Hold my MacBook and put Prime Day on ice, Best Buy just slashed $800 off one of the sleekest Windows alternatives

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With dedicated Nvidia graphics, this 16in beauty is perfect for a home studio.

Best Buy Black Friday in July Dell laptop deal
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With Prime Day starting in a matter of hours, I expected to be focusing almost entirely on Amazon for tech deals today. But then Best Buy came along and dropped its Black Friday in July sale while Amazon's countdown clock is still ticking down. And the offers include $800 off the Dell XPS 16 with Nvidia RTX 4050 graphics – reduced from $2,199 to $1,399.99.

To be honest, a lot of today's Best Buy deals aren't so great. On MacBooks, its sale prices are the same as Amazon's on most models with the exception of a big M3 Pro MacBook Pro 14 deal (see our roundup of Prime Day MacBook Pro deals.

Dell XPS 16
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Dell XPS 16: was $2,199.99 now $1,399.99 at Best Buy

Overview: When it comes to MacBook alternatives, Dell's XPS range has long been among our favourites for its combination of sleek design with powerful internals for creative work. This is no exception, providing all-day battery life and the power to run design, photo and video editing software smoothly thanks to that dedicated Nvidia 4000 series GPU.

Key features: Up to Intel Core Ultra 7 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 graphics | 16GB RAM | 1 4TB SSD | 16.3in 120Hz 2K LED display (1,920 x 1,200 pixels) | 3 x Thunderbolt 4 / USB-C | headphone jack |

Price history: This is the best deal I've seen to date on this model, and it beats Amazon's current price by over $500!

Price comparison: $1,947.99 at Amazon

Release date: February 2024

Reviews: Our sister site Techradar took this laptop for a spin and described it as a "high-end laptop that exudes luxury" praising everything from the performance to the keyboard and webcam. Its main gripe was the placement of the taskbar.

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Joe Foley
Joe Foley
Freelance journalist and editor

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.

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