If you’re envious of the MacBook’s extra-long battery life but just can’t stand the thought of using macOS, now’s your chance to get a Windows laptop that can compete against the MacBook Air when it comes to endurance — for a fraction of the price. The Asus Vivobook 14 is currently on sale for a limited time on Best Buy, allowing you to get a modern laptop at more than 49% off. This PC is currently priced at $379.99 — $370 off its original price of $749.
Although this laptop does not come with the more powerful Snapdragon X Plus or Elite chips, it’s still a great option for those looking for a basic productivity or student laptop. It also comes with 16GB of memory, giving you ample performance for running multiple browser tabs simultaneously, and 512GB of storage for keeping your files both on your PC and in the cloud.
More importantly, Asus claims up to 29 hours of battery life on a single charge for this laptop. Even though you can expect this to be shorter when used in real life, it should still be long enough to last an entire work or class day. And if you forget to charge the Vivobook 14 overnight, you can use a power bank to top up its battery on-the-go.
The Snapdragon X SoC might not be the usual x86 architecture we’re used to when it comes to Windows PCs, but if you don’t use obscure, specialized software that only works with AMD or Intel, then you don’t need to worry about running into trouble installing your favorite apps. Even the gamers out there might soon have a reason to try out Snapdragon X-powered laptops, especially as the Xbox app is now available on all Arm-based Windows 11 devices, with 85% of its catalog now compatible with these PCs.
Most importantly, the $379.99 sale price of the Asus Vivobook 14 on Best Buy makes it a better option than the myriad of Chromebooks and cheap PCs that you’ll find at the same price point. So, if you’re looking for a cheap home computer but have only so far looked at Chromebooks, now’s your chance to get a decent but very affordable Windows PC.
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