As a brief aside, the Apple Store's usual Black Friday gift card offer is now live through Dec. 2; M2 and M3 MacBooks come with free vouchers worth up to $200. That doesn't beat any of the dollars-off discounts available elsewhere, but it could be a practical option for those enmeshed in the Apple ecosystem.

Shop the best Black Friday laptop deals, all of which have been vetted by our journalists, who have tested hundreds of laptops over the past decade.

Early Black Friday Cyber Monday deals are starting to drop, and several new Apple MacBooks —including ones that hit the shelves only a few weeks ago—are available for hundreds less. Translation? Now is hands-down the most opportune time to upgrade to a new laptop.

For Black Friday, MacBooks, PCs, gaming laptops, and Chromebooks are on sale at retailers including Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and more. Here are the best deals so far.

AM EST This story has been updated with new laptop deals ahead of Black Friday. Black Friday is the absolute best time for finding good deals on laptops. (I would know: I've tracked them for Mashable since 2019.

This is the best time of the year to buy a new laptop. You'll rarely get a better chance to nab a computer, so we've rounded up the best Black Friday laptop deals we've seen on all the models our reviewers recommend.

The best Black Friday laptop deals include sizable discounts on the M3 Apple MacBook AIr, the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, and the Alienware m16 R2.

Laptops are traditionally expensive purchases so we understand any reluctance to splash out on a new model but Black Friday is coming and there is no better time to fork out for a new device. For work,