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The 4 Cyber Monday laptop deals I can't stop thinking about

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Last-minute Cyber Monday laptop deals at a glance:
Best MacBook deal
Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB)
$599 at Walmart (save $100)
Best Windows laptop deal
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, 13-inch (Snapdragon X Elite, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD)
$1,499 at Amazon and the Microsoft Store (save $500.99)
the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7
Best gaming laptop deal
Alienware m16 R2 (Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)
$1,299.99 (save $400 at Dell.com)
the Alienware m16 R2
Best Chromebook deal
Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus (Intel Core 3 100U, 8GB RAM, 256GB UFS)
$599.99 (save $100)
the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus

I’m Haley, a Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who tracks laptop deals all year long. So, when Cyber Weekend rolls around, my job gets incredibly easy for one simple reason: Everything is on sale. This year, Cyber Monday laptop deals are a true smorgasbord.

Major tech retailers and brands like Amazon, Best Buy, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Samsung took full advantage of Black Friday's unusually late timing this year, offering deep discounts on flagship laptops all November long. With Cyber Monday now nearly upon us, all-time lows on some of Mashable's best-reviewed machines are still up for grabs.

Cyber Weekend laptop deals are so competitive that even the famously stingy Apple Store gets involved. This year, it's doling out gift cards worth up to $200 with the purchase of select M2 and M3 MacBook Airs through Dec. 2 (aka Cyber Monday proper). Meanwhile, Amazon and Best Buy have been offering record-low prices on MacBook Air and Pro laptops. And as we approach the final hours of Cyber Monday, they're virtually all sold out.

SEE ALSO: The Cyber Monday deals we're already obsessing over

Buying a laptop is a huge investment, and it might even be your biggest purchase of the year. To make sure your money goes as far as possible, I spend hours vetting laptop deals. (I'll sometimes list different MSRPs than major retailers if I find they're playing funny games with prices.) I also steer clear of models from third-party sellers at Amazon or Walmart. These sellers may use different customer service or return policies, and I don't think expensive purchases mesh well with riskiness.

Read on for a closer look at four of the best last-minute Cyber Monday laptop deals I wouldn't pass up, plus more options across the MacBook, Windows, gaming, and Chromebook categories. As I mentioned before, MacBooks are becoming very hard to come by, so if you see a machine that meets your needs, don't assume it will be available tomorrow.

Note: All newly added or updated deals have been marked with a ✨, while struck-through deals were either sold out or expired at the time of writing.

Best MacBook deal

m1 macbook air
Credit: Apple
Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB)
$599.00 at Walmart
$699.00 Save $100.00

Why we like it

"How slim are the pickings on MacBook Air computers? Slim enough that we're going all the way back to the M1 MacBook Air. Normally, I avoid laptops that aren't relatively future-proof, but early-bird shoppers already snapped up the good deals on M2 and M3 MacBook Air laptops. However, the M1 Air is worthy of an exception. We named it one of the best laptops in the world four years in a row. Walmart is pretty much the only retailer still selling it, and you won't find a cheaper MacBook Air anywhere." — Timothy Beck Werth, Mashable Contributor

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Best Windows laptop deal

the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7
Credit: Microsoft
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, 13-inch (Snapdragon X Elite, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD)
$1,499.00 at Amazon and the Microsoft Store
$1,999.99 Save $500.99

Why we like it

Read Mashable's full review of the 13-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop 7.

Microsoft's Copilot+ PC has an even longer battery life than the new M4 MacBook Pros — it lasted nearly 23 hours in our testing — and it comes with AI features that "make Windows fun again," Gedeon wrote. She gave it a 4.8/5; it's a Mashable Choice Award winner and our current favorite Windows laptop for most people, barring any ARM-related app compatibility issues.

The upgraded configuration that Gedeon tested is a 13-inch model featuring a Snapdragon X Elite processor, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of SSD storage, and its price fell several times throughout the month before it settled on a new record low last week. I'm calling this one the "Stop! He's already dead!" special.

In early November, Amazon put this Surface Laptop 7 back on sale at its October Prime Day price of $1,699.99. A week before Black Friday, Best Buy decided to match that deal — only for it to immediately drop by an extra $100 at Amazon and the Microsoft Store. A few days later, Amazon added $50 to its discount, which Microsoft eventually matched. Finally, on Black Friday proper, Amazon and Microsoft hammered the last nail in the coffin by bringing it down to an unprecedented $1,499 (or 25% off). It was still stuck at $1,699.99 at Best Buy the last time I checked. Poor guy.

For what it's worth, the Microsoft Store offers price protection if you bought the Surface Laptop 7 there at one of its previous sale prices. Amazon does not, but you do have the option of returning it and rebuying it for cheaper. The retailer's extended holiday return policy applies to most purchases made between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31.

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Best gaming laptop deal

the Alienware m16 R2
Credit: Alienware
Alienware m16 R2 (Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)
$1,299.99 at Dell.com
$1,699.99 Save $400.00

Why we like it

Read Mashable's full review of the Alienware m16 R2.

This premium 16-incher is the best gaming laptop we tried in 2024 (and another Mashable Choice Award winner), earning a score of 4.5/5 from Gedeon. She was impressed by its ample mid-range power, its "springy" keyboard, and its solid build quality, as well as its "seamless" support of Nvidia's Advanced Optimus feature. That lets it switch between its discrete and integrated GPUs "to handle both play and work," she wrote.

Our testing configuration featured an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H CPU, GeForce RTX 4070 graphics, 16GB of memory, and a terabyte of storage. It's back at full price at Best Buy after dropping to $1,299.99 there on Black Friday (or $600 off), a popular deal that sold out several times over the weekend. However, another model with a slightly better processor and a slightly worse GPU is on sale for the same price on Dell's website during its Cyber Monday sale — a $400 savings.

More gaming laptop deals

Best Chromebook deal

the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus
Credit: Samsung
Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus (Intel Core 3 100U, 8GB RAM, 256GB UFS)
$599.99 at Best Buy
$699.99 Save $100.00

Why we like it

Announced in October, this 15.6-inch Samsung Galaxy machine is the thinnest, lightest Chromebook Plus model on the market and the only one with an AMOLED display. (Translation: It's super vibrant.) "As someone who got a chance to get some hands-on experience with the Galaxy Chromebook Plus, I can confirm that it is razor thin," Gedeon wrote. "I don't even know how they managed to pack any internals inside." It has an Intel Core 3 100U processor, 8GB of memory, and 256GB of UFS storage, and supports newer Gemini AI features like Live Translate.

Typically $699.99, Best Buy currently has it on sale for $100 off — its first-ever discount.

More Chromebook deals

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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.

Haley received a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and honed her sifting and winnowing skills at The Daily Cardinal. She previously covered politics for The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, investigated exotic pet ownership for Wisconsin Watch, and blogged for some of your favorite reality stars.

In her free time, Haley enjoys playing video games, drawing, taking walks on Lake Michigan, and spending time with her parrot (Melon) and dog (Pierogi). She really, really wants to get back into horseback riding. You can follow her on X at @haleyhenschel or reach her via email at [email protected].

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