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Haley Henschel
Senior Shopping Reporter

Haley Henschel is a Chicago-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who reviews and finds deals on popular tech, from laptops to gaming consoles and VPNs. She has years of experience covering shopping holidays and can tell you what’s actually worth buying on Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. Her work has also explored the driving forces behind digital trends within the shopping sphere, from dupes to 12-foot skeletons.

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Dylan Haas
Lead Shopping Reporter

Dylan Haas is a Lead Shopping Reporter for Mashable, where he covers all things gaming, laptops, fitness, and shopping events like Black Friday and Prime Day. Before joining the team at Mashable, Dylan received a B.A. in Communications from Pace University and contributed to publications like Paste Magazine, Bandsintown, and others following a brief stint as a marketing and management assistant in the music industry.

Laptops

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The best gaming laptops of 2025 no matter your budget
This Apple MacBook Air with an M4 chip is $200 off right now
Lighten up: 2026 is the year of the ultra-ultraportable Windows laptop
Get our favorite MacBook for most people for under $1,000
Save $200 on a 15-inch Apple MacBook Air with M4 chip, nearly down to its lowest price ever at Amazon
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Reviews

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Lenovo Flex 5i in tent mode Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus review: An affordable laptop disguised as a premium gem
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Apple M4 MacBook Air Apple M4 MacBook Air review: A really good deal
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16-inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro with a library background Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (M4 Pro, 2024) review: Record-breaking performance

Deals

Laptop on lap This refurbished MacBook Air costs less than most tablets at under $200
MacBook Pro on desk The Touch Bar lives on in this refurbished $300 MacBook Pro
Girl using laptop This $200 MacBook Air is ready for your 2026 goals
person sitting at desk working on macbook air connected to two external displays The 15-inch MacBook Air is our favorite MacBook for most people, and it's still $250 off
The 2025 Apple MacBook Air 13-inch laptop against a blue and purple background. Get the 13-inch MacBook Air (M4) for its lowest price ever at Amazon
Apple Macbook Pro (2020) i5 2GHz Touchbar 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Silver (Refurbished) Put a powerful MacBook Pro under the tree for less than $450
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MacBook on desk Make your everyday comp a MacBook Pro for just $360
a close-up of a girl putting a 13-inch m4 apple macbook air into a backpack Apple's 13-inch M4 MacBook Air is back on sale for just $749 ahead of the holidays
MacBook on desk You can get a MacBook Pro for $400 if you act fast

News

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A person using a MacBook Pro outdoors Get the MacBook Pro with M4 chip for $200 off ahead of the new MacBook drop

More Laptops

Long live the $749 MacBook Air deal: Save $250 on the M4 model while you can
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Cyber Week’s quietly brilliant MacBook Pro offer is just $360
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The final 3 best Cyber Monday laptop deals still alive
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Cyber Monday Apple steal still available: The 2025 M5 MacBook Pro is $8 cheaper than the slower M4 Pro
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The 13-inch 2025 M4 MacBook Air is still at its best-ever price after Cyber Monday — save $250 at Amazon
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The best Cyber Monday MacBook deals: Best-ever price on MacBook Air M4 and MacBook Pro M5, plus a Best Buy doorbuster
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Cyber Monday deal alert: The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x is $50 cheaper than it was on Black Friday
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Save $250 on the new M5 Apple MacBook Pro in this Cyber Monday deal — lowest price ever
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It's a Cyber Monday miracle: The M4 Apple MacBook Air is on sale for even cheaper than Black Friday
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The best Cyber Monday MacBook deals: Record-low price on MacBook Air M4 and MacBook Pro M5
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This MacBook Air M1 is now available for a holiday-friendly price
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These $999 MacBooks are just $170 for Black Friday
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The best Black Friday laptop deals still live: Save on Microsoft Surface, MacBooks, Asus Zenbook, and more
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The best Black Friday MacBook deals still live: Record-low price on MacBook Air M4 and MacBook Pro M5
By Lauren Allain and Samantha Mangino
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The best Black Friday MacBook deals: Record-low price on MacBook Air M4 and MacBook Pro M5
By Lauren Allain and Samantha Mangino
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The $749 MacBook Air deal is still the best over Black Friday — score this record-low price on Amazon
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If you need a solid everyday Mac, this is just $500 on Black Friday
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The best Black Friday deals on the MacBook Air: Record-low prices are live now
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14 Black Friday laptop deals we recommend: Save on Microsoft Surface, MacBooks, Asus Zenbook, and more
By Haley Henschel
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I test laptops and I'd shop these 14 Black Friday laptop deals in a heartbeat. Save $530 on Microsoft Surface laptops, $250 on MacBooks.
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The $949 MacBook Air deal is live right now over Black Friday — score the best-ever price on Amazon
By Hannah Hoolihan
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The best Black Friday deals on the MacBook Air: Record-low prices are live right now
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