It’s never too early to shop for new school supplies. One of the most important items on many lists is a reliable and affordable laptop to help your kids excel in the modern classroom.

A Chromebook is the safest bet for many of today’s students. And while most models are pretty affordable, this time of year is a great opportunity to save even more on a versatile and cheap laptop.

You can’t get much more affordable than the Asus Chromebook C423 14-inch laptop, which is on sale for $139 at Walmart. You’ll save $130 — nearly 50% — on a brand-name laptop that’s easy to use and offers essential features at a bargain price.

The Asus C423 Chromebook has an Intel Dual Core Celeron N3350 processor with a speed of 1.1 GHz along with 4GB of memory and a 64GB hard drive capacity. So while it’s not built for high-end gaming, it’s still fast enough for most daily tasks, like internet browsing and class work. And with a battery life of up to 10 hours, it offers some flexibility to work away from an outlet.

To make you even more mobile, its lightweight aluminum-finish chassis brings it up to just 2.6 pounds. You’ll also enjoy a 14-inch HD display with thin bezels and an anti-glare coating to cut down on annoying reflections. And as a Chromebook, it offers full access to the Google Play store with thousands of apps, built-in virus protection, and additional cloud backups for important work.

Despite what they might say, a student doesn’t always really need a new MacBook for school. A Chromebook works just fine, and the Asus C423 is a great option.