Hisense 50-inch QD6 Series QLED 4K Fire TV
(save $130)
HP Victus 15 (AMD Ryzen 7 7445HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)
(save $350)
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen)
(save $50)
JBL Charge 6
(save $70)
Garmin Venu Sq 2 (GPS, 40mm)
(save $100)
Eufy Robot Vacuum Omni C20
(save $350)
De’Longhi Classic Espresso Machine
(save $80)
Best Buy started offering Black Friday deals earlier than everyone else (on Halloween — scary!), but it’s not the only retailer in Black Friday mode anymore. Most major retailers’ early holiday discounts are now live, making the competition pretty ferocious.
After spending a full day combing through Best Buy’s virtual shelves and cross-checking its prices, I can tell you that a lot of its early Black Friday deals are being one-upped elsewhere. Samsung Galaxy smartwatches, Sony portable speakers, several LG and Samsung 4K TVs, and other gadgets carrying its “Black Friday deal” badge are anywhere from $1.99 to $70 cheaper at other retailers. (Amazon is the biggest culprit, as per usual.)
The 30+ best early Black Friday Apple deals: We found record lows on AirPods and MacBooks already
I know most people don’t have the bandwidth to do the same research, so I’ve compiled a list of the very best early Black Friday deals at Best Buy below. I’ve only included deals that aren’t cheaper anywhere else, but know that many are being price-matched by one of Best Buy’s rivals. I expect it to get more aggressive during its official Black Friday sale, which runs in stores and online from Nov. 20 to 29.
Why shop at Best Buy over Amazon, Target, or Walmart this holiday season? For one thing, it’s giving away bonus rewards to paid My Best Buy members who drop a certain amount of money on certain products. (Spend at least $299 on a smartwatch, for example, and you’ll get $30 to spend on a future purchase.) Best Buy is also running some limited-time doorbusters every weekend through Christmas, which typically involve discounts of well over 50% on popular products. If nothing else, be on the lookout for those.
Best TV deal
Why we like it
QLED TVs are brighter than your standard LED displays (but not as expensive as high-contrast OLED TVs). Mashable’s Leah Stodart thinks they’re “ideal for people whose TV usage happens mostly in the daytime, especially watching sports.” Best Buy has this 50-inch Hisense model marked down to just $200 as an early Black Friday deal, beating its October Prime Day offer by nearly $40. It’s currently sold out on Amazon.
43-inch TV deals
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Toshiba 43-inch C350 Series 4K Fire TV — $129.99
$299.99(save $170) -
TCL 43-inch F35 Series 4K Fire TV — $149.99
$249.99(save $100) -
Hisense 43-inch QD6 Series QLED 4K Fire TV — $169.99
$299.99(save $130) -
LG 43-inch UA77 Series AI 4K TV — $229.99
$329.99(save $100)
50 and 55-inch TV deals
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Insignia 50-inch F50 Series 4K Fire TV — $169.99
$299.99(save $130) -
Samsung 50-inch U7900 Series 4K TV — $229.99
$329.99(save $100) -
Insignia 55-inch F50 Series 4K Fire TV — $189.99
$349.99(save $160) -
Samsung 55-inch Q8F Series QLED 4K TV — $599.99
$749.99(save $150) -
Samsung 55-inch S90F Series OLED 4K TV — $1,199.99
$1,799.99(save $600)
65-inch TV deals
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LG 65-inch UA77 Series AI 4K TV — $379.99
$499.99(save $120) -
LG 65-inch 70A Series QNED AI 4K TV — $449.99
$579.99(save $130) -
Samsung 65-inch Q8F Series QLED 4K TV — $699.99
$999.99(save $300) -
Samsung 65-inch QN70F Series Neo QLED Mini LED 4K TV — $799.99
$1,199.99(save $400) -
Samsung 65-inch S90F Series OLED 4K TV — $1,399.99
$2,499.99(save $1,100)
70- and 75-inch TV deals
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Samsung 70-inch U7900 Series 4K TV — $399.99
$569.99(save $170) -
Insignia 75-inch F50 Series 4K Fire TV — $379.99
$529.99(save $220) -
Samsung 75-inch Q6F Series QLED 4K TV — $599.99
$899.99(save $300) -
Samsung 75-inch QN90F Series Neo QLED Mini LED 4K TV — $1,799.99
$2,999.99(save $1,200)
Deals 77-inch TVs and bigger
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LG 77-inch B5 Series OLED AI 4K TV — $1,499.99
$2,999.99(save $1,500) -
Samsung 77-inch S90F Series OLED 4K TV — $1,999.99
$3,499.99(save $1,500) -
Samsung 85-inch QN90F Series Neo QLED Mini LED 4K TV — $2,299.99
$4,499.99(save $2,200)
Best laptop deal
at Best Buy
$899.99
Save $350
Why we like it
I only see a few gaming laptops dip below $600 every Black Friday season, and they tend to sell out pretty quickly. This 15-inch HP Victus model has a 144Hz display, a backlit keyboard with a numpad, and an HDMI port in case you want to hook it up to a TV. Now 395 off, it’s currently the same price as the Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE, our favorite Chromebook for gaming, which lacks a discrete GPU. (Chromebooks can only stream games; you need a dedicated graphics card to play AAA games natively.)
