Best Versatility for the Price for Smart Devices
Sometimes, the best purchase criteria aren't power or durability, but rather versatility. The devices below will open the most possibilities per dollar.
If you can't invest this much, scroll down to the budget section for best value at below-average prices.
Best Value for the Price, with no financial restrictions US$370 - US$1205
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Asus TUF FX505 Gaming Laptop from US$910;
~$1205 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Intel Core i7-8750HGraphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Memory: 16.00 GBStorage: 1 TBScreen Size: 15.6"Screen Resolution: 1920×1080Dimensions: 36.07 x 26.16 x 2.54 cmWeight: 2.223 kgdetailed info from US$907.68 - US$907.68 from Microsoft (New)as of 2019-08-17 18:55:02, EDT
- US$1357.38 from Newegg (New)as of 2019-08-17 19:00:36, EDT
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Dell Inspiron 15" Gaming Laptop from US$61011% cheaper than usual
~$890 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Intel Core i5-7300HQGraphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Memory: 8.00 GBStorage: 1 TBScreen Size: 15.6"Screen Resolution: 1920×1080Dimensions: 39.88 x 26.49 x 2.51 cmWeight: 2.570 kgdetailed info US$602.61 from Best Buy (Open Box)as of 2019-08-18 08:33:08, EDTPricing Accuracy
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Asus Vivobook 15" Laptop from US$460;
~$690 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Intel Core i5-8250UGraphics: Intel HD Graphics 620Memory: 8.00 GBStorage: 256.00 GBScreen Size: 15.6"Screen Resolution: 1920×1080Dimensions: 36.07 x 24.38 x 2.03 cmWeight: 1.680 kgdetailed info from US$451.95 - US$451.95 from Best Buy (Open Box)as of 2019-08-17 07:41:58, EDT
- US$527.26 from Best Buy (New)as of 2019-08-17 07:40:50, EDT
- US$564.94 from Staples (New)as of 2019-08-17 06:45:27, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019, 32GB) from US$220;
~$370 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Samsung Exynos 7904Graphics: ARM Mali-G71Memory: 2.00 GBStorage: 32.00 GBScreen Size: 10.1"Screen Resolution: 1920×1200Dimensions: 24.52 x 14.94 x 0.75 cmWeight: 0.469 kgdetailed info from US$210.91 - US$210.91 from Best Buy (Open Box)as of 2019-08-17 08:10:04, EDT
- US$225.97 from Best Buy (New)as of 2019-08-17 08:08:29, EDT
- US$225.97 from Samsung (New)as of 2019-08-17 11:06:57, EDT
- US$225.97 from Best Buy (New)as of 2019-08-17 08:09:24, EDT
- US$225.97 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-08-17 11:07:11, EDT
- US$225.97 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-08-17 11:09:00, EDT
- US$225.97 from Walmart (New)as of 2019-08-17 04:18:03, EDT
- US$225.97 from The Source (New)as of 2019-08-17 05:44:32, EDT
- US$225.97 from London Drugs (New)as of 2019-08-17 06:33:20, EDT
- US$225.97 from Staples (New)as of 2019-08-17 07:26:21, EDT
- US$225.97 from Costco (New)as of 2019-08-17 11:09:52, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
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Dell Inspiron 15" Laptop (touch) from US$550;
~$820 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Intel Core i5-8250UGraphics: Intel HD Graphics 620Memory: 8.00 GBStorage: 1 TBScreen Size: 15.6"Screen Resolution: 1920×1080Dimensions: 37.85 x 25.81 x 2.26 cmWeight: 2.170 kgdetailed info from US$549.88 - US$549.88 from Newegg (New)as of 2019-08-17 06:28:46, EDT
- US$677.19 from Microsoft (New)as of 2019-08-17 04:14:57, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
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Asus FX504GE 15" Gaming Laptop from US$640;
~$939 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Intel Core i5-8300HGraphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 TiMemory: 8.00 GBStorage: 1 TB + 256 GB (~1.25 TB)Screen Size: 15.6"Screen Resolution: 1920×1080Dimensions: 38.40 x 26.20 x 2.50 cmWeight: 2.300 kgdetailed info from US$639.52 - US$639.52 from Canada Computers (New)as of 2019-08-18 03:59:33, EDT
- US$640.27 from London Drugs (New)as of 2019-08-18 05:59:48, EDT
- US$906.93 from Newegg (New)as of 2019-08-18 08:48:19, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
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Best Versatility for the Price under $400
Need something cheaper? No worries, here are the most adaptable all smart devices priced below-average.
There might be some overlap with the list above, but everything down here is considered budget-friendly.
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Amazon Fire HD 8 from US$6025% cheaper than usual
~$165 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: ARM MT8163Graphics: ARM Mali T730MP3Memory: 1.50 GBStorage: 16.00 GBScreen Size: 8"Screen Resolution: 1280×800Dimensions: 21.40 x 12.80 x 0.97 cmWeight: 0.370 kgdetailed info from US$56.49 - US$56.49 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-08-17 11:13:22, EDT
- US$79.09 from Best Buy (New)as of 2019-08-18 09:29:15, EDT
- US$101.68 from Newegg (New)as of 2019-08-18 09:04:21, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
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Acer 14" Chromebook from US$19032%, Best price yet!
