84 Best Black Friday Tech Deals (2023): Folding Phones, Laptops, Headphones

When I think of Black Friday, I think of my mother, with two TVs in her Target cart after waiting in line outside for hours. My aunt had to talk her out of buying both TVs—she had just been so excited to get her hands on them. Shopping for a great deal on expensive technology devices is a big appeal of all the sales around Thanksgiving, whether it be Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or the pre-holiday early sales. It’s an opportunity to get a great Christmas gift for a loved one, and maybe a chance to snag a device you’ve wanted but haven’t been able to afford until now. From TVs and laptops to phones and smart home gear, here are all the best Black Friday tech deals we’ve found so far.

We test products year-round and handpicked these deals. The discount amounts we show are based on actual street prices at retailers in the past few months. Products that are sold out or no longer discounted as of publishing will be crossed out. We’ll update this guide periodically

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The LG C3 is one of our favorite TVs for gamers. It’s been this price since October, so not a super uncommon deal, but it’s still a nice chunk off a pricey TV. Our tester said the picture is vivid, with high contrast, and loaded with detail but never overblown. Response times are fast at 9.2 milliseconds, and it supports all current gaming console features across its four HDMI ports.

Our favorite TV for most people is a great TV for the money already. The TCL Q6 (7/10, WIRED Recommends) has quantum dot technology, support for every major high dynamic range (HDR) format, and a game mode. We don’t love that it comes with Google TV instead of Roku, though. It’s a better deal price than we’ve seen over the past six months, but only by about 20 bucks. Still, it’s hard to beat.

It’s not often that a newly released TV goes on sale. When we called the QN900C (8/10, WIRED Recommends) “among the prettiest you can buy,” we gushed over the “brilliantly clear and detailed video,” rich color shading, deep blacks, and butter-smooth motion processing. It’s able to display up to 8K resolution, so your only issue (aside from the price) may be finding enough 8K content to show on it.

We’re big Roku fans around here, so it’s no surprise we think the best starter TV is made by Roku. While you won’t get the highest refresh rate, you’ll still get great color, solid blacks, and even smart home support.

If you watch mainly Amazon Prime content, the Fire TV Stick is the streaming device you need—this one was just released at the end of September. You can stream from any service, but it’s heavily geared toward the company’s own content. This 4K Max is faster, with 16 gigabytes of storage versus 8, but if you want to spend less and still stay in the Amazon ecosystem, the also new 4K Stick is on sale for $25 ($25 off).

If you have a Google Assistant household, you may want to stick with Google’s own streaming stick. The Chromecast With Google TV includes a remote and has a slick interface that’s easy to navigate, but you can still cast from your phone like the good old days. There’s built-in Google Assistant too.

The M1-powered MacBook Air (9/10, WIRED Recommends) is our favorite budget MacBook. It’s a few years old by now, but it’s still one of the most powerful laptops you can buy for this price. It’s fast and light and can make quick work of simple office tasks. It also has an improved keyboard (the one that doesn’t break). The Air can handle some light video editing if the need arises, but if you need more power, spring for one of the newer, beefier options.

This is the newer version of the Macbook Air. It dips to this price often and it’s not as good as a deal as the older model has right now, and it’ll likely be replaced with an M3 version in 2024. The 15-inch is also on sale at Best Buy and B&H Photo.

Apple’s brand-new M3 chips are available in three different MacBook tiers—the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max (9/10, WIRED Recommends). They’re all included in our guide to the Best Laptops. The M3 Pro falls in the middle as far as processing power and speed goes, but it’s still blazing fast. We recommend that you opt for the Pro if you’re a serious productivity user or content creator. This deal matches the best price we’ve seen so far. The M3 is also on sale for $150 off at Best Buy and Amazon.

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