Best laptop deals: lowest price ever for 1080p 16-inch Lenovo gaming rig

Whether your a Mac or a PC person, this week's best laptop deals feature a selection of competitively priced machines — all under a grand!

An Acer Aspire laptop, left, and a Lenovo IdeaPad U310 Touch are seen at a demo table at a Microsoft event in San Francisco.

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May 7, 2016

Whether your a Mac or a PC person, this week's best laptop deals feature a selection of competitively priced machines — all under a grand! Read on to save.

Apple MacBook 1.1GHz 12" Laptop
Store: Topelectronicdeals via eBay
Price: $929.99
Shipping: Free shipping
Lowest By: $49
Expires: May 9

For those wanting the user-friendliness and streamlined design of a Mac, this Editors' Choice deal on the Apple MacBook 1.1GHz 12" Laptop is a great option. This is the lowest price we've seen for this 2015 model. Plus, it comes in gold! It features an Intel Broadwell Core M-5Y31 1.1GHz dual-core processor, 12" 2304x1440 Retina display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 802.11ac wireless, USB-C port, and Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

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Lenovo Ideapad 500 2.5GHz 1080p 15.6" Laptop
Store: Adorama via eBay
Price: $549.99
Shipping: Free shipping
Lowest By: $140
Expires: May 9

With a 16" 1080p display and an AMD Radeon R7 video card, the Lenovo Ideapad 500 2.5GHz 1080p 15.6" Laptop is an affordable portable gaming-multimedia hybrid. And it's at the lowest price we've seen for it! It features an an Intel Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz Skylake dual-core processor, 15.6" 1920x1080 IPS LCD display, 8GB RAM, 1TB hard drive, AMD Radeon R7 M360 2GB video card, DVD burner, RealSense 3D camera, 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, HDMI, USB 3.0, media card reader, backlit keyboard, 4-cell battery, and Windows 10 Home 64-bit.

Apple MacBook Air Intel Broadwell Core i5 1.6GHz 11.6" Laptop
Store: ElectronicsValley via eBay
Price: $699.99
Shipping: Free shipping
Lowest By: $50

Another smaller option for those wanting the benefits of a Mac, this Editors' Choice deal on the Apple MacBook Air Intel Broadwell Core i5 1.6GHz 11.6" Laptop is the best price we've seen for this 2015 machine. It features an Intel Core i5 1.6GHz Broadwell dual-core processor, 11.6" 1366x768 LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB flash storage, webcam, 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 3.0, Thunderbolt, and Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

Lenovo G50 2.2GHz 15.6" Touchscreen Laptop
Store: Adorama via eBay
Price: $284.99
Shipping: Free shipping
Lowest By: $158

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With a 16" touchscreen, the Lenovo G50 2.2GHz 15.6" Touchscreen Laptop is an attractive option for those looking for something affordable but still capable of most computing tasks. It features an Intel Core i3-5020U 2.2GHz Broadwell dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 touchscreen LCD display, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, DVD burner, 4-cell battery, and Windows 10 Home 64-bit.

Acer C720-2103 1.4GHz 11.6" Chromebook
Store: Walmart
Price: $169
Shipping: Free shipping
Lowest By: $11

A bargain option, the Acer C720-2103 1.4GHz 11.6" Chromebook is currently at the best price we've seen. It has an Intel Celeron 2955U 1.4GHz Haswell dual-core processor, 11.6" LED-backlit 1366x768 LCD, 2GB RAM, 16GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 3.0, HDMI, 3-cell battery, and Google Chrome OS.

This article first appeared in DealNews.