The Best Budget Office Notebooks

The Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G4 offers a solid performance for everyday use based on the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U. Unfortunately, Lenovo does without the latest architecture here, although it was still enough for an excellent score in our test. The overall concept convinces with many small positive aspects, such as good upgradeability and repairability or the bright low-power display. In addition, there is a good connectivity and especially the price of the Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G4 is convincing, because it is cheaper than other ThinkPad models. The good input devices including TrackPoint are also available in the Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G4 and round off the overall package well.

The MateBook D 14 2022 offers a solid performance based on an Intel Core i5-1155G7. The rest of the equipment is also impressive, because overall it is enough for a good rating, which catapults the device directly to the first place in our Top10. The device comes in a robust and chic unibody and can convince with a high system performance. A very restrained fan also provides important points, as do the good battery runtimes, which make the device suitable for mobile use.

The Acer Aspire Vero AV14 is a modern office notebook and also relies on Thunderbolt 4 in terms of connectivity, which makes the device quite interesting and offers many expansion options. Furthermore, there is an Intel Core i7-1255U with an Intel Iris Xe iGPU. The working memory of 16 GB is sufficient for everyday office use. The installed SSD is very generous with 1 TB.

The Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G4 offers a fast processor with 6 cores and 12 threads in the form of the AMD Ryzen 5 5625U. The case with its narrow display edges looks modern and the build quality is on a high level. There is also plenty of memory, although the display could offer better brightness.

The Huawei MateBook D 15 is a very quiet and inexpensive office device here. The SoC offers solid performance and despite the attractive pricing, the manufacturer does not skimp on high-quality materials. Overall, the device is very light and a fingerprint reader is also included. We have to make concessions in terms of expandability because the installed working memory cannot be expanded. Thus, users who cannot cope with 8 GB should rather go for the 16 GB model.

The LG Ultra-PC 16 inherits the LG gram series and is based on an AMD Ryzen 3 5300U in our tested configuration. The native 4-core offers enough reserves in the entry-level class. Furthermore, the device is still very compact and the low emissions underpin the good rating in our test. LG's Ultra-PC 16 also attracts attention with its long battery runtimes.

Lenovo has also made it into our top 10 of budget office laptops with the IdeaPad 3 14 AMD Gen 6. Based on an AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, you get a frugal yet nimble processor for simple office work. Equipped with a matte and bright IPS display and good input devices as well as the quiet operating noise, Lenovo's IdeaPad 3 14 AMD Gen 6 was able to score enough points overall.

The Aspire series are inexpensive laptops from Acer. The Acer Aspire 5 A515 offers a good price-performance ratio for only 500 euro (RRP) and could thus directly be included in our Top10 list. In terms of ports, the device offers everything the heart desires. A matte display, low emissions and good battery runtimes are only part of what the notebook has to offer.