Laptop Deals Canada tracks the lowest daily price for fixed laptop configurations across five major Canadian retailers. Compare like with like, such as a Windows laptop with 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD, instead of relying on the largest advertised discount. A separate section flags individual Best Buy models priced well below their usual price and close to their lowest recorded price.
Last updated October 22, 2026. Prices cover new, in stock laptops in Canadian dollars.
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Cheapest Laptop Deals Canada Right Now
How Amazon prices are handled
Amazon.ca may appear only in the Current lowest price column. When it does, the value is the lowest qualifying new, in-stock Amazon.ca offer returned by Amazon’s Creators API for that configuration at the stated daily refresh time. Amazon prices are not retained beyond 24 hours or stored in history or data files, and they are never used in charts, trends, forecasts, sparklines, Black Friday calculations, downloads, or alerts; this site does not offer price alerts or notifications.
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Amazon.ca pricing and availability were refreshed October 22, 2026 at 07:55 AM UTC-04:00. Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon.ca at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.
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The cheapest new laptop in our tracked configurations today is the Acer Chromebook 315 15.6", MediaTek Kompanio 540, 4GB LPDDR5X, 64GB eMMC at Best Buy Canada for CA$249.99.
Current prices (October 22, 2026)
| Configuration | Current lowest price | 7-day non-Amazon trend† | Retailer | Current product found |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows laptop, 8GB RAM and SSD | CA$499.99 | flat | Amazon.ca, current API price, not tracked | Acer Aspire Lite 15, Intel N150, 8GB DDR4, 256GB NVMe SSD |
| Windows laptop, 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD | CA$599.00 | flat | Canada Computers | Acer Aspire Lite 15.6" Intel Core 3-N350 16GB 512GB |
| Chromebook | CA$249.99 | -7.4% | Best Buy Canada | Acer Chromebook 315 15.6", MediaTek Kompanio 540, 4GB LPDDR5X, 64GB eMMC |
| MacBook Air (Apple M chip) | CA$1,639.99 | +2.4% | Amazon.ca, current API price, not tracked | Apple 2026 MacBook Air 13-inch with M5 chip (10-core CPU and 8-core GPU |
| Snapdragon X Copilot+ laptop | CA$849.99 | flat | Amazon.ca, current API price, not tracked | Acer Aspire 16 AI 16", 16 GB, 512 GB SSD |
| Gaming laptop, RTX 5050 | CA$1,399.99 | flat | Best Buy Canada | Acer Nitro V 15.6", Intel Core i7-13620H, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, RTX 5050 |
| Gaming laptop, RTX 5060 | CA$1,499.88 | flat | Canada Computers | MSI Cyborg A15 15.6" AMD Ryzen 7 260 GeForce RTX 5060 16GB 1TB |
| Gaming laptop, RTX 5070 | CA$1,999.99 | flat | Memory Express | AERO X16, GeForce RTX 5070, Ryzen AI 7 350, 16GB DDR5, 1TB M.2 SSD |
†The 7-day trend uses stored prices from the named non-Amazon retailers only. The Current lowest price column may show a current Amazon.ca API price; that value is not added to the trend or history.
Black Friday laptop prices in Canada: the price to beat
Black Friday is November 27, 2026, and Cyber Monday is November 30. A sale badge compares against the retailer’s own regular price, which may rarely be charged. This table uses what we actually recorded over the last 60 days at the tracked Canadian retailers: the lowest in-stock price and the typical (median) daily price. If a sale price lands at or below the price to beat, it is a real deal. If it is not clearly below the typical price, it is not a real discount. The verdict column switches on during Black Friday week.
| Configuration | Price to beat (pre-sale low) | Typical price | Today, non-Amazon retailers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows laptop, 8GB RAM and SSD | CA$549.00 Oct 4, Canada Computers | CA$549.00 | CA$549.00 |
| Windows laptop, 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD | CA$599.00 Oct 10, Canada Computers | CA$599.00 | CA$599.00 |
| Chromebook | CA$249.99 Oct 18, Best Buy Canada | CA$279.99 | CA$249.99 |
| MacBook Air (Apple M chip) | CA$1,639.99 Oct 4, Best Buy Canada | CA$1,639.99 | CA$1,679.99 |
| Snapdragon X Copilot+ laptop | CA$899.88 Oct 17, Canada Computers | CA$899.99 | CA$899.88 |
| Gaming laptop, RTX 5050 | CA$1,399.99 Oct 7, Best Buy Canada | CA$1,399.99 | CA$1,399.99 |
| Gaming laptop, RTX 5060 | CA$1,499.88 Oct 17, Canada Computers | CA$1,599.00 | CA$1,499.88 |
| Gaming laptop, RTX 5070 | CA$1,899.99 Oct 4, Memory Express | CA$1,899.99 | CA$1,999.99 |
Every value and verdict in this table excludes Amazon. The price to beat is the lowest in-stock price we recorded on at least two separate days, so a one-day blip does not set the bar. Until the baseline freezes on October 31, a lower in-stock price today becomes the new price to beat. Typical price is the median of each day’s lowest in-stock price. Configurations with fewer than 14 days of history are left out, except recently added models, which are shown with a labelled short baseline of at least 10 days. Older archive prices with unverified stock appear in the price history but never in the price to beat.
