The best laptop deals for January 2024, from Apple's M3 MacBook Pro to a $480 HP gaming PC

Now is a great time to upgrade your laptop: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 ushered in a ton of exciting new hardware earlier this month, prompting tech retailers to slash prices on older inventory they need to clear. 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, you’ve got options at a variety of price points via Best Buy, Amazon, and beyond. Read on for a list of the best laptop deals as of Jan. 20. (And if you don’t see any models that check all the boxes on your spec wish list, come back soon — we’re adding new picks every week.)

Best laptop deals under $300

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Our pick: Dell Inspiron 15 3520

$279.99 at Dell (save $100)

Why we like it

This Dell laptop features a 12th-generation (2022) Intel Core i3 CPU, 8GB of RAM, 512GB of SSD storage, and a 15.6-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It’s nothing spectacular, but it’s a spec sheet we rarely see at this price point: Most 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 60Hz refresh rates. (Hell, even some nicer laptops don’t have 120Hz refresh rates — M2 MacBook Airs included!) It’s marked down to $279.99 on Dell’s website, which is an incredible deal for this configuration; it’s now $50 cheaper than the 256GB model.

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Traditional laptops

Acer Swift 1 (Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD) — $229.99 $369.99 (save $140)

ASUS L210 (Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) — $169.99 $249.99 (save $80)

Chromebooks

HP Chromebook 15at-na000 (Intel Celeron N4500, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $229.99 $329.99 (save $100)

Best laptop deals under $600

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Our pick: HP Victus 15-fb1013dx

$479.99 at Best Buy (save $320)

Why we like it

The award for “cheapest gaming laptop you can snag this week” goes to the HP Victus 15, a 15.6-inch PC from 2023 with a 144Hz micro-edge display and a backlit keyboard. This particular configuration comes equipped with last year’s AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS processor, 8GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 graphics, and 512GB of storage. It’s not going to be able to handle newer, graphically intensive games like CyberPunk 2077, but it’s an incredible value if you stick with titles like Minecraft, The Sims, and Grand Theft Auto V.

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Traditional laptops

Acer Aspire 3 (Intel Core i3-N305, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $329.99 $479.99 (save $150)

Acer Swift 3 OLED (Intel Core i5-12500H, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $499.99 $899.99 (save $400)

ASUS Vivobook 16 (AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $449 $599.99 (save $150.99)

ASUS Vivobook 16X (Intel Core i5-13500H, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $499 $699.99 (save $200.99)

Dell XPS 13 9315 (Intel Core i5-1230U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $599 $799 (save $200)

HP Laptop 14t-ee000 (Intel Core i3-1315U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $399.99 $749.99 (save $350)

HP Laptop 15t-fd000 (Intel Core i5-1335U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $399.99 $818.99 (save $419)

HP Laptop 17t-cn300 (Intel Core i5-1335U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $399.99 $799.99 (save $400)

HP Pavilion 15t-eg300 (Intel Core i5-1335U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $429.99 $899.99 (save $470)

HP Pavilion Aero 13z-be200 (AMD Ryzen 5 7535U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $479.99 $929.99 (save $450)

HP Pavilion x360 15-er1047nr (Intel Core i5-1235U, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $559.99 $969.99 (save $410)

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i, 15-inch (Intel Core i3-1315U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $464.99 $659.99 (save $195)

2-in-1 laptops

ASUS Vivobook Flip 14 (AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $599 $799.99 (save $200.99)

Dell Inspiron 14 7435 2-in-1 (AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $449.99 $699.99 (save $250)

Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 (AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $549.99 $749.99 (save $200)

HP Envy x360 15-ew1047nr (Intel Core i5-1335U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $749.99 $1,149.99 (save $400)

Lenovo Yoga 6, 13-inch with Aluminum Top Cover (AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $449.99 $699.99 (save $250)

Chromebooks

HP Chromebook x360 14b-cb0097nr (Intel Pentium Silver N6000, 8GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) — $339.99 $489.99 (save $150)

HP Chromebook Plus x360 14c-cd0097nr (Intel Core i3-1215U, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) — $519.99 $789.99 (save $270)

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i Chromebook, 14-inch (Intel Core i3-N305, 8GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) — $414.99 $549.99 (save $135)

Best laptop deals under $900

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Our pick: Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3, 15-inch

$683.99 at Lenovo (save $416)

Why we like it

If you want a budget-friendly gaming laptop with a little more pep in its step, go with this 15-inch IdeaPad Gaming 3 from last year, which has an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS CPU, 16GB of RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 graphics, and 512GB of storage. At just $683.99 (a 38% savings), it’s the cheapest RTX 40 Series gaming laptop we spotted this week. It also comes with a free three-month trial of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate worth $51.

