A laptop doesn't make a great impulse buy, like a pack of gum in the checkout line or a weird thingamajig you saw in a TikTok livestream .

Of course, if the computer you depend on for work, school, or entertainment randomly decides to kick the bucket, the best time to replace it is immediately ( after recycling or repurposing it ). But most people can and should strategize before investing in a new machine they hope to use for years to come.

First, decide what's most important to you: a laptop with minty-fresh specs, or a laptop that costs less than usual? From there, I can point you toward several key times to buy based on my historical knowledge of past laptop launches and deals . As we head into the holiday shopping season, I'll tell you upfront that now is the absolute

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