Laptops under 500 dollars is considered "low budget" for many persons. While it is true that these economical models won't break any speed records and its graphic capabilities won't blow you away, they can perform quite well. If you aren't a gamer or do any high level video editing, you will find laptops under 500 dollars will work just fine. You won't need the fastest processor to read your email and you surely don't need an awesome video card to surf the web. A "budget" laptop will do the vast majority of what most people do on a computer. Here are my picks for the best laptops under 500 dollars for 2013.

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1. Dell Inspiron i15N-2728BK 15.6-Inch Laptop
Features:

Intel Intel Core i3-2370M 2.4GHz 2.40 GHz
6 GB DIMM
500 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
15.6-Inch Screen
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Price: $429.99

Real customer review:
rpv said on Amazon: Excellent hardware
"This is a great hardware. Sparkling black finish, smooth keyboards and a nice touchpad. Windows had lot of crap in it and I uninstalled one by one. wifi is very good and reception was awesome. Nice DELL touch and highly recommend it. I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 which has been doing good for past 8 years, so I have high hopes on Dell reliability." Read more reviews...

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2. Lenovo G570 4334ECU 15.6-Inch Laptop
Features:

Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core™ B970 processor
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Integrated Intel® HD Graphics
15.6" HD LED backlit widescreen display
4GB DDR3 memory, 500GB HDD storage
Integrated 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
Integrated DVD reader/writer
USB 2.0 connectors
Price: $382.00

Real customer review:
Toy Boy (Wayland, MA, US) said on Amazon: For everyday tasks, a simple and easy laptop

"We needed an extra machine in the house and after looking at a number of reviews on Amazon, this looked like it would fit the bill. Came quickly and well wrapped. I was pleased when I first booted it up that there was very little installed crapware to remove -- I removed the Lenovo-provided trial virus ware and we were good to go. From unwrapping to being on the internet was under 5 minutes. Easy wireless, great keyboard, and a crisp screen (nice size and HD quality) make this a perfect working laptop. And the price is awesome..." Read more reviews...

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3. Toshiba Satellite L755D-S5162 15.6 -Inch Laptop

Features:

AMD A Series Processor 1.5GHz (4MB Cache)
4GB SO-DIMM RAM
640GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
15.6-Inch Screen, AMD Radeon HD 6520G
Windows Home Premium, 5.07 hours Battery Life
Price: $409.99

Sundar said on Amazon: A solid laptop for under $500!
I bought this laptop a week ago from Amazon. It arrived on time and looked great out of the box. I switched it on and was running windows in less than 5 mts.. The keyboard and scroll pad are nice. Charged the battery to 100% and did video/audio streaming for 3.5 hrs continuously. The battery lasted all along with 13% left after 3.5 hrs. The laptop also felt cool. Excellent graphics and HD pictures. I think the laptop will easily last 5.5 to 6 hrs on normal use. That is value for my money right there. The webcam, mic and LED screen are decent. There are 3 USB ports and there is also a sleep n charge, which means I don't have to have the computer on to charge my USB devices. That is a cool feature. Also, the laptop weighs abt 5.5 lbs and that is not too bad to carry around. I have owned 3 HP laptops before and this is my first Toshiba laptop. I'm very happy with it." Read more reviews...