{
  "id": 3296951,
  "title": "The best early Labor Day 2026 laptop deals: Apple, Lenovo, Dell, and more",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-best-early-labor-day-2026-laptop-deals-apple-lenovo-dell-and-more",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:55:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ZDNet",
    "slug": "zdnet",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-early-labor-day-laptop-deals-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As Labor Day approaches on September 7, 2026, laptop shoppers can take advantage of early deals from Apple, Lenovo, Dell, and other brands. ZDNET has tested and compared various laptops, focusing on performance, repairability, battery life, and value for money.\n\nThe Lenovo ThinkPad M5, with its modular design and replaceable parts, offers excellent repairability and a lightweight build. Apple's 2026 MacBook Pro features powerful performance with its M5 chip, 16GB of memory, and a stunning display. Samsung's Galaxy Book6 is now on sale at a discount, with impressive battery life and a high-resolution touch screen. HP's 16-inch OmniBook 5 offers excellent battery efficiency at a heavily discounted price.\n\nFor gaming enthusiasts, MSI's gaming laptop with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 graphics card provides excellent value and performance at an affordable price. Lenovo's LOQ line of budget gaming laptops offers great performance and versatility. Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air M5 is the most powerful and lightweight MacBook yet, with impressive battery life and a robust processor.\n\nWith Labor Day approaching, now is the perfect time to snag a great deal on a new laptop that suits your needs, whether for work, school, or personal use.",
  "summary": "Labor Day is still a couple of weeks away, but some of the best laptop deals are already live. Here are a dozen we recommend.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "ZDNet",
        "title": "The best early Labor Day Costco deals 2026: TVs, smartwatches, Apple devices, and more",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-best-early-labor-day-costco-deals-2026-tvs-smartwatches-apple",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:57:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}