Among the business professionals, gamers, software developers and more there are a set of people who want a fully loaded budget-friendly laptop. Here is the list of best laptops under $500 which makes you wonder why you even need to pay through the nose for the latest laptops.

Asus Chromebook Flip C302
The Asus Chromebook Flip C302 is a Core m3 model that excels almost in everything. The design is classic and is made of aluminum.

It has the very stiff hinge that turns 360 degrees to go all the way around from standard mode to a tablet. On the Asus Chromebook Flip, you have two USB type-C ports, SD card slot, headphone jack and in addition it has firing speaker ports, volume rocker, and a power button.

Acer Chromebook 15
Acer really understands the world of Chromebooks better than any other manufacturers. Acer Chromebook 15 has a bigger screen size of 15.6-inch and weighs 4.8 pounds but lacks RAM and storage space than Asus Chromebook Flip. Unlike Asus Chromebook Flip, Acer Chromebook has one USB 2 port and one USB 3 port.

Samsung Chromebook plus
Samsung Chromebook plus is a budget-friendly 2 in 1 laptop which falls alongside Acer Chromebook 15 and Asus Chromebook Flip. It runs as a laptop and a touchscreen too. It is lightweight, is convenient to use as a tablet that works well with a stylus pen. It has full compatibility with Google Play Store and you can download as many as applications you want.

Asus Vivo Book F510UA
Asus Vivo Book F510UA is a budget conscious laptop with Intel 7700HQ processor, Cores 8 threads, 8GHz base and 8GHz boost and for the graphics, we have got the NVIDIA 1050 with a combination with 15.6-inch display and weights heavier than Acer Chromebook 15 and Asus Chromebook Flip. It has a decent selection of ports that includes an Ethernet port, USB 3.0 type-A port, HDMI port, USB 3.1 type-C port, SD card reader and a headphone jack.

Asus Aspire E 15
Asus Aspire E 15 comes stacked with key features and impressive hardware at a reasonable price. It has Intel Core i5 CPU, 15-inch screen, Intel 400 graphics card, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive and a 720p webcam. It comes with a full HD IPS display which is not as bright it’s forerunners Asus Chromebook Flip and Acer Chromebook 15.