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We're spoiled for choice on great Windows laptops with prices as low as the MacBook Neo — and upgraded specs to boot

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Best Buy is hosting a limited-time Tech Fest sales event, and it has discounted a bunch of laptops and 2-in-1 laptops with huge price cuts between 25% to 40%.

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AI-Generated image of several Dell and ASUS laptops

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ASUS laughs at the MacBook Neo — This $699 OLED laptop has the one spec Apple won't give you

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
Best Buy's $300 discount on the Zenbook A14 makes the MacBook Neo look like a ripoff. You get 16GB of RAM and 12-hour battery life for just $699.

ASUS Zenbook A14 with Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus in beige (2025).

The ASUS Zenbook A14 already lived near the top of our best Windows laptop roundup. Now it's $300 off.

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Lenovo challenges the MacBook Neo with this Snapdragon X laptop — its RAM and SSD especially are a huge step up

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Amazon is offering an 8% discount on the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3X laptop. While it's not the best price drop, it has made it on par with the newly released MacBook Neo while offering superior RAM, storage, and other hardware features.

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The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3X may not be the best looker, but it has it where it counts.

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HP is not taking Apple's MacBook Neo lying down — it's just discounted one of its laptops with superior RAM and storage with a whopping $650 off

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The HP Omnibook 5 with a 14-inch OLED 2K display, 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD, and Snapdragon X processor has been given an insane 57% discount as part of HP's response to Apple's MacBook Neo making waves on the internet.

Trailer screenshot of the HP Omnibook 5 14" AI laptop

HP fights back against the MacBook Neo with a cheaper and better alternative

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MacBook Neo faces stiff competition this week — this Windows laptop with more RAM and storage is now $450 off if you're looking for better specs

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We have just discovered a rare discount for the Acer Aspire 14 AI, providing workers and casual PC users a chance to own a dependable AI laptop that's roughly the same price as the new MacBook Neo while offering stronger hardware.

Acer Aspire 14 AI on desk.

The Acer Aspire 14 AI is a capable AI laptop with more storage and RAM than you'll find in a MacBook Neo.

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Windows users shouldn't be worried about the $599 MacBook Neo — especially when you can spend less on this Dell laptop with twice as much RAM and storage

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
Love the MacBook Neo's price but hate all of the compromises required? Let me introduce you to the Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1, now down to just $549.

Dell Inspiron 14 vs. MacBook Neo

Let me introduce you to the Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1, now down to just $549.

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Amazon’s quiet crackdown on AI shopping agents reveals the real reason you’re not allowed to save money online

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
A court ruling has stopped AI agents from shopping on Amazon, raising serious questions about whether users or corporations truly own customer account data.

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days on Microsoft Edge

Amazon’s search results are increasingly dominated by "Sponsored" listings, making it harder to find the best deal.

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This high-spec version of our favorite Windows laptop is now under £900 in the UK — complete with Snapdragon X Elite and OLED display

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The Microsoft Surface Pro laptop with its top-of-the-line Snapdragon X Elite processor, 13-inch OLED display, 16GB of RAM, and more sublime features is now under £900 thanks to Amazon's UK Spring Sale.

Microsoft Surface Pro 11 with Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite

The Microsoft Surface Pro 11

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The UK has found its counter-pick to the MacBook Neo — and it's our favorite lightweight Copilot+ AI laptop with an OLED display and Snapdragon X CPU

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Amazon's UK-only Spring Sale is on, and it's brought out a special deal for the ASUS Zenbook A14. With its Snapdragon X CPU, OLED display, 16GB RAM, 1TB storage, and more features, this laptop is the UK's best counter to MacBook Neo now that it's under £650.

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AI-generated image of the ASUS Zenbook A14 laptop

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This bargain 16-inch Windows 11 laptop gives you a 2K display for under $550 with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage — and AMD's AI processor makes it a Copilot+ PC

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Walmart has spotlighted the HP Omnibook 5 16-inch laptop as one of its top "Tech Editors' Picks" for its reliable specs with a lavish MSRP to match. In fact, its price is so affordable that it doesn't need a discount to justify a recommendation.

