The best Prime Day laptop deals aren’t on Amazon—here’s where to find them

Enlarge / Alienware x17 R2 laptop.

You can find some significant savings at Amazon for the retailer's Prime Day sale right now, but if you're in the market for a laptop, you're probably better off looking elsewhere. Even though Amazon has some good sales on laptops, some of the machines the retailer has discounted contain older processors or graphics cards. For those needing something more current or anyone wanting to stick to the bigger OEMs like Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Microsoft, we've rounded up some of the best deals on PC notebooks for productivity, travel, and gaming.

Lenovo

The 14-inch and 13-inch models will have FHD displays with touch and non-touch options, as well as FreeSync technology. (credit: Valentina Palladino)

• Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 7 (14-inch, Intel Core i5-1240P) for $1,049 after coupon (was $3,099) at Lenovo
• Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i Chromebook (14-inch, Intel i3-N305) for $350 (was $550) at Lenovo
• Lenovo Legion Slim 5i Gen 8 (16-inch, Intel Core i5-13500H and RTX 4050) for $1,100 at 12 pm ET (was $1,350) at Lenovo
• Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 (14-inch, Intel Core i7-1260P) for $1,547 at 3 pm ET (was $3,439) at Lenovo
• Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (14-inch, Intel Core i5-1355U) for $953 at 3 pm ET (was $1,589) at Lenovo
• Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 (16-inch, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS and RTX 4060) for $1,250 at 6 pm ET (was $1,550) at Lenovo
• Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 1 (16-inch, Intel Core i5-1335U) for $1,013 at 6 pm ET (was $1,689) at Lenovo
• Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 (15-inch, AMD Ryzen 3 7330U) for $410 (was $650) at Lenovo
• Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 8 (16-inch, Intel Core i9-13900HX and RTX 4070) for $2,000 (was $2,300) at Lenovo
• Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 (14-inch, Intel Core i7-1185G7) for $999 after coupon (was $3,679) at Lenovo
• Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i (14-inch, Intel Core i5-1335U) for $595 (was $900) at Lenovo
• Lenovo Yoga 7i (16-inch, Intel Core i5-1340P) for $855 (was $1,140) at Lenovo
• Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 8 (16-inch, Intel Core i7-13700HX and RTX 4060) for $1,450 (was $1,700) at Lenovo
• Lenovo Yoga 6 (13-inch, AMD Ryzen 7 7730U) for $815 (was $1,100) at Lenovo
• Lenovo IdeaPad 1 (15-inch, AMD Athlon Gold 7220U) for $230 (was $400) at Lenovo
• Lenovo ThinkBook 13s Gen 4 (13-inch, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U) for $780 (was $1,369) at Lenovo
• Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 3 (14-inch, AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 5675U) for $836 (was $1,779) at Lenovo
• Lenovo ThinkBook E14 (14-inch, AMD Ryzen 5 5625U) for $837 (was $1,469) at Lenovo

Microsoft

The Surface Pro X with optional Slim Pen and keyboard. (credit: Microsoft)

• Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (save $300) from $900 at Microsoft
• Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (save $400) from $900 at Microsoft
• Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio (save $600) from $1,200 at Microsoft
• Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 (save $200) from $450 at Microsoft
• Microsoft Surface Pro 8 (save $500) from $900 at Microsoft

Dell

The Alienware 14 gaming laptop. (credit: Alienware)

• Alienware m17 R5 Gaming Laptop (17-inch, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H and RTX 3050 Ti) for $1,000 (was $1,450) at Dell
• Alienware m16 Gaming Laptop (16-inch, Intel Core i9-13900HX and RTX 4080) for $2,400 (was $2,700) at Dell
• Dell G16 Gaming Laptop (16-inch, Intel Core i7-13650HX and RTX 4050) for $1,150 (was $1,300) at Dell
• Alienware m16 Gaming Laptop (16-inch, AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX and RTX 4060) for $1,600 (was $1,800) at Dell
• Dell G15 Gaming Laptop (15-inch, Intel Core i7-13650HX and RTX 4060) for $1,300 (was $1,550) at Dell
• Alienware m17 R5 Gaming Laptop (17-inch, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H and RTX 3060) for $1,100 (was $$1,800) at Dell
• G15 Gaming Laptop (15-inch, Intel Core i5-13450HX and RTX 3050) for $800 (was $950) at Dell
• Alienware x15 R2 Gaming Laptop (15-inch, Intel Core i9-12900H and RTX 3070 Ti) for $1,700 (was $2,700) at Dell
• Dell G16 Gaming Laptop (16-inch, Intel Core i7-12700H and RTX 3050 Ti) for $900 (was $1,250) at Dell
• Alienware m18 Gaming Laptop (18-inch, AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX and RTX 4060) for $1,700 (was $1,950) at Dell
• Alienware x14 R2 Gaming Laptop (14-inch, Intel Core i7-13620H and RTX 4050) for $1,650 (was $1,800) at Dell
• Alienware m16 Gaming Laptop (16-inch, Intel Core i7-13700HX and RTX 4060) for $1,900 (was $2,100) at Dell
• Alienware m16 Gaming Laptop (16-inch, AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX and Radeon 7600M XT) for $1,800 (was $2,000) at Dell
• Alienware m17 R5 Gaming Laptop (17-inch, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H and RTX 3070 Ti) for $1,300 (was $2,100) at Dell
• Alienware x14 R2 Gaming Laptop (14-inch, Intel Core i7-13620H and RTX 4060) for $1,850 (was $2,050) at Dell
• Alienware m16 Gaming Laptop (16-inch, Intel Core i9-13900HX and RTX 4090) for $3,250 (was $3,450) at Dell
• Alienware m18 Gaming Laptop (16-inch, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX and RTX 4080) for $2,700 (was $3,150) at Dell
• Alienware m18 Gaming Laptop (18-inch, Intel Core i9-13980HX and RTX 4090) for $3,850 (was $4,345) at Dell
• Alienware m18 Gaming Laptop (18-inch, Intel Core i9-13900HX and RTX 4080) for $2,600 (was $2,900) at Dell
• Dell Precision 3581 Workstation (15-inch, Intel Core i5-13600H and RTX A500) for $1,769 (was $3,530) at Dell
• Dell Precision 3570 Workstation (15-inch, Intel Core i7-1355U and Nvidia T550) for $1,459 (was $2,917) at Dell
• Dell Precision 3570 Workstation (15-inch, Intel Core i7-1245U and Nvidia T550) for $1,269 (was $2,533) at Dell
• Dell Precision 3570 Workstation (15-inch, Intel Core i5-1255U and Nvidia T550) for $1,259 (was $2,514) at Dell
• Dell Precision 5570 Workstation (15-inch, Intel Core i5-12600H and RTX A1000) for $1,609 (was $3,230) at Dell
• Dell Precision 5770 Workstation (15-inch, Intel Core i7-12800H and RTX A2000) for $2,339 (was $4,980) at Dell
• Dell Precision 5470 Workstation (14-inch, Intel Core i7-12800H and RTX A1000) for $1,979 (was $4,393) at Dell
• Dell Precision 5470 Workstation (14-inch, Intel Core i7-12800H and RTX A1000) for $1,919 (was $4,610) at Dell
• Dell Precision 5770 Workstation (17-inch, Intel Core i7-12800H and RTX A2000) for $2,369 (was $4,748) at Dell
• Dell Precision 7780 Workstation (17-inch, Intel Core i9-12950HX and RTX 4000) for $5,199 (was $8,985) at Dell
• Dell Latitude 3440 Laptop (14-inch, Intel Core i5-1335U) for $749 (was $1,289) at Dell
• Dell Vostro 16 Laptop (16-inch, Intel Core i5-1340P) for $759 (was $1,537) at Dell
• Dell Precision 3480 Workstation (14-inch, Intel Core i5-1350P) for $1,419 (was $2,827) at Dell
• Dell Latitude 5430 Laptop (14-inch, Intel Core i7-1265U) for $1,089 (was $2,179) at Dell
• Dell Precision 3581 (15-inch, Intel Core i5-13600H and RTX A500) for $1,769 (was $3,530) at Dell
• Dell Latitude 7440 Laptop (14-inch, Intel Core i7-1335U) for $1,809 (was $3,114) at Dell
• Dell Vostro 15 (15-inch, Intel Core i5-1335U) for $499 (was $1,152) at Dell
• Dell Vostro 14 (14-inch, Intel Core i5-1335U) for $599 (was $1,229) at Dell
• Dell Latitude 3440 Laptop (14-inch, Intel Core i5-1335U) for $709 (was $1,185) at Dell
• Dell XPS 13 (13-inch, Intel Core i7-1250U) for $849 (was $1,099) at Dell
• Dell XPS 15 (15-inch, Intel Core i9-13900H and RTX 4060) for $2,299 (was $2,799) at Dell
• Dell XPS 15 (15-inch, Intel Core i7-13700U and Intel Arc A370M) for $1,299 (was $1,499) at Dell
• Dell XPS 15 (15-inch, Intel Core i7-13700H and RTX 4060) for $1,949 (was $2,349) at Dell
• Dell XPS 15 (15-inch, Intel Core i7-13700H and RTX 4050) for $1,599 (was $1,999) at Dell
• Dell XPS 15 (15-inch, Intel Core i9-13900H and RTX 4060) for $1,999 (was $2,499) at Dell
• Dell XPS 15 (15-inch, Intel Core i9-13900H and RTX 4070) for $2,449 (was $2,999) at Dell
• Dell XPS 13 Plus (13-inch, Intel Core i7-1360P) for $1,599 (was $1,949) at Dell
• Dell XPS 13 Plus (13-inch, Intel Core i7-1360P) for $1,299 (was $1,499) at Dell
• Dell Inspiron 14 (14-inch, AMD Ryzen 7 5825U) for $500 (was $800) at Dell
• Dell Inspiron 15 (15-inch, Intel Core i5-1135G7) for $430 (was $700) at Dell
• Dell Inspiron 16 (16-inch, Intel Core i5-1235U) for $530 (was $850) at Dell
• Dell XPS 17 (17-inch, Intel Core i9-13900H and RTX 4070) for $2,999 (was $3,549) at Dell

HP

(credit: Valentina Palladino)

• HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 (14-inch, Intel Core i7-1365U and RTX A500) for $1,799 (was $3,863) at HP
• HP ZBook Firefly 16 G10 (16-inch, Intel Core i7-1355U and RTX A500) for $2,222 (was $4,457) at HP
• HP ZBook Firefly 16 G9 (16-inch, Intel Core i7-1255U and Nvidia T550) for $1,899 (was $3,574) at HP
• HP ZBook Studio G9 (16-inch, Intel Core i7-12700H and RTX 3060) for $2,349 (was $5,380) at HP
• HP ZBook Studio G9 (16-inch, Intel Core i7-12700H and RTX 3070 Ti) for $3,199 (was $6,432) at HP
• HP ZBook Fury G9 (16-inch, Intel Core i9-12950HX and RTX A4500) for $4,299 (was $7,395) at HP
• HP ZBook Fury G9 (16-inch, Intel Core i7-12850HX and RTX A3000) for $2,590 (was $5,887) at HP
• HP ZBook Power G9 (15-inch, Intel Core i7-12800H and RTX A2000) for $2,199 (was $4,752) at HP
• HP ZBook Power G9 (15-inch, Intel Core i7-12800H and RTX A1000) for $1,895 (was $4,416) at HP
• Victus by HP Gaming Laptop (16-inch, Intel Core i5-13500H and RTX 3050) for $850 (was $1,150) at HP
• Victus by HP Gaming Laptop (16-inch, Intel Core i7-12700H and RTX 3050) for $900 (was $1,300) at HP
• Victus by HP Gaming Laptop (16-inch, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS and RTX 4060) for $1,150 (was $1,400) at HP
• Victus by HP Gaming Laptop (16-inch, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H and RX 6500M) for $700 (was $900) at HP
• Omen Transcend Gaming Laptop (16-inch, Intel Core i7-13700HX and RTX 4070) for $1,650 (was $2,000) at HP
• Omen Gaming Laptop (16-inch, Intel Core i7-13700HX and RTX 4070) for $1,450 (was $1,800) at HP
• Omen Gaming Laptop (16-inch, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS and RTX 4060) for $1,250 (was $1,600) at HP
• Omen Gaming Laptop (17-inch, Intel Core i9-13900HX and RTX 4080) for $2,150 (was $2,600) at HP

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