Best Prime Day laptop deals: Save up to $970 on MacBooks, Windows PCs

The ongoing global RAM shortage has led many PC makers to raise their laptop prices this year. Even Apple's MacBooks are at risk of price bumps in the near future. Mercifully, Amazon's annual Prime Day sale is offering some sweet RAMageddon relief this week, slashing prices on select PCs through to the sale's end on June 26. As Mashable's resident expert on all things laptops, I have to tell you that Amazon carries a much smaller selection of Windows laptops, gaming laptops, and Chromebooks than other major retailers — especially Best Buy, which happens to be running a competing Tech Fest sale this week. I've rounded up Amazon's most worth-it laptop deals below and made sure they aren't available cheaper elsewhere. But don't feel like you need to be loyal to Amazon just because Prime Day is hogging the spotlight right now. I'll continue to update the following list with the best Prime Day laptop deals as the sale progresses, so check back often. You can also visit the Mashable shopping team's dedicated Prime Day 2026 hub for all the latest tech price drops from around the web. Powered by the M5 chip, Apple's sleek MacBook Air is faster than any other Windows laptop at its price poi