Amazon’s Prime Day event launched today and brought a ton of amazing deals on impressive tech. That means it’s a good time to buy a laptop if you’re heading off to college in the fall or are looking to upgrade your current computer. There are some impressive deals available right now on some of the best laptops available — from lightweight ultraportables to powerful gaming laptops. Taking advantage of these limited-time discounts can potentially save you hundreds of dollars, making it possible to grab a better laptop at a lower price.
And Amazon isn’t the only retailer dropping prices on laptops right now. Best Buy, Walmart and other stores have competing sales going and even PC makers like Dell, Acer and HP are offering discounts when buying directly from their sites, too. One thing you should know when it comes to Amazon’s sales, though: For Prime-exclusive deals on Prime Day, you need to be an Amazon Prime subscriber ($139 a year). There is a way around it, though.
As one of CNET’s PC experts, I’ve scanned the current sales and dropped some of the best deals I’ve found so far. These are laptops I wouldn’t hesitate to buy for myself or recommend to friends or family. We’ll keep updating this list as older deals expire and new ones drop, so check back for the latest offers.
Best Prime Day deals on laptops
Best Prime Day laptop deals at other stores
Other Prime Day or Black Friday in July laptop deals:
- Dell XPS 13: $849 (save $250)
- Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3: $279 (save $100)
- Lenovo Yoga 7i (16-inch): $855 (save $285)
- HP Pavilion Plus 14: $730 (save $220)
- Alienware m17 R5: $1,000 (save $450)
- Surface Laptop 5 (15-inch): $1,680 (save $720)
- Asus ZenBook Pro (15-inch): $1,050 (save $450)
- Acer Nitro 17: $1,199 (save $201)
- HP Envy (16-inch) $1,100 (save $650)
- Asus VivoBook Flip 14: $450 (save $179)
- Dell Inspiron 16: $580 (save $420)
- Dell Latitude 3440: $749 (save $540)
