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This cheap laptop is on sale for under $400, making it a good option for back-to-school

When hunting for the best cheap laptops, you usually have to look in the $400 to $500 range. Generally, dipping below that price point requires a big dropoff in performance, specs, or quality. Gateway is trying to buck that trend with a discount on the Gateway 14.1 Ultra Slim Notebook. The PC, which normally costs $499, is currently on sale for $379 through Walmart (opens in new tab).

Despite its price tag, the Gateway 14.1 Ultra Slim Notebook runs on an 11th Gen Intel Core i5 processor, has Intel Iris Xe graphics, and features 16GB of RAM. It also has 512GB of storage. While the CPU inside is a generation old, it’s still a nice chip that should handle lighter workloads.