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The best laptop deals for December: We found a $600 144Hz gaming laptop that'll arrive by Christmas

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a 15-inch lenovo loq against a blue spotted background

UPDATE: Dec. 21, 2023, 5:00 a.m. EST This story has been updated with the latest laptop deals, pricing, and availability.

The best laptop deals of the week at a glance:
Best laptop deal under $300
Dell Inspiron 15 3520
$279.99 at Dell.com (save $100)
the Dell Inspiron 15 3520
Best laptop deal under $600
Lenovo LOQ, 15-inch
$599.99 at Best Buy (save $350)
the 15-inch Lenovo LOQ
Best laptop deal under $900
Apple MacBook Air, 13.3-inch
$749.99 at Amazon and Best Buy (save $249.01)
the 13.3-inch m1 apple macbook air
Best laptop deal under $1,200
Apple MacBook Air, 15.3-inch
$1,049 at Amazon and Best Buy (save $250)
the 15-inch apple macbook air
Best laptop deal over $1,200
Razer Blade 15
$1,799.99 at Razer.com + free $200 Razer gift card (save $1,200)
the Razer Blade 15

Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2023 have come and gone, but there are still plenty of great laptop deals up for grabs ahead of the holidays. Whether you're looking for a new Apple MacBook, a cheap Chromebook for homework, a 2-in-1 Windows PC for drawing, or a premium gaming laptop with tons of horsepower, you've got options at a variety of price points. Read on for a list of the best laptop deals as of Dec. 21. (And if you don't see any models that check all the boxes on your wish list, come back soon — we're updating this list with new picks every week.)

Best laptop deals under $300

the Dell Inspiron 15 3520
Credit: Dell
Our pick: Dell Inspiron 15 3520
$279.99 at Dell.com (save $100)

Why we like it

This Dell laptop features last year's Intel Core i3 CPU, 8GB of RAM, 512GB of SSD storage, and a 15.6-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It's nothing spectacular, but it's a spec sheet we rarely see at this price point: Most cheap, entry-level PCs under $300 have dinky discontinued Intel Pentium/Celeron CPUs, 4GB of RAM, pokier eMMC flash storage that maxes out at 128GB, and 60Hz refresh rates. It's marked down to $279.99 on Dell's website (or 26% off) — a fantastic price for this particular configuration.

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Best laptop deals under $600

the 15-inch Lenovo LOQ
Credit: Lenovo
Our pick: Lenovo LOQ, 15-inch
$599.99 at Best Buy (save $350)

Why we like it

Sub-$600 gaming PCs were some of the fastest-selling laptops during Black Friday. There's only one such PC available at the time of writing, but it's a goodie: Best Buy has a 15-inch Lenovo LOQ listed for just $599.99, or 37% off its typical MSRP. That's $50 better than its current sale price on the Lenovo website — and better yet, it'll arrive before Christmas if you order it ASAP. (We were seeing options for free two-day shipping or one-hour in-store pickup in most locations.) It features a 13th-generation Intel Core i5 H-series processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 graphics, 8GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, a snappy 144Hz refresh rate, a backlit keyboard, and a 1080p webcam — a surprisingly stellar spec sheet.

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Best laptop deals under $900

the 13.3-inch m1 apple macbook air
Credit: Apple
Our pick: Apple MacBook Air, 13.3-inch
$749.99 at Amazon and Best Buy (save $249.01)

Why we like it

Read Mashable's full review of the M1 Apple MacBook Air.

The 13-inch MacBook Air from late 2020 nabbed a Mashable Choice Award upon release for its zippy M1 chip, quiet fanless design, and 18-hour battery life. We're still recommending it three years later as the best budget MacBook on the market, and its 256GB base model is currently on sale for just $749.99 at Amazon and Best Buy (a 25% savings). It's dipped lower once before, briefly hitting $729.99 in early December, but it's still a bargain at $750 — and you won't find a cheaper MacBook anywhere right now unless you go the used or refurbished route.

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Laptop deals under $1,200

the 15-inch apple macbook air
Credit: Apple
Our pick: Apple MacBook Air, 15.3-inch
$1,049 at Amazon and Best Buy (save $250); extra $50 off for paid My Best Buy members

Why we like it

Read Mashable's full review of the 15-inch M2 Apple MacBook Air.

This year's 15-inch version of the M2 MacBook Air has a slightly larger (but just as pretty) Liquid Retina display and six speakers instead of four. Best of all, it still only weighs about three pounds. Amazon and Best Buy have the 256GB model marked down to $1,049, or 19% off its $1,299 MSRP. (Pro tip: Become a paid member of the My Best Buy program to save an additional $50 and lock it in at a record-low price.) This is a pretty sweet buy if you don't want to splurge on one of the new M3 MacBook Pros, which are probably overkill for most people, realistically.

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Laptop deals over $1,200

the Razer Blade 15
Credit: Razer
Our pick: Razer Blade 15
$1,799.99 at Razer.com (save $1,200 + free $200 Razer gift card)

Why we like it

Unimpressive battery life aside, last year's 15-inch Razer Blade 15 offers "the best premium mix of mobility and performance" among gaming laptops. (That's according to the experts at our sister site PCMag (owned by Mashable's publisher, Ziff Davis), who awarded it a 4/5 rating of "Excellent.") The 1TB model with a 12th-gen Intel Core i7 H-series processor, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics, and 16GB of RAM is on sale for $1,799.99 via Razer's website, which takes a whopping $1,200 off its sticker price. It also comes with a free $200 gift card that you can put toward some snazzy new peripherals — we're partial to the BlackShark V2 Pro headset, the BlackWidow V4 Pro keyboard, and the Basilisk Ultimate mouse.

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