Windows laptops
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Asus Vivobook 14 (Intel Core 5 120U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $279.99
$529.99(save $250) -
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 (AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $399.99
$629.99(save $230) -
Lenovo Yoga 7i 16 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $629.99
$1,049.99(save $420)
Gaming laptops
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HP Omen 16 (AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,149.99
$1,579.99(save $430)
Chromebooks
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Acer Chromebook 315 (ntel Celeron N4500, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $119
$219.99(save $100.99)
Best earbuds deal
Why we like it
The second-generation QC Ultra are the best noise-cancelling earbuds we’ve tried. “As a premium option, you’d be hard-pressed to find earbuds with a better combination of comfort and noise cancellation,” wrote lead shopping reporter Bethany Allard, our reviewer. Best Buy’s pre-Black Friday deal of $249 (or $50 off) deal matches their record-low price on Amazon. Take your pick from five colors.
More earbuds deals
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JLab Go Pop ANC — $19.99
$29.99(save $10) -
JLab Go Pods ANC — $20.99
$29.99(save $9) -
JLab Epic Sport ANC 3 — $59.99
$99.99(save $40) -
JLab Epic Lab Edition — $99.99
$199.99(save $100) -
Bose Ultra Open Earbuds — $199
$299(save $100)
Best portable speaker deal
Why we like it
The new JBL Charge 6 is our favorite Bluetooth speaker for most people: It’s “big enough to produce sound that will fill an outdoor party, yet still small enough to live on your bookshelf,” our experts said. It can also charge smartphones, headphones, and other devices via USB-C — very handy. Best Buy, Amazon, and the JBL website all had it on sale for $129.95 at the time of writing (or $70 off). That appears to be an all-time low.
More portable speaker deals
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JBL Flip 7 — $109.95
$149.95(save $40) -
Bose SoundLink Plus — $229
$269(save $40)
Best fitness tracker deal
My Best Buy Plus and Total members get a $30 bonus reward for spending $299 or more on smartwatches and accessories.
Why we like it
A 2022 release, the Garmin Venu Sq 2 is a budget-friendly smartwatch with an always-on AMOLED display and a battery life of up to 11 days. It can track your steps, calories burned, respiration, an fluid intake, among other metrics, and it comes with over two dozen built-in sports apps. It’s the only early Black Friday fitness tracker deal I spotted at Best Buy that Amazon isn’t beating (just matching). It’s the same price on Garmin’s website, too.
Best vacuum deal
My Best Buy Plus and Total members get a $15 bonus reward for every $50 spent on floor care (up to $75).
Why we like it
The Omni C20 is a do-it-all robot vacuum that can also mop, empty itself, and wash and dry its mop pads. It offers 7,000 Pa of suction power, making it only a hair less powerful than the Eufy 10X Pro Omni, our favorite budget self-washing and drying robovac (which retails for $150 more). Best Buy and Amazon both have it on sale for $350, reviving its record-low price from October Prime Day.
More vacuum deals
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Dyson V9 Motorbar — $269.99
$599.99(save $330)
Best kitchen deal
My Best Buy Plus and Total members get a $15 bonus reward for every $125 spent on small kitchen appliances (up to $75).
Why we like it
De’Longhi’s entry-level espresso machine has 15 bars of pressure and a built-in frother with two steam settings (one for heating milk and another for making latte art). In the cheapest Black Friday espresso machine deal I’ve encountered so far, it’s on sale for just $150 at Best Buy… and Amazon, Crate & Barrel, Williams Sonoma, and Macy’s. It last hit that price in July.
More kitchen deals
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GE Profile Opal 2.0 Ultra Nugget Ice Maker — $399
$579.99(save $180.99) -
De’Longhi Magnifica Evo Espresso Machine with Frother — $549.95
$899.95(save $350) -
De’Longhi Magnifica Plus Automatic Espresso Machine — $999.95
$1,299.95(save $300) -
De’Longhi Eletta Explore Espresso Machine — $1,499.95
$1,999.95(save $500)
