Prime Day Laptop Deals — Top Picks & Links

If your laptop isn’t cutting it, October Prime Day has strong discounts across MacBooks, Windows laptops and Chromebooks. Below are our top picks and quick tips to help you decide.

Quick buying tips

• Aim for at least 16GB RAM and 256GB+ SSD for a daily Windows machine.
• For gaming, choose a dedicated GPU and a modern Intel/AMD CPU.
• Chromebooks: 4–8GB RAM and 128GB SSD if you need a daily driver.

Top Prime Day picks

• Apple MacBook Air (15-inch, M4) — $979 (approx.) — See on Amazon
• Apple MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4) — $1,399 (approx.) — See on Amazon
• Apple MacBook Pro (16-inch, M4) — $2,249 (approx.) — See on Amazon
• HP Ultrabook 14 (Intel N100) — $280 (approx.) — See on Amazon
• Acer Nitro V (15-inch, Intel Core i5) — $600 (approx.) — See on Amazon
• Dell 15 3530 (Windows 11 Pro, Intel Core i5) — $659 (approx.) — See on Amazon
• Alienware 16 Aurora (16-inch) — $1,050 (approx.) — See on Amazon
• HP HD Chromebook (15-inch, Intel Pentium N200) — $319 (approx.) — See on Amazon
• Acer Chromebook Plus (14-inch, Intel Core i3) — $360 (approx.) — See on Amazon

Which laptop are you leaning toward? Reply below — I’ll help you pick based on needs and budget.