This year’s ongoing Presidents’ Day sales have made me break my usual advice, by telling people not to buy a MacBook Air. Instead, you should jump on this incredible deal from Best Buy, which is selling the brilliant Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED for just $549.99 – a massive $400 saving from the usual price of $949.99.
This price is so good, that I would even recommend this deal to die-hard Apple fans. With the cutting-edge Intel Core Ultra 5 Series 2 processor, 512GB SSD, and 16GB of RAM, the Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED can easily compete with the M3-powered MacBook Air when it comes to performance, yet it’s almost half the price.
And, while the 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA) resolution of its 14-inch screen is lower resolution than the 2560 x 1664 resolution of the MacBook Air’s 13.6-inch screen, the OLED tech behind the Asus Vivobook S 14’s display is far superior to the MacBook Air’s LED backlight tech, so in many cases, the image quality will be better.
Asus also makes fine-looking and dependable laptops, so at this price the Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED could even win over Mac fanatics, since most applications that run on macOS are also available on Windows 11.
Today’s best Presidents’ Day laptop deal
For the price, you’re really not going to find a better laptop – it’s not that much more expensive than a lot of Chromebooks, but you have the flexibility and power of a Windows 11 laptop with a stunning screen and plenty of storage space.
If you’re dead set against ditching macOS for Windows 11, however, then Best Buy also has the MacBook Air M2 (2022) on sale for $799. This isn’t a bad price for the MacBook Air, though it comes with half the storage space (256GB), and the M2 chip is older than the Intel Core Ultra 5 found in the cheaper Zenbook S 14 OLED.
More Presidents’ Day sales today
- Amazon: TVs, robot vacs & air fryers from $12.99
- Apple: AirPods, iPads, MacBooks from $89.99
- Adidas: 40% off running shoes & clothing
- Best Buy: $1,000 off 4K TVs, laptops & headphones
- Casper: up to 35% off mattresses
- Cheap TVs: smart TVs at Best Buy from $69.99
- Cocoon by Sealy: 35% off mattresses + free accessories
- Dell: best-selling Inspiron & XPS laptops from $279.99
- Dreamcloud: mattress deals from $299 + free shipping
- Home Depot: 50% off tools, appliances & furniture
- Lowe’s: organization, appliances & tools from $17.31
- Mattress Firm: Queens from $149.99
- Nectar: up to 50% off all mattresses
- Nordstrom: 46% off boots, coats, jeans & jewelry
- Purple: up to $600 off mattresses
- Saatva: up to $500 off luxury mattresses
- Samsung: $1,500+ off TVs, phones, watches & appliances
- Target: save on furniture, gifts, tech & clothing
- Walmart: cheap TVs, robot vacs, furniture & appliances
- Wayfair: deals on furniture, decor, rugs & outdoor
