Best by the numbers
Laptops under €800, ranked
Good laptops at this price exist; you just have to dodge the dim panels and 8 GB of soldered RAM. This is every model under the bar in our database; the line under the title explains the ranking.
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The picks
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Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 4 (AMD)
A 1.25 kg 13-inch ThinkPad with a Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, Radeon 780M and Ubuntu certification, around 650 dollars refurbished.
€ 700 7.5/10 Linux out of boxStrong on Keyboard 9Battery 8
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Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 3 (Intel)
A 1.49 kg 14-inch business ThinkPad with a SO-DIMM slot to 48 GB and a 400 nit 1200p panel, around 450 dollars refurbished.
€ 480 7.3/10 Linux out of boxStrong on Keyboard 9Build 8
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Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 (MediaTek Kompanio Ultra, 2025)
The first Arm Chromebook Plus with a real OLED-grade panel and 14-hour battery for 649 dollars, but it is ChromeOS only.
€ 699 7.3/10 Linux not supportedStrong on Battery 9Screen 8
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 (2022)
A 1.12 kg 14-inch ThinkPad with a 16:10 panel and the older UVC webcam, around 600 dollars refurbished.
€ 640 7.2/10 Linux out of boxStrong on Keyboard 9Build 8
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Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 4 (Intel)
A 1.43 kg Raptor Lake refresh that swaps the Gen 3 P-series for a calmer 1335U U-series, with a 5 MP UVC webcam that needs no IPU driver.
€ 750 7.2/10 Linux out of boxStrong on Keyboard 9Build 8
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Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714 (CP714-1H, Intel Core Ultra, 2024)
A premium 14-inch ChromeOS convertible with a Core Ultra 5, aluminium build and about 10-hour real battery for 749 dollars.
€ 799 7.2/10 Linux not supportedStrong on Build 8Keyboard 8
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Xiaomi Redmi Book Pro 16 (2024, Intel Core Ultra)
A 16 inch 3K 165Hz Core Ultra 7 ultrabook for around 780 euro grey-import, Linux works with a few fixes and a closed firmware quirk on the fingerprint reader.
€ 780 7.0/10 Linux, minor tweaksStrong on Screen 8Value 8
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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 14 (Gen 9, AMD)
A quiet, plain 300-nit machine, but the Ryzen 7 8845HS and Radeon 780M combo is about the most painless Linux box under 650 dollars.
€ 650 6.8/10 Linux out of boxStrong on Value 8
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ASUS Chromebook Plus CM34 Flip (CM3401, 2024)
A 14-inch ChromeOS convertible with a Ryzen 5 7520C and a 13-hour real battery for 499 dollars, with a garaged stylus.
€ 549 6.7/10 Linux not supportedStrong on Battery 8
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Acer Aspire 14 AI (A14-52M, 2025)
Around 750 dollars (approx, often discounted) for 14-hour real battery, but the screen is a dim 300-nit panel and you must start from a recent kernel.
€ 799 6.7/10 Linux, minor tweaksStrong on Battery 9Value 8