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Traditional laptops

Acer Swift Edge 16 (AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $799.99 $1,499.99 (save $700)

ASUS Vivobook S 15 (AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 8GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $599.99 $999.99 (save $400)

ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED (Intel Core i7-12700H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $699.99 $1,100 (save $400.01)

Dell Inspiron 14 5430 (Intel Core i7-1360P, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $699.99 $849.99 (save $150)

Dell Inspiron 16 5630 (Intel Core i7-1360P, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $799.99 $1,299.99 (save $500)

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 (Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $899.99 $1,449.99 (save $550)

HP Envy 17-cr1087nr (Intel Core i7-13700H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $869.99 $1,249.99 (save $380)

HP Pavilion Plus 16t-ab000 (Intel Core i5-13500H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $629.99 $1,099.99 (save $470)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Intel Core i5-1235U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $699.99 $799.99 (save $100)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5, 13.5-inch (Intel Core i5-1235U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $799.99 $999.99 (save $200)

2-in-1 laptops

HP Spectre x360 14t-ef200 (Intel Core i5-1335U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $899.99 $1,399.99 (save $500)

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5, 16-inch (AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $634.99 $969.99 (save $335)

Lenovo Yoga 7i, 16-inch (Intel Core i7-1355U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $699.99 $999.99 (save $300); extra $50 off for paid My Best Buy members

Samsung Galaxy Book3 360, 13.3-inch (Intel Core i5-1340P, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $699.99 $999.99 (save $300)

Gaming laptops

Acer Nitro 16 (AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $899.99 $999.99 (save $100)

Acer Nitro V 15 (Intel Core i5-13420H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $699.99 $749.99 (save $150)

Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (Intel Core i5-13500HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $899.99 $1,199.99 (save $300)

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $849.99 $1,429.99 (save $580)

ASUS TUF Gaming A16 (AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon RX 7600S, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $899.99 $1,099.99 (save $200)

Lenovo LOQ, 15-inch (Intel Core i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $629.99 $1,019.99 (save $390)

MSI Bravo 15 (AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon RX 6550M, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $699.99 $899.99 (save $200)

MSI Thin GF63 (Intel Core i5-12450H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $799 $999.99 (save $200.99)

Laptop deals under $1,200

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Our pick: Apple MacBook Air, 15.3-inch

$1,049 at Amazon and Best Buy (save $250)

Why we like it

Read Mashable’s review of the 15-inch M2 Apple MacBook Air.

Last year’s 15-inch version of the M2 MacBook Air has a slightly larger (but just as pretty) Liquid Retina display and six speakers instead of four. Best of all, it still only weighs about three pounds. Amazon and Best Buy both have the 256GB model marked down to $1,049, or 19% off its $1,299 MSRP — a pretty sweet buy if you don’t want to splurge on one of the newer M3 MacBook Pros.

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Traditional laptops

ASUS Vivobook Pro 16 (Intel Core i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,099 $1,249 (save $150)

LG gram Style 16 OLED (Intel Core i7-1360P, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,199.99 $1,799.99 (save $600)

LG gram SuperSlim 15.6 OLED (Intel Core i7-1360P, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,199.99 $1,799.99 (save $600)

Gaming laptops

Acer Nitro 5 (AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $999.99 $1,799.99 (save $800)

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,049.99 $1,449.99 (save $400)

Dell G16 7620 (Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,199.99 $1,799.99 (save $600)

Lenovo Legion Slim 5i Gen 8, 16-inch (Intel Core i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $930.99 $1,349.99 (save $419)

MSI Crosshair 16 (Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,199.99 $1,399.99 (save $200)

MSI Katana 15 (Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $998 $1,199 (save $201)

Laptop deals over $1,200

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Our pick: Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (Apple M3)

$1,399 at Amazon (save $200)

Why we like it

Apple dropped its new 14-inch, M3-powered MacBook Pro last fall, and Amazon currently has the base model on sale for its lowest price to date. Compared to the older 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro, its upgrades include a brighter mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR display with ProMotion technology (i.e., a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate), a battery life of up to 22 hours, a 1080p FaceTime camera, and more ports along with that faster next-gen processor. It also has twice as much storage — 512GB instead of 256GB.