If you’re alright with stepping down to the RTX 5060, halving the RAM, and swapping out the AMD processor for the similarly powerful Intel Core i5 14400F, Best Buy ’s version of the Element SE is currently on sale for an all-time low $779.99 ($260 off). It ships in the same case, with the same 600W 80 Plus Gold power supply, too.

The M7 is an absolute but tiny powerhouse. It runs on an AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 6850H processor alongside 32GB of DDR5 RAM, which pretty much means it’s a rocket that’ll quickly and efficiently help you handle all the tasks you need done. Throw in the 2TB SSD and you have an insane amount of storage space for your files at this price.

A touchscreen is a smart way to change the way you approach computing, and gives you more freedom than a mouse.

“Costs are fluctuating daily as manufacturers and distributors adjust to limited supply and high demand,” reads a message posted in the store’s display case, as spotted by Steve Lin. “Because of this, we can’t display fixed prices at this time.”

This Black Friday deal slashes the price on this high-performance gaming laptop to $1,370 (was $1,675) on Amazon.

New reporting from Ars Technica lays out just how dire the situation has become, showing that prices for essential PC components, such as RAM and SSDs, have skyrocketed. The culprit is the ongoing AI boom, with data centers reportedly consuming the world’s supply of memory and storage hardware, driving prices straight into the stratosphere.