Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14

Description

If you’re in the market for a budget laptop, you’re faced with some tough decisions. Balancing a tight budget with a feature set that mostly consists of the necessities isn’t easy when you’re evaluating a sea of machines that all look more or less the same. So when you come across a standout inexpensive laptop like the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14, it’s a welcome reprieve. At $519, it leans toward the expensive end of the budget spectrum, but this 14-incher comes packed with just about everything you’d want for a notebook in its price range, including a full HD display, a sturdy chassis, and a comfortable keyboard, all pulled together by on-point performance and some unexpected luxuries for the money. It earns our latest Editors’ Choice award for budget Windows laptops.