Hope you’re enjoying your three-day weekend, and if you’re reading this you probably already know that Memorial Day is a great time to save on electronics. All of the big online retailers are running sales until Monday for well-reviewed products, even computers. If you’re shopping for a new top laptop or desktop, here are a bevy of deep price drops on some of our favorites to check out, with more being added all weekend long.

Laptop Deals

If you need an ultra-budget portable for work or school, the Acer Aspire 3 is one of the most cost-effective machines you can pick up, especially when Amazon has it on sale for fifty bucks off its already cheap list price. In our review, we said that this unit was “basic as bricks,” but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. All of the components are well-tested, and the casing is durable. Battery life is a strong point, testing out at 16 hours on a single charge when we took it into the lab. Compatibility with Wi-Fi 6 featuring 2×2 Mi-Mo is a nice bonus as well.

We consistently rate Lenovo laptops highly in our reviews, and the previous model of the ThinkPad E14 got an Editors’ Choice award from us when we put it through its paces. We haven’t been able to tear down the newest model yet, but it looks to continue the same high standards. With extremely long battery life, this is a productivity portable that will get you through an entire day on the go, and the keyboard is a pleasure to use. Durability is also a strong point, and Wi-Fi 6 support means you’ll always be able to tap a speedy connection. One year onsite warranty gives you a little extra security and this sale price keeps close to $790 in your wallet.

For Memorial Day you can take over $100 off of the Editors’ Choice-winning 2025 MacBook Air M4. This featherweight portable is one of the most impressive laptops Apple has ever made, featuring blistering speed and luxurious build quality. In our review, we said that the combination of a price drop from the previous generation of Airs coupled with a performance boost from the new M4 processor was a win-win situation, while also lauding the boosted system RAM and near-silent fanless operation. If you’re in the market for a MacBook, this is absolutely the best deal you’ll find this weekend.

Gaming Laptop Deals

Let’s lead off the gaming section with a very impressive $400 price drop on a midrange gaming laptop with some nice components for the price. We reviewed the Acer Swift X 14, raving over its absolutely stunning OLED display, which is one of the best screens you’ll see on a portable in this bracket. We also loved the light weight, noting that it almost qualified as an ultraportable, coming it at just 3.42 pounds, and it’s got plenty of ports and connectivity options. Internally, you’ve got solid silicon, including a very welcome RTX 4060 graphics card and a 1TB SSD.

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At retail price, the MSI Thin gaming laptop is already a good deal, a solid budget model with a nice 144Hz full HD screen, decent build quality and decent components for the price. But after Walmart cuts almost $300 off, it becomes one of the best offers we’ve seen in a long time. While you’re not going to get future-proof performance here with an eight-core processor, it’ll easily handle all of today’s top games at good settings, and the backlit keyboard feels good. Solid port selection, including USB-C, is just the icing on the cake.

Check out the Best Gaming Laptops of 2025 that we reviewed to see how this one stacks up.

Desktop Deals

Apple’s Mac Mini is the perfect illustration of “good things come in small packages,” a tiny little rectangle that packs a ton of compute power and can be carried anywhere. Weighing in at just a pound and a half, it’s a sleek machine that runs off the potent M4 processor. In our review, we lauded its generous port selection on both the front and back of the machine, including a traditional 1/8 inch audio jack, as well as the efficient cooling and workstation-competitive speeds. It’s a tremendous achievement in hardware, and you can save $150 on this model right now at Amazon.

Have a little cash in your pocket and looking to get the absolute highest-end gaming setup you can? We’ve got you covered with a $600 discount on the new Alienware Area-51, an impressive tower that comes loaded with Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card, the most potent performer on the market. In our recent review of this battlestation, we raved about its virtually silent operation thanks to a cutting-edge positive pressure airflow system, sleek design and absolutely unbeatable component loadout. Storage might be a little slim, but with the cash you save it’s easy to add an external drive.

We’re finding Memorial Day Deals everywhere, from retailers like Amazon and Walmart to top brands like Apple and HP. And don’t forget to check out all of the Memorial Day Deals Under $100 and Under $50. 

If you’re looking for something more specific, we’ve rounded up the following three-day weekend deals for you:

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