Back in the day, we thought life in the 2020s would bring us immortality, flying cars, and high-speed trains that could cross the continents. While none of that has come to be, we do live in a time where we have ground-shaking sound bars and really good vacuums, so we can just call it a draw. Unfortunately, for most of the year, killer electronic gear is usually waaay above our Young Professional™ budgets. Thankfully, there’s a way to get your hands on some of the tech world’s biggest names: taking advantage of all the huge Black Friday electronics deals. That’s why we’ve compiled this list of the best Black Friday tech deals on laptops, headphones, speakers, and more—so you don’t have to risk life and limb (or, you know, time spent relaxing) stampeding through a big-box store to snag a new flat-screen TV or set of AirPods.
We waded through the virtual swamp of deals, deals, deals to bring you the truly biggest and best Black Friday markdowns and savings that only come on this most glorious shopping holiday. If you’ve been needing to upgrade your TV, tablet, headphones, or home stereo equipment, this is your moment to cash in on the best Black Friday tech deals of 2023.
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Where can you get the best tech deals for Black Friday 2023?
A bunch of our favorite electronics retailers will be dishing out discounts this holiday season, including Amazon, B&H, and Sonos. (You should also keep your eyes peeled for Black Friday electronics deals on noise-canceling headphones and TVs.
The best Black Friday tech deals at Amazon
Among its gazillion tech deals for 2023, Amazon is one of the best places to get great deals on Apple products and other top-notch brands. Look at these major discounts that are live:
Airpods (2nd Gen) for 38% off
AirPods Pro for 24% off
AirTags for 17% off
Apple Watch Series 9 for 14% off
Apple Watch SE up to 28% off
Bissell Little Green for 28% off
Fitbit smartwatches for up to 38% off
Garmin smartwatches are up to 33% off
iPad (10th gen) for 22% off
iPad Mini (6th gen) for 20% off
Kindles E-readers for up to 28% off
MacBook Air (2023 model) for 19% off
MacBook Air (2020 model) for 25% off
Philips Sonicare toothbrushes for up to 45% off
Shockz OpenRun headphones for 31% off
Amazon is also slinging big savings on Bluetooth record players, hair trimmers, colorful smart bulbs, a reader- and editor-fave sound bar that’s nearly half off (right in time for the imminent four-hour director’s cut of Napoleon), and more tech goods that make great gifts.
And when it comes to the best Amazon Black Friday electronics deals, watch for great deals on gaming gear, including seriously discounted headsets, keyboards, mice, and gaming accessories from top-name brands such as Logitech.
There are even gaming desks on sale:
More great Black Friday tech deals
Arlo is holding a Black Friday Blowout Sale with its best-sellers up to 47% off.
B&H has a huge early Black Friday sale going with markdowns on laptops, video equipment, monitors, TV headphones, and crazy-good deals on popular cameras live right now, such as these models up to $1,000 off.
Bose is having a Black Friday sale of up to 50% off select items including QuietComfort 45 headphones and the powerfully clear SoundLink Revolve+ II Bluetooth speaker.
Breville has early Black Friday deals on high-tech select appliances, including the editor-fave Pizzaiolo.
Dyson has home tech up to $300 off, including its best-you-can-buy vacuums.
Gobi Heat has Black Friday Doorbusters on heated jackets, apparel, and chairs.
HP, one of the biggest names in tech, is offering up to 84% off doorbuster deals.
Hydrow has savings of up to $1,050 on its fitness machines including the Hydrow Rower and Wave.
JBL is slinging its speakers, headphones, and earbuds for up to 70% off.
Lenovo has laptops, desktops, monitors, and tech accessories for up to 77% off as part of its doorbuster deals for Cyber Weekend.
Loftie, known for its smart alarm clock, is offering 25% off everything.
Microsoft is having a banger of an early Cyber Monday sale with serious savings of over $800 off (yes, really) on select monitors and tons of other juicy deals on laptops.
Ninja is offering up to 50% off for Black Friday weekend.
Nutribullet has 25% off sitewide with code THANKFULSAVINGS.
Paramount+ subscriptions are 67% off.
Philips Sonicare has electric toothbrushes for up to 50% off, including its editor-fave ProtectiveClean 5100 model.
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Ooni is offering up to 30% off its top-rated home pizza ovens.
Samsung has crazy offers on Galaxy tablets, watches, and phones—including $600 in enhanced trade-in credit when you buy the swaggy foldable Galaxy Z Flip 5. It’s also serving deals on tons of home tech and TVs, including $1,000 off The Frame, a TV that turns into a beautiful work of art when not in use.
Skullcandy is having a sale on all of the brand’s classic wired and wireless earbuds and headphones, which are up to 50% off.
Sonos is blessing us with up to 25% off select speakers.
The Home Depot is offering up to 50% off select tools, along with deals sitewide.
Therabody has just unleashed its Black Friday sale with savings of up to $300 on its ultra-popular sports recovery massagers.
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Tushy launched the code ADDTOFART for 30% off bidets and bundles.
Walmart’s Black Friday sale is huge as usual—you’ll find hundreds of dollars of savings on tech, especially Apple products, video game consoles, and TVs.
Don’t miss the rest of our roundup of the best Black Friday deals of 2023.
The Rec Room staff independently selected all of the stuff featured in this story. This story is being continuously updated to reflect new information and hot deals.