With Black Friday just around the corner, the holiday shopping season has gone into overdrive. And with global supply chain issues dominating headlines, it may be prudent for shoppers to strike while the iron is still hot — Black Friday sales and deals started exceedingly early this year. Some of the largest retailers, like Amazon, Best Buy, and Macy’s, continue to offer deep discounts on popular items.
Tech gifts are popular with a majority of Americans — according to Statista, 61 percent of surveyed Americans planned to purchase electronics and accessories as gifts during the 2021 holiday season. To help readers tailor their Black Friday shopping lists, we compiled sales and deals from top retailers to recommend our favorite discounts to shop during the holidays, using price trackers like Honey and CamelCamelCamel to ensure you’d get noteworthy savings.
Black Friday 2021: Tech sales from Microsoft, Samsung and more
We’ve compiled this list of Black Friday tech sales based on Select reader interest and previous coverage. Sales include multiple deals, and not every product listed in a sale is going to be the best deal around.
- Amazon: Up to 50 percent off onTVs, sound bars, streaming devices and more
- AT&T: Save on Apple, Google and Samsung phones and/or accessories
- Best Buy: Up to $1,000 off on TVs, laptops, headphones and more
- BJs: Up to $1,000 off on select TVs and up to 30 percent off select computers, tablets and laptops and more
- Costco: Save on TVs, smartwatches, routers and more
- Dell: Up to $400 off PCs
- GameStop: Up to 60 percent off select Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch games
- HP: Up to 49 percent off select products
- Jabra: Up to 50 percent off select products
- Lenovo: Up to 68 percent off select doorbusters, up to 66 percent off select laptops, up to 84 percent off select electronics and more
- Microsoft: Up to $600 off select PCs,up to 67 percent off select Xbox games and more
- Samsung: Save on select TVs, phones, tablets and more
- Target: Up to 50 percent off headphones,up to 50 percent off Amazon devices, up to 25 percent off TVs and more
- Walmart: Save on select TVs, laptops, accessories and more
Black Friday 2021: Tech deals on TVs, laptops and more
Based on our previous coverage and Select reader interest, we rounded up some of the best Black Friday tech deals, comparing the current prices against price comparison tools like Honey and CamelCamelCamel.
Samsung 75-inch Class 7 Series LED 4K UHD Smart Tizen TV
- Lowest price since July, according to Honey
- 4.6-star average rating from over 2,000 reviews at Best Buy
- Samsung is a solid TV brand to buy, according to tech expert Whitson Gordon. This 75-inch Samsung TV has 4K resolution, is HDR compatible and works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, according to Samsung. It also comes with Best Buy’s price-match guarantee.
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max Streaming Device
- Lowest price ever, according to CamelCamelCamel
- 4.6-star average rating from over 3,500 reviews on Amazon
- We previously highlighted Amazon’s Fire TV streaming devices in our guide to streaming devices in 2020. This new Fire TV Stick 4K Max has Wi-Fi 6 compatibility and is 40 percent more powerful than the Fire Stick 4K, according to Amazon.
Apple Macbook Pro 13-Inch Laptop
- Lowest price since July, according to Honey
- 4.8-star average rating from around 2,000 reviews at Best Buy
- We included a previous Macbook Pro in our guide to laptops in 2020, and according to tech expert Whitson Gordon, the 13-inch version is best for mobile use. This Macbook Pro has 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage and a 10th-generation Intel Core i5 processor. It also comes with Best Buy’s price-match guarantee.
SanDisk 4TB Extreme Portable External Solid State Drive
- Lowest price ever, according to CamelCamelCamel
- 4.8-star average rating from over 47,000 reviews on Amazon
- We included the 1TB version of this drive in our guide to external hard drives in 2021. Select contributor Rebecca Isaacs called the drive “tough as nails” and said it provides durability for those that need storage on the go.
Google Nest Smart Thermostat
- Lowest price since July, according to CamelCamelCamel
- 4.3-star average rating from over 9,000 reviews on Amazon
- Google says this smart thermostat allows you to control the temperature from your phone and schedule heating and cooling. It also turns off when you leave to save energy. It can work without a C wire in most homes, according to the retailer.
Samsung Galaxy Watch3 41-Millimeter Smartwatch
- Lowest price since July, according to Honey
- 4.6-star average rating from 1,520 reviews at Best Buy
- According to the brand, this leather-banded smartwatch passed military-grade tests for durability and water resistance. The battery also lasts over a day on one charge, according to Samsung. It also comes with Best Buy’s price-match guarantee.
Apple Airpods 2nd Generation
- Lowest price since July, according to Honey
- 4.9-star average rating from over 150 reviews at BJ’s Wholesale
- Apple’s popular Airpods come with a charging case and can tell when you have them in your ears — they’ll pause your music or podcast when you take them out, according to Apple. The retailer described configuration with other Apple devices as “easy.”
Canon EOS RP Full-Frame Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera
- Lowest price in 2021, according to CamelCamelCamel
- 4.7-star average rating from 735 reviews on Amazon
- We highlighted several Canon DSLR cameras in our guide to DSLR cameras in 2021. It has a 26.2-megapixel resolution CMOS sensor and can take 4K video, according to Canon.
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