Looking for a great student laptop? This Amazon Prime Day deal is for you, with a steep discount on a great HP machine.
We're always keeping our eyes peeled for the best laptops for students, and while we've seen recent discounts on MacBooks galore, it's time for a Windows 11 machine to catch our money-saving gaze.
And money you shall save, too, with this HP 15.6 laptop at Amazon. With 33% slashed off as part of Prime Day, the laptop is now $489.99 — $240 off of the MSRP. Naturally, you can expect this "Prime Big Deal" to vanish within 48 hours, so move fast.
Key features: 15.6-inch screen, 512GB of fast storage, 16GB DDR4 RAM, Windows 11
Product launched: 2023
Price history: Before today's deal, the best price we could find was $529, meaning this is the lowest price we've seen for this model. It handily beats Walmart, too.
Price comparison: Amazon: $489.99 | Walmart: $669
Reviews consensus: The HP 15.6 2023 model is, as the name suggests, HP's latest 15.6 laptop, and while its display only offers a 1080p resolution, it does have a 12th Gen i5 processor, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage to allow for it to be used for multitasking on the go. Windows 11 is pre-installed, too, so you get the latest Microsoft has to offer right from the jump, and the battery should last you almost a full working day as well.
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Buy it if: You want a laptop that's great for multitasking, with a solid battery and rapid storage for local files.
Don't buy it if: You want a gaming laptop, or something with a sharper resolution — this model caps out at 1080p. You want a quieter machine — reviews suggest there's a fair amount of fan noise in this laptop.
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