I don't need a new laptop, but if I were to buy one — now would be it. This time of the year is when back to school sales wind down and Labor Day laptop sales pick up. In other words, it's an excellent time to score a deal on some of the best laptops we've tested here at Tom's Guide.
As a MacBook Air user, I'm always looking for Apple deals and right now Amazon has MacBooks on sale from $799. This includes the excellent 13-inch MacBook Air (M4) for $799 and the 15-inch MacBook Air (M4) for $999. Those are the best MacBook prices I've seen all year.
If you're a Windows user, it's hard to beat Best Buy. Right now Best Buy has Windows laptops on sale from $219. I'm a fan of the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro 360 for $899. You get a beefy machine with a 16-inch AMOLED display, Core Ultra 7 CPU, 1