By Kieran Kearey 01/07/25 9 min read
This post compares the 50 best-selling “traditional laptops” under £200 on Amazon (as of 01/07/25).
*Product details such as prices, discounts, category rank, reviews, etc may change over time. Additionally, I will earn a commission from the links in this post, at no cost to you*
*All pros and cons are based on findings from real customer reviews*
Laptops are ranked using a weighted score model. Each criterion (e.g., price, customer rating, etc) has a custom weight—price being the most important at 50%. The final score determines the ranking, and the highest score is “the best” laptop.
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My personal choice –
HP Stream – £179.99
My personal choice from this list would be the £179.99 HP Stream is a laptop with a 4.3 star customer rating, has 792 reviews, and a ranking of 7 in the traditional laptops category on Amazon.
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Features:
– 14 Inch Screen
– Windows 11 Home Operating System
– 4GB
– 128GB
– Celeron CPU
– Intel UHD
Pros:
– Good Battery
– Fast
– Lightweight
– Easy to set up
Cons:
– Some complaints about laptop being slow
– Complaints about “random” “glitches” and “bugs”
Overall, this laptop is okay. It’s got a decent battery, easy to set up, lightweight and is fast. Although it is at the higher side of the price range, it has a decent customer rating, plenty of reviews and a very good traditional laptop ranking.
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Laptops ranked via the weighted score decision model (Best to Worst) –
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HP Stream – £159.99
At the start of the list is the £159.99 HP Stream, with an overall rating of 4.3 stars, 792 reviews, and a ranking of 4 in the traditional laptops category.
Features include:
– 14 Inch Display
– Windows 11 Home Operating System
– 4GB RAM
– 64GB Hard Drive
– Celeron N
– Intel UHD Graphics 600
Pros:
– Good battery
– Fast
– Lightweight
– Easy to set up
Cons:
– Some complaints about the laptop being slow
– Some complaints about random “glitches” and bugs”
Overall, this laptop the best, mostly because of the small hard drive space, which is 64GB. However, there are lots of reviews, a high customer star rating and a good ranking. Additionally, this laptop would be absolutely fine for low performance work and customers say its got good battery, its easy to set up, and its lightweight.
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Samsung Chromebook Go – £152.99
The £152.99 Samsung Chromebook Go has a rating of 4.2 stars, 335 total reviews, and a ranking of 31 for traditional laptops.
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Features:
– 11.6 Inch Screen
– 4GB RAM
– 64GB Hard Drive
– Celeron CPU
– Intel UHD Graphics
– 1 Year Warranty
Pros:
– Lightweight
– Easy to set up
– Good battery
Cons:
– Poor audio
– Slow
Overall, this laptop really isn’t that great. It has a small screen, a small hard drive and customers complain that its slow and has poor audio. However, it does have a good battery, is lightweight, and is easy to set up.
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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 – £169
The £169 Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 has a rating of 4.3 stars, a review amount of 552, and is ranked 25 in the traditional ranking category.
Features:
– 15.6 Inch Screen
– 4GB RAM
– 64 Hard Drive
– MediaTek Kompanio 520 CPU
– Integrated Graphics
– 1 Year Warranty
Pros:
– Lightweight
– Bright Screen
– Good Battery
– Fast
Cons:
– Some complaints about the overall quality of the product
– A few complaints about random stuff not associated with the laptop
Overall, this laptop isn’t the best, mostly because of its small hard drive size. Although, if you’re using this laptop to watch movies or YouTube etc, then this is a great laptop because of its screen size and bright screen. Customers also say that the laptop is lightweight so It’s perfect for taking the laptop with you on trips. Adding to this, the laptop has a 1 year warranty.
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ASUS Vivobook – £159.99
This laptop has an overall rating of 4 stars and 1388 total reviews, and has a ranking of 18 for traditional laptops.
Features include:
– 14 Inch Display
– Windows 11 Home Operating System
– 4GB RAM
– 128GB Hard Drive
– Celeron CPU
– Integrated Graphics
This laptop is very popular among reviewers, and they had plenty of good things to say about the laptop. Next are pros of the laptop based on the customer reviews.
Pros:
– Fast
– Lightweight
– Good sound quality
Cons:
– Not good for high performance needs
– Some complains of it being slow (despite lots saying it’s fast)
A con based on my own research is that there doesn’t seem to be any warranty, so I’d recommend conducting your own research in this regard just to be sure. Overall, this is a good laptop that will do basic tasks like using emails or work on google docs or word. The price point is attractive, coming in at £159.99. Additionally, it has lots of storage.
Something to keep in mind is that the title of the product states “Windows 11 S Mode”, but the description says “Windows 11 Home”.
