is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021.
Amazon has solid discounts on laptops during its four-day Prime Day sales event. One of the nice things about shopping during Prime Day, even if you don’t have the requisite Prime subscription, is that Best Buy and others often follow suit with their own competing deals.
We found deals on models The Verge swears by — ones that should treat you well for years to come. A laptop purchase is extra tricky because it’s usually a multipurpose machine for a wide range of people with specific needs.
Best MacBook deals
Amazon is a great place to shop for MacBook deals, as it regularly offers discounts on MacBook Air and Pro models. The current $150 discounts on the 13-inch and 15-inch M4 MacBook Air are pretty much a no-brainer for anyone currently in the market for Apple’s thin-and-light. They’re among the best laptops you can buy for just $849 and $1,049, respectively. The 13-inch was recently $50 cheaper, but the 15-inch is matching its all-time low.
MacBook Air, M2 model from 2022 for $699 ($100 off). In addition to the M2 chip, which remains good enough for most people, it offers 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. If you prefer an even better value on a slightly older Best Buy is selling the 13-inchfor $699 ($100 off). In addition to the M2 chip, which remains good enough for most people, it offers 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Read our original review
2020 MacBook Air with M1 (256GB) $ 599 $ 699 14 % off $ 599 The 2020 MacBook Air has been discontinued but remains a great value. It comes outfitted with the company’s original M1 chip in one of three different colors (silver, space gray, and gold). Read More $599 at Walmart
16-inch MacBook Pro with Apple’s mid-tier M4 Pro chip, 24GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD is $2,249 ($250 off) at Thewith Apple’s mid-tierchip, 24GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD is $2,249 ($250 off) at Amazon . Its M4 Pro has 14 CPU cores and 20 GPU cores, so it’s suited for most creative applications like photo and video editing. And it still has excellent battery life to match all that power. Read our review
Best Windows laptop deals
Surface Pro 11 (13-inch, 2024) is selling for $869.99 ($330 off) at The slightly older, slightly larger(13-inch, 2024) is selling for $869.99 ($330 off) at Amazon . The Arm-based Windows tablet convertible comes equipped with a 10-core Snapdragon X Plus chip, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD. It offers great hardware and a beautiful 120Hz screen.
Acer Swift 16 AI is on sale for a very low $799.99 ($450 off) at Theis on sale for a very low $799.99 ($450 off) at Best Buy . It’s the 16-inch version of the Swift 14 AI I recently reviewed and mostly liked. But the best part of the bigger Swift 16 over the 14 is it maintains the plethora of ports and has a much higher quality screen, with a 2880 x 1800 OLED panel. It’s other key specs include an Intel Core 7 Ultra 256V (Lunar Lake) chip, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD. This is quite the spec list for 800 bucks.
Best gaming laptop deals
Asus ROG Strix G16 , a stripped-down version of the Strix Scar featured in our buying guide, is on sale at The, a stripped-down version of the Strix Scar featured in our buying guide, is on sale at Amazon for $1,274.99 ($225 off). It has an Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU, Intel Raptor Lake Core i7 14650HX processor, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD.
ROG Strix G16 with a little more power, the model with an RTX 5070 Ti is $1,999.99 ($400 off) at RTX 5080 it’s $2,399.99 ($500 off) at If you prefer thewith a little more power, the model with anis $1,999.99 ($400 off) at Amazon and with an even higher-endit’s $2,399.99 ($500 off) at Amazon
Asus TUF gaming laptops with last-gen graphics. The Asus TUF A14 with RTX 4050 graphics is $899.99 ($300 off) Asus TUF F16 with RTX 4050 is $849.99 ($250 off) at There are also a couple of deals on lower-costwith last-gen graphics. Thegraphics is $899.99 ($300 off) Amazon . It’s got an AMD Ryzen 7 AI CPU, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD — all housed in a portable 14-inch chassis. The larger 16-inchis $849.99 ($250 off) at Amazon . It’s configured with an Intel Core 5 210H (Raptor Lake) CPU, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD.
Best Chromebook deals
Asus Chromebook Plus CX34 $ 350 $ 399 12 % off $ 350 The Asus Chromebook Plus CX34 is the most affordable Chromebook with the Plus label. It has a 12th Gen Intel Core i3 processor, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a 1080p screen for just under $400. Read our review. Read More $350 at Walmart (128GB)
Lenovo’s Chromebook Duet 5 is a little long in the tooth, but for $359.97 (around $40 off) at is a little long in the tooth, but for $359.97 (around $40 off) at Amazon , it remains one of the cheapest Chromebooks with an OLED screen. Read our review
Best laptop / computer accessory deals
Elgato Prompter $ 190 $ 300 37 % off $ 190 A teleprompter is a luxury. They help you make it look effortless to look at your camera as you read from a script or a chat log. Elgato’s option includes a small screen and a mirror, the latter of which allows you to see what you need to look at without breaking eye contact with viewers. Read More $190 at Amazon