Updated
Updated · ZDNet · Jun 5
Amazon Prime Day Starts June 23, Driving 8 Early Laptop Deals From $699
Updated
Updated · ZDNet · Jun 5

Amazon Prime Day Starts June 23, Driving 8 Early Laptop Deals From $699

3 articles · Updated · ZDNet · Jun 5

Summary

  • $699 to $1,909 early laptop offers are already live ahead of Amazon's Prime Day, with ZDNET highlighting eight picks it says it would personally recommend.
  • June 23 to June 26 is this year's Prime Day window—earlier than last year's July timing—which has pulled forward discounts on Windows laptops and Apple's latest MacBooks.
  • Lenovo's ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 carries one of the biggest cuts at $1,289, down $510 or 28%, while the Asus Vivobook 16 with Snapdragon X drops to $699.
  • Apple's M5 MacBook Air models also feature prominently, including the 15-inch at $1,149 and the 13-inch at $949, with higher-memory 24GB versions each discounted by $150.
  • ZDNET said it limited the list to recently released machines—mostly from 2026—and favored models it had tested or that rarely go on sale.

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