Big ticket items like gaming and productivity laptops are always worthwhile products to check out during big sales events like next week's second Amazon Prime Day of the year. The Prime Early Access sale runs October 11-12, and we expect to see plenty of great deals on gaming laptops, MacBooks, and productivity machines across all price ranges. Ahead of Prime Day, we've put together a list of the best early deals on laptops.

A surprising number of gaming laptops and MacBooks are on sale already. We'd actually be surprised if the MacBook Pro prices dropped any further next week, and some of the gaming laptop discounts are quite great. If you're looking for a budget-friendly gaming laptop, though, we imagine we'll see even more machines for under $1,000 next week.

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Gaming laptops have come a long way in the last couple of years, and if you're looking for a compact package that combines impressive power with workhorse functionality, you're practically spoiled for choice right now. To sweeten the deal, many of these laptops can be purchased for an attractive price and will last you a good number of years before you need to consider an upgrade.

Like the July event, Amazon Prime Day is exclusive to members of the retail brand's subscription program and has a number of early deals that have gone live. A number of other big retail giants have also joined in on the hype, and we've added a few specials from Walmart and Best Buy to the list.

If you want a portable machine that can be used as a photoshop studio that you can take on the go with you, or even a multimedia hub that you can use to stream some movies, there are plenty of options available. Most of the "productivity" laptops on this list can also handle some gaming (the MacBook Pros are sneaky good). We've gone through the list to find some of the best deals available right now from a variety of retailers and brands.

If you're looking to load up some spreadsheets or catch some Netflix in your living room, Microsoft's Surface laptop is a tempting device for all-rounder functionality, and Apple's MacBooks are incredibly powerful machines thanks to the unique M1 and M2 chips inside of them.

Apple MacBook Pro 2021 Model

• Price: $1,600 ($2,000)
• Display: 14 inches
• CPU: Apple M1 Chip
• GPU: Apple integrated graphics card
• RAM: 16 GB
• Storage: 512GB SSD

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2022 Apple MacBook Pro Laptop with M2 chip

• Price: $1,149 ($1,300)
• Display: 13.3 inches
• CPU: Apple M2 Chip
• GPU: Apple integrated graphics card
• RAM: 8 GB
• Storage: 256 GB

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2021 Apple MacBook Pro

• Price: $1,099 ($1,200)
• Display: 16 inches
• CPU: Apple M1 Pro Chip
• GPU: Apple integrated graphics card
• RAM: 16 GB
• Storage: 512 GB

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Lenovo Ideapad 3 2022 Version

• Price: $400 ($959)
• Display: 15.6 inches
• CPU: Intel Core i3 3 GHz
• GPU: Intel UHD graphics
• RAM: 8 GB
• Storage: 512 GB

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Lenovo IdeaPad 3 11 Chromebook Laptop

• Price: $110 ($220)
• Display: 11.6 inches
• CPU: Celeron N3450 1.1 GHz
• GPU: Integrated GPU
• RAM: 4 GB
• Storage: 64 GB

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Acer Swift 3

• Price: $569 ($750)
• Display: 14 inches
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5700u
• GPU: Integrated AMD Graphics
• RAM: 8GB
• Storage: 512 GB

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Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7

• Price: $750 ($1,280)
• Display: 14 inches
• CPU: Intel i7-1165G7 2.80 GHz
• GPU: Integrated GPU
• RAM: 16 GB
• Storage: 1 TB

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HP 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop

• Price: $500 ($630)
• Display: 15.6 inches
• CPU: Intel Core i5
• GPU: Integrated Intel GPU
• RAM: 8 GB
• Storage: 512 GB

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Microsoft Surface Laptop 4

• Price: $1,000 ($1,300)
• Display: 13.5 inches
• CPU: Intel Core i5
• GPU: Integrated Intel GPU
• RAM: 8 GB
• Storage: 512 GB

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HP Stream 11.6" Laptop

• Price: $70 ($240)
• Display: 11.6 inches
• CPU: Intel Celeron N4120 1.1 Ghz
• GPU: Integrated Intel GPU
• RAM: 4 GB
• Storage: 64 GB

