Black Friday is nearly here, but many of the
best deals and specials have already dropped. New offers continue to
land every day from big online retailers like Target and Amazon -- it's
as though this whole month has been Black Friday. There are some massive
savings on Fitbit Versa, Sonos One and Nespresso, along with holiday
specials slated for
XBox One and
PS4 bundles this weekend. Costco have some
massive savings on tech ($200 Chromebook anyone?) and Amazon have a great
discount on Airpods Pro.
Check
out our line-up of our top Black Friday picks in the list below, or if
you'd prefer jump straight to your favorite online retailer you can do
that right here:
Be
sure to check back often -- bookmark this post and we'll keep you up to
date with all the best Black Friday deals available now. Please note,
early deals often sell out or expire without notice.
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The Sonos One is a great-sounding smart
speaker that supports both Alexa and Google Assistant. There's a
slightly newer version, but the differences are minor. Sonos discounts
are rare, and while this one isn't huge, it's better than nothing.
Read our Sonos One review.
Lenovo
Built with students in mind, the S340 offers
4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage and a full-HD display. To put this deal in
some perspective, Lenovo proper charges $250 for a configuration with
half the storage and a lower-resolution screen.
Nespresso
Nespresso proper sells this machine for $199;
Amazon currently has it on sale for $104.97, but when you add it to
your cart, the price drops to $89.24 -- by far the lowest anywhere right
now. The VertuoPlus uses Nespresso pods to brew damn fine cups of joe
(regular and espresso).
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We recently awarded the Fitbit Versa 2 and
Editors' Choice award, citing its reasonable price, long-lasting battery
and compatibility across Android and iOS. We called it, "one of the
best examples of a hybrid fitness tracker and smartwatch you can buy."
Normally $200, it's on sale for a limited time for $150 or $50 off at
various retailers, including
Amazon,
Best Buy,
Walmart and
Fitbit's own site.
Read our Fitbit Versa 2 review.
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The season's hot-ticket item of 2019 is back
in stock at Amazon. The discount isn't much, but it's something. Of
course, if you're hoping for an AirPods Pro-like experience at a lower
price, check out these
five affordable alternatives.
Read our AirPods Pro review.
Tidal
Looking for a new place to hang your
music-streaming hat? Tidal rivals the best of them, with a library of
over 60 million songs and competitive pricing. A one-year subscription
runs $119.98 -- basically $10 per month -- but for a limited time, you
can score a free pair of Sennheiser HD 4.40BT headphones with that
subscription. Those popular over-the-ear cans list for $100.
Of
course, Tidal is perhaps best known for its HiFi option, and if you grab
a one-year subscription to that ($239.98), you'll receive your choice
of
free Sennheiser HD 4.50BTNC headphones or IE 80 S ear-canal earbuds.
Read our HD 4.50BTNC review.
Best Buy
Instant Pot, instant schmot. This 8-quart
model from Best Buy's house brand does all the same things, and you just
can't get cheaper than $40. The user reviews tell the important story:
The cooker received a 4.7-star average rating from nearly 1,200 buyers.
If you're not convinced this is a must-have kitchen appliance (trust me, it is), here are
five reasons you need an Instant Pot -- and some great recipes to get you started.
For less than the price of many 13.3-inch
laptops, the VivoBook offers a bigger screen with full HD resolution. It
also packs an Intel Core i7 processor, 12GB of RAM and a 256GB
solid-state drive -- enough horsepower for massive spreadsheets and tons
of browser tabs.
QVC
We already know that Amazon will have the
Echo Show 5 for $50 starting Nov. 28,
but if you're planning to buy two, there's no need to wait: QVC is
currently selling a two-pack for $99.96, and if you're a first-time
shopper, promo code
TAKE10 knocks the price down to $89.96. You can choose black, white or one of each.
Read our Echo Show 5 review.
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Nintendo proper will be offering a Black
Friday Switch bundle, but it will include the original version of the
console, not the newer v2 model that offers improved battery life.
Thankfully, the latter is included with this Walmart bundle, which
includes a physical copy of Minecraft.
Sceptre
That's just a bananas price on a big ol'
desktop display. Yes, the 1080p resolution is actually a bit on the low
side given the size, but you can tweak your PC's settings to help
compensate. Meanwhile, the Sceptre includes VGA, DVI and HDMI inputs and
built-in speakers, so you could use it with your game console as well.
Heck, plug in a streaming stick and make a TV out of it.
Amazon
If you're a newcomer to Amazon's
music-streaming service, it's hard to beat a buck for four full months
of service. After that, you'll pay the regular rate of $9.99 per month,
though you can cancel if you like, without penalty.
Amazon
It's not even released yet, but Amazon just
trotted out its first ever discount on the Echo Show 8. It's basically a
larger version of the super-popular
Echo Show 5 (which is
currently on sale for $80,
FYI), and therefore better suited to places like the kitchen, where the
8-inch screen makes it easier to view cooking videos and the like.
Read our Echo Show 8 preview.
RemoBell
Already a pretty amazing deal at $99, the
RemoBell S is an attractive, hardwired doorbell designed to take the
place of your existing bell. I've been using one for about six months,
and while I still don't love the forced fisheye view of recorded videos,
overall the doorbell has worked really well. And I absolutely do love
the free cloud storage.
Mint Mobile
Borrowing a page from McDonald's, which now
charges the same price for any size drink, Mint Mobile will sell you any
of its 3-month plans for $15 per month. Why? Tough to say, but the
obvious winner here is the 12GB option, which normally runs $25 per
month (already an excellent deal).
For those unfamiliar with the
carrier, Mint offers service for GSM-compatible phones (otherwise known
as those compatible with AT&T and T-Mobile). You pay in either 3-,
6- or 12-month blocks.
Pro tip: There's currently a $20 cash-back option available from both
Rakuten and
TopCashback, but the terms are confusing. (Anyone who's able to figure them, leave a comment.)
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The Fossil Sport hit the scene just about a
year ago, bringing oodles of features to the Wear OS watch-scape for a
reasonable $275. The specs include NFC for Google Pay, GPS, 5 ATM water
resistance, a heart-rate monitor and an altimeter. This pre-Black Friday
sale drops the Sport (light blue only) to just $149, the best price
we've seen yet.
Arcade1Up
Most of Arcade1Up's machines cost around
$300. This one -- which is a three-quarter-size version of the original
-- costs $170 once it's in your shopping cart. And it looks, sounds and
plays exactly like the old arcade machines. Walmart is also offering
the Centipede edition for $180.
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When Lenovo introduced the IdeaPad 330s last year, it
started
at $500. Now, you can get a nice midrange configuration -- with a
quad-core AMD processor, a 256GB SSD and 8GB of RAM -- for under $350.
Equipped with a nice 15.6-inch display, the 330s has thinner-than-usual
bezels and an aluminum lid. This is a good deal on a solid entry-level
laptop. (Note, however, that it was previously $329, so watch for
another sale if you're not in a hurry.)
Read our Lenovo IdeaPad 330s preview.
Walmart
A 65-inch TV for $380? Seems like only
yesterday that would have been considered a steal on a 55-inch model.
It's an entry-level model, to be sure, with no smarts built in; you'll
have to BYO Fire TV or Roku streamer. Thankfully, it has four HDMI
inputs, so there's plenty of room for all the gear you might want to
plug in.
Living DNA
Curious about your origin story? Living DNA's
test is quite comprehensive; it covers your overall ancestry,
motherline and fatherline. Plus, family DNA-matching is now included as
well.
Rich Brown
Need new specs? Promo code
Black65 will net you a hefty 65% off any frames at GlassesUSA.
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These aren't the star cans in Sony's
over-the-ear headphone lineup -- that distinction belongs to the
WH-1000XM3 -- but they're still extremely good. Especially if you love
bass. And especially at this price: The WH-XB900N normally sells for
$248. This today-only price is an all-time low.
