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UPDATE: Feb. 3, 2024, 5:00 a.m. EST This story has been updated with the latest laptop deals, pricing, and availability.
The best laptop deals of the week at a glance:
Best laptop deal over $1,200
Now is a good time to upgrade your laptop: Last month's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 ushered in a ton of exciting new hardware, prompting tech retailers to slash prices on older inventory they need to clear. Whether you're looking for an everyday workhorse, a cheap Chromebook for homework, a 2-in-1 Windows PC for drawing, or a powerful premium gaming laptop, you've got options at a variety of price points via Best Buy, Amazon, and beyond. Read on for a list of the best laptop deals as of Feb. 3. (And if you don't see any models that check all the boxes on your spec wish list, come back soon — we're adding new picks every week.)
Best laptop deals under $300
Why we like it
This Dell laptop features a 12th-generation (2022) Intel Core i3 CPU, 8GB of RAM, 512GB of SSD storage, and a 15.6-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It's nothing spectacular, but it's a spec sheet we rarely see at this price point: Most cheap, entry-level PCs under $300 have dinky discontinued Intel Pentium/Celeron CPUs, 4GB of RAM, pokier eMMC flash storage that maxes out at 128GB, and 60Hz refresh rates. (Hell, even some nicer laptops don't have 120Hz refresh rates — M2 MacBook Airs included!) It's marked down to $279.99 on Dell's website, which is an incredible deal for this configuration; it was $50 cheaper than the 256GB model at the time of writing.
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Traditional laptops
Acer Swift 1 (Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD) — $229.99 $369.99 (save $140)
ASUS L210 (Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) — $189.99 $249.99 (save $60)
Lenovo IdeaPad 1i (Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) — $119.99 $249.99 (save $130)
Chromebooks
HP Chromebook x360 14at-ca100 (Intel Celeron N4500, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $269.99 $389.99 (save $120)
Best laptop deals under $600
Why we like it
Now on sale for a whopping 52% off, Dell's Inspiron 16 is a big-screened laptop from 2023 that's great for both work and entertainment. It's powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 7730U processor and comes equipped with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, making it an exceptional sub-$500 value. Its backlit keyboard is the cherry on top.
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Traditional laptops
Acer Swift 3 OLED (Intel Core i5-12500H, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $499.99 $899.99 (save $400)
HP Laptop 17t-cn300 (Intel Core i5-1335U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $399.99 $799.99 (save $400)
HP Pavilion 15t-eg300 (Intel Core i7-1355U, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $579.99 $1,009.99 (save $430)
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i, 15-inch (Intel Core i3-1315U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $474.99 $659.99 (save $185)
2-in-1 laptops
ASUS Vivobook Flip 14 (AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $599 $799.99 (save $200.99)
Dell Inspiron 14 7435 2-in-1 (AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $449.99 $699.99 (save $250)
Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 (AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $399.99 $749.99 (save $350)
HP Pavilion x360 14t-ek1000 (Intel Core i3-1315U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $459.99 $699.99 (save $240)
Lenovo Yoga 6, 13-inch with Fabric Top Cover (AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $599.99 $859.99 (save $260)
Lenovo Yoga 7i, 14-inch (Intel Core i5-1335U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $549.99 $899.99 (save $350)
Best laptop deals under $900
Why we like it
Read Mashable's review of the M1 Apple MacBook Air.
The 13-inch MacBook Air from late 2020 nabbed a Mashable Choice Award upon release for its zippy M1 chip, quiet fanless design, and 18-hour battery life. We're still recommending it years later as the best budget MacBook available, and its 256GB base model is currently on sale for just $749.99 at Amazon and Best Buy (a 25% savings). It's dipped lower once before, briefly hitting $729.99 in early December, but it's still a bargain at $750 — and you won't find a cheaper MacBook anywhere right now unless you go the used or refurbished route.
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Traditional laptops
Acer Swift Edge 16 (AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $799.99 $1,499.99 (save $700)
Dell Inspiron 14 5430 (Intel Core i7-1360P, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $699.99 $849.99 (save $150)
Dell XPS 13 9315 (Intel Core i7-1250U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $799 $1,099 (save $300)
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5, 16-inch (AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $624.99 $929.99 (save $305)
Lenovo Slim Pro 7, 14-inch (AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $899.99 $1,199.99 (save $300)
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Intel Core i5-1235U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $649.99 $799.99 (save $150)
2-in-1 laptops
HP Envy x360 15-ew1047nr (Intel Core i5-1335U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $779.99 $1,149.99 (save $370)
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5, 14-inch (AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $639.99 $959.99 (save $320)
Gaming laptops
Acer Nitro 5 (Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $899.99 $1,279.99 (save $380)
Acer Nitro 16 (AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $899.99 $1,199.99 (save $300)
Acer Nitro V 15 (Intel Core i5-13420H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $699.99 $749.99 (save $150)
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3, 15-inch (AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $759.99 $1,099.99 (save $340)
MSI Bravo 15 (AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $749.99 $999.99 (save $250)
Laptop deals under $1,200
Why we like it
Read Mashable's review of the 15-inch M2 Apple MacBook Air.
