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You Missed EOFY. Here Are the 5 Laptop Windows Still Ahead in Australia in 2026 (And the One That Beats Black Friday)

Hejia Zhang
Hejia Zhang
Editor-in-Chief, ShopBack
You Missed EOFY. Here Are the 5 Laptop Windows Still Ahead in Australia in 2026 (And the One That Beats Black Friday)

EOFY 2026 (the single deepest annual laptop window in Australia) has passed. This mid-year refresh covers the remaining Q3 and Q4 2026 buying windows: Amazon Prime Day AU (mid-July, imminent or ongoing, strong on Lenovo Dell Asus imports), the Aug to Sep Windows OEM refresh (deepest cuts on outgoing generation), the MacBook post-refresh window (Oct to Nov, 15% to 25% off previous-generation MacBook Air and Pro), Click Frenzy Main (10 to 12 November, beats Black Friday on Australian-warehoused stock), and Black Friday plus Cyber Monday (27 to 30 November, 5% to 15% on Windows, stronger on accessories and US-imported brands).

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