There are only a few hours left in Amazon’s annual Big Spring Sale, and we spent the last week hunting down the best values in laptops and desktops. While some have already sold out, there are a few deals left to snag on incredible hardware, including a pair of exceptional MacBooks, pint-sized mini PCs with surprising power, family-friendly all-in-ones, and more. Pick one up before they’re gone.
Laptop Deals
The peak performer in Apple’s laptop offerings, the MacBook Pro is a sleek and stylish powerhouse designed from the ground up for creative excellence. We naturally gave it an Editors’ Choice in our review, noting that the M5 system upgrade dramatically increased its value. Hardware writer Brian Westover said “with tuned-up processor cores, more memory bandwidth, and graphics silicon turbo-charged with AI acceleration, it’s a step forward that’s more than just incremental—it vaults past what we expected generation to generation.” That’s high praise. Throw in the typically gorgeous Liquid Retina display, comfortable keyboard, solid audio and good connectivity and you have a deluxe laptop at a $100 discount.
The Spring Sale is also delivering a deep cut on the excellent MacBook Air M4. which we called “Apple’s best value in a big-screen laptop” in our glowing review, praising the sleek machine’s excellent industrial design, anodized aluminum build, and boosted performance over the last generation, with added base memory, an improved Center Stage camera, and up to 18 hours of battery life with quiet, fanless cooling. The keyboard and touchpad both feel great, MacOS has tons of engaging Apple Intelligence features that work great on this unit, and it remains the gold standard for ultraportables.
Lenovo makes excellent business-oriented laptops, and there’s still time to cash in on a deep 39% price cut on the ThinkPad E16. While we don’t have a complete review of this business laptop, from a component perspective it’s a very good value, with a speedy and power-efficient Intel Ultra 7 processor and good onboard RAM and storage. It’s a breeze to get up and running, with no intrusive bloatware. We did put the first-generation ThinkPad E16 through its paces in a review, where we were impressed by how it delivered classic ThinkPad quality at a low price.
HP makes a wide selection of business laptops, from budget-priced portables to full-on desktop replacements. The EliteBook 6 G1 falls into that second category, with an impressive component selection that lets you handle demanding computing tasks on the go. We reviewed a slightly different loadout of this portable and gave it an “Excellent” rating, noting that it had great battery life and benchmarked well across the board. This loadout ships with 64GB of onboard RAM, making it an excellent option for creative workers, and the 1TB SSD and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity are also solid. A $900 price drop is unprecedented.
For an excellent two-in-one laptop option at 14% off retail, the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 needs to be on your radar. This is a solid loadout from top to bottom, starting with a Lunar Lake series Intel Core Ultra 7 processor that’s beefy enough to handle all of Windows 11’s Copilot AI features, coupled with 16GB of RAM and a full 1TB SSD. The responsive AMOLED touchscreen is a joy to use, with a refresh rate of 120Hz, and it comes bundled with a Samsung S Pen for creative input. Battry life is also stellar, with over 24 hours on a single charge.
If all you need is a bargain-basement laptop for daily Web surfing and email, snagging this HP model for under $200 will get the job done. You won’t get any cutting-edge performance here, as from a silicon standpoint it’s a few generations behind, but everything you get is well-tested and sturdy. The 14-inch HD micro-edge display is decently bright and colorful, and it has an OK selection of ports, which is good because the 64GB of onboard storage will fill up fast.
Gaming machines are also on sale right now, and so far the best offer we’ve seen is 18% off this large and in charge Asus portable, with a massive 18-inch screen that demands attention, coupled with a solid suite of silicon for good performance on today’s top titles. We reviewed a slightly different configuration (with an Intel CPU as opposed to the AMD one in this offer), and praised its decent battery life for a gaming machine, extreme performance, and relatively reasonable weight for the size. It even ships with a Blackwell-series Nvidia GPU.
For something a little less massive, this 12% price drop on the Legion 5i from Lenovo hits the spot. We have a review of this capable midrange gaming machine, where it won an Editors’ Choice nod for its exceptional OLED display, solid performance for the price point, and sweet features like multi-zone RGB keyboard lighting and Wi-Fi 7 support for ultra-fast wireless gaming and downloading. The RTX 5070 graphics card on board is a terrific performer as well, perfectly suited to the 2.5K screen’s 165Hz refresh rate. Across the board, this is a gaming laptop that’s built to last.
