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UPDATE: Nov. 29,???????? ???????? 2024, 11:30 a.m. EST This story has been updated with price and availability checks across the board. Good news: All of my top picks are still available (for now).
The best Black Friday laptop deals you can still shop:Best MacBook deal Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M3, 16GB RAM, 256GB) $844 (save $255)
Best Windows laptop deal Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, 13-inch (Snapdragon X Elite, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) $1,499 (save $500.99)
Best gaming laptop deal Alienware m16 R2 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) $1,299.99 (save $600)
Best Chromebook deal Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus (Intel Core 3 100U, 8GB RAM, 256GB UFS) $599.99 (save $100)
I’m Haley, a Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who tracks laptop deals on a constant basis. When Black Friday rolls around, my job gets incredibly easy.
Major tech retailers and brands like Amazon, Best Buy, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Samsung took full advantage of the shopping holiday's unusually late timing this year, offering deep discounts on flagship laptops all month long. Black Friday proper may technically be in our rearview mirror at this point, but new and year-round lows on some of Mashable's best-reviewed machines are still up for grabs.
Black Friday laptop deals were (and continue to be) so competitive that even the famously stingy Apple Store gets involved. This year, it's doling out gift cards worth up to $200 with the purchase of select M2 and M3 MacBook Airs through Dec. 2 (aka Cyber Monday). I think most shoppers will prefer the "save money and go" approach of regular dollars-off discounts elsewhere, but this could be an option for someone who's deep in the Apple ecosystem or planning to buy other Apple gadgets.
SEE ALSO: Last chance for these Black Friday deals at Amazon, Target, Best Buy, and WalmartI realize that a new laptop is one of the biggest one-off purchases someone can make all year, even if they score a great deal, so I spend hours researching and vetting discounts. I steer clear of models that aren't reasonably future-proofed, as well as laptop deals that from third-party sellers at Amazon or Walmart. They may use different customer service or have different return policies than the sites they sell on, and I don't think expensive purchases mesh well with riskiness.
Read on for a closer look at four of the best Black Friday laptop deals I wouldn't pass up, plus more options across the MacBook, Windows, gaming, and Chromebook categories. Bookmark this page and come back later if you don't see any models with the specs you need, as I'll be updating the list continuously with new deals and price checks as Cyber Weekend continues.
Note: All newly added or updated deals have been marked with a ✨, while struck-throughdeals were either sold out or expired at the time of writing.
Best MacBook deal
Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M3, 16GB RAM, 256GB) $844 at Amazon $1,099 Save $255
Why we like it
Read Mashable's full review of the M3 Apple MacBook Air.
Mashable Tech Editor Kim Gedeon was impressed by the M3 Air's peppy performance, satisfying keyboard, vivid webcam, and dual-display support (if you close its lid), rating it a 4.3/5. It may not look all that different from its older M-series predecessors — there isa new midnight finish option — but we think it's the best MacBook for most people, especially now that Apple's bumped its base RAM from 8GB to 16GB.
The starting configuration with 256GB of storage is on sale on Amazon for only $844, which is 23% off its $1,099 MSRP, its biggest discount ever, and $5 better than Best Buy's Black Friday deal on the exact same MacBook. This also puts less than $100 between it and the M2 Air, so opting for the current-gen model over the cheapest model out there feels like an easier, more obvious choice. Just note that delivery times for all finishes are pushed into December and January.
More MacBook deals
Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M2, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $749
$999(save $250)Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M3, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $1,044
$1,299(save $255)Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,399
$1,599(save $200)Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M3 Pro, 18GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,699
$1,899(save $200)Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M4 Pro, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,749
$1,999(save $250)Apple MacBook Pro, 16-inch (M4 Pro, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $2,199
$2,499(save $300)Amazon MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M4 Max, 36GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $2,799
$3,199(save $400)
Best Windows laptop deal
Opens in a new window Credit: Microsoft Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, 13-inch (Snapdragon X Elite, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) $1,499 at Amazon and the Microsoft Store $1,999.99 Save $500.99
Why we like it
Read Mashable's full review of the 13-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop 7.
Microsoft's Copilot+ PC has an even longer battery life than the new M4 MacBook Pros — it lasted nearly 23 hours in our testing — and it comes with AI features that "make Windows fun again," Gedeon wrote. She gave it a 4.8/5; it's a Mashable Choice Award winner and our current favorite Windows laptop for most people, barring any ARM-related app compatibility issues.
