Update 6:31 PM ET, January 1: Walmart is also offering the 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 with Ryzen 5 CPU for $1,199 ($300 off).

Retailers are kicking off the first week of the new decade with great laptop sales. If you are looking to refresh your current machine, you can get Microsoft's latest laptops for a few hundred dollars off the retail price.

Walmart is currently offering the 13.5-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 for $1,299 for a limited time. That's $300 off the regular price of $1,599. This is the lowest price ever for a Surface Laptop 3 in this configuration.

This version of the Surface Laptop 3 has a 13.5" (2256 x 1504) touch display, a 1.3GHz 10th generation Core i7-1065G7 quad-core CPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD. This is one of the best value laptops we have seen.

In our review of the Surface Laptop 3, we liked the elegant metallic design, excellent audio, and bright, colorful display; we wished the SSD was a bit faster, but the overall rating was 3.5 out of 5 stars.

As for ports, the Surface Laptop 3 has two USB ports (1x USB Type-C, 1x USB Type-A), a headphone jack, and a Surface Connector port for charging.

Simply put, the Surface Laptop 3 is a solid choice if you are looking for a 13.5-inch laptop that is extremely portable, rugged, and has a beautiful display.

If you are looking for a larger display, Walmart also offers a 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 with a Ryzen 5 CPU for $1,199 ($300 off).