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Desktop Deals
We gave an Editors’ Choice award to Acer’s all-purpose Aspire desktop in our review, with writer Charles Jefferies calling it “a lot of PC for not much money.” You get even more value at an even bigger discount with this loadout, which not only doubles the RAM of our review model but also adds a split-storage system that gives you a full terabyte across an internal SSD and HDD combo. The processor has also jumped a generation from the one we tested, delivering even better computation speed. Our only criticism for this desktop was that sometimes we could hear the fan running, and that’s about as petty an issue as we can think of.
With a snazzy woodgrain finish, HP’s new line of OmniDesk towers harkens back to an older era of computing on the outside while delivering modern-age components and performance. In our CES preview of these units, we were impressed by the thoughtful selection of front and rear-facing ports, including a pair of USB-C ports on the front panel. The unit runs off a Ryzen 7 processor, which we called “an excellent single-chip gaming solution” in our review, thanks to its impressive integrated graphics performance, and ships with a generous 32TB of RAM and a 1TB SSD.
Geekom is one of the most consistent companies in the micro PC market, reliably knocking out little rectangles packed with processing power at ultra-low prices. We reviewed the similar A9 Max and raved about it, and this model looks to be equally good. In addition to the very solid component loadout for the price, it has a metric ton of ports, including dual 40Gbps USB4, five USB-A, dual HDMI, and dual 2.5 Gbps Ethernet ports. Integrated Radeon 780M graphics probably won’t dazzle you for gaming but make it a good pick for content creation. This 26% Big Spring Sale discount is the deepest price drop we’ve seen.
For another micro PC option that packs a punch, the Kamrui Hyper H2 is on sale for a whopping 38% off for the rest of the sale. This is a great unit for music production and creative work thanks to its huge outlay of ports and 32GB of DDR5 RAM. Even though it’s a compact chassis, you still have room to expand, with dual M.2 slots for storage expansion up to 4TB from the base 1TB. It’s beefy enough to support three 4K outputs simultaneously, and runs surprisingly quietly. See how it compares on our rundown of the best small format PCs.
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Gaming desktops are seeing some price drops during the Big Spring Sale, and this midrange Lenovo is definitely worth a look if you’re shopping on a budget but still want a current-gen Nvidia Blackwell graphics card. We reviewed the Lenovo Legion Tower 5i and said that it was a very serviceable pick for 1080p gaming thanks to its attractive, roomy chassis and good cooling. Our test model shipped with DDR4 memory, which we docked it points for, but this build upgrades to DDR5 for a speed boost. Port selection is capable and connectivity is solid with 2.5G Ethernet and WiFi 6E. A 20% discount makes it a real deal.
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All-In-One Desktop Deals
For a lower-priced option that’s great for families and other mixed-use environments, this is the biggest discount we’ve seen on Dell’s 27-inch all-in-one in quite some time. While we haven’t put this model through the full lab test, we did review a similar unit in 2022, praising its good value for the money and modern design. This revision pumps up just about every aspect to modern standards, with an Intel Core 7 processor and 16GB of onboard RAM making it more than capable enough for basic productivity and entertainment. The inclusion of Dell’s one-year onsite service warranty also makes it a safe bet for chaotic households.
For a midrange option, this Lenovo all-in-one has a solid component loadout at retail, and with a $200 Big Spring Sale price drop it becomes an even more impressive bargain. The good-sized FHD IPS screen is borderless on three sides for an elegant appearance, and 99% sRGB color accuracy makes it a good option for visual creativity. The eight-core Intel processor keeps everything running smoothly, and 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD are both what we’d expect at this price point. Connectivity options are extensive, including Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2.
On a strict budget but still need a capable computer for family use? This HP all-in-one is a good option that won’t dazzle in any way, but gets the job done. With a 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 anti-glare screen, it’s good for Netflix watching and productivity, and Windows 11 Pro comes pre-installed (machines at this price range typically have the less useful Windows 11 Home). You won’t be doing high-octane gaming or memory-intensive creative work with this one, but in the entry-level category it’s a standout pick.
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We’ll update this page throughout the sale with more exclusive laptop and desktop deals, and don’t forget to visit our deals hub for all of the Spring Sale bargains.
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K. Thor Jensen
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K. Thor Jensen is a writer and cartoonist living in the Pacific Northwest. He has contributed to dozens of prestigious outlets, including PCMag, Tested, Clickhole, and Newsweek. His second graphic novel, Cloud Stories, was released in 2017.