Best Black Friday Laptop Deals: Shop Early and Get Great Deals on New Tech

3 min readSome very solid holiday deals are already available on both Mac and Windows laptops, even though we’re weeks away from Black Friday.Many of these deals are relatively small relative to their standard prices, but still amount to hundreds of dollars in savings.The best Mac deal I’ve seen so far is $500 off a super-charged M5 MacBook Pro. On the Windows side, I love the Windows Surface Laptop.It’s November, and that means the holidays are just around the corner. We’re still a few weeks away from Black Friday, but the CVS started putting up Christmas decorations on November 1, and just about every brand and retailer is warming up their holiday deal engines.Of course, Black Friday is still the biggest shopping day of the year. November 27 will bring tremendous deals on everything, including all the tech gifts on your shopping list. If you’re looking to give someone a new laptop (or need one yourself), you’ll likely find something special.But if you’re ready to start shopping now, I’ve been checking around, and some great early Black Friday deals are already in effect. Whether you’re buying for a die-hard Mac fan, a gamer looking for a graphics upgrade, or a savvy Windows user, these systems all deliver on performance and design. The tech lover in you will be thrilled, and you won’t have to pay a premium to get them the gear they love.Before ShoppingFirst of all, if you want to know about the best laptops of 2026, our buying guide breaks down the latest and greatest MacBooks and PC systems so you can see what we’re looking for when we test laptops, and get a sense of the best MacBook and PC offerings before we start factoring in the value of a good deal.Moreover, if you see a big-name laptop like, say, a MacBook Pro or a Microsoft Surface PC on sale at a generous discount, don’t hesitate to press “add to cart.” Highly sought-after models with mainstream appeal tend to sell out quickly, so too much hesitation might cost you the deal. That said, I’ll update this guide frequently through Black Friday and Cyber Monday, so check back often for updates and new deals.With the essentials above in mind, find the new laptop you’ve been looking for among the ones on sale below ahead of Black Friday.On the Apple front, I’ve seen a few smallish offers on the latest MacBook Air in a variety of sizes, as well as a fully loaded MacBook Pro with an M5 Pro Max processor. That’s a very expensive laptop, but $500 is also a pretty big discount. I expect we’ll see more in the weeks to come, especially since Apple is about to release a new M6-equipped MacBook Pro and M5 Pro/Pro Max models with an all-new OLED touchscreen.$200 Off a Big-Screen AirAn Powered-Up Air for ProsBlack Friday Windows Laptop DealsThe best early Black Friday deals on Windows laptops offer solid savings on the Microsoft Surface Laptop and the Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 PC. Both options are already about 25 percent off, depending on the configuration. If you’re shopping for a creator that multitasks a lot, there’s a good offer on the dual-screen Asus Zenbook Duo, too.Best 2-in-1 PC for $350 LessA Quarter Off My Favorite PC Laptop$300 Off A Dual Screen PowerhouseBlack Friday Gaming Laptop DealsGaming laptop deals are in short supply so far, but I found a few interesting options. This feature-packed Aero X16 from Gigabyte with an Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU is 20 percent off. You’ll save $500, which isn’t too shabby.Stefan is an award-winning consumer technology editor with over a decade of experience in reviewing gadgets, particularly smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, desktop and laptop computers across multiple form factors and platforms, as well as accessories for them. He also covers televisions and audio equipment, including headphones, earbuds, wireless speakers, and soundbars. Since joining Hearst in 2015, Stefan has contributed to BestProducts, Popular Mechanics, and numerous other publications. Prior to his current role, he served as the US Editor for GSMArena.com.