When looking at today's top cheap laptops you'll find that the lowest prices tend to range from $350 to $450. I'm talking about full-size laptop computers or any laptop 12 inches and wider. The cheapest laptop deals typically have 1 GB or 2 GB system RAM, 80-160 GB hard drive space, a single-core or dual-core processor, a DVD/CD burner or CD-RW/DVD combo, 15.4 inch widescreen, and either Windows 7 operating system or a Linux-based OS. There are usually several full-size laptop computers at or near $399 and I recommend choosing one that has a dual-core processor and DVD/CD drive so that you get the most functionality and speed at the lowest price. Note there are cheap laptops, otherwise known as netbooks, on the market that go for $249 to $349 but the screen size is only 7 to 11 inches and no DVD or CD drive is included. If netbooks interest you check out the Best Netbooks on the left-hand menu.
Here are the full-size top cheap laptops currently available: