The best laptop deals we found for Amazon Prime Day

The latest Microsoft Surface Pro with a Snapdragon Elite X processor, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD in sapphire blue is $1,199.99 ($300 off) at Best Buy. The 2-in-1 offers great performance as long as you don’t need certain apps that are lacking full support for Windows on Arm. Its detachable keyboard now has Bluetooth so you can use it separately from the tablet, and the 13-inch, 2880 x 1920 OLED you get in this configuration looks great and sports a speedy 120Hz refresh. It’s a great all-around package if you’re seeking a 2-in-1 with great battery life. Read our review.

The 2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop is on sale for $1,399.99 ($200 off) at Amazon and Best Buy. Much like the Surface Pro, Microsoft’s latest Surface Laptop is sporting a Snapdragon X Elite Arm processor that offers excellent battery life and standby time. It’s got a 13.8-inch touchscreen and comes with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD in this discounted configuration. It’s a great performer if you want a portable Windows laptop for everyday use that can last all day, though be sure to check if any creative apps you plan to use have Arm support or work fine in emulation. Read our review.

We haven’t tested the 2024 Asus TUF A16, but at $699.99 ($400 off) at Best Buy, it seems like a solid value for some midrange gaming needs. The TUF has a speedy 165Hz display with 1200p resolution that, while not the highest resolution for a 16-inch panel, shouldn’t be as demanding as running a QHD or 4K display. Those graphics are powered by an all-AMD setup with a Ryzen 7 chip and Radeon RX7700S GPU. It’s the same video card we tested in the Framework Laptop 16, which offered some fair benchmarking scores in various games. (That modular laptop’s issues were owed more to glitches and cooling issues than poor GPU performance.)

The 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro with 8GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD is on sale for $1,299 ($300 off) at both Best Buy and Amazon. Or, you can step up to more RAM and storage with 16GB / 1TB for $1,699 ($300 off) at Amazon. That may be a steeper cost, but the extra RAM is especially worth it in the long haul.

This model of MacBook may be a bit of an awkward middle child between the MacBook Air and the beefier 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros with Pro / Max chips, but it’s still a nice laptop for light creative workflows and all-day battery life (and then some). Compared to a MacBook Air, it has more ports, including an HDMI-out and SD card slot, but it only has two USB-C / Thunderbolt 3 ports compared to the three on the more “pro” MacBook Pros.

Speaking of MacBook Airs, the 13- and 15-inch M3 models are currently available for their best prices to date. You can get the 13-inch M3 MacBook Air for $849 ($250 off) at Amazon or the larger 15-inch model for $1,044 ($255 off) at Amazon or Best Buy. Both of these cheap-as-can-be configurations come with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.

The M3 generation of Airs are mostly spec-bumped models, though they do also have Wi-Fi 6E support and the ability to output video to two monitors when their lids are closed. Both are great for everyday work / home use and have great battery life that mostly ensures you don’t have to even worry about charging until the end of the day.

The choice of 13-inch vs. 15-inch really just comes down to personal preference if you want a larger screen (obviously). The 15-inch also has much better speakers, but if you’re the type to always wear headphones, it quickly becomes less of an advantage.

Update, October 9th: Adjusted prices.