Best laptop deals in the Amazon Prime Early Access Sale: Up to 40 per cent off Huawei, Lenovo, Dell and HP
Amazon Prime Day is one of the highlights of the shopping calendar, and now its sister event, the Prime Early Access Sale, is officially here. And it’s set to be just as impressive.
The 48-hour event will see thousands of offers on a huge range of products including TVs, Amazon devices, Apple products and home gadgets. But, with the rise of WFH, it’s the discounts on laptops and Chromebooks that are particularly juicy.
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Though Prime Day tech deals can hog the limelight, electronics aren’t all that’s discounted during the sale. We’re up to our ankles in deals on everything from alcohol and air fryers to fitness equipment and more.
If that all sounds rather stressful, don’t fret. Our team of IndyBest experts are on hand to help you filter through the muck in search of gold.
Keep reading for our top picks on the standout laptop deals this Amazon Prime Day, or take a look at our main Amazon Prime Day 2022 guide for the best deals across every sector.
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In our round-up of best laptops, our reviewer said the Razer blade 15 is “a blisteringly fast gaming laptop that delivers desktop-grade performance”. It currently has an eye-catching £710 off in the Prime Early Access Sale. Even this base setup from early 2021 will happily run every new PC game with the graphics settings dialled way up and – unlike so many gaming laptops that resemble flashy Fisher Price toys – the Razer blade 15 has a relatively subdued design and can double up as an office laptop.
If you’re looking to save on a portable Chromebook, the price of Lenovo’s ideapad 5 has been sliced in half, saving you just shy of £200. Looking especially sleek in two-tone storm grey, the lightweight design has portability in mind – ideal for taking to lectures or commuting with to the office. It’s powered by the 11th generation intel pentium gold 7505 processor, features an anti-glare touchscreen, has built-in webcam, and a battery that lasts for 10 hours. Plus, there are plenty of ports and connectors to ensure you can charge your device, stream and transfer data smoothly.
Yes, we have yet another Chromebook, but you can now slice 47 per cent off the price of this sleek Asus model in the Prime Day Early Access sale. Powered by an intel celeron N3350 processor, this is a lightweight laptop weighing in at 1.6kg. It also has a minimalist look and 4GB of RAM, but what really stands out is the impressive 180-degree, lay-flat hinge which, exactly as it sounds, allows users to lay the 15.6in screen down completely flat – ideal for collaborative projects. For less than £160, this is a deal worth shouting about.
A compact and convertible laptop, the iOTA flo can open 360-degrees, to switch between laptop and tablet modes on the fly. It features an 11.6in HD screen which, coupled with its slim and lightweight design, makes it a great choice for anyone who needs a simple laptop for chucking in their backpack. It runs on Windows 11S – the simplified, mobile-friendly version of the full operating system – meaning you can only install apps from the Microsoft Store. That means certain software, such as Chrome and Photoshop, isn’t available, though the iOTA does come with one year of Microsoft Office included.
Save just over 20 per cent on this 12.4in laptop from Microsoft. The Surface Laptop go 2 is a thin and portable touchscreen laptop that runs Windows 11 and is powered by a Core i5 processor with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Microsoft claims it has up to 13.5 hours of battery life on one charge, and despite being smaller than most, this laptop has a full-size keyboard, an HD camera said to be improved over its predecessor, and a fingerprint reader for logging in without entering a password.
This deal sees the Samsung Galaxy book2 laptop reduced by £250. It has a 13.3in display and is powered by an Intel evo i5 processor with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The machine runs Windows 11 and features a touchscreen that rotates through 360-degrees, letting you use it as a tablet to draw on with the included S Pen stylus. It also connects wirelessly to compatible Samsung tablets, which become a secondary display – handy for having your email or Slack messages on a separate screen while working.
