#6 – 11-inch MacBook Air – $849 / £749
MacBook Air is definitely not among the cheapest laptops you can buy, but if you prefer Mac OS X over Windows, then it’s your cheapest option. The base model comes with a 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor that boosts up to 2.7GHz if needed, 4GB of RAM, and Intel Graphics 5000. It’s certainly not super powerful, but for an ultra portable laptop it’s actually quite good. MacBook Air is also good for light gaming, as long as you stick to low to medium settings.