Big sale event Amazon Prime Day This is the best time of year to get your hands on tech at discounted prices, especially essentials like laptops. Well, we have good news for you. My favorite laptop-and Gaming Laptops—On Sale Now. We’ve handpicked 8 of the best Prime Day laptop deals so you don’t have to waste time sifting through pages of discounts. With a wide selection ranging from MacBooks to Windows machines to Chromebooks, there’s something for everyone. And be sure to check out our Prime Day live blog, where we’ll highlight some of the most noteworthy discounts on your favorite products.
Update 11 a.m. ET: We’ve added more details about the MacBook Air (2024) discounts and confirmed that all of these deals are still valid.
We’ve tested products throughout the year to handpick these great deals. This guide will be updated regularly throughout the sale.
Best Laptop Deals
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Clip the $50 coupon at Amazon to get an additional $1,049 ($200 off) off the 15-inch MacBook Air (8/10, WIRED Recommended) is the first large-screen model in the Air series. It’s perfect for those who want a larger screen but don’t want to spend the money on a MacBook Pro. 13-inch MacBook AirIt’s got it all: a modern design, a 1080p webcam, and the latest M3 chip. The base model has an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, and in my testing it easily handled 41 Chrome tabs, multiple apps, and three separate windows. I’d recommend upgrading to at least 16GB of integrated memory, though, so you can handle dozens of apps and tabs running simultaneously. —Brenda Storrier
If you’re a power user, the MacBook Pro with the M3 Max processor is the way to go. This laptop comes with a vibrant mini-LED display that can reach up to 1,000 nits of brightness, three Thunderbolt 4 ports, a full-size HDMI port, and a MagSafe charging connector. The M3 Max chip speeds through 4K video editing, advanced graphic design, special effects work, and more. This model is still out of stock today. For example, at the time of writing, 48GB memory availableThat’s not the case for the 36GB model, however — although the opposite was true an hour ago — so no matter which model you choose, be sure to click on the coupon to get an additional $200 off. Eric Ravenscraft
Acer’s Chromebook Plus 514 (8/10, WIRED Recommended) is a recent newer, more Powerful ChromebooksIt has everything you need for everyday tasks, like browsing the web, editing documents, and chatting with friends. The keyboard and trackpad are unusually good for a Chromebook, and the touch display feels great. It’s not going to win any design awards, and it doesn’t have a backlit keyboard, but it’s a pretty capable laptop for the price. It’s been on sale for $320 for a few months, but it was further reduced on Prime Day to make it the cheapest it’s ever been. If you want a bigger screen, Acer Chromebook Plus 515 teeth Sale price $319 ($80 off).
Acer’s laptop names can be confusing. The model number here is A315-24PT-R0UX, which is also confusing, but at least you can use it to compare with other models. This is Our Favorite 15-inch Low-cost LaptopsIt’s powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 7520U processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB NVMe SSD, making it the best value of any 15-inch laptop we’ve tested. It’s big, and the display isn’t the sharpest, but it won’t strain your eyes. Interestingly, the title says 16GB RAM, and so does one of the specs listings, but another says 8GB RAM. And because it’s Amazon, you never know what you’re actually getting. If you end up with 8GB, return it.
This is the lowest price we’ve ever seen on one of our favorite products. Gaming LaptopsRazer Blade 18 (8/10, WIRED Recommended) comes with an Nvidia RTX 4070 graphics card, but you can opt for a more powerful one. It has a huge 18-inch mini-LED display and 300Hz screen refresh rate It is also compatible with G-Sync. Thunderbolt 5 port It provides faster data transfer speeds. Want a more compact machine? Blade 14 It’s on Selling for $1,600 ($300 off). —Julian Chokatu
This 16-inch machine doesn’t scream. Gaming Laptops If you want a stealthier PC that can also be used as a work laptop, try the m16 R2 IPS (8/10, WIRED Recommended) has an LCD with a 240Hz screen refresh rate, making fast-moving content look super smooth. It’s equipped with Nvidia’s RTX 4070 graphics card, so it can handle just about any game at medium or high graphics settings. Battery life while gaming isn’t great, but it lasts surprisingly long during the workday.
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (8/10, WIRED Review) is a powerful laptop that rivals many gaming desktops. Consume It’s almost as powerful as a gaming desktop, so you’ll want to play most of your heavier games near a wall outlet. Upgraded models with an Nvidia RTX 4080 are currently on sale for a few hundred dollars less than the regular price, so if you’ve been waiting a few years to buy the last gaming laptop you’ll ever need, now’s a great time. —Eric Ravenscraft
If you’re looking for a MacBook on a budget, the 13-inch 2024 MacBook Air (7/10, WIRED Recommended) is also on sale. With a 13.6-inch LCD screen, a 60Hz refresh rate, and a built-in 1080p webcam, this is the MacBook model we recommend for most people. It’s similar in design to other MacBook Airs and comes in four classic Apple colors (all on sale): Starlight, Midnight, Space Gray, and Silver. Click the coupon to shave an additional $50 off the already-discounted price, bringing it to $850. —Nena Farrell
