Chromebooks are a great alternative for those who want a no-fuss laptop experience without the premium price tag. HP 17.3-inch Laptop (AMD Ryzen 5) HP 15.6-inch Laptop (Intel Core i3) This Chromebook is perfect for the person who wants a no-frills experience at an affordable price. The 15.6-inch laptop runs on Google's Chrome OS, offers decent battery life of around 10 hours, and features an environmentally friendly OceanGlass touchpad crafted entirely from recycled plastic. Ahead of Black Friday, you can grab one for just $119, which is $180 off the original $300 price. For a budget laptop with a bit more power than a Chromebook, check out this AMD-Ryzen-equipped HP laptop. The 17.3-inch laptop is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 5 7520U processor, a 512GB SSD, and Microsoft Copilot support. It can handle up to about 10 hours of use before needing a charge, but is also equipped with HP Fast Charge, which can get you to 50% battery in just 45 minutes. You can get one of these laptops during Best Buy's Early Black Friday sale for only $320 (was $630). This laptop model is similar to the HP option above, but is a bit smaller at 15.6 inches, and employs an Intel GPU/CPU combination rather than AMD. You'll also get less storage, but you'll also only be paying $220 (was $500). Other features include an 11.5-hour battery life with HP Fast Charge and WiFi 6 support. At just 14 inches, he Asus Vivobook 14 is one of the most portable options of the bunch, and comes packed with some pretty good specs for the price, including 256GB of SSD storage space, 12GB of RAM, and a 60Hz refresh rate. The Vivobook 14 holds a charge for up to 8 hours, and has a NumberPad that you can activate within its keyboard whenever you need it.