The Best Amazon Prime Day Computer and Laptop Deals
Google Pixel Tablet (128 GB, Tablet Only) — Top Pick
Best Buy deal price: $250 (deal on white); street price: $350
What we like: Our top pick for the best Android tablet. Has a long-lasting battery and Google’s latest processor, which allows it to capably handle gaming, streaming media, and light work tasks. Its 5,000 mAh battery lasts days on a charge and can draw power from USB-C .
Other things to know: System updates through 2026 and security updates through 2028. Stylus support is limited. 11-inch LCD screen has a resolution of 2560×1600. Deal for the tablet only without the speaker dock, which we normally recommend. On sale in white/porcelain.
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Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Laptop (16-Inch) — Upgrade Pick
Samsung deal price: $1,350 ; street price: $1,650
What we like: Our upgrade Windows laptop pick. Has the biggest, best-looking display we’ve encountered in a tested Windows laptop, yet it still weighs under 3.5 pounds. Has long battery life, lasting nearly 15.5 hours in our tests. Has snappy keyboard with a number pad, a gigantic, reliable trackpad, and sturdy build quality.
Other things to know: Expensive, but you get the quality you pay for. Samsung includes too much unnecessary software. Comes with Intel Core Ultra 256V processor, 16 GB of memory, and 1 TB GB SSD (more than our recommend specs of 512 GB SSD).
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HP Chromebook Plus Laptop (15a-nb0033dx) — Worth Considering
Best Buy deal price: $350 ; street price: $500
What we like: A Chromebook worth considering if our big-screen pick is unavailable (which it is). Fast-enough and reliable. Long battery life. Also a good choice if you want a number pad.
Other things to know: Compared with our big-screen pick, has a smaller, lower-resolution, dimmer display with a standard 60 Hz refresh rate; as a result, scrolling and other animations don’t look as smooth.
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Acer Aspire Go 15 Laptop (AG15-32P-39R2) — Worth Considering
Amazon deal price: $250 ; street price: $300
What we like: Another laptop under $500 worth considering if you need the cheapest viable laptop. Surprisingly not bad for the price. Has fast-enough performance and a passable 15.6-inch 1080p display. Keyboard and trackpad work fine. Can charge via USB-C.
Other things to know: Display has a yellow tint and doesn’t get very bright. Comes packed with bloatware. Battery life doesn’t quite last a full workday. Comes with Windows 11 in S mode, but you can switch out for free.
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Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Laptop (14-Inch) — Runner-Up
Best Buy deal price: $1,050 ; street price: $1,350
What we like: Our runner-up Windows laptop pick. Thin, light, and portable. Has enough battery life to last a full day of work or classes. Has a satisfying backlit keyboard, accurate trackpad, slightly better webcam, and top-notch build quality. Display supports touch input, has 120 Hz refresh rate, and 2880×1800 resolution.
Other things to know: Battery life falls a few hours short of our top pick’s, it’s more expensive (currently by about $200), and Samsung packs in too much bloatware. Comes with Intel Core Ultra 7 256V processor, 16 GB of memory, and 512 GB SSD.
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Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i Chromebook Plus Laptop — Top Pick
Best Buy deal price: $380 ; street price: $550
What we like: Our top pick for the best Chromebook. Offers the best combination of features and price of all the models we’ve tested. Fast enough for everyday tasks. Battery will last a full day of work or classes. Has a tall, 14-inch touchscreen display and surprisingly good speakers.
Other things to know: Portable size but heavy and cumbersome to use as a tablet. The webcam produces a dim image even with Google’s new Improve Lighting feature enabled. Specs include Intel i3-1315U processor, 8 GB memory, and 128 GB SSD storage. Street price has risen recently.
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Acer Chromebook Plus 516GE (CBG516-2H-59S4) — Worth Considering
Best Buy deal price: $350 ; street price: $600
What we like: A Chromebook worth considering for streaming games. The best of the so-called gaming Chromebooks. The only model with an Ethernet port to provide a reliable internet connection. Vivid 16-inch, 2560×1600 display with a 120 Hz refresh rate. Responsive, comfortable RGB keyboard.
