The Black Friday competition is really intense this year, but I scrounged up some gems at Best Buy.
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Haley Henschel
Senior Shopping Reporter
Haley Henschel is a Chicago-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who reviews and finds deals on popular tech, from laptops to gaming consoles and VPNs. She has years of experience covering shopping holidays and can tell you what’s actually worth buying on Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. Her work has also explored the driving forces behind digital trends within the shopping sphere, from dupes to 12-foot skeletons.
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Best Buy's best Black Friday deals at a glance:
Best Buy started offering Black Friday deals earlier than everyone else (on Halloween — scary!), but at this point in the season, it's hardly the only store in Black Friday mode. Most major retailers' holiday discounts are already live well ahead of Black Friday proper on Nov. 28, making the competition pretty ferocious.
After spending way too long combing through Best Buy's virtual shelves and cross-checking its prices, I can tell you that lots of its Black Friday deals are being one-upped elsewhere. Many big-screen 4K TVs, Beats headphones, Sony portable speakers, robot vacuums, and other gadgets carrying its "Black Friday deal" badge are anywhere from two cents to $84 cheaper at other retailers with overlapping inventories. Amazon is the biggest culprit, as per usual.
That said, you'd be silly to ignore Best Buy completely this Black Friday. It's matching its rivals' prices on a ton of other in-demand products, including Apple MacBook Airs, JBL and Sony headphones, Garmin smartwatches, and De'Longhi espresso machines. It also carries a bunch of TVs and laptops that you won't find anywhere else, on sale or not, like TCL's cheapest mini-LED TVs and my favorite Windows ultraportable. (Amazon, Walmart, and Target can't beat its prices on stuff they don't stock to begin with.)
Recommended deals for you
Apple AirPods Pro 3 Noise Cancelling Heart Rate Wireless Earbuds — $219.99 (List Price $249.00)
Apple iPad 11" 128GB Wi-Fi Retina Tablet (Blue, 2025 Release) — $274.00 (List Price $349.00)
Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones — $248.00 (List Price $399.99)
Blink Outdoor 4 1080p Security Camera (5-Pack) — $159.99 (List Price $399.99)
Fire TV Stick 4K Streaming Device With Remote (2023 Model) — $24.99 (List Price $49.99)
Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones — $298.00 (List Price $429.00)
Shark AV2511AE AI Robot Vacuum With XL Self-Empty Base — $249.99 (List Price $599.00)
Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 42mm, S/M Black Sport Band) — $339.00 (List Price $399.00)
WD 6TB My Passport USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive — $138.65 (List Price $179.99)
Amazon Fire HD 10 32GB Tablet (2023 Release, Black) — $69.99 (List Price $139.99)
If nothing else, keep a lookout for Best Buy's holiday doorbusters, which typically involve its steepest discounts on popular tech — I'm talking 50% off or more. New ones go live every Friday through Christmas and only hang around until the following Sunday. Through Nov. 28, paid My Best Buy members get a $5 bonus reward for every $50 they spend on doorbusters.
Read on for my list of the very best Black Friday deals at Best Buy. Rest assured that I've only included products that aren't cheaper anywhere else.
Best Apple deal
$749
at Best Buy
$999
Save $250
Why we like it
Best Buy is selling an even cheaper 13-inch MacBook Air — a $649 M2 model — but the M4 version is a way better buy for only $100 more. It's 48 percent faster, supports two external displays with its lid open, and has a much nicer 12MP Center Stage webcam. I strongly recommend it for students, but also just anyone who wants a fast, portable Apple laptop. This is its lowest price ever, FYI.
More MacBook deals
Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $949
$1,199(save $250)Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M4 Pro, 24GB RAM 512GB SSD) — $1,749
$1,999(save $250)
AirPods deals
Apple AirPods Pro 3 — $219.99
$249(save $29.01)Apple AirPods Max (USB-C) — $429.99
$549(save $119.01)
Apple Watch deals
Apple Watch Ultra 2 (GPS + Cellular, 49mm) — $599
$799(save $200)
Best Windows laptop deal
$549.99
at Best Buy
$999.99
Save $450
Why we like it
The Zenbook A14 is an amazing ultraportable and the best MacBook Air alternative for Windows users, in my opinion. It's speedy enough for everyday tasks, offers nearly 22 hours of battery life per charge, and comes with a gorgeous OLED display — something you won't find on any MacBook (for now). It also has a lighter design and double the starting storage of a current-gen MacBook Air. Now $549.99 (or 45% off), it's never been cheaper.
More Windows laptop deals
Asus Vivobook 14 (Intel Core 5 120U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $279.99
$529.99(save $250)Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 (AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $399.99
$629.99(save $230)Samsung Galaxy Book5 (Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $599.99
$999.99(save $400)Dell 16 Plus (AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $749.99
$1,099.99(save $350)Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, 13.8-inch (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $749.99
$1,199.99(save $450)Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $799.99
$1,299.99(save $500)Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro (Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $999.99
$1,349.99(save $350)LG gram 17 (Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $999.99
$1,699.99(save $700)Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, 15-inch (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,049.99
$1,499.99(save $450)
2-in-1 laptop deals
HP OmniBook X Flip 16 (AMD Ryzen AI 5 340, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $429.99
$849.99(save $420)Lenovo Yoga 7 16 (AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $599.99
$949.99(save $350)Lenovo Yoga 7i 16 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $629.99
$1,049.99(save $420)Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 (Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $679.99
$1,099.99(save $420)
Gaming laptop deals
HP Victus 15 (AMD Ryzen 7 7445HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $549.99
$899.99(save $350)Lenovo LOQ 15 (Intel Core i5-13450HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $649.99
$1,099.99(save $450)MSI Cyborg A15 AI (AMD Ryzen 7 260, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $999
$1,299(save $300)HP Omen 16 (AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,149.99
$1,579.99(save $430)Asus TUF Gaming A16 (AMD Ryzen 9 270, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,199.99
$1,699.99(save $500)HP Omen Transcend 14 (Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,199.99
$1,829.99(save $630)Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16 (AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,299.99
$1,659.99(save $360)Alienware 16X Aurora (Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,299.99
$1,799.99(save $500)Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (AMD Ryzen 9 270, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,299.99
$1,799.99(save $500)Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070Ti, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,499.99
$1,899.99(save $400)