The Amazon Prime Day Sale 2019 is now live, which means those who have been meaning to buy a new laptop now have a chance to get the model of their choice at a reduced rate. While each of this year's Prime Day offers may look as enticing as the next, it's important to sort out the best from the worst. It's important to know what is a good deal and what is not before you hit the “Add to Cart” button. And so, we've listed what we think are the best and worst Amazon Prime Day Sale deals on laptops. Go ahead, give it a quick look.
The Acer Swift 3 has been around for quite a while. It's a natural choice for anyone looking for a thin and light model with adequate performance. The Swift 3 on offer during this Amazon Prime Day Sale is powered by an Intel 7th Gen Core i3 CPU, 4GB of RAM, and a 256GB solid-state drive. While you may have to install Windows 10 yourself, this Swift 3 still comes up as a good deal in our books because of the overall packaging. The Acer Swift 3 costs Rs 36,240 during the Amazon Prime Day Sale 2019, giving you a 16-percent discount. Read our review of the latest version of the Swift 3 here.
The Asus X507UA is an ideal choice for those seeking a budget laptop from this year's Amazon Prime Day Sale. The model on offer is powered by an Intel 7th Gen Core i3 CPU and 4GB of RAM. Storage is taken care of by a 1TB hard drive. The laptop comes with a 15.6-inch Full HD display, which is suitable for many hours of movie-watching and document-editing. Windows 10 comes bundled with the laptop. During the Amazon Prime Day Sale 2019, the Asus X507UA costs Rs 26,697, giving you a 30-percent discount.
Here's an affordable mainstream laptop with sufficient computing power on the inside for basic software testing, coding, and web browsing. The HP 15 is powered by an Intel 8th Gen Core i5 CPU and 8GB of RAM. Storage is handled by a 256GB solid-state drive. The 15.6-inch screen has a Full HD resolution and the touchpad is a precision unit. Windows 10 and Microsoft Office come bundled with the laptop. During the Amazon Prime Day Sale 2019, the HP 15 comes at a price of Rs 45,699, giving you a discount of 12 percent. It's not the best deal but it's a sweet laptop. Read our review of it more information.
If you're in the market for a capable Thin and Light laptop, you needn't go farther than the Lenovo IdeaPad S145. It's powered by an Intel 8th Gen Core i5 CPU and 8GB of RAM. Storage is taken care of by a 256GB solid-state drive. Though there's no discrete graphics on board, Windows 10 and Microsoft Office come bundled with the laptop, making it ideal for document-editing and browsing. During the Amazon Prime Day Sale 2019, the Lenovo IdeaPad S145 sells for Rs 43,990, leaving you with a discount of 35 percent.
The Lenovo IdeaPad 330S is an ideal choice if you're looking for a budget model with an AMD processor. The IdeaPad 330S is powered by an AMD Ryzen 3 and 4GB of RAM. Storage is taken care of by a 1TB hard drive. Bundled software includes Windows 10 Home and Microsoft Office Home & Student 2019. The IdeaPad 330S weighs 1.8 kilogrammes and measures 1.93 centimetres in depth. During the Amazon Prime Day Sale 2019, the Ryzen-powered Lenovo IdeaPad 330S sells for Rs 26,990, giving you a 40-percent discount. Read our review of the IdeaPad 330S here.
If you're in the market for a budget gaming laptop, you needn't go further than this. Consider the Asus TUF Gaming FX505DT. The recently launched model comes with a 15.6-inch 120Hz LCD panel with a Full HD resolution. The FX505DT is powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card with 4GB of onboard video RAM. Storage is taken care of by a 1TB hard drive. During the Amazon Prime Day Sale 2019, the Asus TUF Gaming FX505DT is selling for Rs 55,990, giving you a discount of 30 percent. This makes it the sweetest gaming laptop deal of this sale. Read our review of the larger FX705DT for more information.
You don't have to be a gamer to own a GTX-powered gaming laptop. The MSI GL63 makes sense for casual gamers and for those interested in video editing. The MSI GL63 is powered by an Intel 9th Gen Core i5 CPU, 8GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB video RAM. The graphics card on it is admittedly not the newest but it'll still do the job if you're on a budget. Storage is taken care of by a 512GB PCIe NVMe solid-state drive. During the Amazon Prime Day Sale 2019, the MSI GL63 is available at Rs 59,990, giving you a discount of 33 percent.
Die-hard Lenovo fans get a chance to buy a new gaming machine as well. The Lenovo Legion Y540 is powered by an Intel 9th Gen Core i5 CPU and 8GB of RAM. Graphics processing is taken care of by an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card with 4GB of dedicated video RAM. Storage is handled by a 128GB solid-state drive and a 1TB hard drive. The gaming laptop gets a backlit keyboard (in white) and weighs 2.3 kilogrammes. During the Prime Day Sale 2019, the Lenovo Legion Y540 is available for Rs 67,990, giving you a discount of 35 percent.
Granted, the IdeaPad 330 is a decent choice for those who want a budget laptop for movie playback and casual web surfing but the model on offer during this year's Amazon Prime Day Sale is just not worth it. The laptop in question is powered by an Intel 7th Gen Core i3 CPU, 4GB of RAM, and integrated graphics card. Storage onboard is 1TB through a traditional hard drive. Compared to the Asus X507UA we've listed above, the similarly priced IdeaPad 330 comes with no bundled operating system, is a few hundred grams heavier, and does not have a Full HD display. During the Amazon Prime Day Sale 2019, the Lenovo IdeaPad 330 sells for Rs 24,990, giving you a discount of 42 percent. Read our review of the IdeaPad 330 here. We suggest the Asus X507UA instead.
While Acer is known for making some great laptops, some deals may be rotten eggs. Here's one example: the Acer NE46RS Gateway. As if to go with its oldish exterior design, the laptop is powered by an Intel Pentium A1020 processor from 2016 along with 4GB of RAM. Storage is taken care of by a 1TB hard drive. The laptop comes with a 14-inch LCD screen with an HD resolution and an optical disc drive. The Acer NE46RS Gateway costs Rs 19,949 during the Amazon Prime Day Sale 2019, offering you a discount of 8 percent. We think you can do better than this dated Acer model.