The Best Early Black Friday Tech Deals

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November 29, the day after Thanksgiving, is Black Friday. On this hallowed shopping day, retailers around the world drop prices on just about everything in an attempt to grab their share of your holiday spending dollar. But the real trick is knowing which discounts hit before Black Friday officially begins. Here at ExtremeTech, we’ve been scanning through all of the major stores to find advance discounts on tech, from laptops and desktops to TVs and security cameras. Here are our picks for the best early Black Friday deals across all the tech categories we cover. We’ll update this lineup as Thanksgiving draws closer, so check back in for more deals.

Asus Vivobook S Flip Laptop

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Laptops are one of the best categories to save on during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and if you’re on the hunt for a versatile and reliable portable PC with some nice features, this Asus model is a solid choice. The 360-degree hinge lets you use it as a tablet, tent display, or traditional laptop, and the 16″ OLED display is bright, crisp, and smooth. Inside the chassis, you’ll find some seriously cutting-edge components, including a 13th Generation Intel Core i9 processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. The Asus Vivobook S Flip is a great portable for content creation, and this is a serious discount.

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Dell XPS 8960 Desktop

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Setting up a new home office or family workstation? Give some thought to the Dell XPS line. These are inexpensive, well-apportioned desktop PCs that handle all kinds of activity, and PCMag gave this model an Editors’ Choice award in its review. This configuration is really solid for the price, featuring a 20-core 14th Generation Intel Core i7-14700 processor, 8GB of speedy DDR5 RAM, and a 512GB SSD. It’s not ideal for gaming, but at this price, you can’t beat it for an all-around performer. This bundle ships with a Dell wired keyboard and mouse.

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Hisense U8N 65″ TV

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There are lots of TVs on sale around Black Friday, so it’s tough to pick out just a few that rise above the pack. The Hisense U8N won an Editors’ Choice award from PCMag, where they said it “can put out a nearly blinding amount of light, it’s loaded with features, and it’s very affordable for the performance it offers.” Pumping out colorful and bright 4K images at a 144Hz refresh rate, with full array local dimming for excellent contrast and up to 3000 nits peak brightness, it’s a great picture for movies, sports, games, and more. Getting a discount of 40% makes this an absolutely irresistible deal.

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Arlo Pro 5S 2K Indoor / Outdoor Camera System

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Smart security cameras are becoming incredibly affordable, and many of the top models boast cool features like package monitoring, two-way audio, motion alerts, and more. PCMag reviewed the Arlo Pro 5S 2K system positively, saying it “offers nearly every feature you could need” and praising its simple installation and crisp, clear 2K video. Internal dual-band Wi-Fi supports 2.4 and 5GHz networks, automatically connecting to the strongest signal. Battery life runs up to six months, or eight in Low Power mode. This bundle gives you two cameras for the price of one during Best Buy’s early Black Friday sale.

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Linksys AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 Router

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This Linksys router is perfect for apartments or smaller houses, as it tops out at 1,500 square feet of coverage and support for up to 20 simultaneous devices at speeds of up to 1.8Gbps. It’s currently on sale at Amazon for 54% off, which is a massive discount. Setup couldn’t be simpler, and it also includes a suite of parental control tools to keep your young relatives away from nefarious content. You can also set up separate guest accounts for holiday visitors without giving them the master router password.

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LG UltraGear 34″ QHD Gaming Monitor

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This is a massive price cut on a high-end ultrawide gaming monitor that combines a gentle curvature with a cutting-edge panel design. LG’s monitors are universally good quality, and this model is no different. Boasting a 3440 x 1440 quad-HD 2K resolution, games look great and play fast with a super-quick 1ms gray-to-gray response time. The refresh rate caps out at 160Hz, and it supports both AMD FreeSync 2 and Nvidia G-Sync. Multiple ports, including HDMI, DisplayPort, and USB type A and type B let you connect all sorts of inputs and outputs. Taking $420 off, dropping it down to less than half price, is a ridiculous deal.

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Apple iPad Mini (A15 Bionic)

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Apple’s pint-sized tablet is still a top performer, and at a generous $150 discount, it’s even more attractive. In PCMag’s review of the A15 Bionic iPad Mini, the site that it was “incredibly powerful, with a battery that can last through the day.” This model adopted the A15 Bionic processor from the previous generation’s iPad Pro for a massive boost in speed and capability, and the increased storage and compatibility with the 2nd generation Apple Pencil makes it a great pick for people exploring their creativity on the go.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 6

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One of the top non-Apple smartwatches on the market, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 does everything you need a wearable to do, with a robust selection of integrated apps for productivity and entertainment, paired with multiple biometric sensors to monitor heart rate, skin temperature, sleep quality and more. In PCMag’s review, the site said that this unit delivered “striking display upgrades” and praised its seamless synchronization with other Samsung devices. This is a staggeringly low price for the best Android smartwatch out there.

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Sony WH-1000 XM4 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones

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PCMag called these over-ear headphones “the gold standard in wireless noise cancellation” in its review, praising their excellent audio performance with rich bass and detailed highs, comfortable fit, high-quality materials, and good battery life. All of those earned them the Editors’ Choice award. At list price, they’re sort of a tough one to swallow, but a discount of $120 makes them incredibly attractive. I doubt the price will fall any further for Black Friday, so pick them up now.