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The second Amazon Prime Day sales event of the year is almost over, but there are still discounts to be had on MacBooks, Windows laptops, and various PC accessories. Like previous Prime Big Deal Days, this sale runs for two days (ending Thursday, October 9th, at 3AM ET / 12AM PT) and requires a Prime membership to qualify for most discounts. Some sale prices are open to anyone, and competing sales from Best Buy and other retailers often match or beat the discounts on Amazon without requiring a subscription.
If you’re shopping for a laptop and are unable to wait for potentially bigger sales during Black Friday, this may be a good opportunity to save what you can now. We’ve been perusing the deals across our wide range of October Prime Day coverage, and here are the best ones we’ve found on laptops we’ve either directly tested or feel comfortable recommending. They include solid sales on Apple, HP, Microsoft, Lenovo, Asus, and others.
The best MacBook deals
13-inch MacBook Air with M2 processor, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB SSD is $699 ($100 off) at The two-generations-oldprocessor, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB SSD is $699 ($100 off) at Best Buy . It’s still a great machine today that will last years, but if you can squeeze the extra 100 bones for the M4 model, I think it’s worth it in the long-run.
M4 Mac Mini is — especially on sale for $499 ($100 off) at While not a laptop, there’s no denying how good theis — especially on sale for $499 ($100 off) at Amazon and Best Buy . It was $30 cheaper in the summer, but if you already have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to use there’s no better value for a powerful little desktop. Read our review
Best Windows laptop deals
Best gaming laptop deals
Blade 14 laptop for 2025 is on sale at Read our review of its larger Blade 16 sibling. Razer’s smallerlaptop for 2025 is on sale at Amazon for $1,899.99 ($100 off). It may not be a huge discount, but it’s the Blade 14’s best deal yet. You can get it in black or white with a 14-inch 2880 x 1800 / 120Hz OLED, RTX 5070 GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 AI 365 CPU, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD. It’s a fair amount of power for a compact and travel-friendly laptop that isn’t strictly just for gaming.
Lenovo’s Legion 5 gaming laptop seems like a great value now that it’s on sale for $949 (about $300 off) at seems like a great value now that it’s on sale for $949 (about $300 off) at Walmart . It has specs that I’m surprised to find in a sub-$1,000 machine, including a 15.1-inch OLED screen, a capable AMD Ryzen 7 260 processor, and Nvidia’s RTX 5060 graphics chip. It features 16GB of DDR5 RAM and a 512GB SSD, both of which are user-upgradeable.
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Asus TUF Gaming A16 laptop with RTX 5070 GPU is $1,349.99 ($350 off) at Thelaptop with RTX 5070 GPU is $1,349.99 ($350 off) at Best Buy . Asus’ TUF Gaming is a lower-end line than the ROG Strix, but in these configurations it’s better core specs with a lower-res and lower-refresh screen.
Alienware Aurora 16X with a 240Hz panel, RTX 5060, 32GB of RAM, and the same Intel chip as the 18-inch for $1,399.99 ($400 off). One of Alienware’s new Aurora gaming laptops is on sale at Amazon. The Aurora 18 are on sale for $2,299.99 ($650 off). It has an 18-inch 2560 x 1600 / 300Hz display and RTX 5070 GPU, 32GB RAM, and a fast Intel Core Ultra 9-275HX CPU. For another option, Best Buy has thewith a 240Hz panel, RTX 5060, 32GB of RAM, and the same Intel chip as the 18-inch for $1,399.99 ($400 off).
Best computer accessory deals
AW3423DWF 34-inch Curved QD-OLED gaming monitor is selling for $521.99 (about $177 off) at Alienware’s excellentis selling for $521.99 (about $177 off) at Amazon . The 21:9 ultrawide display supports 3440 x 1440 resolution at up to 165Hz refresh rate. This is the lower-cost version of the model we reviewed back in 2022 , and it remains a great option if newer OLEDs capable of 4K or 240Hz refresh are still too pricey — or if they’re just overkill for your needs.
Alienware AW2725Q $ 700 $ 899 22 % off $ 700 Alienware’s AW2725Q is a 26.7-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate, .03ms of latency, two HDMI 2.1 ports, one DisplayPort 1.4 port, and support for Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro. Read More $700 at Dell
32-inch Gigabyte Aorus FO32U2 with 4K resolution and 240Hz refresh is Acer’s 32-inch Predator OLED Gaming Monitor with 4K / 240Hz is Asus’ 27-inch ROG Strix XG27AQDMG 1440p / 240Hz OLED is Speaking of OLEDs, Amazon has a bunch of fantastic deals on quality OLED gaming monitors from various brands. (Many of these offerings use the same or similar OLED panels sourced from LG Display, with some of biggest differences being their housing design and extra features like a KVM.) Thewith 4K resolution and 240Hz refresh is $749.99 ($350 off, and a new all-time low).with 4K / 240Hz is $799.99 ($200 off, and also a new low). And1440p / 240Hz OLED is $584 ($115 off).
Epomaker P75 mechanical keyboard that I personally own and covered in our recent Themechanical keyboard that I personally own and covered in our recent affordable keyboard buying guide is now selling at Amazon for just $61.19 (about $39 off its original price). This might be one of the last pushes until it’s no longer available, now that Epomaker discontinued it.
Keychron V1 Max with linear red switches is $79.99 ($20 off) at If you prefer a slightly more conventional mechanical keyboard that isn’t so loud, thewith linear red switches is $79.99 ($20 off) at Amazon . That’s a new low price for Keychron’s most advanced version of its base 75 percent board, supporting both Bluetooth and 2.4GHz wireless. Read our buying guide
Dry Studio Ice Ring 63 RT in its best color is just $99.99 ($40 off) at One more keyboard recc from our recent buying guide: thein its best color is just $99.99 ($40 off) at Amazon . That’s another new low, this time on the super fast Hall effect gaming board that’s wired only and features an adjustable actuation point you can tune with a unique geared ring.
8BitDo Retro 18 you can get your precious number keys to go with any keyboard (even on the left side) for as low as $35.99 (about $9 off) at Famicom, Hate how I constantly post about small form factor keyboards that lack number pads? Not to worry! With an affordable wireless numpad like theyou can get your precious number keys to go with any keyboard (even on the left side) for as low as $35.99 (about $9 off) at Amazon . It comes in four different stylings, reminiscent of the Commodore 64 NES , and IBM Model M
Angry Miao AM Infinity Mouse is on sale at Theis on sale at Amazon for $126.99 ($43 off). That’s about what the Kickstarter early bird preorder price was for this skeletonized gaming mouse with hot-swappable batteries. The ergonomics and look of the Infinity Mouse’s skeletonized design may be polarizing, but at 49 grams there’s no denying how incredibly light this thing is. Read our impressions
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Update, October 8th: Updated to reflect current pricing / availability and to remove expired deals. We added a deal on the Alienware AW2725Q and another on Lenovo’s Legion 5 gaming laptop.