Black Friday is finally here, with laptop deals to be found on top brands. The biggest shopping event of the year will run all weekend and bring discounts on everything from TVs at Currys, gaming bargains, Nintendo switch offers and tech gadgets to mattresses, fashion, toys and more.
As always, our team of tech experts at IndyBest will be on hand to guide you through the blizzard of discounts, weeding out the “fake” deals to bring you the Black Friday laptop deals that are actually worth your time and money.
Laptops are always a hot ticket item during the Black Friday sale. This year has seen most of the major brands refresh their range with the latest generation of chips, so we’re seeing decent savings on some of the best laptops from Dell, Microsoft, Huawei and Lenovo.
We’re not just focused on laptops this Black Friday, either. Our coverage of the annual sales event includes the top deals on tech, home and kitchen appliances, beauty products and more. Keep reading to find everything you need to know about Black Friday laptop deals as they happen.
Best Black Friday laptop deals 2022
Lenovo ideapad 1i 14” laptop: Was £229, now £129, Currys.co.uk
(Currys)
Weighing just 1.4kg, this laptop by Lenovo is perfect for working on the go and, with an eight-hour battery life, you don’t need to worry about charging. It has a wide, 14in LED display and includes a year of Office 365 personal. At a saving of £100, this is worth buying during the Black Friday sale.
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Apple MacBook pro M2 13in, 256GB, 2022: Was £1,349, now £1,195, Amazon.co.uk
(Apple)
On the hunt for a new MacBook pro? This is the latest and greatest one from Apple, and it’s just got its best discount ever at Amazon. The saving applies to both the silver and space grey colour options for this laptop, and an 11 per cent discount is also available if you opt for the larger 512GB capacity option (£1,385, Amazon.co.uk), too. The Independent’s technology critic David Phelan tested it out earlier this year and gave the laptop a score of eight out of 10. In his review, he praised the “superbly fast performance”.
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Razer blade 15 gaming laptop: Was £2,149.99, now £1,419, Amazon.co.uk
(Razer)
Level up your PC gaming with this offer on Razer’s flagship model of gaming laptop. The Razer blade 15 not only boasts a 165Hz screen for super smooth framerates but with a 3070 and 16GB of RAM, it will be able to run almost anything you could throw at it.
Don’t believe us? This particular model made our top pick for best gaming laptop with our reviewer saying: “A blisteringly fast gaming laptop that delivers desktop-grade performance, the Razer blade 15 is the best gaming laptop we’ve tested.” High praise indeed.
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Dell inspiron 15: Was £429, now £279, Very.co.uk
(Dell)
This deal claims to save you £150 on Dell’s affordable mid-range inspiron 15, though we regularly see this model on sale for around £400. That works out to a practical saving of around £120, which is still a great offer on a decent device from perhaps the most trusted name in laptops. The inspiron range is budget-focused and offers fast performance for word processing, web browsing and other light tasks. It has a surprisingly excellent 120Hz full HD display, so on-screen animations and scrolling feel liquidy smooth.
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Microsoft Surface laptop 4: Was £1,269, now £949.99, Amazon.co.uk
(Microsoft)
The Surface laptop is Microsoft’s answer to the MacBook, and with the recent launch of the Surface laptop 5 there are bargains to be had on the outgoing – but still fast and reliable – model. This lightweight and elegantly built laptop is a delight to work on thanks to its stylish design, premium finish and sharp display. In our round-up of the best laptops of 2022, our tester described the device as being “as near-to-perfect a Windows experience as you can find”. Right now, the entry-level configuration of this top-rated laptop has 23 per cent off at Amazon’s Black Friday event.
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Honor magicbook X14: Was £649.99, now £399.97, Box.co.uk
(Honor)
There’s £250 off this powerful Honor laptop at electronics retailer Box. The spin-off sub-brand of Huawei was best known for developing smartphones, but in recent years has shifted its focus towards building smart, minimalist, Macbook-style portable PCs. This model runs on a 10th-generation Core i5 processor, striking a balance between performance and affordability. At £399, it’s a great deal.
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Asus vivobook 15: Was £449, now £349, Very.co.uk
(Asus)
Asus is known for its excellent mid-range laptops and this bestselling 15in Asus vivobook is no exception. It’s a smart-looking machine with an HD screen that’s perfect for everyday professional tasks as well as entertainment. It would make the ideal companion device for students, remote workers or anyone who needs a no-frills laptop for bashing through emails on the train.
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Acer nitro 5 15.6in gaming laptop: Was £1,249, now £999, Currys.co.uk
(Acer)
Another gaming laptop with a 6GB RTX 3060 – still one of the best laptop GPUs you can get – has dropped below £1,000. The Acer nitro 5 stands apart from the pack with a 12th generation Intel Core i7 processor and 16GB of RAM, giving it enormous performance capable of running every modern game release at silky smooth framerates.
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Lenovo ideapad gaming 3: Was £699, now £599, Currys.co.uk
(Lenovo)
The Lenovo ideapad gaming 3 is an excellent gaming laptop. It comes in two main configurations, one powered by the premium RTX 3050 (£799, Box.co.uk) and this one, powered by the less-advanced GTX 1650, a more budget-friendly Nvidia graphics card that still offers superb performance across most new games. When paired with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H processor and 8GB of RAM, it offers next-generation console experience on the go.
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About Black Friday
The name is given to the day after Thanksgiving in the US, which always falls on the fourth Thursday of November.
Black Friday gained its reputation some time in the 1970s, when stores began to notice a sharp increase in customers immediately after the Thanksgiving holiday celebrations. Originally a one-day sale, Black Friday has since expanded to take over the entire weekend, ending in Cyber Monday. Some retailers, such as Very, offer Black Friday deals throughout the month of November.
When is Cyber Monday 2022?
Cyber Monday falls on 28 November in 2022. The goofy name made a lot more sense back when most shopping wasn’t done online. Whereas Black Friday was all about hunting for deals in physical shops (and was at one point notorious for unchecked high-street carnage), Cyber Monday was all about logging on to the information superhighway, pulling up Ask Jeeves and surfing the web for the best discounts.
Today, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two ends of the same weekend sale. Some retailers might change the name of their sale on Monday, and some might have a few unique deals.
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Best Apple Black Friday deals – from AirPods to iPhones, the rare offers on the tech giant’s bestsellers
Best Currys Black Friday deals – bag a bargain on everything from TVs and laptops to kettles and coffee machines
Best John Lewis & Partners Black Friday deals – the high-street stalwart has great prices across fashion, beauty, tech, kids and homeware
Best Boots Black Friday deals – save on skincare, make-up, electricals and more
Best Argos Black Friday deals – find discounts on everything from kids to homeware, fitness and DIY
Best Very Black Friday – impressive savings on big-name brands, from Shark to Garmin
Best Dyson Black Friday deals – save on the brand’s corded, cordless and handheld vacuum cleaners
Best Sky Black Friday deals – upgrade your TV, broadband and mobile packages for less
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