The best early Labor Day 2026 laptop deals: Apple, Lenovo, Dell, and more

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Labor Day means the end of summer and back to school -- but not without snagging a good deal on a new laptop. There are some notable sales happening before the holiday, and we're tracking price drops on both Macs and PCs that we recommend personally -- not just for students , but for the office, for creators, or everyday use.

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All the laptops on this list we've either tested in our lab , gone hands-on with, or are familiar with through testing similar models. We approach testing in two parts: assessing performance through real-world scenarios and industry-standard benchmarking programs. With that in mind, we're confident these laptops are solid picks for a variety of use cases.

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When this laptop debuted at CES, we were impressed with its modular build extremely lightweight build. The 14th-gen ThinkPad is way more repairable than an average laptop, with replaceable parts that either an IT team or consumer will appreciate -- especially with the inflated cost of RAM right now.