Beat the RAM price crisis — 7 best laptop deals you should get before prices rise higher

Looking for an inexpensive work laptop? This laptop has a 14-inch display, 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. It's lightweight, too, weighing just 3.1 pounds. You'll easily be able to take it with you wherever you go. It runs on Windows 11 Home in S Mode.

There are plenty of cheap laptops out there, but the IdeaPad 3 is one of the best around. For starters, it has a 15-inch 1920 x 1200 display. You also get an AMD Ryzen 7 5825U CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. It won't play the latest PC games, but it's a reliable machine for everyday work, web-based tasks and entertainment/streaming.

The Dell 14 Plus may not look impressive, but boring looks and slightly dim display aside, this is just a solid laptop with decent performance, strong battery life and a good price tag. The M4 MacBook Air may be a better option at a similar price, but if you’re committed to Windows and Dell, this is a strong buy.

This is a great price drop for an RTX 5050 gaming laptop, and the MSI Katana 15 certainly impresses. It sports an Intel Core i7-14650HX CPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD. It also features a 16-inch 2560 x 1440 165Hz display.

This MacBook Air is powered by Apple's M4 chipset. The camera is upgraded from 1080p to 12MP and has Center Stage support. The M4 chipset also supports dual external monitors, even when you have the laptop's lid open. It packs a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display (2560 x 1664), Apple's M4 CPU w/ 10-core GPU, 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD. In our MacBook Air M4 review, we said the Editor's Choice laptop is irresistible thanks to its speedy performance, sharper camera and lower starting price. Note: this laptop sold for $749 on Black Friday, but it's still great value at $899.

This HP Omen 16 with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 GPU is now one of the best value RTX 50-series gaming laptops I've seen, all thanks to that $380 price cut. It packs some powerful specs, too, with its Intel Core Ultra 7 255H CPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM and 1TB for storage. Throw in its 16-inch 2K (1920 x 1200) display with 144Hz refresh rate, and you're looking at an entry-level gaming laptop that packs a punch.

This MacBook Pro features Apple's M5 chipset, with a 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU. It's designed to deliver a huge boost in AI and graphics performance for everyone from students to creatives. In our MacBook Pro M5 review, we said the Editor's Choice machine is a fantastic option for power users who demand a powerful and portable notebook with epic 18-hour battery life. The base model features a 14.2-inch 3024 x 1964 Retina display, Apple M5 CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. Just note that this sold for $1,349 on Black Friday.