Best Buy's latest laptop sale has devices from $149 - here are the 8 best deals I'd buy

Display - 14 inches
Processor - MediaTek Kompanio 520
RAM - 4GB
Storage - 64GB

This Lenovo Chromebook is a very basic device, but it's ridiculously cheap, making it a good buy for general web browsing, admin tasks and schoolwork. It won't offer great performance and will struggle with anything beyond light use, but the lean ChromeOS gets more from the entry-level components and ensures a lengthy full-day battery life.

Display - 14 inches
Processor - Intel Processor N200
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 64GB

Here's a fairly basic and well-priced Chromebook that comes with a welcome bump up to 8GB of RAM to help boost performance. It's still best-suited to general use because of the entry-level processor and limited storage space, but it's up to the job of web browsing, light work, writing documents, and streaming media. Plus, you get the superior battery life of up to 11.5 hours with this Chromebook, compared to similarly priced Windows machines.

Display - 14 inches
Processor - Intel Core i3
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 128GB

If you'd prefer a Windows machine that's a similar spec to the Chromebook below, then this HP Laptop 15 is down to $239.99 at Best Buy. It has a fairly low-end spec, but you still get 8GB of RAM and an entry-level Intel i3 processor, which can cover the basics without a dramatic performance dip. This is one to buy if you want a Windows laptop for general everyday use, word processing, streaming shows, web browsing, video calls, or answering emails.

Display - 15.6 inches
Processor - AMD Ryzen 5
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 256GB

One of the best cheap laptops in Best Buy's current batch of offers is this Lenovo IdeaPad 1 with an AMD Ryzen 5 processor, 8GB of RAM and a reasonable 256GB SSD. These all work together to ensure good overall performance and enough essential speedy storage for the price. It's an older machine, but I still recommend it now if you're on a budget and need a laptop for general everyday use, admin tasks, light work, or schoolwork.

Display - 15.6 inches
Processor - AMD Ryzen 7
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 1TB

Best Buy's latest set of laptop deals features this older but still good value all-around pick. With an AMD Ryzen 7 processor, 16GB of RAM, and a large 1TB SSD, it's a smart buy if you have a reasonable budget and need a device to handle your day-to-day computing jobs and light work comfortably. Expect solid performance, good multitasking capabilities, and speedy load times, but be aware of the bulky size and mediocre battery life that hamper its portability. It was $50 cheaper last week, but this is still an impressive laptop for the price.

Display - 16 inches
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 5
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 512GB

This powerful and versatile Lenovo Yoga 7i offers impressive performance for the price, with powerful components such as a modern Core Ultra 5 processor, a healthy 16GB of RAM to boost performance, and a decent 512GB SSD for storage. You can comfortably handle everyday tasks, demanding work, video calls, media streaming and more with this laptop, all with the option to flip it around to a 16-inch touchscreen tablet when the need arises, too.

Display - 15 inches
Processor - Snapdragon X Plus
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 512GB

The brand-new Microsoft Surface Laptop shot straight to the top of our best laptop guide and received a glowing five stars in our Microsoft Surface Laptop review, so I'm obviously going to call out this big discount at Best Buy. This particular specification includes a powerful Snapdragon X Plus processor, a healthy 16GB of RAM and a decent 512GB SSD. The levels of performance from the CPU, AI capabilities and 20 hours of battery life are top-tier to go alongside the swish-looking display and keyboard.

Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5): from $799 with a trade-in
Apple just announced a new version of the premium MacBook Pro, and if you have an older device to trade in, you can pick up one of the latest laptops from as little as $799. While the upgrades with the M5 chip are minimal if you already have an M-powered MacBook Pro and the design remains identical to many previous devices, this is the best way to get a big saving on the new laptop if you want the latest tech.