Real Laptop Deals Today
This list shows laptops priced at least 10 percent below their own usual price (the median across all tracked days) and within 3 percent of the lowest price we had recorded for them before today, plus laptop types whose cheapest price today is at least 5 percent below the lowest price we had recorded for that type. It excludes open box and used items. Each Best Buy deal is also checked by manufacturer model number at Amazon, Canada Computers, Memory Express and Newegg; if another store sells the same model for at least 2 percent less, it is left off this list. We checked 88 laptops with at least 21 observed days on October 22, 2026 and found 2 real deals.
| Laptop | Today |
|---|---|
| ASUS Vivobook 16 16", Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD Best Buy Canada Model X1607CA-BS74-CB: not in stock at the other stores we track | CA$999.95 35% under its usual CA$1,549.99. Lowest before today: CA$999.95 (Oct 16) |
| HP OmniBook 3 14" 2K AI PC, 8GB LPDDR5x, 256GB SSD Best Buy Canada Model 14-hz0030ca: not in stock at the other stores we track | CA$649.99 13% under its usual CA$749.99. Lowest before today: CA$649.99 (Oct 10) |
Laptop Configuration Price History
Windows laptop, 8GB RAM and SSD
Windows laptop, 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD
Chromebook
MacBook Air (Apple M chip)
Snapdragon X Copilot+ laptop
Gaming laptop, RTX 5050
Gaming laptop, RTX 5060
Gaming laptop, RTX 5070
Observed history and forecasts use qualifying prices from the named non-Amazon retailers only. Missing dates are not estimated. Forecasts are model estimates, not observed retailer prices. Hover with a mouse to inspect an observed date. Touch scrolling remains enabled.
Best Buy archive points before October 3, 2026 are recorded listing prices; historical online stock was not always confirmed. From October 3 onward, the tracker records the lowest verified in-stock price found across participating retailers. Blank periods mean no exact qualifying observation was found. Connecting lines are visual guides, not estimated prices.
Methodology
We check Best Buy Canada, Canada Computers, Newegg Canada, Memory Express, and Amazon daily for the cheapest new, in stock laptop in eight fixed configurations. Product names are read for RAM, SSD size, operating system, and graphics chip so the comparison stays within the same configuration. Refurbished, open box, used, bundles, and accessories are excluded. eMMC storage does not count as an SSD. Price bands reject placeholder listings. Amazon prices join the daily comparison but are not kept in long term history. Amazon can only show as lowest after beating at least one other store’s current offer for the same type. Historical Best Buy listing prices from before this tracker launched are included when they meet the same rules; older archive rows do not always confirm online stock. For the real deals list, only Best Buy’s own inventory is used, and third party Best Buy Marketplace sellers are excluded.
Retailer search pages can fail, change, or omit a model on any given run. A listing is accepted only when the retailer also provides an affirmative in-stock or enabled add-to-cart signal. Missing retailers and configurations are never estimated, and a same-day rerun replaces the current rows instead of carrying an earlier sample forward. We store the median of the three lowest-cost matches for auditing, while the chart and table use the lowest-cost currently verified in-stock listing.
How To Use This Page
Start with the configuration filters to compare the specification you actually need, then use the history to judge whether its current category price is high or low. The separate real deals table answers a different question: whether a specific model is at least 10 percent below its own usual price and within 3 percent of the lowest price we had recorded for it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often are prices updated?
Prices are checked once a day across five major Canadian retailers.
Do you track used or refurbished laptops?
No, we only track new, in stock laptops.
What counts as a real deal?
A laptop must be at least 10 percent below its usual price (its median across all tracked days) and within 3 percent of the lowest price we had recorded for it before today. A model that swings between a high list price and a regular sale price only counts when it reaches its real low.
Are Amazon prices included in history?
Amazon prices appear in daily comparisons but are not kept in long term history.
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