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

Lenovo Chromebook 14M8911 14 inch Mediatek Kompanio Integrated Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU 8GB RAM 128GB Storage ChromeOS Laptop with Touch, Cosmic Blue 83SX000MAU

Lenovo Chromebook 14M8911 14 inch Mediatek Kompanio Integrated Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU 8GB RAM 128GB Storage ChromeOS Laptop with Touch, Cosmic Blue 83SX000MAU

Asus Vivobook Go 15 Business Laptop, 15.6" Full HD IPS Display, Ryzen 5 7520U Processor, 16GB RAM 512GB SSD, WiFi 6E, Windows 11 Home

Asus Vivobook Go 15 Business Laptop, 15.6" Full HD IPS Display, Ryzen 5 7520U Processor, 16GB RAM 512GB SSD, WiFi 6E, Windows 11 Home

ASUS ChromeBook Laptop. 14.0-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9 Display. Intel Core 3-N355 Processor 1.9 GHz (up to 3.9 GHz, 8 cores). LPDDR5 8GB RAM. 128G eMMC Storage. Wi-Fi 6. ChromeOS.

ASUS ChromeBook Laptop. 14.0-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9 Display. Intel Core 3-N355 Processor 1.9 GHz (up to 3.9 GHz, 8 cores). LPDDR5 8GB RAM. 128G eMMC Storage. Wi-Fi 6. ChromeOS.

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