Black Friday laptop deals 2025: I found 13 amazing deals

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I write about all things laptops here at Mashable, and whenever a family member or friend comes to me for shopping recommendations, I always tell them this: “Unless it’s an emergency, don’t buy anything until Black Friday.”

My logic is simple. The year-end shopping season is when I see the deepest discounts on laptops emerge across Amazon, Best Buy, and other major tech retailers. It’s partly because these stores know that people are looking for good, giftable buys ahead of the holidays, but it’s also because they’re trying to offload their current inventories ahead of next-gen refreshes at the start of the following year. Enter: Record-low prices on MacBooks, Windows laptops, and Chromebooks. Voila: An upgrade that’s normally out of your budget is suddenly affordable.

Most laptop retailers’ sales are already live, even though Black Friday proper isn’t until Nov. 28, and I’m delighted by the deals I’m seeing so far. A bunch of the best laptops we’ve tested here at Mashable are now on sale at steep discounts. That includes my top picks for most people, plus some more niche options in the budget, OLED, ultraportable, gaming, and dual-screen categories. You’re not just saving a ton of money on laptops this season — you’re saving a ton of money on some truly great laptops.

Below, I’ve got the scoop on all the best Black Friday laptop deals I’m seeing so far. I’ve only picked the laptops that I’d happily add to my own cart if I was in the market for a new PC. All of the laptops here have been tested and vetted by the Mashable team.

The M4 Apple MacBook Airs

Apple’s latest MacBook Air is lightweight, quiet, and faster than 83% of the laptops in our entire testing database — it’s a really impressive ultraportable. The 15-inch model is my top pick for most people, but the 13-inch model is great for college students and other users who want something a little cheaper and more portable. Both sizes were regularly on sale on Amazon for $200 off earlier this fall, and I really didn’t think they’d get any cheaper at this point in their life cycles (considering they’re still well under a year old). Shockingly, they’re now $250 off at Amazon and Best Buy.

The 14-inch M5 Apple MacBook Pro

The all-new MacBook Pro is my splurge pick if you want an Apple laptop with even more power, a brighter 120Hz display, more ports for creative work, and crazy-good stamina. (At 21 hours and 17 minutes, it has the longest battery life of any MacBook we’ve ever tried.) It debuted in mid-October at a starting price of $1,599 to a rave review from our tech editor. Right now, the base configuration with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage is just $1,444 on Amazon — a savings of just over $150. No one else is matching that.

A refurbished 13-inch M3 Apple MacBook Air

If you’re in the market for a dirt-cheap-but-not-too-outdated MacBook, Best Buy has a refurbished 13-inch MacBook Air with last year’s M3 chip on sale for only $569.99. (Walmart usually sells the M1 model from 2020 for $599, so this is a genuine steal.) It has a 1080p FaceTime camera and closed-lid support for two external displays, whereas the newer M4 version has a nicer 12MP webcam and open-lid support for two monitors. It also comes with half the RAM as the latest model and runs about 24% slower. Still, it’s a fine pick for simple everyday tasks like web browsing and sending emails.

UPDATE: Nov. 21, 2025, 4:40 p.m. EST This deal was so good that it already sold out, but I’m keeping it here in case Best Buy brings it back closer to Black Friday proper. You can sign up for restock notifications on its product page.

The 13.8-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop 7

Microsoft’s current flagship laptop is a well-rounded machine with a virtually unrivaled 23-hour battery life, speedy everyday performance, amazing build quality, and an elegant, lightweight design. The 13.8-inch model with a Snapdragon X Elite CPU is my favorite Windows laptop for most people, and the silver model with my ideal daily driver setup (16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage) is down to an all-time low of $869.99 for Black Friday 2025. It usually sells for $1,399.99, so you’re saving 38%. Meanwhile, it’s $999.99 at Best Buy and on Microsoft’s website.

The Acer Aspire 16 AI

Cheap laptop shoppers who don’t want to go the Chromebook route should pick up the Acer Aspire 16 AI, a $699.99 PC that wowed me with its 17-hour battery life, great mix of ports, relatively lightweight frame, 120Hz touchscreen, and peppy performance. (It’s the fastest sub-$900 laptop we’ve reviewed.) Amazon has it on sale for just $449.99, or 36% off.

The Asus Zenbook A14

The Zenbook A14 is an awesome MacBook Air alternative with a beauteous OLED display, a 22-hour battery life, and a lightweight but sturdy design. It’s actually 0.3 pounds lighter than a 13-inch MacBook Air (and it starts with double the storage for the same price). Best Buy’s 45% Black Friday discount brings it down to just $549.99, which is a new all-time low.

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x

If you can shell out an extra $250, you’ll get an even nicer OLED display in the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x. It has a higher 3K resolution than the Zenbook A14, a better 90Hz refresh rate, and added touchscreen capabilities. It’s a teensy bit faster, too, and it doesn’t sacrifice much battery life — I got almost 20 hours out of it in my testing. Best Buy currently sells the base model with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage for $ 799.99, down from its usual price of $ 1,299.99. A 1TB version is available on Lenovo’s website for $979.99, or 24% off.

The Alienware 16X Aurora

The Alienware 16X Aurora is my new favorite gaming laptop for most people. It’s an excellent mid-ranger featuring a 240Hz matte display, one-zone RGB backlighting, an Intel Arrow Lake processor, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 50-series graphics. The variant I tested has a high-end Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, an RTX 5070 GPU, 32GB of memory, and 1TB of storage; it’s already pretty fairly priced at $1,999.99, but Dell is currently selling it for $1,649.99 (or 18% off) as a Black Friday deal. Other configurations with lesser specs start at just $1,299.99 at Best Buy.

The Lenovo Yoga Book 9i (Gen 10)

If you need more screen space than a regular laptop offers but don’t love the idea of hauling around a separate monitor, allow me to introduce you to the latest Lenovo Yoga Book 9i. It’s a gorgeous dual-screen laptop with twin 2.8K 120Hz OLED displays, a smooth detachable keyboard, and a zippy processor. (It’s actually slightly speedier than an M4 MacBook Pro.)

This Lenovo laptop is usually priced at $2,079.99, but Lenovo has it on sale for just $1,559.99 as part of its Black Friday sale — a 25% savings. It’s a better value than ever, especially when you add the fact that its matching mouse, stylus, keyboard case, and protective sleeve case are all included.

The Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus

Lenovo’s convertible Chromebook Plus is my favorite Chromebook for most buyers because of its stellar build quality, decent performance, great speakers, and nice keyboard. There are two configurations available: One with an Intel Core i5-1334U processor and 256GB of storage, and another with a less powerful Intel Core i3-1315U processor and 128GB of storage. They both retail for $599 at full price.

The first configuration is the model we tested, and it’s a Costco exclusive (though you can buy it without a membership). It’s marked down to $529.99 ahead of Black Friday, which is actually the first time I’ve ever seen it on sale. The other, more pared-down version is a worse value at full price, but Best Buy is currently selling it for $349 (or $250 off), making it a great option for budget buyers with basic needs.

The Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514

Acer’s all-new Chromebook Plus Spin 514 features an unrivaled 18-hour battery life and a fast processor (relatively speaking) with an NPU that supports two exclusive AI features. I’ve tried the Best Buy-exclusive configuration that has 12GB of memory and a 120Hz touchscreen display, which retails for $699, and I’m kind of obsessed with it. It’s overkill for most Chromebook users, sure, but it’s definitely worth considering if you want a high-end, super-future-proofed model — especially now that it’s $100 off for Black Friday. It’s never been on sale before.