Retailers discounted tablets and iPads a bit more earlier in the back-to-school season, but not so much now. If students need a tablet for when they go back to school, we think that these suggestions offer the best deals. You can reference our Prime Day Amazon Renewed story for more details on what that program entails. MacBooks rarely carry heavy discounts, so you may want to try Amazon’s Renewed program.
BEST CYBER MONDAY DEALS ON IPADS WINDOWS
The MacBook back-to-school sales just aren’t as appealing as in Windows laptops.
Back to school MacBook dealsĪpple is reluctant to discount MacBooks that much, but there are still back-to-school MacBook discounts out there. Don’t worry about the Snapdragon chip in the Duet 5 (great screen, too!) but consider if a tablet is what you want for school.
BEST CYBER MONDAY DEALS ON IPADS 1080P
If you can, prioritize a 1080p screen and 8GB of RAM when you buy a Chromebook. Lenovo IdeaPad 3 11 Chromebook, Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD, 11.6-inch 768p, $118.90 at Amazon (46% off)Ĭollege life generally runs on laptops, and not Chromebooks, but Chromebooks are still useful for elementary and even middle-school students, especially as secondary machines.Lenovo 14-inch Chromebook, Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD, 14-inch 768p, $129.99 at Target ( 61% off).The latest gear doesn’t matter as much, compared to laptops. We’ve picked the best Chromebook deals for you, not shying away from some older models. These back-to-school Chromebook deals are just as good or better than Prime Day deals. If you buy the HP.com (-15t-dw300) deal, double-check that it has the 1080p display option checked! The 768p screen makes the IdeaPad 3 a bit iffy, too, though the discount is solid. We also think that the Dell G15 is a real deal, and might be used for schoolwork, too, right? Other laptop back-to-school deals that feature Intel Celeron processors and 4GB of RAM are too underpowered for us to recommend. Lenovo IdeaPad 3, Core i3-115G4, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 15.6-inch 768p, $390.00 at Amazon (59% off)Īcer’s Swift 3 is a top-notch laptop, even with last year’s processor inside.We recommend either the latest laptops or models that are just a year old. Of course, students can add external storage and cloud storage to supplement what a laptop contains. Our back-to-school laptop deals focus mainly on productivity, generally emphasizing 1080p displays.