I review laptops for a living — 9 early Prime Day deals I actually recommend on Apple, Dell, HP and more

(Image credit: Tom's Guide) The upcoming October Prime Day event is a prelude to the holiday shopping season, during which the online retail giant will offer deep discounts on numerous products. That’s good news if you’re hunting for a new laptop and don’t want to pay the exorbitant prices caused by RAMageddon. Best of all, you don’t have to wait until October 6 through October 7, because deals are already available to save you money.To be clear, finding good laptop deals right now isn’t easy given the glut of off-brand, underpowered machines sold by third parties no one has heard of. But that’s why I’ve searched through these murky waters to find laptops I’d actually recommend. This includes laptops like the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 for $459 and the HP OmniBook 3 for $629. Both are excellent for everyday work and web browsing, just like the rest of the laptops I’ve found on sale.The elephant in the room is MacBooks. While some are technically on sale, those discounts are based on new, higher prices driven by Apple's price hikes. The days of a $799 MacBook Air—a once-perennial deal—are long gone. However, even if you are paying more for a MacBook now, any discount is better than nothing.We’ll likely see better deals as we get closer to the October Prime Day event. However, if you don’t want to wait until October 6, the laptops I’ve selected below will meet your everyday computing needs. Here are the best early Amazon Prime Big Deal Days laptop deals available now.Quick Linksshop all early Prime Big Deal DaysAcer Aspire Go 15: was $390 now $372Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3: was $979 now $459HP OmniBook 3: was $769 now $629Dell 15: was $967 now $899HP 15: was $1,199 now $999Acer Aspire 16: was $1,799 now $1,449LG gram 14: was $1,799 now $1,599MacBook Air 13-inch M5: was $1,299 now $1,236MacBook Pro 14-inch M5: was $1,999 now $1,8499 early Prime Day laptop deals Follow Tom's Guide on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Tony is a computing writer at Tom’s Guide covering laptops, tablets, Windows, and iOS. During his off-hours, Tony enjoys reading comic books, playing video games, reading speculative fiction novels, and spending too much time on X/Twitter. His non-nerdy pursuits involve attending Hard Rock/Heavy Metal concerts and going to NYC bars with friends and colleagues. His work has appeared in publications such as Laptop Mag, PC Mag, and various independent gaming sites.