Memorial Day Weekend laptop deals are LIVE — 16 hand-picked discounts on Windows PCs, computer parts, and more
Memorial Day sale discounts are hitting Windows laptops and Xbox gaming accessories, and I'm highlighting the hottest savings!
Memorial Day weekend is here before the day itself even lands on Monday, May 26, but as usual, that doesn't stop retailers from sharing some massive discounts on Windows laptops, PC components, and a mix of Xbox and PC gaming accessories before then.
It happens every year, though it feels earlier each time, and 2025 is no exception. Now, giant Memorial Day sales promotions are pasted on the front page of digital storefronts all across the web, but there are sneaky inflated prices hidden within them, too.
To save you time with the help of my colleagues, I'm digging through the hottest Amazon Memorial Day sale listings alongside its rivals at Best Buy, Newegg, and any others brave enough to enter a price-matching battle.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Memorial Day isn't supposed to be about retailer discounts, but it usually falls that way over the preceding weekend. Here's what we know about this year's sales event.
When is Memorial Day 2025?
In 2025, Memorial Day is Monday, May 26. It's a federal holiday, which means standard postage can be affected by delays in the United States. In the United Kingdom, "May Bank Holiday" lands on the same day and can similarly affect delivery times.
When do Memorial Day sales start?
Like similar holidays, retailers aren't restricted to particular dates when promoting discounts. Memorial Day Weekend is here, but it never meant there wouldn't be savings to browse before now. Sales started a week before today, which is normal.
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ASUS Zenbook A14
One of the few criticisms listed in Zachary Boddy's ASUS Zenbook A14 review related to value regarding the $999 starting price of its entry-level model with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Plus processor.
With this discount, the Zenbook A14 is arguably the best value Copilot+ PC you could get your hands on, at least during the lead-up to Memorial Day.
Sure, I have some bias because I'm a firm believer that 14-inch laptops are the perfect size, and ASUS' recent line of Zenbook notebooks features some of the best-looking I've ever seen (the Ceraluminum chassis is worth the hype).
Nevertheless, this really is the deal we've been waiting for. — Ben Wilson
🎮ASUS Zenbook A14 14-inch Copilot+ PC was $999.99 now $799.99 at Best Buy
Razer Wolverine V2 Chroma
Any regular Windows Central reader will surely recognize this, the same wired Razer controller for Xbox (or PC gaming) that we praise literally every time it's on sale with a significant discount, and rightly so.
If you truly don't care about playing wirelessly, then you'll see why we said the Wolverine V2 Chroma "almost feels like cheating" in our review. It's tactile, remappable, and this deal offsets one of the only negatives we could find at launch: the $149.99 MSRP.
At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if everyone who was previously interested has already bought it, but if you missed your chance, now's the time to pick it up. — Ben Wilson
🎮Razer Wolverine V2 Chroma wired controller was $149.99 now $88.90 at Amazon
Xbox Elite Series 2 wireless controller
Alright, if you must have a wireless controller for Xbox gaming, then you could always go all-out on the (almost) perfected Elite Series 2. Executive Editor Jez Corden revisited the Elite S2 three months after its launch and still praised it despite the high launch price.
Well, now there's a mild remedy to that stinging price point, as an early Memorial Day deal has dropped the Xbox Elite Series 2 wireless controller in black from its almost-$200 MSRP to $159.
Much more 'affordable', well, as far as premium, high-end Xbox controllers go. It certainly makes this lavish controller more attractive to anyone who was holding out for at least some kind of discount. — Ben Wilson
🎮Xbox Elite Series 2 wireless controller was $199.99 now $159 at Amazon
Crucial T705 2TB PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSD
PCIe Gen 5 solid-state drives still feel new, but there have been a few available on retailers for a while now. Long enough, in fact, that some are starting to come down in price for Memorial Day, like this 2TB monster from Crucial.
I was an admitted sceptic until I tested the WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB drive, but it lived up to its PCIe 5.0 promises, and I don't see why Crucial wouldn't do the same.
I've been using Crucial drives for years, particularly the P3 and P3 Plus for PCIe 3.0 and 4.0, respectively, so this successor would tempt even me if I really needed to upgrade. Give it a strong consideration if you need blistering speeds. — Ben Wilson
💾Crucial T705 2TB PCIe Gen5 was $395.99 now $229.99 at Amazon
iBuyPower pre-built gaming PCs
Since reviewing iBuyPower's Slate 8 Mesh pre-built gaming PC late last year, I've been keeping an eye on discounts at the official website.
In the lead-up to Memorial Day, seven of the top sellers have been discounted, providing a fairly wide range of prices and performance.
