Searching for a good laptop deal on Amazon, even on Prime Day, can feel overwhelming, especially with all the styles, hardware options, brands, and display resolutions — how do you know you’re getting a good deal on any of it?

Below, we’ve rounded up the best deals we could find on clamshell laptops, convertibles, MacBooks, Chromebooks, and even some elusive sub-$1,000 gaming laptops. When choosing the best laptop deals, we considered everything from its hardware and port options to the year some options were actually released.

There are some good options from major brands like Acer, Apple, and HP, and we found some great deals on monitors, keyboards, and mice, too.

While I edit and write “how-to” articles, I also sometimes find myself in need of how-to directions myself. But when I do a search for guidance on, say, a difficult crochet stitch, it often helps to have a blow-by-blow text explanation that I can have handy without having to sit and watch a video over and over again.

For that, there’s YouTube’s automatically generated transcript. A transcript is not only useful when you want to view a text scroll of what’s being said while you’re watching the video, but it is also handy as a reference point afterward. For example, if you don’t have the time or patience to sit through an entire video, then you can simply glance through the transcript to get the gist of the subject and save it for future reference.

Here’s how to find and use YouTube’s transcript feature:

You can also create a transcript using YouTube’s mobile app — but while the directions for finding the transcript are about the same, you can’t remove the timestamps. I was also unable to copy / paste the text (if there is a way to do that, please let me know in the comments).

One more note: as anyone who has used YouTube’s automatically generated closed captions or transcripts already knows, the text can sometimes be inaccurate to the point of hilarity. If you’re looking for a more accurate transcript, you could try Google’s Recorder app, which is built into its Pixel phones but available for other Android phones. I compared the two, and while the accuracy of the text was approximately the same, Recorder adds actual sentence structure — you know, periods and capital letters and such — making it far easier to read.

There are also a number of third-party apps out there for both Android and iOS devices that you can try out, although most are not free.

Welcome to Fox News’ Artificial Intelligence newsletter with the latest AI technology advancements.

IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:

– Apple hits all-time high as Morgan Stanley touts stock as ‘top pick’ for AI

– Toys ‘R’ Us AI-generated ad sparks fear and fascination

– Are you ready to trust your next ride to a robot chauffeur?

‘TOP PICK’: Apple shares rose to a record high during Monday’s trading session after Morgan Stanley designated the stock as a “top pick” due to the company’s artificial intelligence push to boost device sales.

AI AD DEBATE: The iconic toy retailer, Toys “R” Us, is back, and it’s not just reopening stores. It’s embracing cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology to tell its origin story in a way that’s as innovative as it is nostalgic.

The Musashi musculoskeletal humanoid robot  (University of Tokyo)

AI CAR CHAUFFEUR: Scientists at the University of Tokyo, led by Dr. Kento Kawaharazuka, have taken a novel approach to driverless cars. Instead of creating a fully autonomous vehicle, they’ve developed a robot that can drive a regular car.

CREEPY LEGO ROBOT: Imagine a Lego creation that can not only move but also see, hear and talk back to you. That’s exactly what Creative Mindstorms has achieved with Dave, the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence Lego robotic head.

An AI Lego robotic head  (Creative Mindstorms)

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