Best Laptop Deals: Save at Apple, ASUS, Microsoft and more this weekend

UPDATE: April 7, 2023 5:00 p.m. EDT This story has been updated with the latest and greatest laptop deals.

The only thing better than a great laptop is a great laptop that fits your budget. These days, even cheap PCs pack the specs to help you get on with whatever’s on your to-do list, whether it’s work, schoolwork, watching Netflix, or just endless surfing on social media . If you’re looking for a new laptop (but don’t necessarily want to wipe out your savings account all at once), here’s a weekly list of the best deals on laptops at major retailers. Read on for our top picks as of April 7th (categorized by price, then listed in alphabetical order).

Laptop Deals under $300

This is prime territory for entry-level Chromebooks with Intel Celeron N-series processors, embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) flash storage, and 11- to 14-inch displays geared toward light multitasking.

Why we like it

It won’t blow you away with its processing power or low-resolution display, but according to our friends at PCMag it will(Opens in a new tab) (owned by Ziff Davis, the publisher of Mashable), this 2022 15-inch Lenovo laptop earns points for its all-day battery life and durable build. A price drop of $130 at Best Buy(Opens in a new tab) makes it a good value: You only pay $199.99 instead of the usual $329.99 MSRP. Note that it comes with three free months of Xbox Game Pass (worth $29.97), although we wouldn’t recommend playing games on it beyond that The Sims or Minecraft at low graphics settings.

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Laptop Deals under $600

This price range is a bit of a catch-all term and often includes bare-bones gaming laptops, upgraded Chromebooks, and 2-in-1s with solid-state drives (SSD) storage and 15- to 17-inch displays.

Why we like it

Seeing a Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 for under $500 is extremely rare, but Best Buy(Opens in a new tab) did it with a discount markdown that takes a whopping 45% off this model’s MSRP of $899.99. It features a 13-inch PixelSense touchscreen, up to 19 hours of battery life (plus fast charging), and a nimble little AMD Ryzen 5 Microsoft Surface Edition that can support multitasking.

More laptop deals under $600

• Acer Aspire 5 (AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $379.99 $479.99 (save $100)

• ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (Intel Evo Core i5-1240P, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $499.99 $749.99 (save $250)

• Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop (Intel Core i7-1255U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $599.99 $849.99 (save $250)

• HP Chromebook x360 14c-cc0013dx (Intel Core i3-1115G4, 8GB RAM, 128BG SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $399 $699 (save $300)

• HP Laptop 15z-ef3000 (AMD Ryzen 5 5625U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $399.99 $719.99 (save $320)

• HP Pavilion Laptop 15t-eg200 (Intel Core i5-1235U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $499.99 $899.99 (save $400)

• Lenovo IdeaPad 3 (AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $479 $576.99 (You save $97.99)

Laptop Deals under $900

Think Microsoft Surface laptops, Samsung Galaxy Books and older generation Apple MacBook Airs on sale.

Why we like it

This is the 2020 13-inch MacBook Air with an M1 chip, a sleek fanless design, and an 18-hour battery life — you might remember it won a Mashable’s Choice award upon release. The base configuration is available on Amazon for a record price of $799.99(Opens in a new tab)which is about $200 less than the usual retail price of $999.

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• Acer Nitro 5 (Intel Core i5-11400H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $749.99 $1,049.99 (save $300)

• Acer Swift 3 (Intel Core i7-1165G7, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $649.99 $929.99 (save $280)

• ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 8GB DDR5, 512GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $879.99 $1,079.99 (save $200)

• HP ENVY Laptop 17t-cr000 (Intel Core i5-1240P, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $699.99 $1,099.99 (save $400)

• HP Pavilion Laptop 15t-eg200 (Intel Core i7-1255U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $649.99 $999.99 (save $350)

• Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 (Intel Core i5-1135G7, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $800.99 $1,299.99 (save $499)

• Microsoft Surface Laptop 5, 13.5 inch (Intel Core i5-1235U, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $899.99 $999.99 (save $100)

• Samsung Galaxy Book Pro (Intel Core i5-1135G7, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $638.71 $999.99 (save $361.28)

Laptop deals over $900

Here you’ll find souped-up gaming laptops from Dell and ASUS, newer Apple MacBooks, and other workhorses at discounts of hundreds of dollars.

Why we like it

This high-end ASUS notebook, a standout 2022, impresses with a secondary 14-inch touchscreen between the keyboard and its 16-inch 165Hz main display – ideal for keeping an eye on Discord, Spotify or maps in-game , while you play. (PCMag called it a “gaming dream machine(Opens in a new tab)‘ in their 4/5 star rating.) This base configuration just went up for sale on Amazon(Opens in a new tab) for $1,699.99, which is a whopping $800 off the $2,499.99 MSRP and biggest discount(Opens in a new tab) to this day by far. It was previously sold out on the ASUS website(Opens in a new tab) at that same price, FYI.

More laptop deals over $900

• ASUS ROG Flow X13 (AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $1,199.99 $1,599.99 (save $400)

• ASUS ROG Strix G15 (AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $1,299 $1,499 (save $200)

• ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED (Intel Evo Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A370M, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $999.99 $1,399.99 (save $400)

• Dell Inspiron 14 Laptop (Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $999.99 $1,449.99 (save $450)

• Dell XPS 13 Plus Laptop (Intel Evo i7-1260P, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $1,299.99 $1,849.99 (save $550)

• Dell XPS 15 Laptop (Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $1,249 $1,899 (save $650)

• Lenovo Yoga 9i (Intel Evo Core i7-1260P, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $1,349.99 $1,749.99 (save $400)

• Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 5G (Intel Core i5-1130G7, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $979.99 $1,399.99 (save $420)

• Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro (Intel Core i5-1240P, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD)(Opens in a new tab) — $979 $1,249.99 (save $270.99)