New Delhi, March 18 -- Apple's new MacBook Neo has reset expectations in the budget laptop space with its price of Rs. 69,900. It offers strong output and long battery life, making it a tough option to ignore. Still, many buyers prefer Windows for software support, flexibility, or familiarity. That opens the door to several laptops that cost less or offer more memory and storage for the price.

Here are five Windows-based alternatives that stand out for different reasons.

The ASUS Vivobook Go 15 is the most affordable option on this list at Rs. 42,999. It matches the MacBook Neo in memory and storage while keeping the overall cost low. It runs on an AMD Ryzen 5 7520U chip with Radeon 610M graphics, which is suitable for daily tasks like ...