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With school starting back retailers are offering excellent deals on notebook computers. Buying your child a new laptop to school is a great way to give them a strong start to the new school year, as it will be an essential tool for completing homework and school projects in the coming year. Below we have listed some of the best laptop deals currently available.

Featured Deals

• Acer Aspire 5 Intel Core i5-8250U Quad-core 15.6″ 1080p Laptop with 256GB SSD for $399.00 at Walmart (list price $529.00).
  • With a fast quad-core Hyper-Threaded CPU and 8GB of RAM, this system is well equipped for running several applications simultaneously.
• Lenovo Flex 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 14″ 1080p 2-in-1 Touch Laptop with 256GB SSD, Active Pen for $529.99 at Amazon (list price $650.00).
  • This 2-in-1 features a touchscreen display and a stylus, which makes it useful for drawing images on screen for creative projects. It’s also relatively fast with a quad-core Ryzen 5 processor.
• Apple Macbook Air 8th Gen Intel Core i5 13.3″ 2560×1600 Retina Display Laptop with 128GB SSD for $949.99 at Amazon (list price $1,199.00).
  • Apple’s 8th Gen MacBook Air features an aluminum alloy exterior that makes it exceedingly durable and exceptionally lightweight at just 2.75lbs. This system is also rather efficient and can last up to 12 hours on a single charge.
• Asus Chromebook C423NA Intel Celeron N3350 14″ HD Laptop with 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC for $199.00 at Walmart (list price $269.99).
  • Asus’s dual-core Chromebook offers solid performance at an exceptionally low price point. This system also features an aluminum lid and measures 16.1mm thin while weighing just 2.7lbs, which makes it easy to carry around.
• Acer Predator Helios 300 Intel Core i7-8750H 6-Core 15.6″ 144Hz 1080p Gaming Laptop with GTX 1060, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $899.99 at Amazon (list price $1,299.00).
  • Acer’s Predator Helios 300 offers desktop level performance in a compact travel friendly package. It’s also great for playing games after your child has finished with their school work for the day. You must be an Amazon Prime Member to get it for the $899.99 price though.

Apple Computers

• Apple Macbook Air 8th Gen Intel Core i5 13.3″ 2560×1600 Retina Display Laptop with 128GB SSD for $949.99 at Amazon (list price $1,199.00).
• Apple MacBook Pro 9th Gen Intel Core i9 8-core 15.4″ 2880×1800 Retina Laptop with Radeon Pro 560X, 512GB SSD for $2,499.00 at Amazon (list price $2,799.00).

13.3-Inch Windows Laptops

• Dell New Vostro 13 5000 Intel Core i5-8265U Quad-core 13.3″ 1080p Win10 Pro Laptop with 256GB SSD for $659.00 at Dell (list price $1,212.86).

14-Inch Windows Laptops

• Lenovo Flex 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 14″ 1080p 2-in-1 Touch Laptop with 256GB SSD, Active Pen for $529.99 at Amazon (list price $650.00).
• Asus Chromebook C423NA Intel Celeron N3350 14″ HD Laptop with 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC for $199.00 at Walmart (list price $269.99).
• HP 14 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 14″ Laptop with Radeon Vega 3 Graphics for $269.00 at Walmart (list price $379.99).
• HP Pavilion 14 Intel Core i5-8265U Quad-core 14″ 1080p Laptop with 256GB SSD for $499.00 at Walmart (list price $699.00).
• Acer Aspire 3 AMD A9-9420e 14″ Laptop with 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD for $209.00 at Walmart (list price $299.00).

15.6-Inch Windows Laptops

• Acer Aspire 5 Intel Core i5-8250U Quad-core 15.6″ 1080p Laptop with 256GB SSD for $399.00 at Walmart (list price $529.00).
• Acer Predator Helios 300 Intel Core i7-8750H 6-Core 15.6″ 144Hz 1080p Gaming Laptop with GTX 1060, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $899.99 at Amazon (list price $1,299.00).
  
• Lenovo Ideapad S340 Intel Core i3-8145U 15.6″ Laptop with 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD for $279.00 at Walmart (list price $379.00).
• Dell New Vostro 15 7000 Intel Core i7-9750H 6-core 15.6″ 1080p Laptop with GTX 1650, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD for $1,299.07 at Dell (use code: SAVE35 — list price $1,998.57).
• ASUS VivoBook F510QA AMD A12-9720P Quad-Core 15.6″ 1080p Laptop for $249.00 at Walmart (list price $399.00).

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