There's suddenly $1,000 off this absolute beast of a creative laptop cut out for heavy video editing and 3D rendering

Lenovo creative laptop deal — (Image credit: Lenovo / Future)

The RAM crisis has caused laptop prices to soar this year, which has been terrible for creatives and gamers alike. The good news is that you might not have to wait to Black Friday to find the best prices since the hikes came into effect. B&H has $400 of the 15in Lenovo Legion 5a and $1,000 off the 16in Lenovo Legion Pro i7.

With dedicated Nvidia graphics cards, both of these laptops cater to creators as much as gamers. The 5a has you covered for photo editing, 2D design work and content creation, while the Legion Pro i7 has the internals for heavier video editing and 3D rendering workflows as well as AAA gaming with RTX 5080 graphics and 32GB RAM.

There are another couple of deals I'd recommend considering if you don't need quite as much power or if you're looking for a lighter device for travel. See below for the details. For more options, see our guides to the best laptops for video editing based on our own reviews. For cheaper laptops, see our guide to the best budget laptops for graphic design students.

Today's best laptop deals for creatives

16in 2560 x 1600 OLED 240Hz display | Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU | Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 graphics with 16GB VRAM | 32GB RAM | 1TB SSD

For heavy AAA gaming, competitive eSports, and demanding creative workloads like 4K video editing and 3D rendering, the 16in Lenovo Legion Pro 7i has you covered. A top-tier Intel Core Ultra processor and high-TGP Nvidia RTX graphics and fast DDR5 RAM paired with a colour-accurate 240Hz OLED screen make it ideal for fluid timeline scrubbing, colour grading, and heavy exports.

The laptop is a beast with a massive saving, but it's still an eyewatering price, and it might be overkill for many video editors if you're not using a lot of effects and heavy AI masking. This costs $1,000 less and still packs an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor, and 32RAM but the more tame Nvidia RTX 5060 graphic. Two 2 Thunderbolt 4/USB-C ports, a 16in colour-accurate 2880 x 1800 pixel OLED touchscreen and the included Yoga Pen from drawing tablet expert Wacom make it a device for digital artists too.

14in 1920 x 1200 60 Hz OLED touch display | Intel Core Ultra 7 CPU | Integrated Arc graphics | 16GB RAM | 1TB SSD

If you need a slimmer, lighter device for travel, the Lenovo Slim 7i Aura Edition weighs just 2.8lb (1.27kg), making it perfect for slinging in a bag. This configuration boasts 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage plus a solid complement of ports and a 1920 x 1200 pixels WUXGA OLED touchscreen display.

The integrated Intel graphics mean it's not a device for high-end video editing or 3D modelling, but we found processing power and battery life could easily compete with those of a MacBook Air in our review.

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Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.