Black Friday is officially here, and retailers are offering notable tech deals during the event. You can also find sales on kitchen, beauty and furniture, many of which run through Cyber Monday.
I have covered shopping events for years as a tech reporter for NBC Select. I spent weeks combing through discounts to find the best Black Friday tech deals actually worth shopping — deals I would shop myself. Each one I recommend below is highly rated and, when possible, I ran deals through price trackers to make sure they’re at their lowest price in at least three months. I’ll frequently update this list throughout Black Friday.
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I found, vetted and wrote about every deal I recommend below. I worked with NBC Select editors to finalize the live list, which I’m frequently updating throughout Black Friday to reflect the most up-to-date prices.
4.8-star average rating from 2,021 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
This is one of the best streaming devices, especially if you own a lot of other Amazon products. It’s the brand’s fastest streaming stick, delivering smoother streaming and scrolling than previous models. NBC Select reporter Zoe Malin has one plugged in behind her TV, and it syncs easily with her other Amazon devices like her Echo speakers.
4.8-star average rating from 20,006 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
If you are buying your first ever tablet, this is the one I would recommend. The 10th generation iPad has a bevy of improvements over the 9th generation version, including a larger, more detailed screen, dual stereo speakers, a higher megapixel camera, and a magnetically-attaching Apple Pencil. It comes in four bright colors.
4.6-star average rating from 10,694 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
If you own an iPhone, these are some of the best wireless earbuds you can buy. We’ve used them for calls, work, commuting, flights, exercise and everything in-between. They sound great, have strong and clear noise-canceling and transparency modes, and get up to six hours of listening time.
4.5-star average rating from 6,413 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
These are our favorite over-ear headphones for travel and a Giftable Tech Award winner. They are lightweight and comfortable — I never felt the need to take them off, even on 5 hour plus flights. They have excellent noise-canceling, a wired cable for seat-back entertainment and they come with a durable carrying case that makes them easy to throw in your travel backpack or weekender bag.
4.5-star average rating from 21,826 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
NBC Select editorial projects manager Rebecca Rodriguez uses these smart lights throughout her apartment to set different moods. They connect easily to Amazon Alexa and Google Home systems, and can be scheduled to turn on and off at fixed times throughout the day. They come in the full-color version linked above and a lower-priced white version.
4.8-star average rating from 465 reviews at Walmart
Lowest price ever
The Apple Watch is one of our favorite smartwatches, and this latest model makes a few improvements over the already-excellent Apple Watch Series 9. The screen is brighter when you look at it off-angle, meaning it’s easier to check the time or a notification when you glance at your wrist without turning the watch to directly face you. It also has new swim features like a depth gauge and water temperature sensor.
4.7-star average rating from 777 reviews on Amazon
The JBL Clip 5 is the Bluetooth speaker that has gone with team NBC Select everywhere thanks to its small size and built-in carabiner — we’ve clipped it to our backpacks, belt loops, shower curtain rods, exercise bikes, dresser handles, the list goes on. It’s IP67 water and dust proof, meaning you can take it to a pool party no problem — we did.
4.9-star average rating from 29,088 reviews at Best Buy
This is Apple’s most affordable tablet. It can handle the basics: think streaming TV, video chatting with friends and finding cooking recipes. The speakers are lacking compared to newer iPads like the iPad 10th Generation and iPad Air, but the price isn’t. This model was discontinued earlier this year, so supply may be limited.
4.4-star average rating from 1,719 reviews on Amazon
This Ring doorbell launched this year and has 66% more vertical video coverage than the previous version, according to the brand. Like other models, you can view activity live, chat and listen to whoever is at the door. It comes with a new push-pin mount so you can more easily remove it from the wall when it’s time to recharge the battery. Features like viewing past video history require a Ring subscription.
4.3-star average rating from 221 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
Hisense makes some of the best budget TVs — this one is on sale for less than $500, but still has a 4K resolution mini-LED display. Like other mini-LED TVs, it has high color contrast and brightness, making it well-suited to combating natural light in rooms with lots of windows. This model has Google TV streaming built-in.
4.3-star average rating from 2,373 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
I tested the Oura Ring 3 for months, pitting it against other health and fitness trackers — it stood out as an excellent option for sleep tracking and anyone who can’t stand a bulky smartwatch on their wrist. The automatic health and sleep tracking is accurate and detailed — I learned more about my sleep trends compared to most wearables I’ve tested. The ring basically requires a $5.99 a month subscription, or else you get almost none of its best features.
The brand recently launched the Oura Ring 4, hence the historically low price on this model.
4.5-star average rating from 339 reviews on Amazon
Lowest price ever
If you are in the market for a new laptop, this is the sale to pounce on. The NBC Select team has used different MacBook Air laptops for years — we love the high-resolution screen, travel friendly size and long battery life (up to 18 hours). This is Apple’s latest model, upgraded with the newest M3 chip and 16GB of memory by default for improved all-around performance and support for Apple Intelligence features.
4.6-star average rating from 246 reviews at HyperX
These are one of our favorite gaming headsets, with a comfortable fit and minimalist aesthetic fit for gamers who don’t need flashing lights on all their accessories. They are wired and compatible with almost all computers and gaming consoles — if it has a headphone jack, there’s a good chance these will work.
Here are the best Black Friday tech sales to know about. Keep in mind, not every item from a brand or retailer is discounted as described below.
All of my recommendations above are based on NBC Select’s previous coverage and reporting. I also included products the NBC Select staff tested, including Travel Award and Giftable Tech Award winners. Most of the deals I recommend are at least 20% off and highly rated with at least a 4.0-star average rating, with some exceptions for products released in the past two months. When possible, I ran deals through price trackers like CamelCamelCamel to ensure products are at their lowest price in at least three months.
I’m a reporter for NBC Select who has covered deals and sales for over two years. I’m a tech expert who has tried and tested the best fitness trackers, wireless earbuds, smart home hubs and more. For this piece, I researched early Black Friday deals across retailers and brands to find notable tech products across categories like home, audio, TVs and gaming.
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