Best Laptops Under 40000 In India (September 2022) – Geekman

The looks and feel of the new Asus Vivobook K15 OLED are just Awesome! and will definitely meet the expectation of buyers who want a large-screen powerful laptop that is affordable. The prime selling point of this laptop is the Vivid OLED display. Usually, most laptops in this price range use a low-cost IPS LCD panel with minimal brightness, but the Asus offering features a 15.6-inch OLED display with 1080p resolution. It’s an OLED display, so the brightness and color production is just amazing. This is the best choice in this price range if you want a laptop for graphics-related tasks or just for entertainment purposes.

The Asus also bundled the good hardware specs along with a fabulous display; it comes with Intel’s latest 11th gen Core i3 chipset with 8GB DDDR4 (3200) RAM and 256GB M.2 Nvme SSD. This processor and RAM combo can easily handle everyday tasks such as editing documents, browsing the web, attending online classes, and streaming videos pretty well. Yes, you have the option to easily upgrade RAM and extend the storage capacity with an empty drive slot.

On the design and build part, it looks like any other model in the Vivobook series with a slim profile and lightweight design. It has an aluminum alloy and plastic build that feel premium. Apart from this, Asus also provide you with the pre-install latest Windows 11 and MS Office 2021. The backlight keyboard is also deserved to be noticed. It’s very comfortable for typing. Another notable addition is the presence of a fingerprint sensor within the trackpad for security purposes.

Coming to the battery, the laptop comes with a 42 WHr 3-cell Li-ion battery that can easily last up to 5-6h on normal use and 70% brightness. Overall, you should buy this if you want an impressive OLED display and good performance on an affordable laptop.

The RedmiBook 15 Pro is our second choice on the list of best laptops under 40000 Rs. This is the only laptop under a 40000 Rs budget that comes with powerful 11th gen Intel i5 chipset. Along with that, it has 8GB DDR4 RAM (3200) and 512 GB M.2 SSD storage. Undoubtedly, this combo will give you one of the best performances for this price point.

The powerful chipset at a low price doesn’t mean you have to compromise on other parts of this laptop. The ReadmiBook comes with a good quality plastic build. It has a simple, minimal design with a very slim and compact build.

The Redmi is preloading this laptop with Windows 10 (Updated to Windows 11) and licensed copies of MS Office 2020. The display department has a 15-inch, 1920×1080 resolution TN LCD panel. The display lacks color accuracy and good viewing angles as a TN panel, but OK, we have to compromise somewhere for the good specs.

Apart from this, the laptop comes with all the necessary connectivity ports, except USB Type-C. Coming to the battery, the laptop comes with a 46WHr battery, which is fairly typical for this price class; during my testing, it lasts up to 6h on 70% screen brightness.

Overall, the RedmiBook 15 is a reasonably well-spec’d and well-performing laptop. I highly recommend this laptop for multitasking laptop users.

Although the HP 14s and 15s range of laptops exceed the budget of Rs. 40,000, they are worth spending some additional bucks. One of the HP 14 and 15 laptops’ main highlights is their sleek, compact design coupled with excellent specifications. These HP laptops are a perfect choice for working professionals who want a laptop for their day-to-day work requirements and students who want a laptop for their online classes or preparing assignments.

One of the unique points of these HP 14 and 15 laptops is their versatility. If you want decent performance at an affordable price range, you can opt for the AMD variant, or you can opt for the Intel variant if you want it. If you want a compact size, you can opt for the variant with a 14-inch screen, or if you want a larger viewing area and a dedicated numeric pad, you can opt for the 15-inch variant.

Let’s talk about the performance first. The HP 14s and 15s laptops are one of those few laptops in this segment that offer an Intel 11th-gen i3 processor or an AMD Ryzen 3 5300U processor. Regardless of which variant you choose, you will get optimum performance on both of them, and regular tasks will not be an issue. You can easily attend your online classes or meetings, watch YouTube or Netflix, edit documents, and even run programming codes without any problems. You can easily run non-demanding games like FIFA on lower settings if you are a casual gamer.

All these laptops offer additional slots for both RAM and Storage if the need arises in the future. You can add an additional 8 GB RAM if you feel the need for the same. The laptop arrives with Windows 11 Home pre-loaded with lifetime validity and Microsoft Office 2021 Home and Student. The screens used in these laptops are high-quality, with decent brightness levels and an above-average screen-to-display ratio.

The laptop is powered by a 41Wh battery that can easily provide you with 5-6 hours of battery backup on regular use. The laptops are not that heavy, and you can easily carry them around on your back. Apart from this, these HP laptops also come with a backlight keyboard and fast charging.

Overall, the HP 14s and HP 15s are easily one of the best laptops if you are willing to shed a couple of thousand extra.

The Realme Book is a laptop that is aimed at the young audience – especially the working and students – who want a productivity-focused compact notebook that doesn’t look boring.

The Realme Book (Slim) is obviously positioned as a powerful ultraportable laptop. The body of the Realme Book Slim is made entirely of aluminum, and it looks very stylish and premium. You can easily say that this is one of the most stylish laptops in this price segment. The Realme Book Slim weighs 1.38 kg, making it pretty compact and easy to carry around.

Under the hood, it has Intel’s 11th gen Core i3 1115G4 chipset, along with 8GB RAM (3,733 MHz) + 256GB storage SSD combo. These specs are more than enough for regular multitasking use. It comes with a 14″ IPS LCD panel with a 2,160×1,440-pixel (2K) resolution, which is one of its headline features. With 400 nits peak brightness, the display offers you pretty decent color production and a good viewing angle. The panel is also very glossy, which makes it appear more vibrant.

Furthermore, the bezels are very minimal, ensuring a wide screen area and improving the laptop’s overall look. The laptop also features a Harman-tuned dual speaker, along with a fingerprint sensor and backlight keyboard.

