Best laptop deals: $169 off Apple's newest 13" MacBook Air, and more

Save this week on Apple MacBook Air, and Lenovo and Toshiba laptops.

This week's roundup of the best laptop deals includes five can't-miss Editors' Choice deals starting with $169 off Apple's just-released 2015 MacBook Air. We've also found a budget Lenovo for an astonishingly low $199 and three mainstream machines from $399.

Apple MacBook Air 1.6GHz 13.3" Laptop
Store: Deal Frenzy via eBay
Price: $829.99 with free shipping
Lowest By: $169

Is It Worth It?: "The new Air falls right where you'd expect it to — it's around 10 percent faster than its Haswell-based predecessor, and about 20 percent slower than the faster dual-core chip in the 13-inch MacBook Pro," says Ars Technica. And while it's unchanged design may be showing its age, today's Editors' Choice deal compensates for that as it shaves $169 off Apple's retail price and it's the lowest price we've yet to see for this just-released system. The 3-lb. 2015 Apple MacBook Air Intel Core i5 1.6GHz 13.3" Laptop features an Intel Core i5-5250U Broadwell 1.6GHz dual-core processor, 13" 1440x900 LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 802.11ac wireless, and Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

Lenovo G50-80 2.2GHz 15.6" Laptop
Store: Microsoft Store
Price: $399 with free shipping
Lowest By: $21

Is It Worth It?: The Lenovo G50-80 Intel Haswell Core i5 2.2GHz 15.6" Laptop provides ample power with a budget-minded price tag. This 4.6-lb. machine packs a Core i5-5200U 2.2GHz Haswell dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LCD, 6GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, and Windows 8.1 for just $399. This Editors' Choice deal is the cheapest Core i5-equipped 16" Lenovo laptop we've seen.

Lenovo Y40-80 2.4GHz 14" Laptop
Store: Lenovo
Price: $599 via coupon code "USPY4CUS49" with free shipping
Lowest By: $99
Expires: April 17

Is It Worth It?: The Lenovo Y40-80 Intel Broadwell Core i7 2.4GHz 14" 1080p Laptop is an update to last year's Haswell-based Y40 laptop. The 4.9-lb. Y40-80 now boasts a fifth-generation Intel Core i7-5500U 2.4GHz Broadwell dual-core processor. This Editors' Choice laptop also includes a 14" 1080p LED-backlit display, 8GB RAM, 500GB hard drive with 8GB SSD, an AMD Radeon R9 M275 2GB video card, and Windows 8.1 64-bit.

Toshiba Satellite S55t-B5152 2.2GHz 15.6" Laptop
Store: Microsoft Store
Price: $499 with free shipping
Lowest By: $101

Is It Worth It?: Back for the third consecutive week, the Toshiba Satellite S55t-B5152 Signature Edition Intel Broadwell Core i5 2.2GHz 15.6" 1080p Touchscreen Laptop is the cheapest laptop we've yet to see with a Core i5 Broadwell processor. This Editors' Choice machine is also $100 under our mention from four weeks ago and a current low for this system by $101. The 4.5-lb. laptop features a 15.6" 1080p touchscreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, 802.11ac wireless, and Windows 8.1 64-bit. Even better, because it's a "Signature Edition," which means it comes with no pre-loaded trial software.

Lenovo S21e-20 2.16GHz 11.6" Laptop
Store: Lenovo
Price: $199 via coupon code "USPS215US49" with free shipping
Lowest By: $201
Expires: April 17

Is It Worth It?: The fifth Editors' Choice laptop in this week's roundup is the budget Lenovo S21e-20 Celeron 2.16GHz 11.6" Laptop. This $199 laptop is currently $201 off and it's the cheapest 11.6" laptop we've seen since Black Friday, when we saw a similar machine for $100. It features an Intel Celeron N2840 2.16GHz Bay Trail dual-core processor, 11.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 2GB RAM, 64GB storage, and Windows 8.1 64-bit.