Gadgets make up a huge part of Black Friday deals during the shopping weekend. Laptops are among the most popular categories, as many brands offer huge discounts on these expensive products. Shoppers are advised to always look out for any sales announcements closer to the sale season, and while there is no update yet on Black Friday 2023 deals, here are last year’s deals to get an idea of what to expect this year.
Asus
The brand is primarily known for its hardware for gaming and eSports. Hence, laptops are a popular product during the sale season because shoppers, especially gamers, wait all year for exclusive discounts. Some of the popular deals from last year included the following:

1. The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 was on sale at Best Buy for $1,399. The original price of the laptop was $1,899, and as it is known to be a beast of a laptop for gaming purposes, it was a big discount for shoppers interested in gaming. It comes with a 14-inch display screen and a refresh rate of 120 Hz, which allows for smooth streaming. The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS CPU has 16GB of DDR5 RAM. It also has an AMD Radeon RX 6800S GPU for gaming purposes.

2. The Asus Chromebook Flip C536 is a more affordable option, also sold on Best Buy for $369 when the original price was $569. Even though this comes under premium Chrome OS laptops, it is still more affordable than other available options. The 15.6-inch touch display helps with clean and vivid visuals, and it has a 128GB SSD, which is rarely seen in other Chromebooks on the market.

Lenovo
Some of the popular deals from this brand from last year included the following:

3. With the coupon code “IDEABFNOW,” shoppers could get the Lenovo Slim 7 14, which was on sale on the official website for $927 when the original price was $1,259. The display is 14 inches, with 16GB of RAM, Iris Xe graphics, and a 1TB SSD. The product comes with Windows 11 Pro 64-bit, which helps with daily processing tasks that can be intensive on the processor.

4. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 was also on sale on the website, and with the code BFTHINKPADDEAL17, shoppers could get the product for $1,347. The original price of the laptop was $3,369, so it was a steal for shoppers. The machine has a 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1250P vPro CPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB M.2 PCle Gen 4 SSD, providing good storage space for users. The Intel Iris Xe graphics make the visuals vivid and colorful.

HP
Some of the popular deals from this brand from last year included the following:

5. HP’s official website had a Black Friday sale; with the code STOCKING5, shoppers could get their hands on some of their popular products at a discount. This included the HP Spectre x360 2-in-1 laptop, discounted for $949 when the original laptop price was $1,249. The laptop has a 13.5-inch touch screen, a 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U Evo platform ten-core CPU, 8GB of RAM, and Intel Iris Xe graphics for visuals. The laptop comes with a 360-degree hinge, making it a unique feature.

6. Another popular product during the Black Friday sale was the HP ProBook 450 G9, sold at $749 when the original price was $1,212. This laptop has a 15.6-inch display, 16GB of RAM to help process functions and commands, and a 256GB SSD for data storage. The laptop has good reviews and is well-received for daily work and tasks.

Dell
Some of the popular deals from this brand from last year included the following:

7. They, too, had a Black Friday sale on their website, and with the code LAPTOPMAG5, shoppers could buy the Dell XPS 13 Plus for $1,099. The original price of this laptop was $1,399, and the configuration is as follows: a 13.4-inch display screen, a 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1240U 12-core CPU, 8GB of RAM, Iris Xe graphics, and a 512GB SSD for storage. While the laptop comes with Windows 11 Home, users can install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS for a customized user experience.

8. Another bunch of products that were on sale were the Dell XPS laptops, where shoppers could get up to $700 on the official website for some of the products. Users could share different configuration models and customize their products.

Apple
Some of the popular deals from this brand from last year included the following:

9. Amazon had a sale on the M1 Pro Macbook Pro 16, which was sold for $1,279 when the original price was $2,499. This is a 16-inch laptop that runs on Apple’s M1 Pro 10-core chip and has 16GB of RAM and a 16-core GPR for graphics.

10. Another product that was on sale on Amazon was the Macbook Air M1, which was priced at $799 after discounting the original price of $999. The laptop has a 13.3-inch retina display, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage.

Shoppers are advised to keep an eye out for any Black Friday deals that may be announced on brands’ official websites or other popular e-commerce websites to get the best deals this shopping season.