Start your back-to-school shopping early with these Prime Day PC deals

If you’re shopping ahead for an affordable laptop or desktop for back-to-school, Amazon’s Prime Day sale could be just the ticket. The online retailer’s big sale-a-thon has provided a number of steep discounts on PCs like the Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 3i for $578 (opens in new tab), and some of the budget-friendly options make for great back-to-school picks. 

Shopping for a new laptop or desktop now, instead of waiting until closer to fall, not only will give your kids extra time to familiarize themselves with their new devices, but it will also save you a bit of money in the process. Here are some of the top deals for budget-friendly laptops and desktops that just got even more wallet-friendly thanks to Prime Day sales. 

These are just some of the sampling of affordable laptops and desktops that Amazon offers for Prime Day. For more deals, be sure to visit our Prime Day hub and check out our live blog of laptop deals for the e-retailer’s sale-a-thon event. 

Chuong’s passion for gadgets began with the humble PDA. Since then, he has covered a range of consumer and enterprise devices, raning from smartphones to tablets, laptops to desktops and everything in between for publications like Pocketnow, Digital Trends, Wareable, Paste Magazine, and TechRadar in the past before joining the awesome team at Windows Central. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, when not working, he likes exploring the diverse and eclectic food scene, taking short jaunts to wine country, soaking in the sun along California’s coast, consuming news, and finding new hiking trails. For news tips or to connect, please message him on the Signal messaging app at +1 (424) 666-7438.