Best Laptops under £400 for students and school

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HP Chromebook 14" 14a-ne1013dx Gray 2025

23.8 Students Score
14" AMD Ryzen 5 4500 4GB RAM 64GB SSD
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Best Laptops under £800 for students and school

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HP ZBook Ultra 14" G1a Meteor Silver 2025

69.1 Students Score
14" AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390 64GB RAM 2048GB SSD AMD Radeon 8050S Graphics
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The AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 with 64GB of unified LPDDR5X memory and integrated Radeon 8050S graphics enables local execution of large language models without a discrete GPU. Its 14-inch 2880x1800 OLED 120Hz touchscreen delivers 400 nits brightness and full DCI-P3 color coverage for precise visual work. This workstation is built for AI developers and researchers who need to run LLMs locally on a portable 14-inch chassis.

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HP Pavilion 15.6"

37.2 Students Score
15.6" Intel Core i5 1334U 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Integrated
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HP 17.3" 17-CP3401NR Silver 2026

31.9 Students Score
17.3" Intel Core i5 1335U 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics
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HP Chromebook 15 Laptop ( 15.6" Anti-Glare

21 Students Score
15.6" Intel N-Series N200 8GB RAM 192GB SSD
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HP Fortis G1m 11.6" G1m Jet Black 2025

19 Students Score
11.6" MediaTek Kompanio 520/528 (MT8186/MT8186T) 8GB RAM 64GB SSD AMD ARM Mali G52 MP2 Graphics
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Best Laptops under £1,500 for students and school

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HP OmniBook X Flip 16" 16-ar0013dx Meteor Silver 2025

63.6 Students Score
16" AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 16GB RAM 512GB SSD AMD Radeon 840M
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HP HP 15 Silver

58.8 Students Score
15.6" Intel Core i7 32GB RAM 1024GB SSD Intel Iris Xe graphics
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HP Pavilion 11 Pro 15 15.6" Silver 2023

52.6 Students Score
15.6" Intel Core i5 1135G 16GB RAM 512GB SSD
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HP 17 inch

44.1 Students Score
17.3" AMD Ryzen 5 7430U 32GB RAM 1024GB SSD Integrated
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HP X360 11.6" 2026 Pastel Black

19.8 Students Score
11.6" Pentium 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Intel Graphics
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Premium Laptops for students and school

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HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14" 2.8K 120Hz Meteor Silver 2025

70.6 Students Score
14" AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395 128GB RAM 2048GB SSD AMD Radeon 8060S Graphics
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The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 processor paired with 128GB DDR5 RAM and Radeon 8060S graphics delivers desktop-class performance in a 1.57kg chassis. The 14-inch 2.8K OLED 120Hz touchscreen offers vivid color accuracy, while HP Wolf Pro Security and a 74Wh battery enable secure, all-day portability. Best for AI developers running local LLMs and creative professionals handling complex 4K projects with unified memory.

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HP EliteBook 14" 845 G11 2026

62.8 Students Score
14" AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 16GB RAM 512GB SSD AMD Radeon 780M
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HP 15.6"

44.1 Students Score
15.6" Intel Core i7 64GB RAM 4608GB SSD Integrated
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