Only hours remain in Cyber Monday, and time is rapidly running out to take advantage of all the sales. These final moments are revealing some surprising deals, too, like Lenovo slicing 58% off a modern Windows laptop that's already considered a great value. Now, the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 15 feels like an actual steal for only $279.99 at Lenovo. You have to act fast, though — this deal doesn't have much longer, and over 3,500 people have added this laptop to their cart lately.
Recent updates
Dec. 3, 2024 @ 3:00 p.m. ET — Final update now that Cyber Monday has concluded. This deal has ended at the time of this update, and the product has returned to its full retail price.
🔥The hottest post-Cyber Monday deals🔥
- 💻HP EliteBook 14 (Ryzen 7 PRO) | $899 at HP (Save $2,023!)
- 🎮Xbox Series X Digital Edition (1TB) | $398 at Walmart (Save $52!)
- 🕹️Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (3-months) | $29.29 at CDKeys (Save $11!)
- 🎮Lenovo Legion Go (Z1 Extreme) | $534.44 at Amazon (Save $166!)
- 💻Surface Pro 11 w/ keyboard (X Plus) | $999.99 at Best Buy (Save $350!)
- 💽Seagate Xbox Series X|S Card (2TB) | $199.99 at Best Buy (Save $160!)
💽More Cyber Monday deals that won't quit💾
- Dell: Lowest PC prices of the year for a little longer after Cyber Monday
- HP: Aggressive "Cyber Week" deals on laptops while supplies last
- Lenovo: Still save up to 68% on laptops, desktops, and select doorbusters
- Samsung: Week-long holiday deals on laptops, TVs, phones, and more
Not the only ridiculous laptop deal right now, but it's up there
The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 15 (Gen 9) is a value-driven, full-blown Windows laptop that — even at its full retail price — offers a surprising number of features not often found in budget devices. Lenovo decided to lop $400 off that $680 price tag in a short-lived Cyber Monday sale, though, possibly making this laptop the best you can buy for less than $300.
If you're willing to spend around twice that amount, you can get an equally ridiculous HP laptop with 32GB of RAM for less than $600 — that deal takes the cake for the most insane promotion of Cyber Monday.
Back to the laptop at hand, though. The IdeaPad Slim 3i isn't anything too impressive at first glance. It runs full Windows 11 Home on its 15.6-inch IPS LCD display, it has a full-sized keyboard with a tenkey number pad, there's a 720p webcam with built-in microphones, and it comes with the Lenovo guaranty of baffling levels of durability.
Except, that 15.6-inch display also has multi-touch support; that full-sized keyboard is also backlit; that HD webcam also has a physical privacy shutter; there's even a fingerprint sensor for Windows Hello biometric authentication. Those are all features you can't normally expect in a budget laptop, so it's even more interesting to see so many in the same low-cost device.
You're also getting the 6-core Intel Core 3 N100U, which admittedly isn't a terribly powerful processor, but is surprisingly capable for casual and everyday workloads. That's paired with 8GB of fast, modern RAM and a generous 512GB SSD — which is also surprisingly modern. You're getting Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 support on top of that, as well as a varied port selection (with USB Type-C) and 65W fast charging.
The end result? A durable, reliable Windows laptop with future-proofed hardware and a lot of convenient features that you won't be able to live without once you have them. Again, and I mean this sincerely, I am shocked by how much laptop the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 15 (Gen 9) gives you for just $279.99 at Lenovo. Seriously, though, don't wait on this deal. It's a Cyber Monday Doorbuster set to disappear at a moment's notice, and over 3,500 people have already added it to their cart recently.
When did Black Friday end?
On paper, at least, Black Friday ended the moment Midnight chimed on Nov. 29, 2024, or the Friday following the Thanksgiving holiday in the USA. However, that didn't necessarily mean all the deals up and disappeared at that time. Many persisted throughout the weekend and into Cyber Monday, even as many others ended or went out of stock. Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become more of a four-day sales event than two separate days.
When did Cyber Monday end?
While it feels that Black Friday and Cyber Monday seemingly start earlier each year, the four-days sales event tends to end its annual run on a similar note. Cyber Monday marks the tumultuous finale on Dec. 2, 2024, ending when the day does. The vast majority of deals do tend to end when Cyber Monday is over, and the deals that remain often become less aggressive, with smaller price cuts. You're not likely to get another chance at most of those deals until next Black Friday rolls around.
Are there still deals after Black Friday and Cyber Monday?
It's not as if the entire world returns to MSRP after Cyber Monday ends, but many of the best deals absolutely do end before Tuesday arrives. Some retailers and companies will continue Cyber Monday promotions throughout the week, but even then, many of those discounts won't be as steep. You can keep an eye on Windows Central's deal coverage for help finding the sales that are still worth your time, since the majority of Black Friday and Cyber Monday coverage online will now be concluded or out of stock.
