Best Amazon Prime Day laptop deals: Discounts on machines from Apple, Lenovo, Dell, HP and more

So you need a new laptop — now’s the time of year to look out for one on sale. October Prime Day, as has been in years past, offers a ton of laptop deals to consider. All kinds of devices are on sale this year for Big Deal Days, from refreshed MacBooks to high-end gaming machines to already affordable notebooks. But sussing out a good deal from a just-ok deal (or even worse, a bad deal all together), can be a challenge. Laptop prices for machines from Lenovo, Dell, Acer and others on Amazon are all over the place even when it’s not Prime Day depending on the configuration of the notebook, the seller and a bunch of other factors.

This is where Engadget can help. We’ve poured over the Prime Day laptop deals available this year to pick out the best ones you can get across ...