17 best early Prime Big Deal Days laptop deals I'd buy with my own money

This model of Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3x is speedy and long-lasting thanks to its Snapdragon X CPU, and its 16GB of RAM and 256GB is enough everyday tasks. Throw in its 14-inch WUXGA (1920 x 1200) display with a 60Hz refresh rate and this makes for a great laptop for basic work and binge-watching your favorite shows on the go.

If you know you want a Copilot+ laptop and don't want to spend much money, this HP Omnibook is a great choice since it sports a 16-inch 2K (1920 x 1200) touchscreen, along with an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD.

Here's a tidy discount on a new Asus Vivobook 16 Windows 11 laptop with a 16" 1200p display, an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 CPU, 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. You get all the features of a Copilot+ PC in a portable, long-lasting package, making this a great productivity machine.

If you just need a good mid-range Windows laptop, this discounted Dell 16 Plus is a great choice since it comes with a 16" 1600p display, a capable Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD.

Lenovo makes great productivity laptops and this model of ThinkPad E16 is no exception, especially at this discounted price. For under $1k you can get yourself a Windows 11 Pro business laptop packing an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS CPU, 32GB of RAM, 1TB for storage and a sizeable 16-inch WUXGA (1920x1200) display.

This Surface Laptop from Microsoft delivers amazing battery life with good performance thanks to its speedy Snapdragon X Elite chipset. It's a great productivity laptop thanks to its 15" 2,5K touchscreen, 32GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. And since it's a Copilot+ PC sold by Microsoft, you can count on enjoying all the advanced Copilot+ features in Windows 11.

I'm a big fan of Microsoft's Surface Pro with an OLED display, and using this discount you can save hundreds on a model with a Snapdragon X Elite CPU, 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD for storage. But the real killer feature of this Windows 11 2-in-1 is the 3K OLED touchscreen, which makes everything you on this tablet/laptop look amazing. However, be aware that it's only a tablet unless you buy and attach the Surface Pro Flex Keyboard (sold separately).

The latest 13-inch MacBook Air M4 is one of the best laptops you can buy, especially at this price. The Apple M4 chip gives it remarkable speed and battery life, and the 13" Liquid Retina display looks gorgeous. Expect 16GB of unified memory and a 256 SSD in the model, but if you want more speed and storage you can get the same discount on upgraded versions as well:
MacBook Air M4 (16GB/512GB): was $1,199 now $1,072
MacBook Air M4 (24GB/512GB): was $1,399 now $1,199

If you want one of the best laptops you can buy but with more screen real estate, the 15-inch M4 MacBook Air is also on sale and boasts a 15.3-inch (2880 x 1864) Liquid Retina display with the same great internals. If you want more power, you can also get upgraded models at a discount:
MacBook Air M4 (16GB/512GB): was $1,399 now $1,249
MacBook Air M4 (24GB/512GB): was $1,599 now $1,436

If you're a power user, you'll want the might of the MacBook Pro M4 on your side. You get fantastic performance from the M4 chip, useful Apple Intelligence features, a better webcam and very impressive battery life at over 18 hours. As we noted in our MacBook Pro 14-inch M4 review it's one of the best laptops for photo and video editing, and much more. This model features a 14.2-inch (3024 x 1964) Retina display, Apple M4 CPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD.

Not enough power? No problem, as the M4 Pro MacBook Pro also has a steep price cut during Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days in October. As well as faster performance thanks to its beefier M4 Pro chi[p with 12-core CPU and 16-core GPU, you’ll also get Thunderbolt 5 ports for even faster data transfer.

This is a small but notable discount on the Asus ROG Strix G16 with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 laptop GPU onboard. You also get an Intel Core i7 14650HX CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD, which gives it enough power to play many games well on the 16" 1080p 165Hz display.

If you love the idea of a gaming laptop with a giant screen consider an 18-incher like this discounted Asus ROG Strix G18, which packs an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 laptop GPU, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, 32GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD. Games should look good on the 18" 2.5K 240Hz display, and you get Wi-Fi 7 plus an Ethernet jack for optimal speeds while gaming online.

If you want a beefy gaming laptop this is a great deal on one from Lenovo packing a killer Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU. You also get an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, 64GB of RAM, a 2TB SSD and a gorgeous 16" 1600p 240Hz display.

Bringing the best of Google AI to a sleek, affordable Chromebook, the Acer Chromebook Plus 514 is now down to just $319! Expect a 14-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS touch display, 8GB of DDR5 RAM and 128GB for storage, along with an Intel Core i3-N305 chip. For daily computing tasks and simple binge-watching, this laptop will do the trick.

A gaming Chromebook may seem like an oxymoron, but if you stream games instead of running them locally it's totally possible. This discounted Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE is optimized for streaming games thanks to its 16" 1600p 120Hz display, Intel Core 5 120U, 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD. You also get Wi-Fi 6E and an Ethernet jack for high-speed game streaming, quad speakers and some cool RGB lighting.

This discounted Asus Chromebook is a browser-based workhorse that gives you a 14" 1600p display, an Intel Core Ultra 5 CPU, 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage. You also get a free year of Google One AI Plus, which lets you try out all the newfangled AI features without paying extra.