~$338 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Intel Celeron N3160Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 400Memory: 4.00 GBStorage: 32.00 GBScreen Size: 14"Screen Resolution: 1920×1080Dimensions: 34.11 x 23.65 x 1.70 cmWeight: 1.700 kgdetailed info from US$186.81 - US$186.81 from Visions Electronics (Refurbished)as of 2019-08-18 05:15:20, EDT
- US$301.29 from Walmart (New)as of 2019-08-18 08:48:46, EDT
- US$301.3 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-08-13 12:30:42, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
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Acer 11" Chromebook from US$14055%, Best price yet!
~$269 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Intel Celeron N3060Graphics: Intel HD GraphicsMemory: 4.00 GBStorage: 32.00 GBScreen Size: 11.6"Screen Resolution: 1366×768Dimensions: 29.40 x 20.40 x 1.87 cmWeight: 1.100 kgdetailed info from US$134.83 - US$134.83 from Canada Computers (Refurbished)as of 2019-08-18 04:20:08, EDT
- US$225.97 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-08-16 10:09:22, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
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Acer 11" Chromebook from US$14025% cheaper than usual
~$270 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Intel Celeron N3060Graphics: Intel HD GraphicsMemory: 4.00 GBStorage: 16.00 GBScreen Size: 11.6"Screen Resolution: 1366×768Dimensions: 29.40 x 20.40 x 1.85 cmWeight: 1.100 kgdetailed info from US$135.58 - US$135.58 from Canada Computers (Refurbished)as of 2019-08-18 05:51:24, EDT
- US$173.24 from The Source (New)as of 2019-08-18 03:43:37, EDT
- US$177 from Amazon (New)as of 2019-08-17 11:39:25, EDT
- US$206.67 from Mike's Computer Shop (New)as of 2019-08-18 07:42:09, EDT
- US$210.91 from Staples (New)as of 2019-08-18 06:31:18, EDT
- US$210.91 from Acer (New)as of 2019-08-17 11:38:54, EDT
- US$218.09 from Newegg (New)as of 2019-08-18 06:43:41, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
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Apple iPod touch (7th Generation) from US$190;
~$364 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Apple A10 (ipod touch edition)Graphics: Apple A10 Graphics (iPod Touch Edition)Memory: 2.00 GBStorage: 32.00 GBScreen Size: 4"Screen Resolution: 1136×640Dimensions: 12.34 x 5.86 x 0.61 cmWeight: 0.088 kgdetailed info from US$187.56 - US$187.56 from Apple (New)as of 2019-08-18 04:08:52, EDT
- US$188.31 from Staples (New)as of 2019-08-16 05:16:35, EDT
- US$188.31 from Best Buy (New)as of 2019-08-16 07:22:20, EDT
- US$188.31 from The Source (New)as of 2019-08-15 14:07:42, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on the retailer's site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. × -
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) from US$16025% cheaper than usual
~$290 with accessoriesSpecsDevice Ratings
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy by All Smart Devices standards
Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Bang for the Buck Versatility for the Price Power Storage Portability Autonomy Processor: Samsung Exynos 7870Graphics: Samsung Mali T830Memory: 2.00 GBStorage: 16.00 GBScreen Size: 10.1"Screen Resolution: 1920×1200Dimensions: 25.40 x 15.53 x 0.82 cmWeight: 0.530 kgdetailed info from US$150.65 - US$150.65 from Staples (New)as of 2019-08-18 06:45:37, EDT
- US$301.3 from Visions Electronics (New)as of 2019-08-18 04:44:37, EDT
- US$301.3 from The Source (New)as of 2019-08-18 03:30:41, EDT
- US$301.3 from Samsung (New)as of 2019-08-16 01:47:17, EDT
Pricing Accuracy
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on the retailer's site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. ×
Had a specific budget in mind?
The typical price for all smart devices is $815.99 but you can set a budget below:
Looking for something else?
All Smart Devices can also be compared based on the following characteristics:
- Bang for the Buck
- per Price Range
- Deals
- Discounts
- Computing Power
- Gaming Power
- Personal Recommendations
- Ease of transportation
- Battery Autonomy
I also have value ranking for:
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Laptops
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Laptops: Netbooks
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Laptops: Portable Laptops
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Laptops: Large Laptops
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Tablets
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Tablets: Small Tablets
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Tablets: Large Tablets
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Stationary Computers
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Stationary Computers: Tower Computers
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Stationary Computers: Compact Towers
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Stationary Computers: Ultra-Compacts
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Stationary Computers: All-in-Ones
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Smartphones
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Smartphones: One-Handed Smartphones
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Smartphones: Large Smartphones and Phablets
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Laptop Bags
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Input Devices
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Input Devices: Keyboards
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Input Devices: Mice and Pointers
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Input Devices: Game Controllers
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Input Devices: Mouse and Keyboard Combo
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Input Devices: Numeric Keypad
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Monitors
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Speakers
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Webcams
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External Optical Drives
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Consoles
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External Storage
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Other Accessories
This list fluctuates constantly as I add new devices, retire old ones or when they go on sale so go ahead: bookmark this page and come back often.
