Best Black Friday Deals Still Available on Laptops, Desktops, and Chromebooks

At roughly $11 less than what it was on Black Friday, this is now the lowest price we’ve seen for the brand new 2025 MacBook Air (13-inch), While we’ve only tested the 15-inch model (which is also on sale, at the same Black Friday price), we expect this 13-inch version to deliver the same top-tier performance and all-day battery life. It’s an ideal choice for travelers or students who need power in a significantly smaller package. You might miss having the extra screen real estate of its big brother, but the speed of the M4 chip and the sharp Retina display make this a standout deal all the same.

If you’re looking for a low-cost Mac, it’s hard to top this deal, especially as it’s dropped $50 since Cyber Monday. The model is a few generations old, but it features the ground-breaking Apple M1 chip that delivers fast, efficient processing power within the company’s sturdy, thin, light shell. The M1 won’t out-duel today’s M5 chip, but for the average user, that’s splitting hairs. As long as you’re not regularly editing high-res photos or videos, you won’t likely notice a difference.

The newest Microsoft Surface Laptop is widely considered the Windows equivalent of the MacBook Air, and this deal brings it down to a much more approachable price point. This 13.8-inch Copilot+ model features a touchscreen display and Microsoft’s latest AI integration. If you want a premium Windows experience, it’s hard to go wrong with this model.

The Surface Pro could be considered Microsoft’s take on the iPad Pro: a high-end device that’s equally suited to work as a tablet as it is a laptop. It runs Windows 11 and is equipped with one of the new Snapdragon processors, which helps stretch its battery life to nearly 16 hours in our tests. All in all, a good deal on a good device, even if it has gone up $50 since Cyber Monday.

The Lenovo Yoga 7i is sorta like the Swiss Army Knife of laptops. It has a 360-degree hinge that lets you flip the screen around to use the device as a tablet or prop it up like a tent for watching movies (great for cramped airplane trays). The model we tested has premium specs: an Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of memory, and a 1-terabyte solid-state drive. This one’s a bit more mainstream: an Intel Core i5 processor, 16GB of memory, and a 512-gigabyte solid-state drive. But, unlike many sub-$700 laptops that cut corners with dim screens or plastic bodies, it has a premium all-metal finish and a bright, colorful display. It’s perfect for students or professionals who need a machine that looks and feels expensive but costs less than a standard MacBook.

Hailing from HP’s line of entry-level gaming laptops, this Victus should deliver solid performance for popular games like Fortnite, Minecraft, and Rocket League, thanks to the RTX 4050 graphics card. And if you haven’t played a game since the original Super Mario, the extra graphical power still comes in handy when you do things like photo or video editing. No, this isn’t the most powerful laptop in our ratings, but it’s hard to argue when the price is so low.

The Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714 has a 14-inch screen that you can fold back to use as a tablet. Its display is brighter than most, which makes it ideal for reading outside on a sunny day. That said, its battery life is longer than that of many other Chromebooks, lasting 15.75 hours in web browsing tests and 12 hours in video playback. Performance speeds are among the top in our rated Chromebooks, making this a great pick for a variety of uses.

This model may not have “Gaming” in its name, but it should deliver a solid streaming experience. It has a 16-inch display and a big, comfortable keyboard, complete with RGB lighting that makes typing in the dark easier and more colorful. The display supports a refresh rate of up to 120Hz, which can make games appear silky smooth in motion.

If you are curious about switching to a Mac, or perhaps just tired of Windows, the 2024 Mac Mini is a great entry point into the Apple ecosystem, provided you already have a monitor, mouse, and keyboard handy (or are prepared to buy them). It is also a fantastic, low-stakes machine for anyone looking to get their feet wet with iOS programming; it runs Xcode (Apple’s app development software) beautifully, making it a great gift for a budding developer or a student.

The iPad Air is the model to get if you don’t want to "settle" for the entry-level model (which is simply called "iPad") nor need the full power afforded by the iPad Pro. The result is a happy medium ground: Powerful enough for everyday tasks like browsing the web and reading books and magazines while offering nearly 12 hours of battery life and weighing an air-like 1 pound on the dot. Pairs nicely with popular subscriptions like DC Universe Unlimited (for comic book lovers) and Apple News+ that includes dozens of magazines like Wired, Outside, and Food Network Magazine.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 aces nearly all of our tests, from speed to camera quality. It’s a generation old, but it still sits near the top of our ratings among Android tablets. The 11-inch screen is bright and sharp, though the colors are slightly undersaturated. Its battery lasts a convenient 10.8 hours when browsing the web and 13.2 hours when playing video. Overall, it’s a top-notch tablet, with a premium price tag to match. 

If you’re looking for a versatile printer for your home office, the HP Smart Tank 7602 ticks a lot of boxes: It’s an all-in-one model, which means it can handle copying and scanning, too. It delivers high-quality text and graphics, though at a slightly slower rate than some other options. And, because you refill the “tanks” with bottled ink instead of pricey cartridges, ongoing ink costs remain super low.

If you’re serious about doing a lot of high-quality printing in color—say, you’re a small business owner or a graphic designer—our experts suggest a color laser printer. This Canon model prints beautifully, it’s relatively inexpensive for a color laser model, and the estimated toner cost is reasonably low compared with the competition’s. Keep in mind that the unit is quite large for a home office, though.

If you print in color frequently enough to justify buying an inkjet printer, consider a model that will save you money in the long run, especially when it’s on sale. The Epson ET-2800 tank printer has a reservoir you can refill with low-cost bottled ink instead of expensive ink cartridges. It uses only about $5 worth of ink a year, according to our estimates, instead of the $70 or more you might have to pay for a cartridge model. Those ongoing savings make the Epson’s purchase price far more palatable and give it a two-year cost of ownership that’s at the top of its class.

The ET-2800’s overall performance isn’t strong enough to earn a CR recommendation. But the text quality and speed are decent and should be fine for home use. The model doesn’t excel at printing photos, charts, or graphics; it does those jobs about as well as any ink-stingy inkjet.

You don’t need to spend a fortune on the latest tech for a huge WiFi upgrade, and the TP-Link Archer AX72 Pro is proof. A solid performer in our testing, this WiFi 6 router delivers speeds that are more than fast enough for most families, easily handling multiple video streams, online gaming, and a house full of connected devices. For anyone still using the basic router provided by an internet service provider, this is a sensible, low-cost upgrade.

Mesh systems are the best way to banish WiFi dead zones forever, and the Deco XE75 Pro is a fine example of just such a system. This 2-pack system uses the newer WiFi 6E standard, which opens up a “fast lane” for compatible devices, reducing interference from your neighbors’ networks. With coverage up to 5,500 square feet, it can blanket a large home in reliable signal. Getting a high-performance 6E mesh system for under $150 is a rare find, making this one of the standout networking deals of the week