Dell's early holiday sale is live – here are 5 laptop deals I'd buy with up to $450 off

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Dell is right in the middle of its early holiday sale, offering discounts of up to $450 across several well-rated laptops. Now that Windows 10 end of life is here, it's a good opportunity to upgrade to a new and powerful device for less, so I've picked five of the top deals I'd buy.

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Dell early Holiday sale – the 5 best laptop deals

Dell  15 Laptop
Dell 15 Laptop: was $449.99 now $329.99 at Dell
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Display - 15.6 inches
Processor - AMD Ryzen 5
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 512GB

One of the best cheap laptops in Dell's early holiday sale is this Dell Laptop 15 with an AMD Ryzen 5 processor, 8GB of RAM and a surprisingly large 512GB SSD. These components all work together to ensure good overall performance and give you enough essential speedy storage for the price. This is a great low price for this configuration, so I recommend it now if you're on a smaller budget and need a basic laptop for general everyday use, admin tasks, light work, or schoolwork.

Dell 16 Laptop
Dell 16 Laptop: was $549.99 now $399.99 at Dell
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Display - 16 inches
Processor - AMD Ryzen 5
RAM - 8GB
Storage - 512GB

If display size is important to you, then you can upgrade to this solid Dell 16 Laptop, which sports a 16-inch screen and an entry-level AMD Ryzen 5 processor. You also get a standard 8GB of RAM and a reasonable 512GB SSD for storage, making it a good device for everyday jobs and light use. You do sacrifice portability with the larger chassis, but that's likely worth it, though, if you need the extra screen real estate.

Dell  15 Laptop
Dell 15 Laptop: was $749.99 now $549.99 at Dell
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Display - 15.6 inches
Processor - Intel Core i7
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 1TB

If you have a good amount of cash to spend, I'd recommend picking up this version of the Dell 15 Laptop as it offers big improvements to key components by jumping up to an Intel Core i7, 16GB of RAM and a large 1TB SSD. That gets you a lot more power and performance for your money, making this a solid all-around device for general use, work, video calls and multitasking, without the threat of significant slowdown.

Dell 14 Plus
Dell 14 Plus: was $1,099.99 now $749.99 at Dell
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Display - 14 inches
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 7
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 1TB

Here's one of the best deals I've found on a modern, all-purpose, and well-rated laptop in Dell's latest sale. You can now get $350 off this machine that features a powerful Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, a healthy 16GB of RAM and a large 1TB SSD for storage. With all of those components, you'll have no issues with all of your everyday computing and work needs. And at 14 inches, it's an easily portable device, too. Altogether, it's an excellent value all-around option and a laptop we scored 4.5/5 in our recent review.

Dell 16 Plus
Dell 16 Plus: was $1,149.99 now $749.99 at Dell
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Display - 16 inches
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 7
RAM - 16GB
Storage - 1TB

If you want to push for more power but also want a larger display, then you can consider this Dell 16 Plus. There's a huge price cut on this powerful 16-inch laptop, which features an Intel Core Ultra 7 CPU, 16GB RAM, and a 1TB SSD. That's an ideal blend of a generous display size, high-performance hardware, and spacious storage for everyday use, productivity tasks and business needs.

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James Pickard
Senior Deals Editor

James Pickard is a Deals Editor at TechRadar. After many years of scouring the net for the cheapest games and tech for his personal use, he decided to make it his job to share all the best bargains and coupon codes with you. James also has almost a decade of experience covering some of the biggest sales events of the year at Eurogamer and VG247, including Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Amazon Prime Day. When not deals hunting or stacking coupon codes to get the biggest savings, James can be found on the PS5, watching a classic film noir or cheering on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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