The Best Laptop Deals for December 2021

Black Friday is over, but if you’re still on the hunt for a laptop to gift to your friends and family for Christmas, you can get deals on high-quality units from Apple, Alienware, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and many other well-known PC makers. With chip shortages and supply chain issues ongoing, it may be better to make your purchase on a laptop sooner rather than later. Otherwise, you might have to wait until after the holidays for it to arrive.

What type of laptop works best for you? With many people working a hybrid schedule with some time in the office and the rest at home, having a quality work laptop has never been more important. If you’re looking to gift a new laptop to a younger student, a 2-in-1 touch-screen laptop or a Chromebook might be better suited for them. Or you might just want the most powerful gaming laptop you can get your hands upon, equipped with the latest Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 Series graphics card.

(If you don’t need a mobile PC, check out our list of the best desktop deals you can get.)

Traditional Laptop Deals

15.6-Inch Dell Vostro 7510 Intel i7 With RTX 3050

Dell’s newest Vostro laptop is the Vostro 7510, and it's equipped with the latest RTX 30-Series graphics card—the RTX 3050. It also has an 11th gen Intel Core i7-11800H 8-core CPU, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD, making this a high-performance business laptop.

16-Inch Dell Inspiron 16 Plus Intel i7 3K

The highlight feature of the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus is its 3,072-by-1,920 3K 16-inch IPS display, with 100% sRGB coverage. There aren’t many laptops with a 3K display at this price. It also includes an 11th gen Intel Core i7-11800H 8-core processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD.

13.3-Inch Apple MacBook Air M1

Apple’s newest MacBook Air features Apple’s M1 processor, an 8-core CPU that Apple says provides up to 3.5 times faster processing performance compared to the previous-gen MacBook Air. The fanless design and passive cooling allow for a silent experience. Also, it has the updated Magic Keyboard and gets up to 18 hours of battery life.

14.1-Inch Gateway Ultra Slim Notebook Intel i5

At $429, this Gateway Ultra Slim Notebook fits in a tight budget and features Tuned by THX Audio. At this low price, it’s rare to see a laptop with 16GB of RAM. It also has an Intel Core i5-1135G7 quad-core processor, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, and a 512GB SSD.

15.6-Inch Dell Vostro 5510 Intel i5

Dell’s Vostro 5510 has an 11th gen Intel Core i5-11320H quad-core CPU, 8GB RAM, and a 256GB SSD, all for just $699. You can charge it up to 80% in an hour with ExpressCharge. It has a built-in privacy shutter to shield your webcam while it's not in use.

2-in-1 and Touch-Screen Laptop Deals

Lenovo Yoga 7i Intel i5 14-Inch 2-in-1

Another Lenovo Yoga laptop, the Yoga 7i contains an 11th gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 Evo Platform processor and 12GB of RAM, giving it enough power to run most tasks and making this a great value laptop at this price. Its 360-degree flip-and-fold design, along with its lightweight form, lets you use it as both a laptop and a tablet.

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 AMD Ryzen 5 13.5-Inch Touch Laptop

Save $200 on the Microsoft Surface Laptop 4, the latest model in Microsoft’s Surface Laptop series. This PC is powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 Surface Edition CPU and comes with 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD. Its 13.5-inch PixelSense touch screen has a resolution of 2,256 by 1,504, and at just 0.57 inches thick and 2.79 pounds, this is a lightweight and mobile PC. You can get up to 19 hours of battery life, according to Microsoft, and Fast Charging allows this laptop to charge up to 80% in about an hour.

Chromebook Deals

14-Inch HP Chromebook 14 Intel Celeron Laptop

Currently Amazon’s number one Best Seller in Traditional Laptop Computers, the HP Chromebook 14 is only $199.99, one of the better prices we’ve seen for this Chromebook. Powered by Chrome OS and an Intel Celeron N4020 processor, this laptop is ready for any young student looking to work on schoolwork. HP states that this Chromebook has up to 13 hours and 30 minutes of battery life and is able to charge from 0 to 50% in about 45 minutes.

11.6-Inch Lenovo Chromebook 3 Intel Celeron 64GB eMMC

Another inexpensive Chromebook option is the Lenovo Chromebook 3 for $149.99. It’s more powerful than the above Asus Chromebook, with an Intel Celeron N4020 processor, and offers more storage with 64GB eMMC flash storage. Get up to 10 hours of battery life with this laptop. And of course it runs on Chrome OS, with Google apps like Docs, Sheets, and Slides.

Gaming Laptop Deals

15.6-Inch Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 Ryzen 5 Gaming Laptop with RTX 3050

At just $749, the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 gaming laptop is one of the lower-priced laptops we’ve seen with an RTX 3050 graphics card as its GPU. Also powering the IdeaPad 3 is an AMD Ryzen 5 5600H processor, and this configuration comes with 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. Overall, you should be able to play the most popular gaming titles on medium to high settings with these specs.

15.6-Inch Dell G15 Intel i5 Gaming Laptop with RTX 3050

Another gaming laptop with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 GPU is the Dell G15 gaming laptop. At its core is an 11th gen Intel Core i5-11400H 6-core processor. Along with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD, the G15 is speedy enough to run most games on medium to high settings. For ports, the G15 has one HDMI, one USB-C, one USB 3.2, and two USB 2.0 ports.

14-Inch ASUS ROG Zephyrus Ryzen 9 Laptop with RTX 3060

For a more powerful gaming laptop, check out this configuration of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus. Discounted to $1149.99, it is great value at this price with an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, and a 1TB SSD. It’s rare to see these specs in a gaming laptop at this price point, and this configuration ensures that you can run most games on high settings. Plus, purchasing from Best Buy gets you 1 month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for free, so you can start playing one of the many titles in the Game Pass library right away. 

15.6-Inch Alienware m15 R6 Intel i7 1360Hz With RTX 3070

Alienware’s m15 R6 gaming laptop features its new Cryo-Tech cooling technology that keeps internal hardware cool under heavy load, boosting performance. With an Intel Core i7-11800H 8-core processor and an RTX 3070 GPU, this is a great build to play any game; 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD make sure programs run speedily. It also has a fast 360Hz 1080p display with a response time of 1ms and Nvidia G-Sync compatibility for smooth viewing while you play.