Help, I cant stop recommending Amazons $849 M4 MacBook Air deal

The best early Prime Day laptop deals at a glance:

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Best MacBook deal

Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD)

$849
(save $150)

Get Deal

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Best Windows laptop deal

Asus Zenbook Duo (Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD)

$1,499.99
(save $200)

Get Deal

In the battle of the best early Prime Day laptop deals, it’s the M4 MacBook Air‘s game to lose.

As Amazon gears up for its annual members-only sale from July 8 to 11, the retail giant has Apple’s latest 13-incher marked down to only $849 (in all colorways, too). That’s $150 off the M4 MacBook Air’s already modest MSRP of $999, which is a hefty discount for a popular laptop that only just came out in March. I think it’ll be tough for any other laptop deals to touch that one this Prime Day season, though I welcome any attempts.

Among Windows laptops, I’m seeing three models marked down to record-low prices ahead of Prime Day — including the 2025 Asus Zenbook Duo, an awesome dual-screener. It’s more of a niche pick, but if you’re a heavy multitasker who doesn’t want to lug around an external monitor, its current $200 discount is pretty enticing.

Once Prime Day 2025 formally begins, I think we’ll see more discounts on gaming laptops from brands like Acer and Asus, like we have during Prime Days past. While most of them will probably star Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series laptops, deals on new RTX 50 series models are my personal white whales.

As Mashable’s resident laptop guru (and someone who’s been covering Prime Day since 2019), I want to share a few quick reminders to help you make smart shopping decisions when you’re making a purchase as big as new computer. One is to avoid third-party sellers on Amazon, which may have their own customer service policies or dabble in sketchy selling practices. The other is to cross-check prices with other retailers to verify Amazon’s deals — it occasionally lists incorrect MSRPs — and to make sure you’re getting the best price possible. For what it’s worth, Best Buy is Amazon’s biggest rival when it comes to laptop deals. It’ll be hosting a Black Friday in July sale alongside Prime Day from July 7 to 13.

Below, I’ve rounded up the best early Prime Day laptop deals I’ve found so far. I plan on refreshing my picks once Prime Day officially starts, so check back later. Note: Deals marked with a 🔥 have dropped to an all-time low price.

Best MacBook deal

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Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD)

$849

$999
Save $150

Get Deal

Why we like it

Read Mashable’s full review of the 13-inch Apple MacBook Air (M4).

The new 13-inch MacBook Air is our top budget pick for Apple users and a Mashable Choice Award winner. “It’s powerful, silent, and comes with a couple of much-needed upgrades,” including an upgraded 12MP webcam and support for two external displays, wrote senior editor Stan Schroeder. He gave it an overall rating of 4.5/5.

Amazon’s $849 deal applies to the base configuration with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The Sky Blue variant briefly dipped down to an even-cheaper $829 in late June, but I have no trouble endorsing it at its current price: It’s such a good deal on a new laptop that, again, is already pretty affordable.

More MacBook Air deals

• Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $1,049 $1,199 (save $150)

MacBook Pro deals

• Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,429 $1,599 (save $170)

• Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M4 Pro, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,779 $1,999 (save $220)

• Apple MacBook Pro, 16-inch (M4 Pro, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $2,249 $2,499 (save $250)

• Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M4 Max, 36GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $2,879 $3,199 (save $320)

• Apple MacBook Pro, 16-inch (M4 Max, 36GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $3,149 $3,499 (save $350)

Best Windows laptop deal

Asus Zenbook Duo (Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD)

$1,499.99
at Amazon

$1,599.99
Save $100

Get Deal

Why we like it

Last year’s Zenbook Duo is our favorite dual-screen laptop: It has two beautiful OLED displays, lasts a full workday, and comes with free accessories (including a stylus and a built-in keyboard); it also won a Mashable Choice Award. We haven’t tried the newer version yet, but it looks great on paper. It has higher-res displays with a better 120Hz refresh rate; it’s powered by a fresh Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 processor; and its wireless connectivity has been upgraded to WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4.

Amazon has the configuration with 32GB of memory and 1TB of storage on sale for an all-time low of $1,499.99 ahead of Prime Day. Ignore its advertised list price of $1,599.99: This model is actually valued at $1,699.99, per Asus’ website, meaning you’re really saving $200.

More Windows laptop deals

• Asus Vivobook 14 (Snapdragon X, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $649.99 $699.99 (save $50) 🔥

• Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, 13.8-inch (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $839.99 $999.99 (save $160)

• Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, 15-inch (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $979.99 $1,299.99 (save $320)

• Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, 13.8-inch (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,029.99 $1,399.99 (save $370)

• Asus Vivobook S 14 (AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,057.99 $1,249.99 (save $192)

• Asus Vivobook S 15 (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,099.99 $1,299.99 (save $200)

• LG gram 17 (Intel Core Core Ultra 7 255H, 16GB RAM, 2TB SSD) — $1,599 $2,099.99 (save $500.99) 🔥

2-in-1 deals

• Samsung Galaxy Book5 360, 15.6-inch (Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,099.99 $1,349.99 (save $250)

Gaming laptop deals

• Asus ROG Strix G16 (Intel Core i9-14900HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,499.99 $1,699.99 (save $200)