Amazon's October Prime Day event has already come and gone, but there are still quite a few laptop deals going strong. After combing through the remaining sales, we've compiled a list of the 30 best deals still live on devices we've personally gone hands-on with, from all price points.
From Apple's MacBook Pro M3 (which is still $300 off) to the versatile and high-performing Dell XPS 15 (2024) (which is $240 off), these are some of the best deals still live that we've found. Just make sure to act fast, since these laptop deals will power down soon.
Apple's M3 MacBook Pro sets the standard for performance and portability, with 8GB of RAM and a 512GB hard drive. The cool and battery-efficient M3 processor is industry-respected for blazing through productivity tasks and demanding workloads like editing 4K video, graphic design, entertainment, and multitasking.
The MacBook Air M3 is as high-performing as it is ultraportable. The latest in Apple silicon provides a powerful and battery-efficient core to a thin and light laptop that is under half an inch thin. With a 13.6-inch liquid retina display, 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, the MacBook Air set the standard in portability and continues to push the limits for what an ultraportable laptop can do.
If you're looking to save a little bit more on a light and thin MacBook Air, the previous version with the M2 chip is not a huge jump in processing power, and it's 20% off. The M2 version features a 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU like last year's version, as well as the same 500-nit liquid retina display that supports 1 billion colors for vibrant images.
Microsoft's 2024 Surface Laptop is a fast, lightweight laptop with a fantastic battery. It was one of our favorite devices we tested this year. Armed with the Snapdragon X Plus processor, the Surface Laptop runs cool and efficiently. It has a gorgeous display and ultraportable body that's well-rounded enough for any use case.
Amazon Prime Day event lasts from Tuesday, Oct. 8 through Wednesday, Oct. 9, but there are noteworthy deals before and after those days as well.
Amazon hasn't historically been the premiere destination for laptop deals, but the ones it lists for Prime Day have been too good to ignore. The MacBook deals, for example, were pretty major when they first dropped, since Apple is notorious for being restrictive about sales. The deals on Prime Day have gotten better each year, with more and more manufacturers participating with a broader range of devices.
We searched for laptop deals on Amazon that are significant markdowns from their regular prices, and on products that we have either gone hands-on ourselves or can vouch for as solid laptops worth consideration. We also used various price trackers to ensure that a claimed deal wasn't spurious.
We have concentrated on quality products from leading vendors, as discounts on these laptops are likely to be most sought-after by potential buyers.
When compiling the list of the best deals, we considered the following:
ZDNET's experts are searching through Prime Day sales to find the best discounts by category. These are the best deals so far:
You can also find the best October Prime Day deals by price:
And the best deals from other retailers this week: