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Amazons best Prime Day laptop deals can save you up to $970 (!) on a new PC

Jun 23, 2026 - 21:00

a microsoft surface laptop 7 with a prime day sticker on it

The best Prime Day laptop deals at a glance:

Best MacBook deal

Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M5, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)

$949 (save $150)

Best Windows laptop deal

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, 15-inch (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)

$1,229.99 (save $970)

Best gaming laptop deal

Acer Nitro V 16S AI (AMD Ryzen 7 260, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD)

$1,099.99 (save $300)

The ongoing global RAM shortage has led many PC makers to raise their laptop prices this year. Even Apple's MacBooks are at risk of price bumps in the near future. Mercifully, Amazon's annual Prime Day sale is offering some sweet RAMageddon relief this week, slashing prices on select PCs through June 26.

As Mashable's resident expert on all things laptops, I want to note that Amazon carries a much smaller selection of Windows laptops, gaming laptops, and Chromebooks than other major retailers — especially Best Buy, which happens to be running a competing Tech Fest sale this week. I've rounded up Amazon's most worth-it laptop deals below and made sure all of them aren't cheaper elsewhere. But don't feel like you need to be loyal to it just because Prime Day is hogging the spotlight right now.

I'll continue to update the following list with the best Prime Day laptop deals as the sale progresses, so check back often. You can also visit the Mashable shopping team's dedicated Prime Day 2026 hub for all the latest tech price drops from around the web.

Best Prime Day MacBook deal

Credit: Apple

Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M5, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)

$949 at Amazon
$1,099 Save $150

Powered by the M5 chip, Apple's sleek MacBook Air is faster than any other Windows laptop at its price point (and even many that are way more expensive). Its overall build quality also smokes most of the competition: It comes equipped with a luxe haptic touchpad, a sharp Liquid Retina display, and 12MP webcam. The 13-inch base model usually costs $1,099 — an already-great deal in this day and age — but it's marked down to just $949 during Prime Day. If it sells out on Amazon, you can find the same discount at Best Buy.

Read Mashable's full review of the M5 Apple MacBook Air.

More MacBook deals

Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M5, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,149 ~~$1,299~~ (save $150)
Apple MacBook Air, 14-inch (M5, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,549 ~~$1,699~~ (save $150)

Best Prime Day Windows laptop deal

Credit: Microsoft

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, 15-inch (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)

$1,229.99 at Amazon
$2,099.99 Save $870.00

We loved the Surface Laptop 7 back when it launched in 2024. While its CPU isn't the freshest anymore, its still impresses as a whole: It features a 23-hour battery life, a microSDXC card slot, and a 2.5K touchscreen that's brighter and smoother than a 15-inch MacBook Air's screen.

Amazon's amazing Prime Day deal on this 15-inch model comes just a week after Microsoft announced the very similar Surface Laptop 8 (which isn't on sale just yet). It's currently listed for just $1,229.99 — a whopping 44% off its regular retail price of $2,099.99. I wouldn't be surprised if it disappears long before Prime Day ends, considering the exact same model sold out at Best Buy after dropping to $1,699.99 there.

Read Mashable's full review of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7.