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If you're looking to treat yourself or a loved one to a new laptop without breaking the bank, there are plenty of early Black Friday deals worth considering. Even better, there's a discount on what we reckon is the best laptop for most people and the best laptop for college students. Apple's M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM has dropped to its lowest price to date. The laptop is available for $899, which is $200 off the list price.
This is a 13-inch MacBook Air with 256GB of storage. Other configurations with more storage space are on sale too. One with 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD is available for
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Not only do I oversee the laptop section here at PCWorld, taking every review through to publication, but I also update the laptop deals roundup on a daily basis. As far as laptop trends go, I'm locked in, as the young'uns would say. Below you'll find the best laptop deals from all over the web. I found many of these deals by using Camel Camel Camel, which is a free price tracker from Amazon. I've also included deals from laptop manufacturers like Dell and Lenovo, as well as sales from online retailers like Best Buy and Adorama.
After you've perused the list of deals, head on down to the bottom of the article to learn more about what to expect this Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Early Black Friday budget laptop deals
Sometimes all you need is a respectable, baseline-level machine. Personally, I use a low-powered laptop for writing, watching Netflix, checking email, and so on. I dig the simplicity. So, if you're not a gamer and have no intention of muscling through processor-intensive programs, check out the list below.
Acer Aspire
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 Amazon just unveiled a new line of Fire TVs, just ahead of Thanksgiving and, more importantly, Black Friday. The Fire TV Omni Mini-LED series is being advertised as "the most powerful and innovative Amazon-built TV yet." Let's take a look at some specs.
These TVs all include QLED Mini-LED panels that deliver up to 1,400 nits of peak brightness and up to 1,344 dimming zones. They offer support for Dolby Vision IQ and HDR10 Adaptive, which should result in "more vibrant colors, deeper blacks, and richer contrast."
Amazon says these sets include AI-assisted Intelligent Picture technology, which automatically enhances image quality to optimize scenes "in real-time." The TV's light and color sensor take the living space into account, making the appropriate brightness and color temperature settings as needed.
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They also allow access to Amazon's Fire TV Ambient Experience, which turns the TVs into a display for art. It's sort of like the well-regarded Samsung Frame series only, well, without the whole frame part. This software doesn't just display static pieces of art, as it can also handle custom animations and various widgets.
This is the
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It's worth noting that Black Friday 2024 may be the last chance to buy a discounted dock for a while. In 2025, America's new president has promised tariffs that could reach 60 percent on Chinese goods, and a number of smaller dock manufacturers are headquartered in China. (Larger ones, however, have moved outside the country.)
I'm compiling the best early Black Friday deals on Thunderbolt docks at major retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and elsewhere. I've listed each Thunderbolt dock deal below, followed by an explanation of why I picked them. (For more details, scroll down to the FAQ at the end that explains what to look for in a Thunderbolt dock and how much you should pay.)
Best early Black Friday Thunderbolt dock deals
HP Thunderbolt Dock G2, Thunderbolt 3, 100W charging, now $70.52 (26% off at Amazon)
Targus USB-C Docking Station, DisplayLink, 65W charging, now $103.99 (58% off at Amazon)
OWC Thunderbolt Go Dock, Thunderbolt 4, 90W charging, now $249.99 (17% off at Amazon with Prime)
Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Dock Plus, Thunderbolt 3, 60W charging, now $109.97 (63% off at Amazon)
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If you live in a large home or are simply done dealing with shoddy Wi-Fi, a mesh router might be the solution. Black Friday tech deals have come in handy in this space already, with one of our top picks falling to a record-low price. Google's Nest Wi-Fi Pro 6E in a three-pack is down to $279 right now, a steep sale from its original $400 price tag.
This is our pick for the best mesh Wi-Fi system for folks who are using the tech for the first time. There isn't a great deal of customization here and there are more powerful options out there. But the Nest mesh system is easy to set up and then just let it do its thing.
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If you still prefer Windows laptops, you'll want to check out PCWorld's roundup of the best laptops available today.
Why you should trust us: PCWorld has been going strong since 1983, back in the days when print magazines were more common. Now that we've made the leap to digital, we've been reviewing more than 70 laptops every year. Every laptop that passes through our doors goes through an arduous testing process, in which we evaluate everything from processor performance to display quality. We're committed to reviewing laptops in every price range too.
Quick links to select top picks:
Best overall Chromebook: Lenovo Flex 5i
Best budget Chromebook: Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook
Best Chromebook for gaming:
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 Today we're tracking all-time low prices on both the 9th and 10th generation iPad, both of which are available on Amazon.
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