Recommended Laptops Under $1,000 for Everyday Computing

Four laptops from ASUS, HP, Lenovo and Apple on Amazon AU, $848 to $999, picked on RAM, storage and the hinge and charger failures we actually repair, not on the badge on the lid.

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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15AMN8 15.6 Inch FHD AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 8GB RAM 512GB SSD Windows 11 Home, Arctic Grey 82XQ00VCAU

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15AMN8 15.6 Inch FHD AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 8GB RAM 512GB SSD Windows 11 Home, Arctic Grey 82XQ00VCAU

MSI Modern 14 C7M-288AU, 14" FHD Business & Productivity Laptop, AMD Ryzen 5 7430U, 8GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, UMA, Windows 11, Classic Black

MSI Modern 14 C7M-288AU, 14" FHD Business & Productivity Laptop, AMD Ryzen 5 7430U, 8GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, UMA, Windows 11, Classic Black

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14-Inch FHD Display with 10 Point Multi Touch Intel Core i5-13420H 512 GB SSD 8 GB Windows 11 Home, Luna Grey 83KX0006AU

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14-Inch FHD Display with 10 Point Multi Touch Intel Core i5-13420H 512 GB SSD 8 GB Windows 11 Home, Luna Grey 83KX0006AU

HP 17.3″ Laptop, FHD Display, Intel Core i5 1355U Processor, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Natural Silver, 9T0L1PA

HP 17.3″ Laptop, FHD Display, Intel Core i5 1355U Processor, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Natural Silver, 9T0L1PA

ASUS Vivobook Go 15 E510KA-EJ134W, 15.6" FHD Laptop, Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Processor, DDR4 8GB Ram, 256GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics, Windows 11 Home, Peacock Blue.

ASUS Vivobook Go 15 E510KA-EJ134W, 15.6" FHD Laptop, Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Processor, DDR4 8GB Ram, 256GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics, Windows 11 Home, Peacock Blue.

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