Amazon Prime Day is just days away but don't wait for it to buy a laptop. One of the best-value picks right now is the Dell 16 Laptop available for $499.99 (was $950). And it delivers solid performance for much less than you’d expect.
With a solid $450 saving, at this price, you’re getting a capable machine built around AMD’s Ryzen 7 250 processor. With eight cores and boost speeds up to 5.1GHz, it handles everyday tasks with ease, as well as heavier jobs like image and video editing and multitasking.
Just how fast is it? It's almost as fast as a 32-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990x, a workstation processor from a few years ago that dissipates almost 10x more heat. Ouch!
Today's best Dell 16 Laptop deal
Graphics is an integrated AMD Radeon 780M GPU, which is more than enough for streaming, creative work, and even casual gaming. It's within spitting distance of the AMD Radeon RX 6500M.
The 16-inch 2K IPS display offers crisp detail, wide viewing angles, and a 300-nit brightness level that keeps reflections under control thanks to its anti-glare coating.
You also get 16GB of high-speed DDR5 memory and a nippy 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD.
It ships with Windows 11 Home, and at 4.36lb, it’s portable enough for business travel, commuting, or moving around the house.
There's a USB-C port that supports power delivery, DisplayPort 1.4, two USB-A ports, HDMI 1.4, a universal audio jack, and a standard power jack, plus Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth, stereo speakers, dual microphones, and a 720p webcam for calls and online meetings.
So despite not being an Amazon Prime Day deal, it easily beats anything in this price range - performance-wise - from Amazon and other retailers. For more options, we've also tested the best business laptops, and the best laptops for video editing.