Intel and AMD CPUs are available, as are NVIDIA's latest RTX 50-series GPUs. Here's a look at the deals. — Cale Hunt
- RDY Slate 9MP R01: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, NVIDIA RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD 👉
was $2,099now $1,799 at iBuyPower - RDY Element 9 R02: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD 👉
was $2,299now $2,049 at iBuyPower - RDY Slate 8MP B04: Intel Core i7-14700KF, NVIDIA RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD 👉
was $2,299now $2,049 at iBuyPower - RDY Element 9 Pro B01: Intel Core i9-14900KF, NVIDIA RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD 👉
was $2,399now $2,099 at iBuyPower - RDY Element Pro R01: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD 👉
was $2,749now $2,429 at iBuyPower - RDY Y70 R05: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA RTX 5080, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD 👉
was $3,349now $3,099 at iBuyPower - RDY Y70 TI B03: Intel Core i9-14900KF, NVIDIA RTX 5090, 64GB DDR5, 4TB SSD 👉
was $6,099now $5,699 at iBuyPower
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (Gen 9) Aura Edition
Lenovo has been on a tear in the last few years, producing premium laptops with high-end features at a very competitive price.
The Yoga Slim 7i (Gen 9) Aura Edition that's discounted right now at Best Buy has a 15.3-inch touch display with a 3K resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate.
It's powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 258V CPU with an NPU capable of handling Copilot+ AI tools, and it's supported by 32GB of LPDDR5x RAM and a 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD. — Cale Hunt
Our own Zachary Boddy reviewed the Yoga Slim 7 (Gen 9) Aura Edition, stating:
"Lenovo's premiere designed-with-Intel laptop is an excellent showcase for the generational leap that is Intel Core Ultra (Series 2), and is otherwise a great premium mid-range Windows laptop that runs fast, cool, and long."
💻 Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (Gen 9) Aura Edition was $1,399.99 now $1,099.99 at Best Buy
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Memorial Day isn't proving to have a "lowest ever price" theme on its deals, but that doesn't make this discount on AMD's legendary Ryzen 7 7800X3D gaming CPU any less tempting for those looking to upgrade (or build a new rig from scratch).
It has been cheaper in the past, as low as $320.38 (via CamelCamelCamel), but this unusually specific drop to $385.38 at Amazon is still worth some attention.
In fact, it's even cheaper than it was during Amazon Gaming Week, and it was a hot pick back then, so this should be even better.
I still have the 7800X3D in my partner's PC, and she uses it to play practically everything CPU-intensive in our shared Steam library without issues because it's still a powerhouse despite its beefy 9800X3D successor launching last year. — Ben Wilson
💾AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D was $449 now $385.38 at Amazon
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 M.2-2280 SSD
Hey, that's my SSD, and it's on sale (again)!
It's too easy to praise the Samsung 990 PRO, and I've been using a 1TB variant as my boot drive for a good while now. Sure, PCIe 5.0 drives are tempting, but unless you're working with gigantic files that need transferring across similarly spec'd drives, I doubt you'd benefit.
Dropping the price technically below $100 in the way that all retailers do means this is practically perfect for a Windows boot drive on your next (or current) gaming rig. Pick it up if you're looking for a reliable Gen 4 SSD. — Ben Wilson
💾SAMSUNG 990 PRO 1TB PCIe Gen 4 was $127.99 now $99.99 at Newegg
Samsung 49” Odyssey G95C Curved + free 27” Odyssey G55C
Buy one, get one free on gaming monitors? That's a new one.
I mean, it makes sense to those of us who rock a dual-monitor setup, and Samsung is seriously cutting the costs with this gigantic Memorial Day deal.
The 49-inch Odyssey G95C is a 240Hz curved (1000R) gaming monitor running at 5120 x 1440 with HDR support, and if you have any space left on your desk after that, the 27-inch Odyssey G55C is a 165Hz 2560 x 1440 variant that also supports HDR.
So, if you don't mind a mismatch of refresh rates (above 60Hz won't be that noticeable, frankly), then buying the former will bag you the latter for no extra cost.
That's wild. I hadn't expected it would be Samsung to bring the Memorial Day blockbuster deals. — Ben Wilson
🖥️Samsung 49-inch Odyssey G95C curved was $1,599.98 now $799.99 at Samsung with a FREE 27” Odyssey G55C at Samsung.com
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) with OLED display
ASUS is producing some of the best gaming laptops in 2025, and its ROG Zephyrus G16 is the perfect option for those who prefer a larger display and extra cooling capacity to let the performance hardware hum.
Although we haven't tested the 2025 model, we did review the ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) favorably. Reviewer Rebecca Spear said:
"With the latest Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU accompanied by an RTX 40s GPU, the ASUS Zephyrus G16 (2024) is a powerful gaming laptop that can run even the most demanding of games. Plus, that gorgeous OLED display shows off game environments with plenty of color and detailed contrast."