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Microsoft Surface Pro 7+

• Price: $700 ($930)
• Display: 12.3 inches
• CPU: Intel 11th Gen Core i3
• GPU: Integrated GPU
• RAM: 8 GB
• Storage: 128 GB

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Microsoft Surface Pro 7

• Price: $675 ($900)
• Display: 12.3 inches
• CPU: Intel 10th Gen Core i5
• GPU: Integrated GPU
• RAM: 8 GB
• Storage: 128 GB

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Gaming Laptop Deals

So you're looking to play modern games, both at home and while you're on the road. No problem! A modern gaming laptop crams lightning-fast SSD drives into a sleek chassis, absurdly powerful GPU chipsets from Nvidia and Radeon, and many of them have displays with competitive refresh rates.

Depending on your budget, you can grab a machine that's great for your collection of indie games or is more than capable of running the latest titles with the bare minimum of concessions being made to deliver crisp graphics.

Asus ROG Zephyrus 14

• Price: $1,400 ($1,600)
• Display: 14 inches
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 6000 Series
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6700S
• RAM: 16 GB
• Storage: 1 TB

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Asus TUF Gaming laptop

• Price: $1,400 ($1,600)
• Display: 14 inches
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 6000 Series
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6700S
• RAM: 16 GB
• Storage: 1 TB

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Asus ROG WUXGA

• Price: $1,160 ($1,450)
• Display: 16 inches
• CPU: Intel 11th Generation Core i7
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
• RAM: 16 GB
• Storage: 512 GB

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Asus ROG Zephyrus M16

• Price: $1,550 ($1,850)
• Display: 16 inches
• CPU: Intel 11th Generation Core i9
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
• RAM: 16 GB
• Storage: 1 TB

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Asus TUF Gaming A15

• Price: $900 ($1,080)
• Display:
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 6000 Series
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
• RAM: 8 GB
• Storage: 512 GB

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Alienware X14 R1

• Price: $1,600 ($1,900)
• Display: 14 inches
• CPU: Intel 12th Generation Core i7
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
• RAM: 16 GB
• Storage: 512 GB

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Acer Predator Helios 300

• Price: $1,800 ($2,100)
• Display: 15.6 inches
• CPU: Intel 12th Generation Core i7
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
• RAM: 16 GB
• Storage: 1 TB

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Lenovo Ideapad

• Price: $640
• Display: 15.6 inches
• CPU: Intel Core i5
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
• RAM: 8 GB
• Storage: 512 GB

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MSI GF63

• Price: $634
• Display: 15.6 inches
• CPU: Intel Core i5
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
• RAM: 8 GB
• Storage: 256 GB

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Legion 5 Pro

• Price: $1,400 ($1,970)
• Display: 16 inches
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
• RAM: 16 GB
• Storage: 1 TB

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Gigabyte A5

• Price: $800 ($1,045)
• Display: 15.6 inches
• CPU: Ryzen 5 5600H
• GPU: GeForce RTX 3060
• RAM: 16 GB
• Storage: 512 GB

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Acer Predator Gaming Laptop

• Price: $1,420 ($1,900)
• Display: 17.3 inches
• CPU: Intel Core i7 11th Gen
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
• RAM: 32 GB
• Storage: 1 TB

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Lenovo Legion 5i

• Price: $749 ($1,030)
• Display: 15.6 inches
• CPU: 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5-10500H Six-Core
• GPU: Nvidia RTX 3050
• RAM: 8GB
• Storage: 256GB

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Gaming Desktop Deals

We've also included a few pre-built gaming desktop deals below. We'll add to this list as more deals become available.

ASUS - ROG Gaming Desktop

• Price: $1,200 ($1,500)
• CPU: Intel 12th Generation Core i7
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
• RAM: 16 TB
• Storage: 1.5 TB

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ASUS - ROG Gaming Desktop 2

• Price: $1,900 ($2,200)
• CPU: Intel 12th Generation Core i7
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
• RAM: 16 TB
• Storage: 2.5 TB

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iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

• Price: $949 ($1,300)
• CPU: Ryzen 5 5600G
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
• RAM: 16 GB
• Storage: 500 GB

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CLX Gaming PC

• Price: $979 ($1,179)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
• RAM: 16 GB
• Storage: 500 GB

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