The Best Prime Day Deals on Laptops and Tablets We Recommend
Amazon Fire HD 8 Android Tablet (12th Generation, 32 GB) — Budget Pick
Amazon deal price: $55 ; street price: $100
What we like: Our budget Android tablet pick. Same 8-inch display, MediaTek processor, and 13-hour battery life as its predecessor, with more RAM for slightly faster performance and a mildly higher-megapixel rear camera. Ideal for streaming video or using as a family tablet.
Other things to know: Ad-supported lockscreen. 1280×800 screen resolution is much lower than our other picks, so text and images are visibly less sharp. Running content-heavy websites or multiple apps can cause lagging and freezing. On sale in the 32 GB size.
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Apple MacBook Air (15-Inch, M3, 2024, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD) — Former Pick
Best Buy deal price: $900 ; street price: $1,050
What we like: A former pick. A version of our upgrade MacBook pick with an older processor, this is last year's version of the bigger sibling to our top pick, with a larger screen, larger touchpad, and better speakers. Keeps cooler and performs better than the 13-inch version during long, intensive tasks.
Other things to know: Has the same two USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports, MagSafe port, and headphone jack as its smaller sibling. Deal price on all colors.
Read more: The Best MacBooks
Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids Tablet (32 GB) — Budget Pick
Amazon deal price: $65 (deal on blue or purple); street price: $120
What we like: Our budget pick for the best tablets for kids. Solid option for watching videos. Durable and more drop-resistant than our top pick. Good parental controls. Two-year warranty.
Other things to know: Worse screen and a much more limited app selection compared to our top pick but a fraction of the price. Deal is for the 32 GB in blue or purple.
Read more: The Best Tablet for Kids
Apple iPad Air (11-Inch, M3, 128 GB) — Upgrade Pick
Amazon deal price: $480 ; street price: $550
What we like: Our upgrade tablet pick. Delivers iPad Pro power without the iPad Pro price. Same powerful M3 processor as the last-gen MacBook Air. FaceTime camera is great for work calls. Compatible with Apple's more full-featured accessories. Linking a mouse, keyboard, and monitor unlocks a macOS-like desktop.
Other things to know: Also our budget pro tablet pick. We found a much larger difference between the iPad Air's display and the iPad Pro's display than we did between that of the Air and that of the entry-level iPad. Solid 128 GB base storage. Deal isn't as good a previous sales for Costco members.
Read more: The iPad Is the Best Tablet
Huion Inspiroy H640P Drawing Tablet — Budget Pick
Amazon deal price: $27 ; street price: $35
What we like: Our budget pick for the best drawing tablet. Stylus tracking and drawing experience feel very similar to those of pricier models. Features six programmable hotkeys. Comfortable, full-size wireless pen comes with eight replacement nibs.
Other things to know: Not quite as sleek as our other picks. Not wireless. Charges via Micro-USB. The buttons on the tablet rattle—only a little, but still.
Read more: The Best Drawing Tablets
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