The upgraded configuration that Gedeon tested is a 13-inch model featuring a Snapdragon X Elite processor, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of SSD storage, and its price fell several times throughout the month before it settled on a new all-time low this week. I'm calling this one the "Stop! He's already dead!" special.
In early November, Amazon put this Surface Laptop 7 on sale at its October Prime Day price of $1,699.99. A week before Black Friday, Best Buy decided to match that deal — only for it to drop an extra $100 at Amazon and the Microsoft Store. A few days later, Amazon added $50 to its discount, which Microsoft eventually matched. Finally, on Black Friday proper, Amazon and Microsoft hammered the last nail in the coffin by bringing it down to a record-low $1,499 (or 25% off). It was still stuck at $1,699.99 at Best Buy the last time I checked. Poor guy.
For what it's worth, the Microsoft Store offers price protection if you bought the Surface Laptop 7 there at one of its previous sale prices. Amazon does not, but you do have the option of returning it and rebuying it for cheaper. The retailer's extended holiday return policy applies to most purchases made between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31.
More Windows laptop deals
Lenovo Ideapad 1i (Intel Core i3-1215U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $249.99
$499.99(save $250)Asus Vivobook Go 15 (AMD Ryzen 5 7520U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $309.99
$389.99(save $80)HP Laptop 15-fd0005dx (Intel Core i5-1235U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $349.99
$629.99(save $280); extra $20 offfor paid My Best Buy membersHP Laptop 17t-cn300 (Intel Core i5-1334U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $329.99
$849.99(save $520)Acer Aspire 3 (AMD Ryzen 5 7520U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)— $399.99$509.99 (save $110)HP Pavilion Laptop 16z-ag000 (AMD Ryzen 5 8540U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $429.99
$799.99(save $370)Dell Inspiron 15 3535 (AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $449.99
$699.99(save $250)Samsung Galaxy Book4 (Intel Core 7 150U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $529.99
$899.99(save $370)Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)— $599.99$869.99 (save $270)HP Pavilion Plus 14-ew0047nr (Intel Core i5-1335U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $629.99
$999.99(save $370)Dell Inspiron 14 5440 (Intel Core 7 150U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)—$699.99$999.99 (save $300)Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 (Intel Core i7-13620H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $699.99
$999.99(save $300)HP OmniBook X 14-fe0013dx (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 1TB SDD) — $799.99
$1,199.99(save $400)Asus Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $799.99
$1,299.99(save $500)Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge, 14-inch (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $799.99
$1,349.99(save $540)LG gram 15 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)— $846.99$1,499.99 (save $653)Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 (AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $849.99
$1,219.99(save $370)HP OmniBook Ultra 14t-fh000 (AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $999.99
$1,349.99(save $350) ✨Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition (Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $999.99
$1,299.99(save $300)Dell XPS 13 9350 (Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $999.99
$1,399.99(save $400)LG gram 17 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $999.99
$1,599.99(save $600)LG gram Style 16 (Intel Core i7-1360P, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,099.99
$1,999.99(save $900)LG gram Pro 16 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD)— $1,299.99$1,999.99 (save $700)Dell XPS 14 9440 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,659.99
$2,059.99(save $400)Dell XPS 16 9640 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $2,159.99
$2,659.99(save $500)
2-in-1 laptops
HP Pavilion x360 14t-ek1000 (Intel Core i3-1315U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)— $399.99$709.99 (save $310)Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 7445 (AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $449.99
$729.99(save $280); extra $20 offfor paid My Best Buy membersLenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 (Intel Core Ultra 5 125U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $499.99
$899.99(save $400)HP Envy x360 14-es1023dx (Intel Core 7 150U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $579.99
$949.99(save $370)Dell Inspiron 16 2-in-1 7640 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SDD) — $699.99
$1,149.99(save $450)Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 (Intel Core 7 150U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)— $769.99$1,069.99 (save $300)LG gram 14 2in1 (Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $799.99
$1,299.99(save $500)HP Spectre x360 14t-eu000 (Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $749.99
$1,449.99(save $700) ✨Microsoft Surface Pro 11 (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) + Keyboard Bundle — $999.99
$1,349.99(save $350)Asus Zenbook Duo (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)— $1,179.99$1,499.99 (save $320)Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,249.99
$1,899.99(save $650)Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,279.99
$1,579.99(save $300)Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i (Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,299.99
$1,699.99(save $400)
Best gaming laptop deal
Opens in a new window Credit: Alienware Alienware m16 R2 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) $1,299.99 at Best Buy $1,899.99 Save $600
Why we like it
Read Mashable's full review of the Alienware m16 R2.
