Amazon has the 13-inch model on sale for just $844 during its Black Friday Week sale, or $255 off its $1,099 MSRP — a 23% savings and a new record-low. It's now less than $100 more than the M2 version, so it's easy to recommend over its predecessor for future-proofing's sake.

HP’s G10 is like having a business-class laptop without the business-class price tag. It balances performance and portability, thanks to its AMD Ryzen 3 7330U processor that packs enough punch for serious multitasking while keeping things efficient enough for all-day battery life.

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