The Best Laptop Deals in November 2022

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Looking for all the best laptop deals available this week? You’ve come to the right place. We’ve got a whole host of fantastic offers on devices from £100 to £1,000 today – including many Black Friday deals. Options include everything from entry-level Chromebooks for light use, to excellent value 2-in-1 devices and powerful ultrabooks that can handle intense multitasking. And with the end-of-year sales here, prices are the lowest they’ve been all year.

Our selection of the best laptop deals isn’t just based on price alone, though. If you simply go for the cheapest device available, it’s likely to struggle with even the most straightforward of tasks – leaving you with a fancy yet expensive paperweight. We’ve hand-picked these laptop deals so you get both the best value for money and a capable machine that fits into your budget.

Many of the laptops we’ve picked are made by some of the highest-rated brands or models that we’ve also tested in our best laptops guide here at TechRadar, so you can be sure you’re getting a quality device. You can also check in regularly over the next few weeks as we add even more Black Friday laptop deals.

So, have a look below for info on all of the best cheap laptop deals and sales available this week. If want to get into some more specific choices, you can check out all the cheap Chromebooks available right now, while Apple fans might be interested in our MacBook deals page. And then there are all the cheap gaming laptop deals available today if you’re after something with a bit more power.

Asus VivoBook 15:
Save £150 – We’re seriously impressed with how good this Asus VivoBook 15 is in terms of value for money. It offers impressive performance for all general everyday tasks and light use thanks to its Intel i3 processor and 8GB RAM – a combination of solid components we rarely see for so cheap. There isn’t a better deal out there today if you’re after a capable laptop on a budget of under £250.

Asus C204MA Chromebook:
Save £30 – It’s not always easy to find a laptop deal for around £100 so don’t miss this Asus C204 Chromebook if you only need the most basic device possible. It’s not particularly powerful, sure, but it’s cheap and all you really need for light use, basic admin tasks and web browsing. The battery lasts a full day, too.

Asus Chromebook CX1500:
We like to call this the Chromebook for people who are more used to Windows laptops. With a 15.6-inch screen, large trackpad, and comfortable keyboard, the CX1500 feels like a good-quality conventional laptop. It’s not the most powerful Chromebook out there, but the Intel Celeron CPU is perfectly capable of handling everyday workloads.

Asus VivoBook E410KA:
Save £120 – If you’d prefer a traditional Windows machine instead of a Chromebook then this is a good deal on the Asus VivoBook E410KA at Amazon. It’s a similar spec to the laptop above so offers a similar level of performance but it has double the storage at 64GB and also includes a 1-year subscription to Microsoft Office. Useful if you need to use Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook for your school work, admin tasks or general everyday jobs.

Asus VivoBook 15:

Save £150 – We’re seriously impressed with how good this Asus VivoBook 15 is in terms of value for money. It offers impressive performance for all general everyday tasks and light use thanks to its Intel i3 processor and 8GB RAM – a combination of solid components we rarely see for so cheap. There isn’t a better deal out there today if you’re after a capable laptop on a budget of under £250.

Asus Chromebook Flip C214:

A great little deal on a great little laptop, the Flip C214 is an 11-inch 2-in-1 Chromebook from Asus that runs on an Intel Celeron CPU. If you can’t decide between a laptop and a tablet, check this one out.

HP Chromebook 14:

Save £50 – It’s usual to see 2-in-1 laptops at a slight premium compared to traditional devices. Because of that, you tend to end up with a worse spec but at a higher cost. This is somewhat mitigated by this HP Chromebook 14 deal at Amazon. It’s not a high-performance laptop, but it’s powerful enough to get through basic use, light work, video streaming and more – all with the flexibility and versatility of a tablet mode.

Asus VivoBook 15:

Save £220 – Consider upgrading to this version of the Asus VivoBook 15 if you need a slightly more powerful mid-range laptop at a fantastic price. It still has 8GB of RAM, but the jump to an Intel i5 processor does justify the cost. Go for this if you want the extra performance to ensure programs load quickly and reasonable multitasking doesn’t slow the laptop down.

