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Laptops have become almost indispensable for everyday life: writing emails, checking bank accounts, shopping and video streaming - all of this as flexible as possible without having to sit at a desk.

Stationary PCs have therefore become obsolete in many households.

Here you can find out what to look for when buying if you are looking for a laptop up to 500 euros that can meet your personal requirements.

Good laptops up to 500 euros: consider the price-performance ratio

Various factors must be taken into account to ensure that the laptop's price and performance are right.

What looks like a real bargain at first glance can turn out to be a real bad buy when you use it later if the device cannot keep up with its own requirements.

You can save yourself such trouble by comparing the most important features in advance.

Tip: In contrast to HDD, SSD storage ensures speed when booting up and working.

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A laptop up to 500 euros is ideally characterized by its good inner values: The main memory should now be at least four gigabytes so that even basic programs or simple games can be used without the laptop showing signs of overload.

On the other hand, at least eight gigabytes are even better for handling more complex tasks, multiple programs at the same time or smooth gameplay.

As a compromise, you might be able to save on storage space - you might not need 256 gigabytes at all if many photos and videos might already end up in the cloud or on an external hard drive.

Tip: The HP Chromebook * is a convertible notebook with touch display with 8 GB RAM and ideal for all work in the cloud.

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What you actually need the laptop for also decides how big the model should be.

If you only use the notebook occasionally, you can often cope well with a small screen size.

However, users of editing programs or image processing software as well as gamers are well advised with a larger display from 14 inches in order to save eyes and nerves.

Especially if you plan to take the laptop with you frequently, a look at the weight is helpful in making a decision.

Small notebook: 13-inch up to 500 euros

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When working, it is a great advantage if a notebook is 13 inches or larger - not least because multitasking with several applications and windows is much easier on a larger screen.

Practical and functional: the CoreBook Pro * with a 13-inch screen, 256 GB SSD storage, 8 GB RAM, quiet cooling, webcam and type C connection - an all-round good business laptop at a low price.

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The Dell 3593 * with a 128 GB SSD memory has also proven to be an inexpensive and fast working laptop: The glare-free, 15.6-inch display enables eye-friendly work.

4 GB RAM and Intel Core i3 with up to 3.4 GHz are sufficient for everyday office work and with only 1.6 kilograms it can be used flexibly.

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14-inch notebook up to 500 euros: Inexpensive models for the home office

The perfect laptop for the home office does not necessarily have to be particularly light or small - it is much easier on the eyes to work with a screen size of at least 14 inches, since applications and texts can be displayed larger.

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This applies, for example, to the ASUS Chromebook *, which is characterized by its ultra-fast start-up and quiet work.

Commuters and students are also well advised to use it as long as they are looking for a simple, inexpensive and reliable device for everyday use.

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Gaming laptop under 500 euros: does it even work?

Would you like to use your new notebook primarily for gaming? Then you certainly value smooth display and first-class graphics. However, many inexpensive models often reach their limits here in view of the often insufficient RAM, insufficient processor performance and a mediocre graphics card. You should therefore not expect miracles from a gaming laptop under 500 euros and therefore only consider such models if you only want to gamble occasionally. A fast SSD hard drive can at least get a lot out of the laptop.

Tip: You can often get a real bargain with refurbished laptops for less than 500 euros *.

Often it is an earlier lease device that has a twelve-month guarantee.

Or you can invest a few euros more - a small surcharge can be worthwhile, as this example shows: For a gaming laptop from Lenovo * with 256 GB SSD, 1 TB HDD, 8 GB RAM, 3D graphics card Radeon Vega 8 and a fast one Ryzen 5 3500U 8-thread processor currently costs 650 euros.

A proud 512 GB SSD and 20 GB RAM are available from Lenovo * for just under 670 euros.

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This article was first published in January 2021.