Ahead of October Prime Day, the best laptop deals save you up to $900 on MacBooks and PCs
Retailers including Amazon, Best Buy, and Costco are offering early discounts on laptops ahead of the October Prime Day sale. These deals provide savings of up to $900 on popular models from Apple, MSI, and Asus. The price reductions help offset recent significant cost increases in the laptop market caused by a global memory crisis.
- ▪Amazon is currently offering a $150 discount on the 13-inch Apple MacBook Air with M5 chip, 16GB RAM, and 1TB SSD.
- ▪Costco is selling the MSI Prestige 16 AI+ laptop for $1,399, which represents a $400 savings.
- ▪Best Buy has the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop on sale for $1,649.99, saving buyers $650.
- ▪Many laptop models have experienced price hikes of $100 to $950 over the past nine months due to increased component costs.
- ▪The upcoming October Prime Day event is scheduled for October 6 and 7, 2026.
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Home > Tech > Laptops Ahead of October Prime Day, the best laptop deals save you up to $900 on MacBooks and PCs Amazon isn't rife with amazing laptop deals yet, but other retailers are picking up the slack. By Haley Henschel Haley Henschel Senior Shopping Reporter Haley Henschel is a Chicago-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who reviews and finds deals on popular tech, from laptops to gaming consoles and VPNs. She has years of experience covering shopping holidays and can tell you what’s actually worth buying on Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. Her work has also explored the driving forces behind digital trends within the shopping sphere, from dupes to 12-foot skeletons.
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