MacBook Air M4, ROG Strix G15, and IdeaPad Slim 5: Croma announces Back to Campus sale on laptops
The MacBook Air M4 is Apple's most lightweight and powerful laptop to date. Powered by the company's newest chipset, the laptop has a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display and runs on macOS Sequoia.
Available in four colourways – Sky Blue, Midnight, Silver and Starlight- the MacBook Air M4 comes with up to 24GB RAM and 512GB storage. However, the base variant of the laptop that sports 16GB RAM and 256GB storage is currently selling for Rs 94,990.
Croma is also offering Rs 10,000 instant discount for Kotak, SBI and ICICI bank credit card owners, bringing the price down to Rs 84,990. At this price, this is undoubtedly one of the most powerful MacBooks you can buy right now.
Launched back in 2022, the MacBook Air M2 is still one of the best budget Apple laptops you can buy this year. Sporting a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, the base variant of the laptop comes with 16GB of what Apple calls Unified Memory backed by a 256GB SSD.
The laptop runs on macOS Sequoia and also supports Apple Intelligence, the company's AI feature suite. It also happens to be one of the most lightweight laptops on the market, weighing just 1.24kg. The Apple MacBook Air M2 is currently available for Rs 81,990, but Croma is offering a flat Rs 8,000 discount for Kotak, SBI or ICICI bank credit card owners. This brings the effective price down to 73,990.
If you are on a tight budget and want to buy a laptop for browsing, light gaming and watching movies, the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15AMN8 can be a good choice.
Powered by the AMD Ryzen 3 7320U processor, the laptop comes with a 15.6-inch screen with FullHD (1080p) resolution. Running on Windows 11 out of the box, the IdeaPad Slim 3 comes with a 512GB SSD and up to 16GB of RAM.
You also get an AMD Radeon 610M GPU, which lets you enjoy lightweight games like Counter-Strike 2 and Valorant at respectable settings. It is available in a single colourway – Arctic Grey and starts from Rs 32,490, but you can avail Rs 3,000 instant discount using ICICI, Axis and SBI credit cards.
Want a gaming laptop under Rs 50,000? The ASUS ROG Strix G15 G513IH-HN081T might be the way to go. Sporting a 15.6-inch LCD IPS display with FullHD resolution, the laptop is powered by the 4th generation Ryzen 7 4800H processor.
It comes with Windows 10 out of the box, but you can easily upgrade it to Windows 11. The laptop also features a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 GPU with 4GB VRAM, which is enough to run competitive titles like Valorant at a respectable frame rate and settings. The base model that comes with 8GB RAM and 512GB storage can be purchased for Rs 46,990.
This may be a pretty old model, but the powerful processor, decent graphics card and military-grade toughness make it a good deal.
Looking for a laptop with great battery life under Rs 1 lakh? Check out the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 14Q8X9, a Snapdragon-powered laptop that can easily get you through a day without having to plug it in.
The laptop has a 14-inch WUXGA IPS LCD screen and is powered by the Snapdragon X Plus X1p-42-100 processor. This Copilot+ AI PC comes with Windows 11 and is backed by Qualcomm's Adreno graphics.
Weighing just 1.48kg, the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 14Q8X9 is available in a single variant that has 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. Without offers, it is available for Rs 79,990, but you can get a Rs 10,000 instant discount with Axis, SBI and HDFC bank credit cards.
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