The discounted model I'm highlighting here is on sale at Best Buy for $1,399.99, which is $500 off the regular price. It includes an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU, NVIDIA RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM, and a 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD.
The major attraction is the 16-inch AMOLED display, which offers incredible color and contrast. it has a sharp QHD resolution, and its 240Hz refresh rate is perfect for gaming. — Cale Hunt
💻 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) was $1,899.99 now $1,399.99 at Best Buy
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i 15-inch (Core 5 120U)
If you absolutely, positively, only need a Windows laptop for the absolute basics — I'm talking web browsing and light document work, then Lenovo has a 15-inch IdeaPad Slim for only $299 if you use the code IDEAPAD3FUN at the checkout.
Just follow my example image and it'll knock $455.99 off this entry-level laptop that uses an Intel Core 5 120U processor (Raptor Lake-U refresh) with 8GB of DDR5-5200 memory and a 512GB PCIe Gen 4 solid-state drive for storage.
You'll still get a 15.6-inch, 1080p display running at 60Hz and a built-in webcam with a privacy shutter, and, surprisingly, Lenovo even throws in a fingerprint reader for secure logins. Not bad for a laptop technically below $300. — Ben Wilson
💻Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i (15" Intel) was $754.99 now $299 at Lenovo with code IDEAPAD3FUN
MSI Thin 15.6-inch (RTX 4060)
MSI is no stranger to sales events, and I'm not surprised in the slightest to see its Thin 15 gaming laptop back on the menu for Memorial Day.
That's not a bad thing, though!
These entry-level, 15.6-inch gaming laptops regularly show up as a perfect pick for first-time PC gamers who want something more portable. NVIDIA's RTX 4060 will handle most popular titles, like Fortnite and Minecraft, without issue if you keep the graphics settings around 'Low' to 'Medium'.
The only downside is that these laptops don't usually last long. Whenever gaming laptops drop below the $750 mark with reasonable GPUs, stock levels tend to run out fast, so don't wait too long. — Ben Wilson
💻MSI Thin 15 (RTX 4060) was $999.99 now $649 at Walmart
MSI Claw 7 A1M
Almost all of the leading PC gaming handhelds run on AMD's mobile processors, except for the MSI Claw, which it launched back in March 2024, opting instead for Intel's Meteor Lake Core Ultra 5 135H or 7 155H chips.
The latter featured in some of the best Windows laptops of its generation, including the Alienware m16 R2 gaming laptop, so it was exciting to see how it would perform here.
I tried the Claw 7 out in Taipei before Computex 2024 while visiting Intel, and while it had some teething problems with software, the experience was no different from a Steam Deck or our beloved ASUS ROG Ally.
All that really held the Claw A1M back was its rivals, offering better value at the time, but now that it's available for under $400 during Memorial Day weekend, it's far easier to recommend. Pick it up if you want a capable gaming handheld that runs all your Windows games and apps without splashing out too much cash! — Ben Wilson
💻MSI Claw 7 A1M was $699.99 now $389.99 at Walmart
HP Dragonfly Pro One with 5G
Want to save more than 50% on a new laptop? How about one with 5G connectivity tied to T-Mobile?
HP's Dragonfly Pro One is a 14-inch device powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 7736U CPU. It has 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, a 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, and a 1920x1200 IPS touch display.
Premium features like a 5MP IR webcam, USB4 ports, Wi-Fi 6E, and that Snapdragon X55 5G modem are great any day, but right now you can save $800 at B&H.
💻 HP Dragonfly Pro One was $1,399 now $599 at B&H
Red Dead Redemption 2 Ultimate Edition (PC)
I won't rest until everyone has played Red Dead Redemption 2, and at this price, there's almost no excuse(!)
It stands as arguably one of the best games ever made, and it isn't particularly critical to have played the first game.
A huge open world for cowboy activities and outlaw hijinks that looks better than ever on PC, this code will unlock a copy on Rockstar Social Club, the company's in-house digital store. — Ben Wilson
🎮Red Dead Redemption 2 Ultimate Edition (PC) was $100 now $18 at Green Man Gaming
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (again!)
Look, the retailers are having a price war!
At least PC gamers are the ones who benefit, for change. Newegg just dropped the price of AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D to $377.99 to beat Amazon's $385.38 listing, so if you didn't buy one already, this is your next chance.
Again, this is a killer gaming CPU that will handle anything you throw at it. Just because it's last-gen, doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it. A perfect balance of power and value, even on the high-end. — Ben Wilson
💾AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D was $381.99 now $377.99 at Newegg
