Amazon’s October Prime Day provides a great chance to save on big-ticket items like the best laptops. The main event doesn’t officially start until October 8, but if you’re looking to save on the best MacBooks, you can do so right now.

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is back this year, returning on October 8 and 9. The “fall Prime Day” of sorts has served as the online retailer’s unofficial kickoff to the holiday shopping season for the past few years.

Amazon isn't usually loaded with great laptop deals on any given day (especially compared to the competition ), but things tend to pick up a bit during the retailer's major sitewide sales. With Prime Big Deal Days coming soon — that would be Amazon's members-only " October Prime Day " sale,