Desktops are the most bang-for-your-buck in terms of computing and with deals like these, you’ll stretch your dollar even further.

Not all gaming laptop deals are built the same - and you can easily cheapen your way out of a playable system by shopping in the budget category and not paying attention to your spec sheet. While this most frequently happens with older RTX 3050 systems these days, it's more often the RAM that you need to watch out for.

Let's get this out of the way first: Amazon isn't offering any good Chromebook deals in the lead-up to Prime Big Deal Days, its " October Prime Day " sale (set for Oct. 8 and 9). Not a single one.