Some of Amazons October Prime Day laptop deals got even better on day 2 of the sale

a microsoft surface laptop 7 against a pink and purple background

Prime Big Deal Days is live through the end of the day today (Oct. 8), and props to anyone who’s waited to buy a laptop until now. A bunch of popular models have gotten cheaper on Amazon since its fall Prime Day sale started yesterday — including the latest M4 MacBook Air.

The best October Prime Day laptop deals at a glance:
Best MacBook deal

Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD)
$979
(save $220)
15-inch m4 apple macbook air
Best Windows laptop deal

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, 13.8-inch (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)
$999.99
(save $600)
the 13.8-inch microsoft surface laptop 7 in sapphire
Best 2-in-1 laptop deal

Microsoft Surface Pro 11, 13-inch (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD)
$899.99
(save $500)
the 13-inch Microsoft Surface Pro 11
Best gaming laptop deal

Asus ROG Strix G16 (Intel Core i7-14650HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)
$1,199.99
(save $300)
the Asus ROG Strix G16
Best Chromebook deal

Acer Chromebook Plus 515 (Intel Core i3-1305U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)
$329.99
(save $70)
the Acer Chromebook Plus 515 with a carrying case

The sky blue variant of Apple’s 15-inch ultraportable was $999 when Prime Big Deal Days began, but now it’s only $979 (a total savings of $220). I would’ve bet good money that it hung out at that higher price all week, but I’m happy to be proven wrong. Best Buy has matched that deal during its competing Techtober Sale in case it sells out on Amazon.

Over on the Windows side, a couple configurations of the Mashable Choice Award-winning Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 have gotten anywhere from $15 to $30 cheaper since Tuesday. The one I’d personally grab is the Snapdragon X Elite variant of the 13.8-inch model with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, which has fallen from $1,599.99 to $999.99 in sapphire. It’s never dipped below $1,000 before, and it’s $200 more expensive at Best Buy and the Microsoft Store. (I’ll also add that it’s only $70 pricier than the same model with half the storage.)

Below, I’ve gone deeper on those picks and rounded up a bunch of other great Prime Big Deal Days discounts on 2-in-1s, gaming laptops, and Chromebooks. I’ve marked all-time lows with a 🔥.

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Best MacBook deal


15-inch m4 apple macbook air

Credit: Apple

Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) 🔥
$979
at Amazon

$1,199
Save $220



Why we like it

Apple’s M4 MacBook Air is a sleek speed demon: In our CPU benchmark, it outperformed 89% of the models in our laptop testing database. It doesn’t look all that different from older MacBooks with M-something chips, but its upgraded 12MP Center Stage camera was a welcome upgrade to our reviewer. I think the 15-inch model is the best pick for most people, and right now, Amazon has the 256GB base configuration on sale for just $979 in sky blue (normally $1,199). That’s a new record low.

Read Mashable’s full review of the 15-inch Apple MacBook Air (M4).

More MacBook Air deals

MacBook Pro deals

Best Windows laptop deal


the 13.8-inch microsoft surface laptop 7 in sapphire

Credit: Microsoft

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, 13.8-inch, Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) 🔥
$999.99
at Amazon

$1,599.99
Save $600



Why we like it

The 13.8-inch Surface Laptop 7 with a Snapdragon X Elite chip is my favorite Windows laptop for most people. It’s beautiful, it’s about as fast as an M4 MacBook Air, and it lasts for nearly 23 hours on a single charge — that’s two longer than the M4 Pro-powered MacBook Pro, the longest-lasting MacBook we’ve tried. (Before you buy it, just double check that its powerful ARM-based CPU is compatible with your go-to apps.) The sapphire variant with 16GB of memory and 1TB of storage is marked down to $999.99 for Prime Big Deal Days, or 38% off — its biggest discount ever.

Read Mashable’s full review of the 13.8-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop 7.

More Windows laptop deals

2-in-1 laptop deals

Gaming laptop deals

Chromebook deals

Matthew Ford contributed to this article.

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