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Best laptop deals May 2024: Save on Apple, Dell, and HP

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UPDATE: May. 18, 2024, 5:00 a.m. EDT This story has been updated with new laptop deals, pricing, and availability.

The very best laptop deals at a glance:

a Dell Inspiron 15 (3520) with a blue floral background
the HP Chromebook Plus x360 14ct-cd000 with a stylus
the 13-inch m2 apple macbook air
the 13-inch m2 apple macbook air

A new laptop is almost certainly a splurge, but keeping your eyes peeled for deals can make it much easier to pull the plug on an upgrade. The good news is that you’ve got options at a variety of price points via Best Buy, Amazon, and beyond, whether you’re looking for an everyday workhorse, a cheap Chromebook for homework, a 2-in-1 Windows PC for drawing, or a powerful premium gaming laptop.

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Read on for our running list of the best laptop deals as of May 18. (And if you don’t see any models that check all the boxes on your spec wish list, come back soon: We add new picks every other week.)

Best laptop deal under $300

Why we like it

This Dell laptop features a 12th-generation Intel Core i3 processor (from early 2022), 8GB of RAM, 256GB of SSD storage, and a 15.6-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It’s nothing spectacular and a little outdated, but this is a spec sheet we rarely see at this price point: Many cheap, entry-level PCs under $300 have dinky discontinued Intel Pentium/Celeron CPUs, 4GB of RAM, pokier eMMC flash storage that maxes out at 128GB, and/or 60Hz refresh rates. (Hell, even some nicer laptops don’t have 120Hz refresh rates — M3 Apple MacBook Air included!)

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Best laptop deal under $600

Why we like it

Read Mashable’s full review of the HP Chromebook Plus x360 14c.

The HP Chromebook Plus x360 14c is a 14-inch ChromeOS convertible that we got a chance to review this winter. Its dim display and noisy, low-res webcam didn’t impress Mashable tech editor Kim Gedeon, “[but] its robust aluminum chassis, flexible postures (e.g., tablet and tent modes), wide range of ports, and fantastic keyboard may leave you hooked,” she said. (It walked away with a 4/5 rating.) The configuration with a 12th-gen Intel Core i3 CPU, 8GB of memory, and 128GB of storage is marked down to $589.99 on HP’s website, which is a 25% savings.

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Best laptop deal under $900

Why we like it

Read Mashable’s review of the 13-inch Apple MacBook Air (M2).

Mashable Deals

The 13-inch version of Apple’s previous-gen MacBook Air won a Mashable Choice Award upon release in mid-2022, with tech and games reporter Alex Perry praising its peppy M2 processor, superb battery life, satisfying keyboard, and lightweight frame. A permanent price drop spurred by March’s release of its (very comparable) predecessor has brought it down to a new starting price of $999, and a $149.01 discount at Amazon scoots it down to a record-low $849.99. (As far as MacBooks are concerned, that’s budget laptop territory.) Note the on-page coupon you’ll have to apply before checkout.

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Best laptop deal under $1,200

Why we like it

Read Mashable’s full review of the 15-inch Apple MacBook Air (M3).

If you think you’ll benefit from a tad more speed, support for WiFi 6E, and/or simultaneous support for two external displays, the newer 13-inch M3 MacBook Air is also on sale on Amazon for $149.01 off (again, with a coupon). That brings it down to $949.99, which is its lowest price to date.

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