The best cheap laptop deals and sales for May 2020: prices from just £199

Cheap laptop deals are the order of the week, and we've found the best offers going right now. We've been scouring all your favourite retailers for the latest sales so you can pick up a machine perfectly matched to your needs at a great price. Whether that's for working from home, running more power-hungry programs, or simple everyday browsing, we've compared specs and prices on a massive range of available laptop deals to bring you the fairest discounts right here

We've split our laptop deals by price, so if you know exactly what you want to spend, you'll find a wealth of models and brands available to fit your budget. In general, though, an everyday laptop used for basic web browsing, entertainment, and email won't cost you more than £300, and if you take a look at the latest Chromebook sales you'll find a machine for far less than that. 

However, once you push past £400, you'll open yourself up to machines that can run higher performance programs with far better specs to support them. That means if you're looking to use Adobe programs or other high-performance software suites, you might want to take a look further down the page. 

We've also combed each listing for those vital stats to give you the numbers straight up. Compare the models and laptop deals we've found from across the web to find the one that suits your needs perfectly - we'll also give you a bit of background info about each laptop we highlight. For you Apple fans, you might be interested in our MacBook prices and deals page too.

Keep an eye out for the latest bank holiday sales, offering more laptop deals later on this week. 

If you're from the States or Down Under, be sure to check out our selection of the top laptop deals in the US or Australia.

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We'll continue adding the best cheap laptop deals in the latest sales as we find them. Up next, you'll find the latest prices on some of the most popular laptops around along with a list of retailers who often have a great selection of laptop sales if nothing else takes your fancy here.

• Amazon: retail giant is often the cheapest in the UK.
• John Lewis: models come with at least two-year guarantee.
• Very: Often surprises with cheap prices on electronics.
• Laptops Direct: specialist UK store has a huge selection of laptop deals.
• ebuyer: the UK computing specialists have some great promotions.
• Currys: the retailer that's seemingly always having a laptop sale.
• AO: lots of cheap laptops at this growing electronics specialist.
• Argos: home delivery or pick up a cheap laptop locally today.
• Dell: get a great laptop deal direct from Dell.
• Apple: MacBooks aren't exactly cheap, but they're excellent workstations

The cheapest laptop deals on these popular picks

On release, the Chromebook Flip reached new heights for the Windows-free laptops as it came rocking a proper Intel Core processor along with a HD screen. Most models nowadays come with 64GB of storage instead of the 32GB which is plenty for running apps and storing regular documents and a fair few media files - you can always use a USB drive for more space. For most users, the newer PixelBook is what we'd call 'overkill', not to mention considerably more expensive, so we'd recommend this model if you just need something for work, browsing the net and so on. The Chrome OS works beautifully in this 2-in-1 laptop's tablet mode too.

A sturdy choice for a study laptop for school/college/uni. The HP Pavilion 15 has plenty of power for the average student's needs while keeping the costs sensible. There are plenty of configurations available too. Some favour speedy SSDs, while others go for larger regular hard drives, so it all depends on what you're going to need more really. Faster loading or more space for storing media files and downloads.

The Asus Transformer Mini series is one of the most reliable brands of 2-in-1 tablet/laptop hybrids on the market. This upgrade includes a fingerprint sensor and double the RAM at 4GB for speedier performance compared to the older models. For your money, this is one of the most impressive two-in-one transformer models out there. Available in orange/white as seen above, or in a traditional grey steel colour.

Ready to stretch that budget a bit (ok, maybe a lot) further? Then be sure to check out our selection of the very best laptops money can buy as we've used our dedicated price comparison technology to find the cheapest prices for them too. You can always come back to this page if they seem a bit overpowered (and over-expensive) for what you need.

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