Ready our Sony WH-XB900N review.
RCA
In case you miss out on the Samsung (above)
or prefer a TV with built-in Roku, Walmart has this RCA model at the
exact same price. It also has no user reviews, but at least it has three
HDMI inputs instead of just two. Don't expect a world-class picture; do
expect a super-big screen to binge all your shows. And, hey, same deal:
If you're not happy with it, you can take it back to the store.
Roborock
While we're still in control of our robots,
we might as well have them do our bidding. The Roborock S5 can not only
vacuum your floors, it can mop them as well. It originally sold for
$500, but you can use promo code
ROBOROCKBF to knock the price down to an all-time low.
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An oldie but goodie, the SoundTouch 10 dates
back to 2016 (gasp!). But that doesn't change the fact that this compact
Bluetooth-and-Wi-Fi speaker produces surprisingly big, punchy sound and
supports multiroom setups. It's on par with the likes of Sonos
speakers, but now without the hefty price tag.
Read the Bose SoundTouch 10 review.
Instant Pot
This is the big 'un, the 8-quart model that
lets you prep 33% more food than the more popular (and more often on
sale) 6-quart. At $55, it's never been priced lower at Amazon -- but act
fast, because that deal is for today only (and while supplies last).
For the uninitiated, find out
why your kitchen needs a pressure cooker.
Amazon
Between Bose, Sony and now Apple
AirPods Pro, active noise-canceling headphones are all the rage. And now, we're seeing
an old favorite from Sennheiser that's currently just $80 at Amazon -- down from $200. We reviewed the nearly identical
Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC two
years ago, and found it to be a formidable Bose competitor at that $200
price. That model is down to $108 on Amazon, but this model -- the HD
4.50 SE -- has literally the exact same specs, aside from some cosmetic
color differences.
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The Apple HomePod faces increasingly stiff
competition in the smart-speaker market, starting with Amazon's new,
similar Echo Studio. But remember, too, that the HomePod started out at
$349; this is your chance to get it for considerably less. If you want
wonderful sound and already live in Apple's ecosystem, look no further.
Read our Apple HomePod review.
Lenovo
This feels like the kind of deal that would
normally be a doorbuster, requiring you to stand in line outside the
store for a couple hours. This Chromebook features 4GB of RAM, 32GB of
expandable storage and a touchscreen on a 360-degree hinge -- meaning
it's suitable for tablet duty as well. The screen may be on the smaller
side, but that didn't stop this from scoring a 4.7-star average rating
from over 1,800 buyers.
Amazon
This is the lowest price to date on Amazon's
kid-friendly tablet, which includes a heavy-duty case (with stand) and
two-year worry-free warranty. You also get a year of Amazon FreeTime
Unlimited, a $36 value. The tablet is available with your choice of
three case colors: blue, pink and purple.
You can also get the
Fire HD 8 Kids Edition Tablet for $90,
which is $40 off the regular price. It's slightly faster and slightly
larger, but otherwise pretty much the same experience for your kids.
Yes! The previous-generation iPad 9.7 hung
around at this price for a good chunk of 2019 -- until the newer 10.2
model came along at $329. Although the 128GB model has routinely been on
sale for $299, this is the first dip we've seen yet for the 32GB
version. That's not a ton of storage, but for many users it's enough.
This
one-day-only price expired yesterday, Nov. 7, but I guarantee we'll see
similar deals in the weeks to come. We already know that it's
definitely coming to Target for Black Friday.
Read our iPad 10.2 review.
Arcade1Up
This head-to-head machine brings 12 classic
arcade games to your den, including half a dozen Street Fighter titles,
Final Fight and Commando. And for a limited time you'll also score $70
in Kohl's Cash, which is basically free money to use on additional store
purchases. (Note that it must be used by Nov. 14.)
Although the
product description seems to refer to the upright version of this unit,
the model number is definitely for the cocktail table.
That's it for now, but check back often as we update this post based
on new deals and availability. In the meantime, here's everything else
you need to know about this major shopping event.
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