The Best Laptop Deals to Shop Right Now

The Best Laptop Deals to Check Out Now

This gaming laptop not only has a 144Hz FreeSync display for silky smooth, tear-free visuals, but also packs an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, meaning you can use DLSS (resolution upscaling) and Frame Generation to take full advantage of those extra hertz. And you get (practically) 40% off the price.

If there were a best-case scenario for a generic, low-cost work laptop in 2024, this is it. An i5 CPU, 15.6" 1080p display, 8GB RAM, and a 256GB M.2 SSD — everything you could reasonably expect, nothing more, nothing less. Hooray for met expectations.

Our never ending search for great gaming laptop deals brings us here: a build boasting an RTX 3050, which pairs with a 144Hz G-Sync display for a lot of silky smooth gameplay, especially on slightly older, less-demanding games. You're also getting an i5 CPU, 12GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD.

If you're in search of great i7 laptop deals, this Asus machine should do the trick. It matches a 13th-generation i7 CPU with 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD, as well as a 16" 1920x1200 screen. Outside of gaming (or creative work requiring a big ol' graphics card), there's little this laptop shouldn't excel at.

Not all the best laptop deals right now feature an Intel processor. This computer features an 8th-generation Ryzen 7 CPU, alongside a 16" 1920x1200 screen, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD. Plus, it's 13% less than you'd pay elsewhere.

A great gaming laptop deal requires three things: A good GPU, similarly impressive specs otherwise, and a price that beats other stores comprehensively. This laptop meets the criteria, with an Nvidia RTX 4060 pushing pixels as fast as the 15.6" 1080p 144Hz screen can show 'em. It also packs 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD.

Anyone who prizes a little extra versatility in their electronics should have their interest piqued by a great 2-in-1 laptop deal. This Lenovo Flex laptop has a 14" touchscreen that doubles as a tablet display when you fold it over correctly, as well as 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD.

Get this Dell Inspiron at 20% off — it's a great laptop deal for students who want a decent set of specs without breaking the bank. It features an Intel i7-1255U CPU, along with a 15.6" 1080p 120Hz display, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD.

Now at its best ever price, this 14.5" laptop features an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 1.4GHz processor, as well as 1920x1200 display, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD. It promises 2.3x faster performance than the last-generation XPS 13, thanks to its Intel Arc GPU.

Save 40% on this handy Lenovo IdeaPad Flex when you use code "BBYBOPIS". Use it as a laptop or a tablet depending on your needs. It features a 12th Generation Intel Core i3-1215U 3.3GHz Alder Lake 6-core CPU, a 14" 1920x1200 touchscreen, 8GB RAM, a 256GB SSD, and Windows 11 Home in S Mode.

This is an impressive gaming laptop that you'd spend more than $2,000 on by shopping elsewhere. It features a 13th generation i9-13980HX 2.2GHz 24-Core CPU, a 18" 2560x1600 240Hz IPS display, 16GB RAM, a 1TB NVMe SSD, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 8GB GPU, and Windows 11 Home.

Laptop Deal FAQs

How Much Do Laptops Cost?

This will, predictably, depend on what you're looking for. A very basic Chromebook can easily be yours for less than $200. Looking for something with a little more under the hood will move prices up — expect the best deals for fairly standard student laptop deals to start around $350, with extras like an i7 CPU, more storage or RAM, or fancy screen technology bumping those prices up to $500 and beyond. You'll very quickly start hitting (and exceeding) $1,000 for a laptop that's suitable for gaming, especially if you want to run relatively recent games at their best.

When Can You Save the Most on Laptops?

There are three times we'll always push as fertile ground for the best laptop deals, and these are they:

• Back to School season: The influx of students looking for a new laptop will have retailers fighting it out to offer the best prices, and that makes it open season for non-students to take advantage too. This is when you'll see stores like Walmart or Target offering their best deals on student-range laptops, like Chromebooks or i5 Windows laptops.
• Black Friday season: We can reasonably understand Black Friday season to stretch from Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days in early October through the holidays. Which is a large window, all the better for saving on your perfect laptop. Last year, Best Buy's Black Friday sale offered laptops from $129, while Lenovo's Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals saw laptops marked up to 79% off.
• All the time at DealNews, where every day is Black Friday: It'd be silly to limit yourself to only shopping laptop sales in the last third of the year. We bring you the best laptop deals year-round, from Apple MacBooks to Alienware gaming beasts, whether they're new, open-box, or refurbished.

How Long Do Laptop Deals Last?

How long is a piece of string? Stores like Best Buy and Woot! will regularly offer great daily deals on laptops, which obviously limits you to 24 hours. At the other end of the scale, Lenovo will often tie its savings to coupon codes which can last for weeks, stock permitting. Where there's a hard and fast end to the deal, DealNews will be sure to note it; otherwise, assume it could end at any point.

What Should You Consider When Shopping Laptop Deals?

• Cost: It's wise to set yourself a budget, since you can quickly start letting extra features drive up the price, when you really don't need them, or convincing yourself that you don't need that strong a CPU, then finding your work hamstrung. Your budget can vary depending on your situation and needs, but laptops are an investment, and like any investment, you don't want to spend too much...or too little.
• Use: This might seem obvious, but you don't need a laptop with an RTX 4000-series GPU if you just want to do some word processing. And conversely, you don't buy a bottom of the barrel Chromebook and expect it to run Cyberpunk 2077. Think carefully about what you need your laptop to accomplish for you, because they're not modular — what you buy is more or less what you're stuck with.
• Specs: Here, we get granular in ways that can require a little research on your end. The difference between an i5 and i7 CPU (or Intel's newer Core lines — the naming conventions are a thing) might not be obvious, but figuring out which one of those suits your needs, or whether you'd be better off with 16GB of RAM instead of the more baseline 8GB, or deciding that you watch enough Netflix that you deserve a 4K OLED display instead of a regular 1080p display...all of these decisions add up to make your shopping expectations a little clearer.
• Longevity: Do you need a laptop to see you through your last year of college, or do you need a laptop you can comfortably game on for the next few years? Technology is a fickle thing: do you need a cheap and cheerful refurb, or one with a solid, lengthy warranty to fall back on? The more you're spending on your laptop, the more you'll expect it to hold up to a little wear and tear, so check reviews (especially user reviews, if they're available) to see how the laptop you're shopping endures.