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Best Buy’s current grads and Father’s Day sale features a number of deep laptop discounts, but if you’re in the market for a new 2-in-1, you may want to specifically check out the three-day sale’s
The online retailer’s current sale on the Surface Pro 6 features some of the lowest prices ever offered for Microsoft’s latest 2-in-1, allowing interested customers the chance to save up to $330. Many (but certainly not all) of the Surface Pro 6 deals are what’s known as “Student Deals.” This just means that these deals are part of
Best Buy’s Student Deals program
which requires you to sign up for a My Best Buy account and then sign up for the Student Deals program to qualify for that particular discount. And while Best Buy is offering a lot of discounts on the Surface Pro 6, we’ve narrowed things down to three of the best ones currently on offer: Two Student Deals and one non-Student Deal.
The first Student Deal is the highest priced one on our list, but a
$300 discount brings this Surface Pro 6 down
from a hefty $2,300 price tag to just $2,000. At this price, you can snag a Surface Pro 6 with a 12-inch display, an eighth-generation Intel Core i7 processor, 1TB of solid-state drive (SSD) storage, and 16GB of RAM. The PixelSense display has a resolution of 2,736 x 1,824 pixels. And while the display does support the use of a digital pen, this deal does not include a Surface Pen or a type cover. Both of these accessories will need to be purchased separately.
The midrange deal on our list is another Student Deal, but the
$300 discount cuts the price
from $1,900 down to a respectable $1,600. This deal gets you many of the same features as the first Student Deal, but the main difference is the amount of storage available. This Surface Pro 6 comes with 512GB of SSD storage. And like the first Student Deal, this Surface Pro 6 doesn’t come with a digital pen or a type cover.
And the biggest deal on our list also happens to feature the deepest Best Buy discount. With a $330 price cut, you can
grab a Surface Pro 6 for only $999.
. This deal is also unique because it doesn’t require enrollment in the Student Deals program to get the discounted price. For $999, you can get a Surface Pro 6 with a 12-inch display, an eighth-generation Intel Core i5 processor, and 256GB of SSD storage. Interestingly, while this deal doesn’t come with a Surface Pen, it does come with a type cover included in the price.
We reviewed the Surface Pro 6 late last year, and it garnered a glowing review from us as we felt it was “still the best” 2-in-1 on the market. Praiseworthy elements of the Surface Pro 6 included an “outstanding battery life,” a beautiful display, and enhanced multitasking performance. There were still a few drawbacks, however, including the use of old ports and we felt that it was a missed opportunity that Microsoft didn’t opt to use a newer Whiskey Lake processor instead.
If you’re planning on snagging one of these deals for yourself, you’ll need to act soon. Best Buy’s three-day sale ends on Sunday, June 9.
This HP Chromebook is just $199 at Best Buy in last minute Cyber Week sales
Despite Black Friday and Cyber Monday being behind us, there are still some great Chromebook deals going on right now. That means you can buy an HP 15.6-inch Chromebook at Best Buy for 50% off. The basic but good looking Chromebook normally costs $399, but right now, you can save $200 and snag it for $199. Perfect for typing up documents while on the move or browsing the web, it’s good for any student on a tight budget. Here’s why you might want it.
Why you should buy the HP 15.6-inch Chromebook
HP makes some of the best Chromebooks around, and while the HP 15.6-inch Chromebook in question here isn’t exactly high-end, it’s well-designed and sturdily built. The specs are predictably low-end, but it does the job with ChromeOS working well with minimal hardware. There’s an Intel N200 CPU with 8GB of memory and 64GB of eMMC storage. Basic stuff, sure, but just what’s needed at this price point. Read up on the differences between a Chromebook and laptop and you’ll soon see what we mean and why this level of hardware will be just fine.
Cyber Monday Strategy: Should you save the full $466 on a complete Microsoft Surface Pro 11 for Cyber Monday?
A lot of Cyber Monday deals can give you a feeling of restriction. And by this, I mean there isn't a lot of room for the freedom to choose and build and tinker like there are at other times. "This is what you'll get, and you'll like it!" the world seems to say. And that's true of Cyber Monday Microsoft Surface deals, too (including the "you'll like it" part, they are pretty great deals and you will like them, go check them out!). But, if you go through Microsoft you can now get a Surface Pro 11 bundle with the works (including the critical keyboard and even a stylus pen) and get up to $466 in savings. It's one of the best ways to get the full Microsoft Surface Pro 11 experience out there. But how should you build your bundle? And is maxing out the savings really the best choice? Tap the button below to get started and we'll walk you through the five-step process in no time.
How to shop Microsoft's Surface Pro 11 Bundle offer
Microsoft's store lays this out as a five-step custom order, and there's no reason for us to do any differently:
This OLED Surface Pro deal makes it the best 2-in-1 ever made
I loved the Surface Pro 11th Edition. In my review of it, I tell people to "just buy it." If you've ever been curious about the Surface Pro, the 11th-generation model feels like the version of this device that I've always wanted it to be. It's a true iPad Pro competitor in just about every aspect -- except that it runs Windows and is a much better laptop replacement.
The only real problem was the price. Microsoft never sells the device bundled with the Surface Pro keyboard, which you're definitely going to want, and that adds another $180. Ouch.
