Boxing Day sales are offering Black Friday-beating laptop deals - here are the 10 best

Lenovo IdeaPad 3: was £399 now £249 at Currys
Display - 15.6-inches
Processor - Intel Core i3
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 128GB

I usually recommend Chromebooks for those on a tight budget but I think this Lenovo IdeaPad 3 is a surprisingly decent low-cost Windows 11 choice. Sure, it's not a world beater but you are getting 8Gb of RAM and a Core i3 chipset here, which are enough to cover the basics. Generally speaking, these specs won't carry you far but they'll work if you're simply going to use your laptop for writing documents, streaming shows, or answering emails.

Display - 14 inches
Processor - Intel Core i5
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 512GB

Here's a great option if you're looking for a relatively cheap Windows laptop in the run-up to Boxing Day. With a 12th gen Intel Core i5 chipset, 8GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD, you're getting good specs for basic computing tasks with this Asus Zenbook. The main selling point for this model, however, is the 2.4k resolution display and slick lightweight 14-inch form-factor, which makes it great if you need something portable.

Display - 13.6 inches
Processor - Intel Core i7
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 512GB

Need a powerful laptop but don't want to break the bank? This Asus Vivobook has a great deal over at Very this week, with a massive £340 saving in total. With a powerful Core i7 chipset, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD, this machine is more than capable of even relatively intensive tasks. I could see this one being a particularly good choice for those who need a reliable working-from-home machine.

Display - 14 inches
Processor - Intel Core-i5
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 512GB

Currys has taken a whopping £300 off this mid-range laptop that boasts a slick 14-inch IPS screen, Intel i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD and a decent up to 14-hour battery life. These components ensure solid overall performance for most day-to-day tasks including browsing, working and streaming videos. I'm particularly impressed with the large and fast storage at this price, which is more than enough room for your files, applications, photos, videos and more.

Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge: was £849 now £599 at Currys
Display - 15.6-inches
Processor - Snapdragon X Plus
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 256GB

I don't think I've ever seen a laptop with the fancy new Snapdragon X Plus chipset go for cheaper than this Samsung at Currys - and by quite a stretch, actually. At £600, this is an absolute bargain price for a laptop that's tailor-made for powerful performance and industry-leading battery life. This is a particularly strong option if you want a MacBook but can't quite make the budget stretch - although you do only get a relatively small 256GB storage drive here. 

Asus Vivobook 15: was £849 now £599 at Currys
Display - 15.6-inch OLED
Processor - Intel Ultra 5
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 512GB

Currys is knocking it out the park with its mid-range laptop deals this Boxing Day - case in point: this Asus Vivobook 15. You're getting a massive £250 discount here on a machine that's not only loaded-up with 16GB of RAM and a brand-new Ultra 5 chipset, but also a stunning 3K OLED display. For £600? This is a good performer that's great for consuming all types of media. Recommended.

MSI Cyborg 15.6-inch gaming laptop: was £999 now £799 at Currys
Graphics card - RTX 4060
Processor - Intel Core i7-13620H
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 512GB

This MSI Cyborg is a strong contender for gaming laptop deal of the day over at Currys thanks to its solid line-up of an RTX 4060 graphics card, Intel Core i7 chipset, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD. Put together, these are great specs for 1080p gaming and today's massive £200 price cut easily makes this one of the best bang for the buck machines going currently. Recommended.

Asus Vivobook S15 laptop: was £999 now £749 at Very
Display - 15.6 inch 3K OLED
Processor - Ryzen
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 1TB

This Asus Vivobook laptop has just hit a new record-low price at Very today. At just £749, this high-end laptop is an absolute steal considering you get a 3K OLED display, powerful Ryzen 9 processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. While it's not a cheap laptop by any stretch of the imagination, this one will have no issues powering through most tasks with it's superb chipset and gorgeous OLED display.

Display - 13.6 inches
Processor - Apple M2
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 256GB

As suspected, with Apple bumping up the base memory of the MacBook Air M2 and M3 to 16GB, retailers are cutting the prices of their existing stock of models with 8GB. While not the most powerful MacBook out there, this version with the M2 chip remains an excellent all-rounder, especially when it comes to day-to-day tasks like browsing the internet and writing up documents. For this new low price, you'll struggle to find a better value laptop than this, even if there's less memory than I'd like to see.

Display - 13.8 inches
Processor - Snapdragon X Plus
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 512GB

The Microsoft Surface Laptop proved very popular this Black Friday, thanks no doubt to almost identical offers on either side of the Atlantic. Its Snapdragon X Elite CPU is impressive while still offering up to 20 hours of battery life, and its 15-inch touchscreen display looks great with HDR technology and an ultra-thin design. It's a genuine MacBook Air M3 rival, and still on sale today.