The back-to-school season looks different this year, but retailers are still holding their same annual sales, discounting a lot of laptops that are great for studying, work, or entertainment. Newegg and Best Buy are among those with the best deals, both of which are offering free shipping with their laptops. They can arrive quite soon as well, though the current pandemic may cause some delays.

　　Among the discounted laptops are several Lenovo options. Lenovo is a great maker of all kinds of laptops, but it also has a bunch of great budget options that are great for students. They work well for schoolwork, entertainment, and social media, but they should also be good for most people's workdays as long as you're not handling heavy workloads like graphic design or video production.

　　There are also a number of Asus VivoBook laptops on sale, which are among the best-looking and reliable Windows laptops out there. Similar to Lenovo, they have some budget options that are great for students.

Lenovo 15-inch IdeaPad 3 laptop

$380 (was $430)

　　The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 laptop is the most budget-friendly option we've seen, and it has some solid specs for the price, too. It features a 15-inch touchscreen with an i3-1005G1 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD. If you're looking for a laptop for school and entertainment, then this is a great option.

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Lenovo 14-inch V14 laptop

$560 (was $700)

　　The Lenovo V14 laptop is great for schoolwork, packing a small 14-inch display with a Ryzen 5 4000 series processor, a 256GB SSD, and 8GB of RAM. It's a sleek-looking laptop with a narrow bezel that wraps around its screen.

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Asus 14-inch VivoBook laptop

$700 (was $900)

　　This 14-inch Asus VivoBook comes with an i5-10210U processor, 8GB of DDR4 RAM, and a 512GB SSD. It also boasts a backlit keyboard and a fingerprint sensor that you can use to sign in with.

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Lenovo 14-inch Yoga C740 laptop

$700 (was $800)

　　The Lenovo Yoga C740 laptop is a 2-in-1 notebook that you can turn into a makeshift tablet. Its screen hinge can be bent all the way back so it's just you and the touchscreen--it's not the best tablet in the world, but this particular feature makes it great when you're watching movies or TV shows. It boasts an i5-10210U processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD.

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Asus 17-inch VivoBook laptop

$749 (was $830)

　　This Asus VivoBook features a huge 17.3-inch, 1080p screen that's backed up by a Ryzen 7 3700U processor, Vega 10 graphics, 20GB of DDR4 RAM, and a 512GB SSD. This is a great laptop if you're looking for something that can handle a heavier workload.

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Lenovo 13-inch ThinkPad laptop

$800 (was $900)

　　The Lenovo ThinkPad is a classic, and right now, you can get one for $100 off. This particular 13.3-inch laptop boasts an i5-10210U processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD. It also looks very professional and lasts a long time with its 12-hour battery life.

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