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Azeyou – £99.99
Next on the list is the £99.99 Azeyou laptop, with a 3.5 star rating, 179 total customer reviews and traditional laptop ranking of 40.
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Features:
– 11.6 Inch Screen
– Windows 11 Operating System
– 4GB RAM
– 128GB Hard Drive
– Celeron N4020 CPU
Pros:
– Fast
– Lightweight
Cons:
– Poor Battery
Overall, this laptop is okay but not something I’d personally buy. It has a small screen, measuring at only 11.6 inches, great if you want something small and compact. It has a decent RAM amount and hard drive space, so its good if you want to do low performance work. Users also say the laptop is lightweight, making it easy to carry around. Something I noticed was that there doesn’t seem to be any warranty, so I’d recommend you do your own research in this regard.
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HP EliteBook – £183.94
The £183.94 HP EliteBook laptop has a 4.4 customer rating, 39 reviews, and is ranked 34 in the traditional laptop category.
Features include:
– 13.3 Inch Screen
– Windows 11 Pro Operating System
– 16GB RAM
– 256GB Hard Drive
– Core i5 8250U CPU
– Integrated Graphics
– 1 Year Warranty
Pros:
– Fast
Cons:
– Some people had small scratches on the outer casing of their product
– Poor battery
Overall, this laptop seems to be pretty decent. It has a large amount of RAM, a significant hard drive size and 1 year warranty. Although the screen size is a little small, this laptop is more than good enough for your needs, especially if you like playing low performance videogames.
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DMDFJY – £188.75
The £188.75 DMDFJY laptop has an overall customer rating of 5 stars, with 12 reviews and a ranking of 35 in the traditional laptops category.
Features:
– 15.6 Inch Screen
– Windows Operating System
– 16GB RAM
– 512GB Hard Drive
– Phenom II X4 Quad-Core N950 CPU
– Integrated Graphics
Pros:
– Fast
– Quiet fans
– Easy to set up
– Lightweight
Cons:
– None, all reviews were 5 stars
Overall, this laptop is great. It has a large screen, a large amount of RAM and hard drive space, along with customers saying it’s fast, quiet, lightweight and easy to set up. Additionally, the laptop has a total customer rating of 5 stars. The only thing I’d be personally concerned about is the amount of reviews as there is only 12, but all were 5 stars.
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HP Chromebook – £189.99
The HP Chromebook, coming in at £189.99 with a customer rating of 4.3 stars, 509 reviews and a traditional laptop ranking of 13.
Features:
– 14 Inch Screen
– Chrome Operating System
– 8GB RAM
– 128GB Hard Drive
Pros:
– Lightweight
– Clear Display
– Good Battery
– Easy to set up
Cons:
– Some complaints about the laptop being slow
Overall, this laptop is good. It has a good amount of pros like a clear display, good battery, lightweight and easy to set up. It also has a decent customer rating with a good amount of customer reviews, and a ranking of 13 for the traditional laptops. Additionally, it has a good bit of RAM that’ll be more than enough for basic processing needs. Something to consider is that a few customers complained about the laptop being slow, despite lots of people saying it was fast.
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Lenovo ThinkPad T490 (Renewed) – £180
The £180 Lenovo ThinkPad (Renewed) has a 3.9 star customer rating, 43 reviews, and is ranked 20 in the traditional laptops category.
Features:
– 14 Inch Screen
– Windows 11 Pro
– 16GB RAM
– 256GB Hard Drive
– Core i5 CPU
– Integrated Graphics
Pros:
– Easy to set up
– Good battery
Cons:
– General complaints about scratches, missing letters on keyboard, etc. This is likely to do the laptops being renewed and not brand new
Overall, this laptop isn’t great. It has a large amount of RAM and hard drive space, but has a poor rating of 3.9 stars, and could have any issues being as its a renewed laptop. It’s also right at the top of the price range at £180.
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Dell Latitude – £192.99
This is the £192.99 Dell Latitude, with a 4.2 star rating, 55 customer reviews, and a number 6 ranking in the traditional laptops category on Amazon.
Features:
– 14 Inch Screen
– Windows Operating System
– 16GB RAM
– 512GB Hard Drive
– Core i5 8365U CPU
– Integrated Graphics
Pros:
– Fast
– Easy to set up
Cons:
– Poor Battery
Overall, this Dell Latitude is a pretty good laptop, with a massive hard drive size of 512GB and a large amount of RAM coming in at 16GB. It is a little bit pricey though (£192.99), but still under the £200 limit. Users also say that It’s easy to set up. Additionally, I couldn’t find any information about a warranty.
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