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Black Friday laptop deals 2021 — best early sales

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Black Friday laptop deals are the heart of many November sales. Retailers from Amazon to Walmart offer the best laptop prices of the year in November. While Black Friday deals may seem like they're still far off, the truth is that Black Friday laptop deals are happening now.

We're currently seeing epic price cuts on some of our favorite laptops of 2021. For instance, the excellent XPS 13 is down to just $685. Meanwhile, Best Buy and Walmart have various Chromebooks on sale from $100. As the weeks progress, we expect to see even more Black Friday laptop deals — including sales on Apple's just released MacBook Pros. (They're already $50 off).

So we're putting together a guide of the best early Black Friday laptop deals you can purchase today. Whether you're shopping for a 2-in-1 Chromebook or hunting for a deal on the new 2021 MacBook Pros, here are the best sales you can get now.

Black Friday laptop deals — best early sales

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Best Black Friday laptop deals — what to expect

Chromebooks: If you're looking for the least-expensive Black Friday laptop deals — you'll want to shop for a Chromebook. These Chrome OS-powered laptops will hit rock bottom again this Black Friday with prices that start as low as $99. Expect these über cheap laptops to feature very minimal in terms of hardware. You'll likely get a Celeron CPU, 4GB of RAM, and a 32GB eMMC. However, that should be enough for light Web-basked tasks.

MacBooks: The Editor's Choice MacBook Air dropped to an all-time price low of $749 this past summer. However, it was an exclusive students-only deal at Best Buy. (Non-students paid $849). Amazon didn't match Best Buy's price, but they did drop the base model to $849. It's unlikely we'll see that $749 price point again. However, it's very likely that the MacBook Air will crash to $799 at both Best Buy and Amazon. This time, the deal will not require a valid edu e-mail.

Gaming rigs: Looking for an RTX-powered laptop? Black Friday laptop deals are the perfect time to shop. Gaming rigs tend to see some of the biggest discounts on Black Friday, with high-end systems like the Gigabyte Aero 15 OLED laptop seeing discounts of up to $600 off. Likewise, if you want a casual machine with a dedicated GPU, these entry-level gaming laptops will drop to the $599 to $799 range. Look for the best deals at retailers like Walmart, Amazon, and Best Buy.

As deals editor at Tom's Guide, Louis is constantly looking for ways to avoid paying full price for the latest gadgets. With over 10 years of deals-hunting experience, Louis price checks against multiple retailers and searches high and low for the best deals to bring readers. A born-and-bred New Yorker, Louis is also an avid swimmer and marathoner. His work has appeared on Gizmodo, CNET, and Time Out New York.