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Best college laptops for 2020: Apple, Dell, Microsoft and more compared     - CNET
Apr 04, 2020 2 mins, 5 secs
High school, university and college students on a budget can now pick up an entry-level laptop with a decent hard drive, graphics card, display and battery life for $200 to $400.

That said, with the wealth of really nice laptops out there, we think it's worthwhile to spend at least a few hundred more to get a machine with long battery life, a substantial hard drive and better performance and graphics.

This list of the best laptops for college -- and well, all levels -- of students is based on our own hands-on use and benchmark testing.

If you're looking for something less expensive -- or if you're interested in an alternative to Microsoft Windows and Apple's MacOS -- we recommend checking out our list of the best Chromebooks for students.

But if you're looking for something that can double as a gaming laptop, has a ton of storage or can handle powerful programs like video editing software, read on for some truly excellent options.

Best all-purpose Windows laptop for students.

If you're committed to the Windows operating system and want a balance of portability, power and price, it's hard to find a better 13-inch laptop than the XPS 13.

Best Windows 2-in-1 for students.

The Surface Pro remains the standard-bearer for Windows devices that work as both laptop and tablet, though they're better tablets than they are laptops.

(If you're looking for the opposite, Lenovo's two-in-one Yoga devices are better laptops than they are tablets.) In addition to the typical great performance and battery life you can expect, the seventh edition finally gets a USB-C port.

Best entry-level gaming laptop for students

Dell's G-series deliver a smart balance of build quality, battery life and performance, with plenty of graphics card power for college students looking to play the latest AAA games when they aren't hitting the books

The Yoga C630 Chromebook is a great, inexpensive student laptop -- one that doubles as an enormous tablet -- with a killer 4K display, solid battery life and blazing processor performance for everyday office and entertainment tasks

If you're looking for a more serious gaming device with a good processor on a student's budget, this one brings together some potent components for the price

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