The Realme also provides pre-install MS Office and Windows 10 (Free upgrade to Windows 11) out of the box. The Realme Book Slim comes with a 54Wh battery and 65W fast charging support. It takes very less time to charge itself, and after the full charge, it can easily last up to 5-6h on normal use. You will also receive the compact 65W USB-PD charger in the box, which you can use as your smartphone charger (30W Dash), or you can also charge this laptop with your power bank.

The Lenovo ThickBook 15 is our next choice on the list of best laptops under 40000 Rs. It’s a business machine that delivers a good performance and decent versatility. The ThinkBook 15 is specially made for working professionals that need better security, reliability, and support than is possible with consumer-grade laptops.

Lenovo has done a nice job of differentiating the ThinkBook lineup from its more premium ThinkPad- and Yoga-branded laptops. The laptop looks stylish and premium with dual tone color and metal build. It is worth noticing that it has a military-grade build quality with 810 H tests.

The biggest highlight of the Lenovo ThinkBook 15 is that it offers solid tuff build and various security features, including a privacy shutter on top of the webcam, a fingerprint reader, a TPM chip soldered to the motherboard, and of course, all other performance and security related app Lenovo provides. Apart from this, Lenovo also improved the energy efficiency and thermal efficiency of this new laptop lineup.

Under the hood, it has the latest Ryzen 3 5300U chipset with 8GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB M.2 SSD drive. The chipset is very powerful and easily handles the programming and app devolvement-related software, like Visual Studio and Android Studio. Lenovo also provides the latest Windows 11 and MS Office 2022 with this laptop.

It comes with a 15.6-inch Antiglare large display with FHD resolution. The display quality is decent and justifies the price tag. Furthermore, the display bezels are very narrow, and the keyboard is also very comfortable. In the connectivity department, the laptop has all the necessary connectivity ports. Overall, the Lenovo ThickBook 15 has everything that business users and developers look for when shopping for this laptop.

The Dell Vostro 3420 is my second choice on the list. Dell is one of the most trusted brands in the country when it comes to laptops, and they are known for the solid build and quality they offer at an attractive price point.

The Dell Vostro 3420 is powered by 11th-gen Intel Core i3 processors, one of the most powerful chipsets offered in laptops in this price segment. This processor is fairly powerful in its own aspects and will ease you through your daily work. It has a maximum clock speed of up to 4.1 GHz, which comes in handy during those occasional demanding tasks. Thanks to 8 GB RAM (3200), you can simultaneously open multiple applications or tabs in your browser without any trouble.

The Dell Vostro 3420 features a 14-inch FHD WVA screen with an Anti-Glare coating. However, the screen is of good quality and offers better color correction and a wider viewing angle than most other laptops in this price range. The Dell Vostro 3420 is one of the richest laptops in terms of ports, and there are no complaints in that aspect. The laptop runs on Windows 11 Home out of the box, and you also have the latest MS Office 2022, also.

One of the best parts of buying this laptop is the fact that you get several options to upgrade your laptop in the future. You get an additional slot for upgrading your RAM as well as the internal storage. It might come in handy in the future if the need arises for the same.

Overall, the Dell Vostro 3420 is an excellent laptop for you if you are looking for a laptop with decent specifications, and you can compromise a bit on the looks.

Lenovo is no stranger to budget laptops, and the company has been a trusted name in India for quite some time now. The IdeaPad Slim 3 is a budget offering from the Chinese tech giant. These laptops are an excellent option for you if you are running on a tight budget and want a machine to help you with your day-to-day tasks.

If you are opting for this laptop for watching your favorite TV shows, movies, or OTT content, it is one of the best choices in this segment. It is because the IdeaPad Slim 3 offers dual 2W stereo speakers with HD Audio and support for Dolby Atmos Sound. One of those few laptops in this segment offers Dolby Atmos Sound, and it would surely enhance your movie-watching experience.

The IdeaPad Slim 3 is powered by an 11th-Gen Intel Core i3 processor. Nonetheless, the IdeaPad Slim 3 offers decent performance, and you will find it to be powerful enough for your regular tasks. Thanks to the 8 GB RAM onboard, multitasking should not be an issue, allowing you to open multiple applications simultaneously without any frame drops or lags. For storage, it has a 512GB M.2 SSD on board. It also allows you to upgrade RAM and SSD.

The Asus Vivobook is our last choice on the list of best laptops under 40000 Rs. The specification offered by this laptop is excellent given the price point, and it also looks pretty stylish.

The main highlight of the Asus Vivobook 14 is the compact and sleek design alongside its powerful performance. In terms of build quality and comfortability, the Vivobook 14 does not give you a reason to complain, given the price point. The notebook is sleek and lightweight, so you can carry it around without any significant issues.

Under the hood, it is powered by an 11th gen Intel i3 processor to help you get your work done swiftly and efficiently. You can throw almost any day-to-day task like document editing, meetings, or even programming to some extent, and the Vivobook 14 would not disappoint you. You can also use this laptop for some multitasking work, thanks to the 8GB of 3200 RAM on board. If your needs are not met, you have an additional slot that allows you to expand your RAM up to 16GB. For storage, the laptop offers you a super fast 512GB M.2 SSD on board. You can buy an aftermarket SSD and install it on it.

The Vivobook 14 features a NanoEdge display panel which helps in providing an immersive experience, and the screen quality looks good. The FHD display offers a wide viewing angle, and the anti-glare coating on top prevents your eyes from those unwanted glares and reflections. Thanks to the responsive fingerprint sensor, booting and logging in on the Vivobook 14 is straightforward. The battery backup of the Asus Vivobook 14 is also decent; yes, there is fast charging support.