With nearly everything costing more these days, Consumer Reports’ extensive product testing shows you don’t have to spend a lot to get quality tech for your student.
Back-to-school shopping is expensive, especially if a new laptop is on the list. The good news is you don’t have to break the bank to get a great computer.They’re generally less expensive than Mac and PC laptops. They’re not the fastest computers out there, but for everyday stuff like browsing the web, editing documents, and school/work, they’re totally fine.
The Acer Chromebook is a solid budget choice. It costs $300 . It’s fast, has a long battery life, and more local storage than most other Chromebooks.Email AddressIf your student needs something that won’t weigh down their backpack on a mad dash to class, CR says the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 15 is an excellent choice for portability and its ergonomics are near top-level. It costs $440.The 13-inch MacBook Air with the M2 processor. It costs $800 .
The M2 is Apple’s older processor, but CR’s experts say the performance difference between the M2 and the newer processor is so small that you might as well save a few bucks by going with the previous model. If your student also needs a color printer the Epson uses low-cost bottled ink instead of expensive cartridges. It costs $200 . While the overall printing performance isn’t strong enough to earn a CR recommendation, the text quality and speed should be fine for printing book reports and whatever else the teacher assigns!Consumer Reports says August and September are the best times to buy a computer because of sales.
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