Last year's 15-inch version of the M2 MacBook Air has a slightly larger (but just as pretty) Liquid Retina display and six speakers instead of four. Best of all, it still only weighs about three pounds. Best Buy has the 256GB model marked down to $1,099, or 15% off its $1,299 MSRP — that's an all-time low and a pretty sweet buy if you don't want to splurge on one of the newer M3 MacBook Pros (though those are also on sale).
Mashable Deals
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Traditional laptops
ASUS Vivobook Pro 16 (Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,099 $1,249 (save $150)
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 (Intel Core i7-13620H, Intel UHD Graphics, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $749.99 $1,199.99 (save $450)
Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 (Intel Core i7-1360P, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,099 $1,499 (save $400)
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i, 16-inch (Intel Core i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $939.99 $1,499.99 (save $560)
LG gram Style 16 OLED (Intel Core i7-1360P, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,199.99 $1,799.99 (save $600)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5, 13.5-inch (Intel Core i7-1235U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $1,099.99 $1,299.99 (save $200)
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro, 14-inch (Intel Core i5-1340P, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $999.99 $1,449.99 (save $450)
Gaming laptops
HP Victus 16-r0097nr (Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,049.99 $1,449.99 (save $400)
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 8 (Intel Core i5-13500HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,034.99 $1,479.99 (save $445)
Lenovo Legion Slim 5i Gen 8, 16-inch (Intel Core i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $979.99 $1,349.99 (save $370)
Lenovo LOQ, 16-inch (Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $998.99 $1,489.99 (save $491)
MSI Katana 15 (Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $999 $1,199 (save $200)
Laptop deals over $1,200
Why we like it
Apple dropped its new 14-inch, M3-powered MacBook Pro last fall, and Amazon currently has the base model on sale for its lowest price to date. Compared to the older 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro, its upgrades include a brighter mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR display with ProMotion technology (i.e., a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate), a battery life of up to 22 hours, a 1080p FaceTime camera, and more ports along with that faster next-gen processor. It also has twice as much storage — 512GB instead of 256GB.
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Traditional laptops
Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (Apple M3 Pro, 18GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,799 $1,999 (save $200)
Apple MacBook Pro, 16-inch (Apple M3 Pro, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $2,299 $2,499 (save $200)
Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (Apple M3 Max, 36GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $2,999 $3,199 (save $200)
Dell XPS 15 9530 (Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,899 $2,409 (save $510)
Dell XPS 17 9730 (Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,799 $2,399 (save $600)
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra (Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,999.99 $2,399.99 (save $400)
2-in-1 laptops
Lenovo Yoga 9i, 14-inch (Intel Core i7-1360, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,299.99 $1,649.99 (save $350)
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $2,299.99 $2,399.99 (save $100); extra $205 off for paid My Best Buy members
Gaming laptops
Acer Predator Helios 16 (Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,999.99 $2,299.99 (save $300)
ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (Intel Core i5-12500H, Intel Iris Xe, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,299.99 $1,499.99 (save $200)
ASUS ROG Strix G18 (Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,999 $2,199 (save $200)
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i Gen 8 (Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,399.99 $1,769.99 (save $370)
Razer Blade 14 (AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,999.99 $3,499.99 (save $1,500) + free $30 Spotify credit and Razer Basic Messenger Bag
Razer Blade 17 (Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,399.99 $2,799.99 (save $1,400) + free $30 Spotify credit and Razer Basic Messenger Bag
Frequently Asked Questions
There are several times throughout the year when we see extra-low prices on laptops:
Around Amazon Prime Day and its fall counterpart (which typically happen in July and October, respectively)
During back-to-school sales in July and August (which come to a head over Labor Day weekend)
When retailers' Black Friday and holiday deals are in full swing from October to December
Whenever manufacturers unveil next-generation models
Best Buy tends to be the best major retailer for laptop deals, followed by Amazon and Walmart. That said, all three sell a lot of discontinued models and often inflate original list prices, making their deals look better than they actually are. (Amazon and Walmart are also rife with sketchy listings from third-party sellers outside of major shopping holidays like Black Friday.) As such, we always cross-check model numbers and prices with manufacturers' direct websites and look for deals there, too.
We're partial to Acer, Apple, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, LG, Microsoft, MSI, Razer, and Samsung. They're reputable brands that typically tick most (or all) of the right boxes when it comes to innovative features, durable build quality, and overall value.
Haley Henschel is a Chicago-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who reviews and finds deals on popular tech, from laptops to gaming consoles and VPNs. She has years of experience covering shopping holidays and can tell you what’s actually worth buying on Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. Her work has also explored the driving forces behind digital trends within the shopping sphere, from dupes to 12-foot skeletons.
Haley received a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and honed her sifting and winnowing skills at The Daily Cardinal. She previously covered politics for The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, investigated exotic pet ownership for Wisconsin Watch, and blogged for some of your favorite reality stars.
In her free time, Haley enjoys playing video games, drawing, taking walks on Lake Michigan, and spending time with her parrot (Melon) and dog (Pierogi). She really, really wants to get back into horseback riding. You can follow her on X at @haleyhenschel or reach her via email at [email protected].
