UPDATE: Oct. 8, 2024, 11:00 a.m. EDT This story has been updated with new deals and current availability.

Amazon isn't usually loaded with great laptop deals on any given day (especially compared to the competition), but things tend to pick up a bit during the retailer's major sitewide sales.

With Prime Big Deal Days kicking off — that would be Amazon's members-only "October Prime Day" sale, taking place Oct. 8 and 9 — the Mashable Shopping team is on the lookout for the best, most worth-it discounts there starring Apple MacBooks, Windows PCs, Chromebooks, and beyond. Good news: As of the time of this writing, the October Prime Day laptop deals are really starting to heat up.

Amazon didn't release a ton of great laptop deals in the lead-up to the sale, but the floodgates are finally starting to crack open in the eleventh hour: Multiple Acer laptops and a pair of LG gram convertibles have fallen to all-time lows, among a slew of other great discounts. Note that the latter are Prime exclusives; if you're not a member, you can get around the paywall by signing up for a free 30-day trial.

Amazon also has some MacBook Pros and Airs on sale separatelyfrom its pre-Prime Big Deal Days programming. That includes the 13-inch M2 Air and the 14-inch M3 Pro, two of our favorite MacBooks, which have fallen to their own record-low prices at the time of writing. They may not appear on the sale's official event page, but we encourage shoppers to consider these deals, too.

Check out the rest of our favorite deals below, where we also go deeper on specs and pricing, and follow along with our live bloggers for all the latest news.

Note: Deals marked with a 🔥have dropped to an all-time low price.

Best MacBook deal

Why we like it

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

The previous-generation MacBook Air from mid-2022 earned a 4.6/5 rating from Tech and Games Reporter Alex Perry, who commended its "[rock]-solid battery life," "dreamy keyboard," and peppy M2 chip. It has "enough horsepower to handle everyday tasks with ease," he wrote. It's a Mashable Choice Award winner and the MacBook we recommend for shoppers on a budget — especially now.

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It normally retails for $999, but Amazon has it on sale for just $749 (or $250 off) ahead of Prime Big Deal Days, which is its lowest price since launch. As far as we can tell, the only other time it's gotten that cheap was over Labor Day weekend at Best Buy, and it was limited to paid My Best Buy members.

More MacBooks on sale

• Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M3, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $849$1,099(save $250)

• Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M3, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $1,044$1,299(save $255)

• Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M3, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,299$1,599(save $300) 🔥

• Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M3 Pro, 18GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,799$1,999(save $200)

Best Windows laptop deal

Why we like it

Portability and versatility are the names of the game for this 14-inch hybrid laptop, which weighs about the same as a 13-inch M3 MacBook Air. This particular configuration packs a newer Intel Core Ultra 5 155H processor with 16GB of memory, which are solid specs for multitasking. It also comes with a compatible LG Stylus Pen for drawing and taking notes on its IPS touchscreen.

Amazon currently has it priced at $759.99 for Prime members, which is a whopping $540 off its $1,299.99 MSRP and its lowest price to date. (Before now, it's never dipped below $999.99.) For comparison's sake, it was stuck at full price on the LG website when we last checked.

More Windows laptops on sale

• Acer Aspire 3 (AMD Ryzen 3 7320U, AMD Radeon Graphics, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) — $299.99 $321.99(save $22)

• Asus VivoBook Go (AMD Ryzen 5 7520U, AMD Radeon Graphics, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $299.99$389.99(save $90)

• Asus Vivobook 16 (Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $399.99$549.99(save $150)

• HP 14-inch Laptop (13th Generation Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 16 GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $499.99$699.99(save $200)

• Dell Inspiron 3530 Laptop (Intel Core i5-1334U Processor, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $499.99$599.99(save $100)

• Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 (Intel Core i7-13620H, Intel UHD Graphics, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $699.99$949.99(save $250)

• LG gram Pro 16 2-in-1 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,099.99$1,599.99(save $500 with Prime) 🔥

Best gaming laptop deal

Why we like it

The Nitro 16 is a big-screened budget gaming laptop that's equipped with an AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS CPU from early 2023, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 graphics, a flashy RGB backlit keyboard, and a 165Hz display. Its measly 8GB of memory is a drawback, but that's totally workable if you only plan on playing lower-end games like Fortniteand Minecraft. (Otherwise, you can put your savings towards a memory upgrade.)

More gaming laptops on sale

• HP Victus 15.6-inch Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i5-12450H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $579.99$699.99(save $120)

• Asus TUF Gaming A15 (AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $599$699.99(save $100.99)

• Acer Nitro 16 (AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $799.99$999.99(save $200)

• Asus ROG Strix G17 (AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $949.99$1,199.99(save $250)

• Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $949.99$1,149.99(save $200)

• Asus ROG Strix G16 (Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,099.99$1,399.99(save $300)

• Acer Predator Triton Neo 16 (Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,499.99$1,899.99(save $400) 🔥