Deal intelligence
Laptops worth watching for a price drop.
Ranked by expert review scores where available, live price context, release age, and retailer availability. Use this page to decide what is fair at retail and what should be bought only on sale.
#1 deal scoreValueMid-cycle
Acer Swift Go 14
The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.
List $749Target $712Intel Core Ultra 7 / 2.8K 90Hz OLED / 16GB LPDDR5X
88
Review
Radar
Value score
100
Fair buy
#2 deal scoreValueLate-cycle
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 16
The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.
List $679Target $645AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS / 16GB LPDDR5X / 16-inch 2K 120Hz OLED
85
Review
Radar
Value score
100
Premium pick
#3 deal scoreValueLate-cycle
Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14
The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.
List $729Target $693AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS / 16GB LPDDR5X / 14-inch WUXGA OLED Touch
86
Review
Radar
Value score
99
Premium pick
#4 deal scoreValueLate-cycle
Acer Aspire Vero 16
The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.
List $699Target $664Intel Core Ultra 5 125U / 16GB LPDDR5X / 16-inch WUXGA 100% sRGB
83
Review
Radar
Value score
97
Sale only
#5 deal scoreValueLate-cycle
HP Pavilion Plus 14 OLED
The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.
List $769Target $731AMD Ryzen 7 7840U / 16GB LPDDR5X / 2.8K 120Hz IMAX OLED
86
Review
Radar
Value score
96
Premium pick
#6 deal scoreValueLate-cycle
ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED UM3406
The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.
List $849Target $807AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS / 16GB LPDDR5X / 3K 120Hz OLED / 75Wh battery
89
Review
Radar
Value score
95
Fair buy
#7 deal scoreValueLate-cycle
ASUS Vivobook S 14 OLED
The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.
List $799Target $759Intel Core Ultra 5 226V (Lunar Lake) / 16GB LPDDR5X / FHD+ OLED
87
Review
Radar
Value score
95
Premium pick
#8 deal scoreValueLate-cycle
Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M3
The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.
List $899Target $854Apple M3 (8-core CPU / 10-core GPU) / 16GB unified memory
91
Review
Radar
Value score
94
Fair buy
#9 deal scoreValueLate-cycle
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7
The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.
List $999Target $949Snapdragon X Elite / 120Hz PixelSense Flow / 20h battery
90
Review
Radar
Value score
88
Fair buy
#10 deal scoreValueLate-cycle
MSI Prestige 13 AI Evo
The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.
List $899Target $854Intel Core Ultra 7 155H / 2.8K OLED / 990g magnesium-aluminum
85
Review
Radar
Value score
88
Premium pick
#11 deal scoreValueLate-cycle
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus
The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.
List $849Target $807Intel Core Ultra 7 155H / 16GB LPDDR5X / 16-inch 2.5K 120Hz
83
Review
Radar
Value score
88
Sale only
#12 deal scoreValueMid-cycle
Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M4
The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.
List $1,099Target $1,044Apple M4 (10-core CPU / 10-core GPU) / 16GB unified memory
93
Review
Radar
Value score
87
Fair buy
#13 deal scoreValueLate-cycle
Microsoft Surface Pro 11
The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.
List $999Target $949Snapdragon X Elite / 13-inch 120Hz Tandem OLED / Flex Keyboard
89
Review
Radar
Value score
87
Fair buy
#14 deal scoreValueLate-cycle
HP Envy x360 14
The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.
List $899Target $854AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS / 14-inch 2.8K 120Hz OLED Touch / Fast Charge
84
Review
Radar
Value score
87
Premium pick
#15 deal scoreValueLate-cycle
Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1
The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.
List $849Target $807AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS / 16GB DDR5 / FHD+ 16:10 Touch
82
Review
Radar
Value score
87
Sale only
#16 deal scoreValueMid-cycle
Framework Laptop 13
Good product, but the buying case gets meaningfully stronger with a modest discount.
List $1,099Target $989AMD Ryzen 7040/AI 300 modular mainboard / 2.8K 120Hz matte display
90
Review
Radar
Value score
84
Fair buy
#17 deal scoreShortlistMid-cycle
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M4
Good product, but the buying case gets meaningfully stronger with a modest discount.
List $1,299Target $1,169Apple M4 (10-core CPU / 10-core GPU) / 16GB unified memory / 6-speaker audio
92
Review
Radar
Value score
79
Fair buy
#18 deal scoreShortlistLate-cycle
ASUS ExpertBook P5
Good product, but the buying case gets meaningfully stronger with a modest discount.
List $1,199Target $1,079Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (Lunar Lake) / 14-inch 2.5K 144Hz anti-glare
87
Review
Radar
Value score
78
Premium pick