I won't recommend products I haven't used — so here are 13 great deals on laptops and tech I actually reviewed (and liked)

"The Lenovo Legion Tab is a small, Android-powered tablet designed with mobile gaming in mind, but it's a fantastic tablet companion all around. With a sleek and premium design, a fast and responsive display, and powerful internals with a large battery, the Legion Tab isn't just the best iPad Mini alternative — I flat out like it more." — Zachary Boddy

Windows Central review ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

✅Perfect if: You want the ultimate mobile gaming experience... and a fantastic mini tablet for note-taking, media consumption, and everything else.

❌Avoid if: You're not that serious about mobile gaming, or would rather have a larger tablet for everything else.

Display: 8.8-inch IPS LCD, QHD+, 165Hz, touch & stylus input. Chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Memory: 12GB. Storage: 256GB UFS 4.0.

👉See at: Lenovo.com

"The Razer BlackShark V2 Pro for Xbox takes absolutely everything great about the original PC version, including the comfortable and lightweight design, excellent and responsive audio quality, and class-leading microphone, and simply makes it work on Xbox. It's awesome, but you do trade a little bit of PC compatibility." — Zachary Boddy

Windows Central Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅Perfect if: You want the absolute best wireless headset designed for competitive gaming on Xbox and PC.

❌Avoid if: You plan to use your headset more with PC than with Xbox (you can't use Razer's PC software with this headset).

👉See at: Amazon.com

💳Prime exclusive: This deal is exclusive to Amazon Prime members, with dozens of other benefits included.

"The HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 takes everything great about its predecessor and makes it thinner, lighter, and longer-lasting. This is a phenomenal 2-in-1 convertible laptop that also benefits from being a Copilot+ PC. "Premium" is an understatement when you see the price, though, and HP's consumer laptops still struggle under the weight of unwanted bloatware." — Zachary Boddy

Windows Central review ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

✅Perfect if: You want an ultra-premium, ultra-versatile 2-in-1 AI PC with a gorgeous OLED display, incredible hardware, and all-day battery life.

❌Avoid if: You need a laptop with a lot of ports — this one relies a lot on its Thunderbolt 4 ports.

Display: 14-inch OLED, 2.8K, 120Hz, touch & stylus input. Chip: Intel Core Ultra 7 256V. Memory: 16GB. Storage: 1TB SSD.

👉See at: BestBuy.com

"The WD_BLACK C50 is a great expansion card for Xbox Series X|S, with a new lower price point, a fantastic design, and impeccable performance." — Zachary Boddy

Windows Central review ⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅Perfect If: You're an Xbox player that wants more storage to play all the latest and greatest Series X|S games.

❌Avoid if: You're fine storing Series X|S games or playing backward compatible games (get a USB SSD).

👉See at: Amazon.com

😍Alternative deal: $129.99 at Best Buy (Floral Edition)

"The HP EliteBook Ultra 14 (G1i) is easily one of the best Windows laptops you can buy right now, with its premium design, OLED display, industry-leading keyboard and touchpad, and overall user experience blending into a delightfully fun and capable AI laptop. The choice of Intel Core Ultra processors leads to unimpressive multi-core performance, but the real kick back to reality is a price tag that even stands out among other enterprise laptops." — Zachary Boddy

Windows Central review ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

✅Perfect if: You want some of the most premium laptop hardware on the market, combined with one of the most trusted enterprise-grade security platforms.

❌Avoid if: You're looking for a high-performance workstation and don't need such a slim device.

Display: 14-inch OLED, 2.8K, 120Hz, touch input. Chip: Intel Core Ultra 7 256V. Memory: 16GB. Storage: 512GB SSD.

👉See at: HP.com

"The GameSir G7 SE Wired Controller for Xbox & PC pairs stellar build quality, respectable controls, and an enticing array of features with an attractive price tag. It's mostly an improvement over the very similar non-SE G7 (aside from one baffling change), keeping GameSir at the top of our list for the best wired Xbox controller." — Zachary Boddy

Windows Central review ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

✅Perfect if: You want a comfortable, reliable, and feature-packed wired controller for Xbox and don't mind a wire.

❌Avoid if: You want one of the fun colors (blue, orange, and pink are on sale, too, they're just $2 more at Amazon with Prime).

👉See at: Walmart.com

💰Price check: $37.99 at Amazon

"Following the trail blazed by its 16-inch sibling, the Razer Blade 14 is entering 2025 with a fresh new design, more power, and a whole lot of AI features. It's Razer's best-selling machine made better than ever, even though most people don't really need this class of device. I also suggest opting for the silver colorway if you dislike dealing with constant fingerprint marks and smudges." — Zachary Boddy

Windows Central review ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

✅Perfect if: You need a premium, portable, and powerful laptop for work and play, wherever you happen to be.

