Laptop prices have risen significantly over the past six months. The memory shortage wreaked havoc on prices, even causing Apple to hike them up in June. That makes deals on big shopping events like Amazon Prime Day even more important. For the retailer’s Prime Big Deal Days fall sale, I’ve spotted a number of my favorite laptops among the dozens I’ve already tested this year.
So, whether you’re looking for a new MacBook or a budget Windows device, you’ll find some excellent picks below. In addition, check out more deals in our roundup of the Absolute Prime Day Deals and Best Apple Prime Day Deals.
Updated 5:21 am ET October 7: We’ve added some deals on useful accessories and checked through all the laptop deals.
MacBook Air (M5)
The MacBook Air is $200 off for Prime Day, bringing it to $1,099. That’s the cheapest it’s been since June. It’s a remarkable deal compared to the competition, especially given the 512 GB of storage and 16 GB of RAM it comes with. Apple raised prices across the board on Macs this past June, but this discount reverses that issue entirely. This sale is on the latest M5 model, which came out this past spring and performed really well in all my testing. It’s currently at the top of my recommendations not only as the best MacBook but also as the best overall laptop of any kind. That $200 discount applies to every configuration of the MacBook Air available on Amazon, including the larger 15-inch model.
Not only is this the MacBook I recommend to buy for most people, it’s also the best laptop deal this week. Neither the MacBook Neo nor the MacBook Pro are being discounted by anything out of the ordinary.
Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8
This is the best price on the latest version of the Surface Laptop since it launched. I’ve been tracking it closely, primarily because of how expensive it has been in comparison to the older model from 2024. The price difference always made me recommend the 2024 version, even though it had a slower Snapdragon chip inside. This discount, which is $500 off the retail price and $70 cheaper than it’s ever been, brings it close enough to the price of the 2024 model to justify itself. The Snapdragon X2 Elite’s GPU performance compared to the X1 model is significant enough to justify the extra money.