Acer Chromebook 515:

An Intel Core i3-powered Chromebook at a very respectable sale price, the 515 from Acer is a familiar, comfortable laptop ideal for office work or schoolwork. The 128GB SSD means you can download more programs locally than many other cheap Chromebooks. It comes with a bundled wireless mouse for out-of-the-box productivity, too!

Honor MagicBook X14:

Save £250 – This Honor MagicBook X14 offers an incredible spec for the price. It has the same Intel i5 processor and 8GB RAM as the Asus VivoBook 15 above, but it doubles the storage to 512GB. It may be a couple of generations old, but it’s still good for all your general everyday tasks such as web browsing, office work, media streaming and more. Plus, you’ve now got so much more space for files, applications, videos, photos and more.

Asus VivoBook 15:

Save £220 – Another last-generation Asus VivoBook 15 here that’s had a massive price cut at Amazon ahead of Black Friday. The two big upgrades over the cheaper models include the high-end Intel i7 processor for even better performance and a jump to a huge 512GB of storage. It’s a bargain for a laptop that will handle everything, but those looking to get the most from their money should consider the latest model below instead.

Asus VivoBook 15:

Save £100 – This brand new version of the Asus VivoBook 15 is already reduced at Amazon, making it one of the week’s best laptop deals. It comes with some very powerful components, including an Intel i5 processor, 16GB of RAM and a huge 512GB SSD. These specs will ensure great performance for general browsing, video calls, office work, media streaming or multitasking between apps.

MacBook Air (M1, 2020):
Save £120 – Stock for the MacBook Air M1 is now more stable and we’re seeing some better discounts as we head towards Black Friday. This configuration offers 8GB RAM and a 256GB SSD, which is a solid spec for all your computing needs. Today’s price in Very’s early Black Friday sale is the best we’ve seen in months.

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M2, 2022):
Save £130 – Another discount on a recently-released M2 MacBook, this time the Air version with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB drive. At 10% off, this sale is fairly modest, but saving over a hundred quid on a brand-new MacBook Air equipped with Apple’s latest processor is still a sound deal in our books.

  • Amazon(opens in new tab): retail giant is often the cheapest in the UK
  • AO(opens in new tab): lots of cheap laptops at this growing electronics specialist
  • Apple(opens in new tab): MacBooks aren’t exactly cheap, but they’re excellent workstations
  • Argos(opens in new tab): home delivery or pick up a cheap laptop locally today
  • Box(opens in new tab): another specialist store with some of the best discounts we’ve seen
  • Currys:(opens in new tab) the retailer that’s seemingly always having a laptop sale
  • Dell(opens in new tab): get a great laptop deal direct from Dell
  • eBuyer(opens in new tab): the UK computing specialists have some great promotions
  • John Lewis(opens in new tab): get an extra 20% off select laptops and MacBooks
  • Laptops Direct(opens in new tab): specialist UK store has a huge selection of laptop deals
  • Very(opens in new tab): currently running a Big Sale with significant dicounts on laptops

Some laptop deals can often lure you in with a sub-£200 price tag, but unless you’re picking up a Chromebook you’re unlikely to get your money’s worth with these particular models. Chromebooks run on Chrome OS, which means they rely less on more expensive components and more on cloud-based services provided by Google Chrome. That means you’ll regularly find cheap laptops under £200 that are well worth your cash – provided they were built with this functioning in mind.

These kinds of budget laptops are regularly found on sale, but every now and then we do spot savings that offer mid-range specs for entry level prices.

It’s worth looking out for laptop deals that offer a Windows 11 operating system, but only 16 or 32GB of storage space. You’ll likely speed through those gigabites faster than you’d think, and storing those hefty Windows 11 updates often presents a new challenge in its own right. That means the smallest we would recommend on this page is a 64GB hard drive if you’re running a Windows 11 operating system.

Cheap laptops can also come with the caveat that they don’t offer an operating system at all. These FreeDOS laptops can sometimes be appealing (and if you’re up for installing your own copy of Windows or Linux, they often deserve to be), but it’s important to check that spec and low price before you buy. We do feature the odd freeDOS budget laptop on this roundup, as they can prove cost effective, but we’ll make sure you know when we do.