My Favorite Memorial Day Laptop Sales
Memorial Day officially falls on Monday, May 27th, but sales have already begun. If you’re looking for a new laptop, there are several good options from HP , Lenovo , Best Buy , Walmart , and other retailers. I’ve rounded up some of the best laptop deals I found by browsing price checkers and several online retailers.
Best Memorial Day Laptop Deal Under $400
The best “budget” laptop deal right now is the Acer Aspire 3 15.6-inch laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 processor for $359 (originally $499). I put budget in quotes because although this laptop is affordable, it has the specs of a mid/high-end laptop. I’ve never seen an AMD Ryzen 7 processor and 16GB of RAM on a new laptop under $400. The 512GB SSD storage is also impressive for the price. The Acer Aspire 3 isn’t pretty and you won’t find fancy design details or special features, but it’s a serious laptop that’s ideal for those looking for great performance at a low price. You can read more about the weaker version of AMD Ryzen 3 from PCMag here .
Best Memorial Day Laptop Deal Under $1,000
It’s hard to justify paying $640 more for a laptop with very similar processor power and the same RAM as the Acer Aspire 3, but the HP Envy 16″ Wide Ultra XGA gives a reason to do so. For $999.99 (originally $1,499.99 ) The HP Envy Wide Ultra XGA comes with a 1TB SSD, 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution, IPS LED display and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card, ideal for people who want to play games. The HP laptop also comes with a backlit keyboard and has a touchscreen. screen. You can read more about the Intel Core i9 version in PCMag’s review here .
Another great option is the HP Pavilion 15t-eg300 Laptop for $549.99 (originally $999.99) on HP’s website. The graphics card isn’t as good as the HP Envy and it has half the SSD storage, but it’s also nearly half the price.
If you can wait until June 18th for your new laptop to arrive, I recommend pre-ordering the new Microsoft Surface Laptop with Copilot+ PC for $999.99 . It also comes with a free 4K Smart TV if you’re a paying member of Best Buy (prices start at $50 per year, and you can always cancel after a year).