I’ve reviewed dozens of laptops for 5+ years — and these are the Prime Day laptop deals I’d buy with my own money

(Image credit: Tom's Guide) Start your free Amazon Prime trial! (Image credit: Amazon)A Prime membership gives you access to Prime Big Deal Days as well as free Prime shipping, Prime Video streaming, Prime Music, Amazon Luna gaming, unlimited cloud photo storage, and a whole lot more. Plus, college students get 6 months free and 50% off the regular price.Sign up for Amazon PrimeOctober Prime Day is officially live and slated to run through October 7. If the ongoing RAM crisis has made you second-guess buying a new laptop, now is the time to finally get the notebook you need, thanks to the sales happening right now.One of the better deals right now is the Asus Vivobook 14 for $899, which slashes $100 off this business laptop packing 40GB of RAM. If you want a notebook with a larger display, the 16-inch HP OmniBook 3 is now $629. Meanwhile, Prime Day MacBook sales are happening now, with the 13-inch MacBook Air M5 and 15-inch MacBook Air both $200 off.There will be more laptop sales as October Prime Day unfolds, so I’ll update this page with more deals. For now, here are 9 Prime Day laptop deals you don’t want to miss.Quick Linksshop all October Prime Day dealsAcer Aspire Go 15: was $390 now $372Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3: was $979 now $459HP OmniBook 3: was $769 now $629MacBook Neo: was $699 now $689Dell 15: was $967 now $860Asus Vivobook 14: was $999 now $899MacBook Air 13" (M5): was $1,299 now $1,099MacBook Pro 14" (M5/1TB): was $1,999 now $1,839MacBook Pro 16" (M5 Pro/1TB): was $2,999 now $2,799October Prime Day: Windows laptop dealsOctober Prime Day: MacBook 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.