As of November 2025, I think the 15-inch Apple MacBook Air (M4) is the best MacBook for most people. It's a sleek-as-ever notebook featuring impressive performance, open-lid support for two external displays, a great 12MP Center Stage camera, and an extremely reasonable starting price of $1,199 (making it $100 cheaper than its M3 predecessor ).

The ASUS TUF A16 with its high refresh rate display and RTX 4050 GPU offers impressive performance at just $599.99, perfect for gamers who need durability without sacrificing performance.

Best Buy is currently offering two of Asus' best laptops at an irresistible discount. One of them is a feather-light MacBook Air rival, while the other one is gaming laptop royalty.

At over half off the retail price, this budget Asus Vivobook might be the best laptop deal for Black Friday this year.