❌Avoid if: Design isn't a big focus for you, because you're paying a lot of that unibody aluminum build.

Display: 14-inch OLED, 2.8K, 120Hz. CPU: AMD Ryzen AI 9 365. GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070. Memory: 32GB. Storage: 1TB SSD.

👉See at: Razer.com

"The brand-new Alienware Pro Wireless Gaming Keyboard is the result of a collaboration between Alienware and over 100 esports athletes, and it's a genuine step up over the company's previous products. Build quality is exceptional, typing feels great, and gaming performance is flawless. It's light on extra features at this price point, but the core experience is good enough to make up for it." — Zachary Boddy

Windows Central review ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

✅Perfect if: You want a compact, gorgeous, and capable gaming keyboard designed in tandem with esports professionals.

❌Avoid if: You want a modular keyboard you can customize to your heart's content.

👉See at: Amazon.com

💰Price check: $159.99 at Best Buy

💳Prime exclusive: This deal is exclusive to Amazon Prime members, with dozens of other benefits included.

❗$500 off + an extra $380 off with code "LEVELUP20"

"The brand-new HP OMEN MAX 16 breaks into a new category for HP, and it truly is the most ridiculously powerful laptop we've seen from the OMEN brand. With a good-looking and high-quality aluminum design and some enticing add-ons like the overclockable "Unleashed" performance profile and unique auto fan cleaning, this laptop really can keep up with the best. It's not the best, though, especially when it comes to off-charger performance and noise." — Zachary Boddy

Windows Central review ⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅Perfect if: You want a balanced, powerful, and consistent 16-inch gaming laptop with a premium design and colorful keyboard.

❌Avoid if: You need the absolute best performance while off the charger.

Display: 16-inch IPS LCD, FHD+, 165Hz. CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX. GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070. Memory: 16GB. Storage: 1TB SSD.

👉See at: HP.com

"The Crucial X10 Portable SSD is an ultra-compact external drive with impressive performance and a ridiculously high storage ceiling. Larger sizes get expensive quickly, and I have some concerns about the plastic enclosure, but the Crucial X10 is still an easy recommendation." — Zachary Boddy

Windows Central review ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

✅Perfect if: You need a very small, but fast and reliable USB portable SSD for storing everything (even games).

❌Avoid if: You need a rugged SSD that can take a lot of hits and keep on ticking.

👉See at: BestBuy.com or Amazon.com

"SteelSeries' ultra-premium Apex Pro gaming keyboard family expands with the Mini, a compact 60% board that still boasts a wide range of high-performance features. This is one of the more intuitive 60% layouts on the market, and the gaming experience is excellent — but other companies are getting a lot more competitive on pricing, hardware customization, typing acoustics, and the typing experience." — Zachary Boddy

Windows Central review ⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅Perfect if: You want an extremely compact gaming keyboard that still offers all the performance and features of the best.

❌Avoid if: You're looking for a wireless keyboard (understandable at this price).

👉See at: Amazon.com

💳Prime exclusive: This deal is exclusive to Amazon Prime members, with dozens of other benefits included.

"The Lenovo Legion Go S highlights Lenovo's commitment to this growing category of devices, and it's absolutely a more refined, elegant gaming handheld than the Legion Go that came before it. The best design, controls, and display in the world wouldn't quite make up for performance and battery life that fails to keep up with the competition, though — especially when the Legion Go S costs as much as it does." — Zachary Boddy

Windows Central review ⭐⭐⭐½

✅Perfect if: You want a large, comfortable PC gaming handheld with a beautiful display at the price it should've been at launch.

❌Avoid if: You want a more powerful handheld, or you'd rather get the SteamOS version.

👉See at: BestBuy.com

"Players wanting to display their Xbox Wireless Controller with a premium, quality charging stand that matches practically any controller color and design should look no further than Razer's Universal Quick Charging Stand, as long as they're willing to pay the cost." — Zachary Boddy

Windows Central review ⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅Perfect if: You want the ultimate convenience for charging and displaying your Xbox Wireless Controller.

❌Avoid if: You're looking for a specific color that isn't Electric Volt or Lunar Shift, because a lot are out of stock.

👉See at: Amazon.com

💳Prime exclusive: This deal is exclusive to Amazon Prime members, with dozens of other benefits included.