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HP's AMD-based Omnibook 5 16-inch laptop is a steal.

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I found a sub-$599 Windows 11 laptop that proves you don't need to compromise specs — with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage

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There is a 23% discount active for the ASUS Vivobook 14, a workhorse laptop equipped with a Snapdragon X CPU, long battery life, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, and more features that help you survive the daily office grind.

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The ASUS Vivobook 14 is not flashy, but will get the job done with no fuss.

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A ThinkPad finally hit iFixit's perfect repairability score — it's a right-to-repair win and puts the rest of the laptop industry on notice

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
Laptop repairability is becoming ever more important as PC prices climb due to hardware shortages, and Lenovo's new ThinkPad T14 and T16 just received full marks from iFixit. Here's what went into that perfect score.

Lenovo ThinkPad T14 (Gen 7) repairability

Lenovo ThinkPad T14 (Gen 7) repairability

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Is the best Windows laptop for $1,100 the MacBook Air M5? The answer genuinely surprised me.

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I looked at the MacBook Air M5 and Parallels Desktop to see if Apple's latest hardware is actually the best way to run Windows for $1,100 in 2026.

A composite image illustrating what Windows 11 would look like on a MacBook Air M5.

This composite shows what Windows 11 could look like on the MacBook Air M5 when using Parallels Desktop.

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Two of the lightest-ever Windows laptops launch soon — here's how Lenovo and ASUS with Snapdragon and Intel CPUs compare

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Lenovo's Yoga Slim 7i Ultra Aura Edition wants to compete with the glorious ASUS Zenbook A14, also refreshed for 2026. I put together this comparison to help you pick the perfect laptop for your needs.

Yoga Slim 7i Ultra Aura Edition vs. Zenbook A14 (2026)

Yoga Slim 7i Ultra Aura Edition vs. Zenbook A14 (2026)

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This Lenovo laptop is so good I bought one for my son, and at this President's Day price, it's easily the budget buy I recommend

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Par : [email protected] (Richard Devine)
Lenovo's IdeaPad Slim 3X is heavily discounted for President's Day and if you're shopping on a budget, this is definitely the laptop deal you should grab.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3X in a home office environment.

The Snapdragon X-powered Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3X is a lot of laptop for not a lot of money.

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I found 7 of Best Buy's greatest Presidents' Day laptops discounted up to 50% — never worry about missing work deadlines again

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We have gathered up the Best Buy's greatest discounts on productivity laptops to help fellow Americans blaze through workloads in honor of Presidents' Day.

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Celebrate the American Way with these discounted laptops.

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Dell's XPS 14 (2026) is more affordable, but is the new XPS 16 a better overall choice? This comparison can help you make the right decision.

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Dell resurrected its XPS 14 and XPS 16 for 2026, and they arrive with an all-new design and new performance hardware. I can help you choose the right laptop for your needs based on design, performance, display, and more.

Dell XPS 14 (2026) vs. XPS 16 (2026)

Dell XPS 14 (2026) vs. XPS 16 (2026)

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RTX 5000 GPUs are running dry — yet with this huge laptop deal you can get an RTX 5070 Ti to enjoy your games at their best

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Best Buy has a special 20% discount for the ASUS ROG Strix G16, an incredible AMD laptop for gaming that's now become one of the cheapest ways to get your hands on an RTX 5070 Ti laptop.

Image of the ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025, AMD) gaming laptop.

Full view of the ASUS ROG Strix G16 in hand.

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This reliable Windows laptop uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon X processor for all-day battery life and productivity performance — now under $450

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Best Buy has a 40% discount on the ASUS Vivobook 14, an efficient and dependable laptop for workplace productivity, featuring a Snapdragon X processor, 29 hours of battery life, 16GB of RAM, and more.

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ASUS Vivobook 14.

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