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Now that the admissions are open for the colleges and the youngsters, who passed out of schools, are entering a new stage of life they will be looking to become more independent and self sufficient. 

To face the new challenges of life they need to be well equipped and the first thing that comes to my mind when I think of new college and admissions is owning a new laptop.

Along with the students, a lot of running around is done by their parents as well. For the ones who are still searching for good laptops for their kids with budget in mind, here are the best laptops for students below Rs. 30,000. HP laptops come with good specification, features and offer affordable pricing, hence this list comprises of HP laptops that are best suited for students.

Top 5 HP laptops below Rs. 30,000 for students

HP 15 R036TU: Quad Core processor, 2.16 GHz processing speed, 4 GB DDR3 RAM this is perfect configuration for college students. It comes with 15.6 inches screen size, 500 GB internal storage HDD, Windows latest 8.1 OS, SuperMulti DVD RW Drive with Dual Layer Support Optical Drive. HD audio and dual speakers are an add on. This laptop is priced at INR 23, 600.

HP 15 D008TU: This laptop comes with Quad Core Processor N3510 clocked at 2 GHz processing speed which is supported by 2 GB DDR3 RAM. This laptop offers 15.6 inches screen size which is HD BrightView LED Backlit Display type, 500 GB HDD, latest Windows 8.1 OS. It offers all the basic other features like Optical Drive, HP webcam, internal mic and HD Audio support. This laptop is priced at INR 23,200.

HP 15 G015AU: This laptop runs on AMD Accelerated Quad Core Processor A4 5000 clocked at 1.5 Ghz processing speed which is supported by 4 GB DDR3 RAM. It comes with 15.6 inches screen size with HD LED Backlit Bright View Display, latest 8.1 Windows OS, HP True Vision HD Webcam, Dual speaker, DTS sound. It offers all the other basic features like Optical Dive, internal mic etc. This is priced at INR 23,700.

HP 15 D005TU: This laptop is propelled with Intel Core i3 (3rd Generation) 3110M processor clocked at 2.4 GHz supported by 4 GB DDR3 RAM. This processing speed is pretty good for students. It comes with 15.6 inches screen size, latest Windows 8.1 OS and 500 GB HDD. All the basic features like bluetooth connectivity, optical drive, webcam are all available. This laptop is priced at INR 29,000.

HP 15 R007TU: This laptop comes with Intel Core i3 (4th Generation) 4010U processor clocked at 1.7 GHz, 4 GB DDR3 RAM. This configuration is good to offer lag free performance. This laptop sports a 15.6 inches screen size with HD BrightView LED Backlit Wide Screen Display type, Intel HD Graphics 4400 to support graphics on this device, latest Windows 8.1 OS. It also offers webcam, optical drive, Bluetooth connectivity, HD audio and dual speakers. This machine is light weight to make it more portable. One needs to pay INR 30,000 to get their hands on this device.

Students generally need Windows OS to perform their day to day tasks hence all the selected devices run on Windows OS. Please also note that the price mentioned above are online purchase prices. 

(Priyanka is a tech enthusiast and currently works with FindYogi.com – a buying decision making platform for consumer electronics)

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