In a sea of mediocre choices, there's one laptop that's under $300 we'd actually recommend. It won't reinvent the wheel, but it's a solid workhorse.

In this video, Tony ranks the best laptops for every budget. From the best laptop under $300 and the best gaming laptop value to the best MacBook deal for students and our top Chromebook pick, these are the machines that our team recommends based on hours of testing.

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If you’ve been wanting a MacBook Pro but can’t justify dropping a grand or more on a brand-new model, this deal might be your moment. For $299.97, you can score a Grade A refurbished 13″ MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar (originally $1,499) and slip back into the Apple world without the budget pain.

The laptop runs an Intel Core i9-12900H, a 14 core processor normally found in high performance machines well above this price bracket. In benchmark tests, this chip comfortably beats Apple’s M4 found in the $999 MacBook Air - you simply won’t find another laptop anywhere near this price that matches it.