Cheapest laptops in South Africa — ten options under R5,000
South Africans looking for a basic laptop to send emails, work, or browse the web can get one for as little as R2,999.
MyBroadband looked for the cheapest laptops available in the country and found 10 options under R5,000.
The most affordable notebook we found was a 14.1-inch Proline model with an Intel Celeron N4020 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of SSD storage for R2,999 from Game.
The Intel Celeron N4020 chip features in several of the laptops listed. It comes with an integrated Intel UHD Graphics 600 GPU.
For R200 more than the entry-level model’s price, South Africans can get the 11.6-inch Evolve Maestro laptop with an Intel Celeron N3450, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of flash storage on Takealot.
It also sells sells an 11.6-inch Packard Bell McLaren-C laptop for R3,299. It packs an Intel Celeron N4020 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of flash storage.
It should be noted that most of the laptops listed feature 720p (HD Ready) displays, with only two options offering the higher 1080p (Full HD) resolution.
These are the 14-inch RCT May 2 and the MW14Q1C-series RCT laptops, both of which are available from Dreamware Tech for R3,729.
The two laptops have very little difference, with the only variance being the storage configuration.
The RCT May 2 packs an Intel Core i3-1005G1 processor, 4GB of DDR3L RAM, and a 128GB NVMe SSD.
The RCT MW14Q1C features similar RAM and processor specs. However, it packs a 500GB 2.5-inch SSD.
10 of the most affordable laptops you can buy in South Africa in April 2024 are listed below with specs and pricing.
Proline 14.1-inch 128GB — R2,999 (Game)
| Proline 14.1-inch | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Celeron N4020 |
| Graphics | Intel Integrated Graphics |
| Memory | 4GB DDR4 RAM |
| Storage | 128GB NVMe SSD |
| Display | 14.1-inch 1,366 x 768p LCD |
Evolve Maestro 11.6-inch 64GB — R3,199 (Takealot)
| Evolve Maestro 11.6-inch | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Celeron N3450 |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 500 |
| Memory | 4GB DDR4 RAM |
| Storage | 64GB eMMC |
| Display | 11.6-inch 1,366 x 768p LCD |
Packard Bell 14-inch 128GB — R3,299 (HiFi Corp)
| Packard Bell 14-inch | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Celeron N4020 |
| Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
| Memory | 4GB DDR4 RAM |
| Storage | 128GB SSD |
| Display | 14-inch 1,366 x 768p LCD |
Packard Bell Mclaren-C 11.6-inch 64GB — R3,299 (Takealot)
| Packard Bell McLaren-C | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Celeron N4020 |
| Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
| Memory | 4GB DDR4 |
| Storage | 64GB eMMC |
| Display | 11.6-inch 1,366 x 768p LCD |
Connex Swiftbook Pro 14.1-inch 64GB — R3,499 (Makro)
| Connex Swiftbook Pro | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Celeron N3550 |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 500 |
| Memory | 4GB DDR4 RAM |
| Storage | 64GB eMMC |
| Display | 14-inch 1,366 x 768p LCD |
RCT May 2 14-inch 128GB — R3,729 (Dreamware Tech)
| RCT May 2 | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i3-1005G1 |
| Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Memory | 4GB DDR3L RAM |
| Storage | 128GB SSD |
| Display | 14-inch 1,920 x 1,080p LCD |
RCT 14-inch 500GB — R3,729 (Dreamware Tech)
| RCT 14-inch | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i3-1005G1 |
| Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Memory | 4GB DDR3L RAM |
| Storage | 500GB SSD |
| Display | 14-inch 1,920 x 1,080p LCD |
Connex 14-inch 128GB bundle — R3,799 (Takealot)
| Connex 14-inch | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Celeron N4020C |
| Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
| Memory | 4GB DDR4 RAM |
| Storage | 128GB SSD |
| Display | 14-inch 1,366 x 768p LCD |
Proline 11-inch 128GB — R3,999 (Game)
| Proline 11-inch | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Celeron (model not specified) |
| Graphics | Not specified |
| Memory | 4GB DDR4 RAM |
| Storage | 128GB SSD |
| Display | 11.6-inch 1,366 x 768p LCD |
Asus X515MA 256GB — R4,839 (Wootware)
| Asus 15-inch | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Celeron N4020 |
| Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
| Memory | 4GB DDR4 RAM |
| Storage | 256GB SSD |
| Display | 15-inch 1,366 x 768p LCD |
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