This Acer Swift Go 14 Prime Day deal is so hot I need gloves to touch it, and 3 other sub-$700 budget laptops join it

Acer Swift Go 14: $999 $699 @ Acer
The Acer Swift Go 14 is our favorite budget laptop hands down. Taking it down $300 gives you the best opportunity to experience an excellent laptop at an even more affordable price. We didn't review this exact spec, but in all of our Acer Swift Go 14 reviews, it never scored below 4 stars.

Features: 14-inch WQXGA+ (2880 x 1800) 16:10 90 Hz display, AMD Ryzen 7 7840U 8-core CPU, AMD Radeon graphics, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD storage, Windows 11 Home

Dell Inspiron 16: $899 $649 @ Dell
Knocks $250 off the Dell Inspiron 16 and you get a reliable laptop in an affordable price range. While we didn't test this exact laptop, we've positively reviewed Dell's Inspiron 16 2-in-1 and Inspiron Plus laptops. The Inspiron 16 laptops look very similar, and that was one of our favorite things about the 2-in-1 and the Plus.

Features: 16-inch FHD+ (1920 x 1200) 250-nit 60Hz anti-glare display, AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 8-core CPU, AMD Radeon graphics, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD storage, Windows 11 Pro

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3: $665 $249 @ Lenovo w/ coupon: IP3FLASH1
Lenovo strikes a massive $415 off a strong affordable laptop. We haven't reviewed the 2023 model, but Tech Radar took a crack at the 2024 model and liked the laptop's reasonable features considering the price.

Features: 15.6-inch (1920 x 1080) 300-nit 60Hz touch display, AMD Ryzen 3 7330U CPU, 8GB of RAM, Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics, 512GB SSD

Apple MacBook Air M1: $999 $649 @ Walmart
Who thought you'd get a MacBook under $700? Well, at $350 off, the M1 MacBook Air is the cheapest MacBook you can buy. While it's the oldest generation of M-series MacBooks, it is still one of the best laptops out there. That's all thanks to its blazing performance and long battery life packed into a slim, unibody design.

Features: 13.3-inch (2560 x 1600) IPS Retina display, Apple M1 8-core processor, 8GB RAM, Apple M1 7-core GPU, 256GB SSD, macOS