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13 of 25 laptops under $1,150 — ranked by live Amazon ratings, community fit, and budget utilization.

Lenovo
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 15IPH11 (Core Ultra 5 322) — 16GB / 1TB
15.3-inch 1920×1200 120 Hz IPS touch Copilot+ Windows laptop on the Intel Core Ultra 5 322 with 16 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD; 400-nit panel, Wi-Fi 7, 60 Wh battery.
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ASUS
ASUS Vivobook S16 M3607GA (Ryzen AI 7 445) — 16GB / 1TB
16-inch 1920×1200 120 Hz IPS touch Copilot+ Windows laptop on the AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 with 16 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD; 400-nit panel, 70 Wh battery.
✓ Below its 180-day average price
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Apple
MacBook Neo 13 (A18 Pro) — 8GB / 512GB
Apple's entry 13-inch MacBook on the A18 Pro chip with 8 GB of unified memory, 512 GB of storage and Touch ID; two USB-C ports, no Thunderbolt.
⏳ Above its 180-day average price
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HP
HP OmniBook 3 17 17-dp0199nr (Ryzen 3 30) — 8GB / 512GB
17.3-inch 1080p IPS Windows laptop on the 4-core AMD Ryzen 3 30 with 8 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD; 300-nit panel, HDMI 2.1, 41 Wh battery, 2.02 kg.
▼ 13% below its 180-day average✓ Below its 180-day average price
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Apple
MacBook Neo 13 (A18 Pro) — 8GB / 256GB
Apple's entry 13-inch MacBook on the A18 Pro chip with 8 GB of unified memory and 256 GB of storage; this configuration has no Touch ID and two USB-C ports, no Thunderbolt.
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ASUS
ASUS Vivobook Go 15 E1504FA (Ryzen 5 40) — 16GB / 512GB
15.6-inch 1080p Windows laptop on the AMD Ryzen 5 40 with 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD; 250-nit panel, 42 Wh battery.
▼ 12% below its 180-day average✓ Below its 180-day average price
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Acer
Acer Aspire Go 15 (Core 3 N355) — 8GB / 128GB
15.6-inch 1080p IPS Windows laptop with an 8-core Intel N-series chip, 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage; ships in Windows 11 S mode.
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Lenovo
Lenovo Chromebook m 15 (Kompanio 540) — 8GB / 128GB
15.3-inch 1920×1200 IPS Chromebook on the MediaTek Kompanio 540 with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of UFS storage; two USB-C, two USB-A and HDMI.
✓ Below its 180-day average price
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ASUS
ASUS Chromebook CM15 (Kompanio 540) — 8GB / 128GB
15.6-inch 1080p IPS Chromebook on the MediaTek Kompanio 540 with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage; 300-nit panel, 42 Wh battery.
✓ Below its 180-day average price
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ASUS
ASUS Vivobook Go 15 E1504FA (Ryzen 5 7520U) — 8GB / 512GB
15.6-inch 1080p Windows laptop on the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U with 8 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD; 250-nit panel, Wi-Fi 5, 42 Wh battery.
⏳ Above its 180-day average price
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HP
HP OmniBook 3 14 (Snapdragon X) — 8GB / 256GB
14-inch OLED Windows-on-Arm laptop on the entry Snapdragon X with 8 GB of RAM and a 256 GB SSD; 60 Wh battery, Wi-Fi 6E.
✓ Below its 180-day average price
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Acer
Acer Chromebook Plus 514 (Core i3-1315U) — 8GB / 256GB
14-inch 1920×1200 IPS touch Chromebook Plus on the Intel Core i3-1315U with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage; backlit keyboard, Wi-Fi 7.
⏳ Above its 180-day average price
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Acer
Acer Chromebook Plus 515 (Core 3 100U) — 8GB / 256GB
15.6-inch 1080p IPS touch Chromebook Plus on the Intel Core 3 100U with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage; backlit keyboard, 53 Wh battery.
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