How much does a laptop cost?
Typical cost
250–3,500 $
A portable computer with the screen, keyboard and battery in one folding case.
Typical new retail range.
How that compares
Laptop against things of a similar money.
Mattress 250–3,500 $
Oven 450–4,000 $
Water heater 500–2,500 $
Desktop computer 350–4,000 $
Laptop 250–3,500 $
Generator 250–3,500 $
Trumpet 150–4,000 $
Washing machine 400–1,800 $
How to read this figure
The range here is wide, and that is the honest answer rather than a hedge: the cheap and expensive ends of this category are genuinely different products, and the price gap between them is real.
Prices are in US dollars and are indicative only. They date faster than anything else on this site — treat them as an order of magnitude. Installation, delivery and tax are excluded unless the note above says otherwise.
More about a laptop
- How much does a laptop weigh? 0.9–3.2 kg
- How long does a laptop last? 3–8 yr
- Laptop vs Games console Side by side
- Laptop vs Tablet Side by side
- Laptop vs Computer monitor Side by side
- Laptop vs Smartphone Side by side
- Laptop vs Desktop computer Side by side
- Laptop vs Projector Side by side
Common questions
- How much does a laptop cost?
- A laptop costs 250–3,500 $. Typical new retail range.
Related pages
- How much does a laptop weigh? 0.9–3.2 kg
- How long does a laptop last? 3–8 yr
- How much does a smartphone cost? 100–1,800 $
- How much does a television cost? 150–3,000 $
- How much does a desktop computer cost? 350–4,000 $
- How much does a games console cost? 200–700 $
- How much does a printer cost? 50–900 $
- How much does a tablet cost? 100–1,600 $
- How much does a computer monitor cost? 90–1,200 $
- How much does a projector cost? 120–4,000 $
- How much does a photocopier cost? 1,500–25,000 $
- How much does a satellite dish cost? 40–600 $
- Laptop vs Games console Side by side
- Laptop vs Tablet Side by side
- Laptop vs Computer monitor Side by side
- Laptop vs Smartphone Side by side
- Laptop vs Desktop computer Side by side
- Laptop vs Projector Side by side
Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place