Today's January sales can save you up to £650 on a brand new laptop - but they're ending soon

Display: 16 inches
Processor: Intel Core i9
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 1TB

If display quality is just as important to you as power, then strongly consider this Asus Vivobook deal at Currys. It comes with a large and high-end OLED screen that offers a clear and sharp image, whether you're working on documents or streaming your favourite TV shows. Specs are impressive elsewhere, too, including a modern Intel Core i9 CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD for storage that all ensure excellent overall performance, great multitasking capabilities and speedy load times.

Display: 13 inches
Processor: Apple M2
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 256GB

This version of the older MacBook Air M2 with 16GB of RAM is down to a new low price at Currys. Even though we're up to the MacBook M4 now, this version with the M2 chip remains an excellent all-rounder, especially for day-to-day tasks such as browsing the internet and word processing, and it also has the power for more demanding creative and productivity tasks. Ultimately, you'll struggle to find a better value Apple laptop than this right now.

Display: 15.6 inches
Processor: Intel Core 3
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 128GB

This version of the HP Chromebook Plus offers impressive power for the price. It includes 8GB of RAM and an Intel Core 3 processor, boosting performance, boot times and load times. There's also a standard 128GB of storage for your essential files, and battery life is excellent at up to 13 hours on a single charge. That's more than enough to last a full working day. At a little under £250, it's a bargain for school or college, or just as a home laptop that you use for light use and everyday tasks.

Display: 15.6 inches
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 512GB

Here's a solid and cheap Windows laptop in the Currys New Year sale. It's an older machine, but there's no denying it's packed with some excellent performance components for the price, including a Ryzen 5 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD for storage. It's a great buy if you want a good laptop with decent battery life for everyday use, work or school.

Processor: Intel Ultra 7
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 1TB

If I were looking for a high-end Windows 11 laptop in the John Lewis sale, my money would go on this Asus Zenbook 14. Alongside a gorgeous MacBook-like design in a rather classy dark blue, this machine also features an OLED display and Ultra 7 chipset, meaning it's perfectly suited for both professional and casual use. This one is definitely a pricey buy, but you will get a more premium laptop overall here.

Display: 15.6 inches
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 7
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 512GB

This is a fantastic price for one of the latest Samsung laptops with a modern Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, 16GB of RAM, a crisp 15.6-inch AMOLED display, and several other top-spec components. At a whopping £650 off, this is a great price for a laptop that's tailor-made for powerful performance and industry-leading battery life of up to 31 hours. Storage feels a bit stingy at 512GB, but this is still a particularly strong option if you want the flexibility to move the screen around into tablet mode, too.

Graphics card: RTX 5050
Processor: Intel Core i5-13450HX
RAM: 16GB

Looking for a solid gaming laptop that doesn't break the bank? This Lenovo LOQ at Very is a good choice. With a decent £130 discount, you're paying a fair price here for a machine with an RTX 5050 graphics card and Intel Core i5 chipset. Together, these specs should give you a decent amount of performance in-game, although you may have to tweak a few settings here and there in the most graphically intensive games.

Graphics card: RTX 5060
Processor: Intel Core i7-13650HX
RAM: 24GB

This Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop is currently sitting at a record-low price at Amazon - the same price from Black Friday, in fact. For the price, the specs are great here too, with the combination of an RTX 5060 graphics card and Core i7 chipset providing more than enough grunt for smooth frame rates at 1080p. This particular configuration strangely includes 24GB of RAM and a rather miserly 512GB SSD - although, the latter is a relatively easy DIY upgrade.