This premium 16-incher is the best gaming laptop we tried in 2024 (and another Mashable Choice Award winner), earning a score of 4.5/5 from Gedeon. She was impressed by its ample mid-range power, its "springy" keyboard, and its solid build quality, as well as its "seamless" support of Nvidia's Advanced Optimus feature. That lets it switch between its discrete and integrated GPUs "to handle both play and work," she wrote.
Our testing configuration featured an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H CPU, GeForce RTX 4070 graphics, 16GB of memory, and a terabyte of storage. It's down to $1,299.99 at Best Buy, which is $600 off its usual list price there and a record-low.
If it sells out there — it briefly did on Black Friday — another model with a slightly better processor and a slightly worse GPU is on sale for the same price on Dell's website; it's typically $1,699.99 there.
More gaming laptop deals
HP Victus 15-fb2063dx (AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, AMD Radeon RX 6550M, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $429.99
$799.99(save $370)Asus TUF Gaming A15 (AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $649.99
$799.99(save $150)Lenovo LOQ (AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $699.99
$999.99(save $300)Acer Nitro V 15 (Intel Core i7-13620H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $749.99
$999.99(save $250)Asus ROG Strix G17 (AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)— $799.99$1,199.99 (save $400)HP Omen 16-wd0073dx (Intel Core i7-13620H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $949.99
$1,299.99(save $350)Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (Intel Core i9-14900HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $999.99
$1,449.99(save $450)MSI Katana 15 (Intel Core i7-13620H, Nvidia Geforce RTX 4070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)— $1,099.99$1,399.99 (save $300)HP Omen Transcend 16t-u100 (Intel Core i7-14700HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,099.99
$1,599.99(save $500)Lenovo Slim 5 Gen 9 (AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,099.99
$1,519.99(save $420)Dell G16 7630 (Intel Core i9-13900HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,299.99
$1,699.99(save $400)Asus ROG Strix G16 (Intel Core i9-14900HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,614.99
$1,899.99(save $285)Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 (Intel Core i7-14700HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,489.99
$2,099.99(save $610)Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 9 (Intel Core i9-14900HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD)— $1,749.99$2,359.99 (save $610)Razer Blade 16 (Intel Core i9-14900HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD)— $2,999.99$3,599.99 (save $600) + Razer Skin, 1-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership, Assassin's Creed Shadows,6-month Ubisoft+ Classics subscription, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle(Digital Premium Edition) for free
Best Chromebook deal
Opens in a new window Credit: Samsung Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus (Intel Core 3 100U, 8GB RAM, 256GB UFS) $599.99 at Best Buy $699.99 Save $100
Why we like it
Announced in October, this 15.6-inch Samsung Galaxy machine is the thinnest, lightest Chromebook Plus model on the market and the only one with an AMOLED display. (Translation: It's super vibrant.) "As someone who got a chance to get some hands-on experience with the Galaxy Chromebook Plus, I can confirm that it is razor thin," Gedeon wrote. "I don't even know how they managed to pack any internals inside." It has an Intel Core 3 100U processor, 8GB of memory, and 256GB of UFS storage, and supports newer Gemini AI features like Live Translate.
Typically $699.99, Best Buy has it on sale for $100 off as part of its Black Friday sale — its first-ever discount.
More Chromebook deals
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook (MediaTek Kompanio 520, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $159
$319(save $160)HP Chromebook 14a-nf0000nr (Intel Processor N100, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC)— $169.99$299.99 (save $130)HP Chromebook 15a-nb0013dx (Intel Processor N200, 8GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $179
$399(save $220)Acer Chromebook Plus 515 (Intel i3-1215U, 8GB RAM, 128GB UFS) — $279
$399.99(save $120.99)Acer Chromebook Plus 514 (AMD Ryzen 3 7320C, 8GB RAM, 128GB eMMC)— $299.99$399.99 (save $100)HP Chromebook Plus 14at-nf000 (Intel Core i3-N305, 8GB RAM, 128GB UFS)— $299.99$599.99 (save $300)Asus Chromebook Plus CX3402 (Intel Core i5-1335U, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) — $349
$499(save $150)Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook (Snapdragon 7cG2, 8GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) — $349
$499(save $150)HP Chromebook Plus 14b-cd0023dx (Intel Core i3-N305, 8GB RAM, 256GB UFS) — $399
$629(save $230)Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714 (Intel Core i5-1335U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)— $449.99$699.99 (save $250)
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