January sales might be a thing of the distant past but you can still get great deals on laptops if you know where to look and we do. Who knows, the model you’ve been waiting for might be on offer. We search for the best discounts and voucher codes to make your life easy.
We’ve already rounded up the best deals out there on the models that we recommend based on our in-house testing and industry expertise.
We’ll point you in the right direction below, but remember some are plain discounts while others require a voucher or code – we’ll let you know what they are. We also have a dedicated round-up for the best budget laptop deals under £300.
Best places to buy laptops
You’ll find some great laptop deals on sites including:
You can go directly to manufacturers too, such as:
You can find loads more good deals on all things tech on our main deals site. We do the shopping so you don’t have to spend hours trawling for the best.
Best laptop deals right now
Top 10 Laptop Deals
Avita Book V 14
1
From: Box
Was: £379.99
Now:
£229.99
(£150 off)
Avita might not be the most well-known laptop brand but we’ve been impressed with the ones we’ve testedd. The Book V has an AMD Ryzen 3 processor and 256GB for not much money at all.
Huawei MateBook D 15 (2021)
2
From: Huawei
Was: £699.99
Now:
£399.99
(£300 off)
The latest version of the excellent MateBook D 15 has a decent saving of £300 with an AMD Ryzen 5 and 512GB SSD.
That’s amazing for the price and Huawei offers discounts on a selection of other products.
Huawei MateBook 14s
3
From: Huawei
Was: £1,299.99
Now:
£899.99
(£400 off)
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go (2020)
4
From: JD Williams
Was: £579
Now:
£479
(£100 off)
This is an excellent deal on the Surface Laptop Go, a great laptop for students.
Save a decent £100 on this model, which comes with an i5 processor and 64GB of storage.
Huawei MateBook 14 (2021)
5
From: Huawei
Was: £949.99
Now:
£499.99
(£450 off)
A huge £450 off an excellent MateBook 14 on the official store is a great deal. You get a Core i5, 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD.
Huawei also offers a selection of other products at discounted prices.
Asus ZenBook 13
6
From: Currys
Was: £899
Now:
£549
(£350 off)
There’s a whopping £350 off the excellent ZenBook 13 which has an OLED screen, Core i5, 512GB SSD and 32GB of additional Intel Optane memory.
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro
7
From: Currys
Was: £799
Now:
£549
(£150 off)
The Galaxy Book Pro is now under £550 in this deal from Currys.
The laptop has an Intel Core i5, 256GB SDD and a whopping 20-hour battery life.
Acer Swift 3 14in Laptop (8GB/512GB)
8
From: Amazon
Was: £649
Now:
£499
(£150 off)
If you want top-notch specs for an almost budget price then this Swift 3 is a great option. It comes with an AMD Ryzen 5 processor, 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD.
Apple MacBook Air M1 (2020)
9
From: AO
Was: £999
Now:
£949
(£50 off)
The MacBook Air with M1 chip is now the older model and has a new lower RRP of £999 but you can still get it cheaper than that thanks to AO.
It’s not the biggest discount we’ve seen but they are rarer for Apple hardware.
Lenovo Legion 5i
10
From: Lenovo
Was: £1,025.19
Now:
£800.99
(£224.20 off)
This powerful gaming laptop has a 120Hz screen, Intel Core i5 processor and Nvidia RTX 3060 graphics card.
The eCoupon ‘BACK2SCHOOL’ should automatically be applied and you also get one year of Premium Care services for £1.
What to look for in laptop deals
There are often decent savings on Microsoft’s Surface range at the moment, as the company is trying to shift older generation Intel models. The same is often true of other brands and a device that’s only the previous generation is still new enough to buy and will still last many years.
Retailers like Currys PC World, John Lewis, Argos and AO almost always have plenty of deals on laptops. With the right offer, you’ll be able to pick up a half-decent machine for around £300 instead of £500, for example – not bad.
You might also see reductions on budget laptops but bear in mind that you are getting what you pay for here – they might be fine for web browsing and Netflix, but they’ll be slow and unreliable for anything more challenging than that. That’s especially true of Chromebooks, which pair low specs with a simple OS for wallet-friendly prices but a slightly more limited feature set.
Higher-ticket items like a Surface Pro or HP’s ultrabooks may still be expensive at around £800 or over a grand, but you might be able to save hundreds on the RRP. See our dedicated round-up of the best Microsoft Surface deals.
Apple’s MacBooks are a little trickier to get discounts on, as offers are rare, but you can often pick up a model that’s a year or two old for less than the RRP (and still get great performance), and it’s also always worth checking out Apple’s official refurbished store.
Amazon usually has some of the biggest bargains. If you find that you’re missing out on Amazon’s Lightning deals, which run for just a few hours and offer limited stock, we’d recommend signing up for Amazon’s 30-day free trial of Prime, which will get you access to deals 30 minutes before everyone else.
Plus, you’ll get free next-day delivery with the Prime trial, as well as access to Prime Instant Video and more. Sign up for Prime now.
Laptop Buying Guides
Tech Advisor has loads of content to help you find your way around buying a laptop, including advice on peripherals and accessories. We’ve put all these articles in one place here.
If you want to know what the best laptops are, see our dedicated round up of the top devices, all expertly reviewed.
If you don’t want to splash out too much on a premium machine, we also have a guide on the best budget laptops of the year. It goes through what to look out for in terms of screen, processor, software storage and memory and more.
While we’re on the topic of budget, students may also want to see our article on the best laptops for students and for studying.
Another popular option now is the laptop-tablet hybrid. We’ve also compiled a guide on the best 2-in-1 laptops, full of our expert reviews. In terms of peripherals, we’ve also created guides on the best Solid State Drives (SSD) and the best USB PD Power Banks for Laptops.
Should you wait for Windows 11?
There’s no need. The vast majority of Windows 10 hardware is eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 11, including all the devices mentioned in this round-up. Almost all laptops released since 2018 are compatible, and plenty of older devices too.
Officially, Windows 11 will be rolled out gradually to compatible devices, with the process expected to be completed by mid-2022. However, there is an easy way to
get the final version right now, with Microsoft providing the download links and installation instructions. All your files and settings will remain intact.
As a result, provided it meets
Windows 11’s hardware requirements, there’s no real downside to buying a Windows 10 device over a Windows 11 one.
Learn more in our separate guide:
Should I still buy a Windows 10 laptop or PC?