While everyone would love to take out an Apple MacBook or a Dell Precision laptop for their graphic design work, unfortunately not everyone can afford a high-priced laptop. That shouldn’t mean you can’t get a great-performing laptop at a great price.
We feel like you should always be able to get a great product without having to take out a second mortgage to afford it. With our list of the Best Budget Laptops for Graphic Designers & Creatives in 2022, we’ve made sure to choose laptops that not only provide you with great performance but without breaking the bank as well.
A budget-friendly laptop can be as impressive as any other laptop that you spend a month’s pay on. The key is to make sure that it comes with the specifications that you need for your work. We feel that our list of laptops accomplishes this. Check out our choices below to find the best laptop for artists & designers.
You can jump straight to the list or scroll down further for some help on how to choose the budget laptop for graphic design.
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Lenovo Flex 5 14 2-in-1 laptop. 14.0” FHD Touch Display, AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 16GB RAM, 256GB Storage | 2020 Apple MacBook Air laptop: Apple M1 chip, 13” Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage | New Microsoft Surface Go 2- 10.5” Touch Screen- Intel Pentium- 8GB Memory- 128GB SSD- Wi-Fi | Lenovo Chromebook Duet, 2-in-1, 10.1” WUXGA (1920×1200) Display MediaTek Helio P60T, 4GB LPDDR4X | 2019 New Dell Inspiron 11 Convertible 2-in-1 Chromebook, 11.6” HD Backlight Touch IPS Display | Acer Aspire 5 A515-44-R41B, 15.6” Full HD, AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Hexa-Core Mobile Processor with Radeon |
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CPU |
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Graphics |
Apple M1 |
Intel Pentium gold 4425Y |
MediaTek Helio P60T |
Intel Celeron N3060 |
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U |
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Graphics |
AMD Radeon Graphics |
Integrated 7-core / 8-core GPU
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Intel HD Graphics 615
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ARM G72 MP3 800GHz |
Intel HD Graphics 400
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Radeon Graphics |
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RAM |
16GB |
8GB – 16GB |
4GB – 8GB |
4GB |
4GB |
8GB |
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14″ FHD (1920 x 1200)
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13.3-inch (diagonal) 2,560 x 1,600 LED-backlit display with IPS technology
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10.5” PixelSense Display with touchscreen
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10.1″ FHD (1920 x 1200) IPS touchscreen
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11.6-inch, HD (1366 x 768) touchscreen
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15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) Acer Comfy-View Widescreen LED-backlit IPS Display
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| Storage |
256GB
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256GB – 2TB SSD
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64GB – 128GB SSD
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64 – 128GB
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32GB-64GB eMMC
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256GB SSD
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$720.00
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$949.00
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$449.99
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$209.90
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Price not available
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$729.99
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