fingerprint scanner
- I/O: 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C, 1x USB 3.4 Gen 1 Type-A, 1x USB 2.0 Type-A port, 1x HDMI 2.1b, 1x headphone jack, 1x card reader
- Battery: 45Wh, 65W adapter
- Price: Rs. 85,000