Other things to know: Every gaming Chromebook we’ve tested on Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce Now has exhibited frustrating hiccups over Wi-Fi on a 500 Mbps internet plan, so we don’t recommend them for streaming games over Wi-Fi. Specs include 8 GB RAM and 256 GB SSD.
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Apple iPad (11th Generation, 128 GB) — Top Pick
Best Buy deal price: $280 ; street price: $330
What we like: Our top tablet pick for most people. Large 11-inch touchscreen, fast performance, a USB-C port, and plenty of color options. Great all-around tablet that can handle pretty much any task. 128 GB is a great jump from the previous 64 GB least-expensive model. Solid battery life lasted for about 10 hours of continuous use. Touch ID sensor unlocks the device.
Other things to know: Only supports the 1st-gen and USB-C Apple Pencil models. Digital illustrators might need a more expensive iPad.
Read more: The iPad Is the Best Tablet
Huion Inspiroy 2 M Drawing Tablet — Top Pick
Amazon deal price: $64 (deal on green); street price: $80
What we like: Our top pick for the best drawing tablet. Smooth pen surface is a pleasure to draw on. Comfortable stylus provides excellent tracking with no latency. Has plenty of hotkeys (eight) for you to program as you like, along with a dial and a pen holder with replacement nibs. Setup is easy, and the drivers are fairly user-friendly.
Other things to know: Features 8.7 by 5.4 inches of usable workspace. The design is boring. Lacks wireless support and touch input. Deal on green.
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Amazon Fire HD 8 Android Tablet (12th Generation, 32 GB) — Budget Pick
Amazon deal price: $55; street price: $100
What we like: Our budget Android tablet pick. Same 8-inch display, MediaTek processor, and 13-hour battery life as in its predecessor, with more RAM for slightly faster performance and a marginally higher-megapixel rear camera. Ideal for streaming video or using as a family tablet.
Other things to know: Ad-supported lock screen. 1280×800 screen resolution is much lower than on our other picks, so text and images are visibly less sharp. Running content-heavy websites or multiple apps can cause lagging and freezing. On sale in the 32 GB size.
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Apple MacBook Air (15-Inch, M3, 2024, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD) — Former Pick
Best Buy deal price: $900; street price: $1,050
What we like: A former pick. A version of our upgrade MacBook pick with an older processor, this is last year’s model of the bigger sibling to our top pick, with a larger screen, a larger touchpad, and better speakers. Keeps cooler and performs better than the 13-inch one during long, intensive tasks.
Other things to know: Has the same two USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports, MagSafe port, and headphone jack as its smaller sibling. Deal price on all colors.
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Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids Tablet (32 GB) — Budget Pick
Amazon deal price: $65 (deal on blue or purple); street price: $120
What we like: Our budget pick for the best tablets for kids. Solid option for watching videos. Durable and more drop-resistant than our top pick. Good parental controls. Two-year warranty.
Other things to know: Worse screen and a much more limited app selection compared to our top pick but a fraction of the price. Deal is for the 32 GB in blue or purple.
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Apple iPad Air (11-Inch, M3, 128 GB) — Upgrade Pick
Amazon deal price: $480; street price: $550
What we like: Our upgrade tablet pick. Delivers iPad Pro power without the iPad Pro price. Same powerful M3 processor as in the last-gen MacBook Air. FaceTime camera is great for work calls. Compatible with Apple’s more full-featured accessories. Linking a mouse, keyboard, and monitor unlocks a macOS-like desktop.
Other things to know: Also our budget pro tablet pick. We found a much larger difference between the iPad Air’s display and the iPad Pro’s display than we did between that of the Air and that of the entry-level iPad. Solid 128 GB base storage. Deal isn’t as good as previous sales for Costco members.
Read more: The iPad Is the Best Tablet
Huion Inspiroy H640P Drawing Tablet — Budget Pick
Amazon deal price: $27; street price: $35
What we like: Our budget pick for the best drawing tablet. Feels similar to pricier models in both stylus tracking and drawing experience. Features six programmable hotkeys. Comfortable, full-size wireless pen comes with eight replacement nibs.
Other things to know: Not quite as sleek as our other picks. Not wireless. Charges via Micro-USB. The buttons on the tablet rattle — only a little, but still.
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