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The best laptop deals for October Prime Day Day 2
From budget to premium, we’ve dug through the deals and pulled out the very best Prime Day has to offer.
From budget to premium, we’ve dug through the deals and pulled out the very best Prime Day has to offer.
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For this fall Prime Day event, laptops of all shapes and sizes are on sale. If you’re looking for a good bargain but aren’t sure where to start, we’ve filtered out all of the best options for you to consider. Most of the best deals are at Amazon itself today, but there are a few gems at other retailers, and we’ve included them here, too.
If you want to learn more about our top picks, check out our guide to the best laptops you can buy.
Apple MacBook deals
13-inch MacBook Air with M2 (2022)
$799$99920% off
$799
The 2022 MacBook Air is a thin, lightweight device powered by Apple’s M2 chip. The M2 model touts an improved 1080p webcam and a better display than its predecessor while retaining features like long battery life and MagSafe charging.
2020 MacBook Air with M1 (256GB)
$649$99935% off
$649
The 2020 MacBook Air has been discontinued but remains a great value and is still easy to find on sale at some retailers. It comes outfitted with the company’s M1 chip in one of three different colors (silver, space gray, and gold).
- The recently released MacBook Air 15 is down to $1,049 from its standard price of $1,299. This is one of the best 15-inch laptops you can buy, sporting a gorgeous 15-inch screen, an excellent keyboard, and outstanding battery life. Read our review.
Razer Blade deals
$1950
The Razer Blade 14 is a heavy-duty gaming laptop in a light, portable chassis. It features a Ryzen and GeForce RTX GPUs, along with a vibrant RGB keyboard.
Microsoft Surface deals
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (8GB / 256GB / Intel Evo i5)
$871$100013% off
$871
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 is a thin, lightweight laptop with a 3:2 display and a number of color options. All models have 12th Gen Intel processors.
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (with Surface Keyboard)
$1000$154035% off
$1000
Microsoft’s convertible Surface Pro 9 offers a sharp screen with a speedy 120Hz refresh rate and a stylus garage.
Asus ROG deals
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15
$1500$205027% off
$1500
The Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 is meant to be a fully featured, beefy desktop replacement — without as much beef to haul around. Read our review.
Asus ROG Flow Z13
$1880
$1880
The ROG Flow Z13 is a gaming tablet with a detachable keyboard, kickstand, and plenty of chops for QHD gaming.
Dell deals
Dell XPS 13
$599$79925% off
$599
Dell’s XPS 13 is the ultimate execution on the traditional thin-and-light clamshell laptop design. It’s sleek and compact, has a great keyboard and trackpad, and has excellent performance.
Other budget picks
- Acer’s Aspire 5 is on sale for $299, a 21 percent discount from its standard price of $379.99. With a full number pad, plenty of ports, and upgradable RAM and storage, this is a decent option if you’re looking to buy a laptop for less than $300. Read our review.
- The OLED HP Pavilion Plus is currently going for just $1,074.99, down from $1,299.99. While on the pricier side, the Pavilion Plus offers a solid combination of power and advanced videoconferencing features that is hard to find in a laptop at its size and price. Read our review.
- Lenovo’s Legion 5i Pro, usually $1,599.99, is down to an attractive price of $1,249.99. The 5i is consistently one of our favorite gaming laptops, bringing stellar build quality and great performance at a price that’s very affordable (as gaming laptops go). Read our review.
- Best Buy is selling the MSI Stealth 14-inch gaming laptop with Intel 13620H CPU, RTX 4060 GPU, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD for $1,199.99 ($300 off) on a one-day deal.
Update October 11th, 4:58PM ET: Added additional deals and reformatted product cards.
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