The 4 Best Budget Laptops for Watching YouTube & Netflix Streaming Movies
In today's digital age, streaming platforms like YouTube and Netflix have become incredibly popular for entertainment and video content consumption. If you're on a budget and looking for a notebook specifically for watching YouTube and Netflix, this guide is for you. We will explore the key factors to consider when choosing a budget laptop, provide recommendations for the best options available, and help you make an informed decision to enhance your streaming experience.
The notebook brands such as Lenovo, Blackview, and HP, which are laptop brands with high cost-effective ratios. Here are listed the four best budget laptops suitable for watching videos, based on hundreds of laptops we've tested, and their prices are from $300 to $600. Moreover, the performance and parameters are suitable for watching YouTube & Netflix movies. I compiled their parameters and tables below for your reference.
1. IdeaPad 3 Intel (15.6'')
Processor
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i3-10110U Processor (2.10 GHz, up to 4.10 GHz with Turbo Boost, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 4 MB Cache)
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64
Weight
1.7kg
Display Type
15.6” HD (1366 x 768) anti-glare, touchscreen, 220 nits
Memory
8 GB DDR4 2667MHz (4 GB Soldered + 4 GB DIMM)
Hard Drive
256 GB PCIe SSD
Graphics
Integrated Intel® UHD Graphics
Camera
720p HD
Wireless
802.11AC (2 x 2) & Bluetooth® 5.0
Average Battery Life (in hours): 7 hours
15.6'' HD (1366 x 768) display enables to give you a great video viewing experience. But correspondingly, 1.7 kg bodyweight seems heavier to bring it outside, combining with its 7 hours battery life, it may be more suitable to put it at home as a 'desktop'.
Its storage and processor can deal with your daily office work efficiently.
2. Blackview Acebook 8
Processor
12th Gen Intel® Core N97 processor (Quad-core quad-thread up to 3.6 GHz)
Graphics
Intel® UHD Graphics 4096 x 2160 @60Hz
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Weight
1.6 kg
Display Type
15.6-inch (1920*1080)
RAM Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB SSD+ (expandable storage up to 1TB)
Average Battery Life (in hours): 10 hours
All its display size, storage, and battery life reveal an ideal configuration, among all these best budget laptops. Which comes with most affordable price, the best viewing experience, and longest lasting battery life. With Quad-core quad-thread up to 3.6 GHz 12th Gen Intel® Core N97 processor, using it to watch YouTube and Netflix is more than sufficient. Besides, the Acebook 8 built Box speakers on both sides of the keyboard, the considerable sound provides you a good cinematic experience.
3. Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5 (13'') 2 in 1 laptop
Processor
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i3-10110U Processor (2.10 GHz, up to 4.10 GHz with Turbo Boost, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 4 MB Cache)
Intel® Celeron® 5205U Processor (1.90 GHz, 2 Cores, 2 Threads, 2 MB Cache)
Operating System
Chrome OS
Weight
1.35kg
Display Type
13.3″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, glossy, touchscreen, 250 nits
Storage
128 GB PCle SSD+32GB eMMC
Graphics
Integrated Intel® UHD Graphics
Bluetooth
Bluetooth® 5.0
Average Battery Life (in hours): 10 hours
It seems the notebook with the highest cost-effective ratio with no weakness. In addition, its 2-in-1 design satisfies people’s requirements for both work and entertainment, enabling you flexibly to treat it as a laptop or Pad.
4. HP Pavilion x360 2-in-1 Laptop
Processor
Intel 10th Generation Core i3-1005G1 (Dual-core, Base 1.2 GHz, up to 3.4GHz)
Operating System
Windows 10 Home in S mode
Weight
1.6 kg
Display Type
14 inches 1366 x 768 (HD) Touchscreen Widescreen LED-LCD
Memory & Hard Drive
8GB DDR4 RAM+128GB SSD
Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics (Integrated)
Average Battery Life (in hours): 6 hours
Like Lenovo Idea Pad3, others are suitable for watching YouTube and Netflix perfectly, except for the bodyweight. If it’s heavier for you, you could consider to put it in the home as a desktop. Besides, its 2-in-1 design can be treated as a laptop or Pad.
For watching YouTube & Netflix, what are the dimensions worth referring to?
The most critical element for Watching YouTube and Netflix is the notebook’s display, which can present large vision and bring you into the screen role. If you had enough budget for laptops, you could consider 4K resolution or UHD. Besides, any notebook below the Full HD would sufficiently satisfy your entertainment needs. The best screen size for watching them can be 14-16 inches, but the screen size near 14 inches would be the best choice if you consider the portability.
If you just had requirements in watching YouTube and Netflix or doing light office work without playing computer games or designing and programming. Then the processor around core-i3 is more than enough to deal with those tasks. If you hope to download movies for offline usage, more extensive storage would be better. Simultaneously, larger storage always enables quicker software processing. Notebooks with 128GB to 256 GB storage could sufficiently meet your demands in watching videos or process WPS.
Suppose you want to bring your laptop to the library or outdoors to watch videos. In that case, the weight of an ideal notebook should be around 1-1.5 kg (combining this weight with long battery life is a better choice because carrying a notebook without bringing charges could save more weight).
Watching videos is an entertainment activity that consumes most of the notebook’s battery. If you felt worried about bringing charges while watching movies and videos, and you hope to enjoy them without interruptions, then the battery capacity choice would be an essential factor for purchasing notebooks. Longer battery life would be beneficial for your video-watching experience.
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Conclusion
We hope this guideline could help you find a suitable notebook to watch on YouTube and Netflix websites. Balance and prioritize essential features for your consideration, thus acquiring your satisfaction in your needs and budgets.
