Black Friday will be here in the blink of an eye. Are you ready for the chaos? Fortunately, you don’t need to wait until the main event to jump on those delicious laptop deals. We’re still seeing a ton of steep discounts out there, especially at Dell and Lenovo.
Whether you’re looking to upgrade your gaming setup with a lightning fast rig or nab a luxurious laptop for work, we’ve got plenty of options to chose from. Looking for more tech deals in other categories? Check out PCWorld’s complete Black Friday deals coverage.
Best Black Friday mainstream laptop deals
Sometimes all you need is a barebones machine for web surfing and checking e-mail. Personally, I use a low-powered Chromebook for writing and editing and I couldn’t be happier. I dig the simplicity of it. But if you’re looking for a straightforward Windows laptop for productivity of personal use, check out these deals.
- HP Pavilion Aero, AMD Ryzen 5/AMD Radeon graphics/16GB RAM/13.3-inch 1200p display, $519.99 (35% off at HP)
- Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 4 AMD, AMD Ryzen 3/Integrated AMD Radeon graphics/8GB RAM/15.6-inch 1080p display, $525.60 (40% off at Lenovo)
The HP Pavilion Aero is plenty fast for general-use tasks, and the silver exterior is both swanky and eye-catching. It also weighs a little over two pounds, making it travel-friendly.
Best Black Friday content-creation laptop deals
If power is a top priority, you should consider getting a content-creation laptop. These machines are typically paired with roomy, high-resolution displays and powerful internal components. In other words, they’re designed to chew through most resource-intensive tasks like video and photo editing.
- Dell XPS 17, Intel Core i7/RTX 3050 GPU/16GB RAM/17.3-inch 2400p display, $2,099 (13% off at Amazon)
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold, Intel Core i5/Integrated UHD graphics/8GB RAM/13.3-inch 2048p touchscreen, $999 (65% off at Lenovo)
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold is unique because the OLED touchscreen folds like a book. This gives you more screen to work with. The $999 price tag isn’t bad for an OLED touchscreen, either.
Best Black Friday gaming laptop deals
Listen up, gamers. There’s no better time to score a screaming fast rig for those late night gaming sessions. The laptops below are both powerful and reasonably priced, and should be able to run most games on high graphics. The ones with higher-end GPUs can even handle more demanding titles on ultra graphics.
- Alienware x17 R2, Intel Core i9/RTX 3080 Ti/32GB RAM/17.3-inch 2160p display, $3,499.99 (17% off at Dell)
- HP Omen, AMD Ryzen 5/RTX 3050/16GB RAM/16.1-inch 1080p display, $929.99 (29% off at HP)
- Gigabyte Aorus, Intel Core i7/RTX 3070 GPU/16GB RAM/15.6-inch 1080p display, $1,099.99 (33% off at eBay)
- Lenovo Legion 5 Pro, AMD Ryzen 7/RTX 3060/16GB RAM/16-inch 1600p display, $1,099 (30% off at Walmart)
- Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3, AMD Ryzen 5/RTX 3050/8GB RAM/15.6-inch 1080p display, $599.99 (33% off at Amazon)
- Acer Predator Helios, Intel Core i7/RTX 3050/16GB RAM/15.6-inch 1080p display, $1,164 (11% off at Amazon)
The Gigabyte Aorus is a real standout, as the combination of an RTX 3070 GPU and an Intel Core i7 CPU is fantastic for the price.
If you want to see which gaming laptops PCWorld rate the highest, see our top picks of 2022.
