The best Prime Day deals on productivity laptops include great Windows PCs and Macs

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If you're looking for a new laptop for work, school, or your business, Amazon Prime Day is a great time to shop. There is a mix of Windows and Mac laptops (some of the best ultrabooks) on sale just in time for school, early holiday shopping, or just because you want to upgrade.

Microsoft Surface Laptop, 13.8-inch
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Microsoft Surface Laptop, 13.8-inch: was $999.99 now $799 at Amazon

This Surface Laptop is powered by a 10-core Snapdragon X Plus chip, along with 256GB of storage and 16GB of RAM. It's one of the original Copilot+ PCs.

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Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360
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Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360: was $1,699.99 now $1,199.99 at Amazon

The Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360 is a convertible laptop with premium specs, including an Intel Core Ultra 7 CPU, a 2880 x 1800 touchscreen, an included stylus, and a 1TB SSD.

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Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch, M4
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Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch, M4: was $999 now $799 at Amazon

This 13-inch MacBook Air uses Apple's latest chip, M4, without a fan for silent operation. It comes with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, and is available in the new "sky blue" color. This is the lowest price we've seen for this system.

Price Check: $799 at Best Buy

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Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch, M4
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Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch, M4: was $1,199 now $999 at Amazon

If you prefer a larger display, the 15-inch Air has a 15.3-inch screen along with a more powerful speaker system. Otherwise, though, this is largely the same as the 13-inch MacBook Air. This is pretty close to its lowest price.

Price Check: $999 at Best Buy

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Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch,M1
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Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch,M1: was $649 now $599 at Walmart

Apple's 2020 laptop is still kicking with the M1 processor, which is still a strong chip for a budget. With 8GB of RAM, you won't get AI features, however.

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Microsoft Surface Pro (13-inch)
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Microsoft Surface Pro (13-inch): was $1,399.99 now $899.99 at Amazon

The Surface Pro with an OLED display and Snapdragon X Elite, along with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, is at a good price, but you'll still have to buy a mouse and keyboard.

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Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch, M4
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Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch, M4: was $1,599 now $1,399 at Amazon

The MacBook Pro with the base M4 chip adds a fan for better sustained performance. You also get a 512GB SSD, a far superior mini LED display, and far more ports than the MacBook Air.

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We're happy to see that most of these deals have 16GB of RAM (with the exception of the MacBook Air from 2020). These days, that's the ground floor for a modern computer. If you go shopping for other laptops, at least keep that one spec in mind.

Several of these laptops are being pushed as AI machines — Copilot+ PCs on Windows or Apple Intelligence on Macs — but as of this writing, that's not a primary concern for most people, so don't worry too much about the marketing.

Long battery life, a clear display, a comfortable keyboard, and strong performance are key. Make sure the laptop you want has enough ports for all of your accessories, too.

We are working hard to find the best computer hardware deals for you this Amazon Prime Day. We cover the hottest deals in real-time at our Best Amazon Prime Day Deals Live page. If you're looking for more savings, check out our Amazon Prime Day deals for a range of products, or dive deeper into our specialized SSD and Storage Deals, Hard Drive Deals, Gaming Monitor Deals, Graphics Card Deals, or CPU Deals pages.

Andrew E. Freedman
Andrew E. Freedman

Andrew E. Freedman is a senior editor at Tom's Hardware focusing on laptops, desktops and gaming. He also keeps up with the latest news. A lover of all things gaming and tech, his previous work has shown up in Tom's Guide, Laptop Mag, Kotaku, PCMag and Complex, among others. Follow him on Threads @FreedmanAE and BlueSky @andrewfreedman.net. You can send him tips on Signal: andrewfreedman.01

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  • Alvar "Miles" Udell
    Going to have to disagree with you on the Surface Pro and the M1 Mac.

    16gb no upgradeable RAM on a Windows PC should be a non starter on anything above $500, programs just gulp it down too readily these days, especially since this is billed as a professional machine with an OLED screen.

    As for the M1 Mac, aside from it being way too close in price to the far superior M4 Air, it's already 5 years old and may not have but a couple of years of support left if Apple drops it from updates after 7.
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