A new laptop makes a great gift (even for yourself). Here are our favorites, on sale now

Black Friday is officially here, and retailers are offering notable laptop deals during the event. Black Friday laptops deals are great opportunities to get a new computer at a bargain price. You can also find sales on Apple products, TVs, laptops and more, many of which run through Cyber Monday.

As a gadget reporter, I’ve covered many big shopping events for NBC Select. I spent weeks combing through discounts to find the best Black Friday laptop deals that were actually worth shopping. I found, vetted and wrote about every deal I recommend below. Each one is highly rated and at least 20% off. When possible, I ran deals through price trackers to ensure they’re at their lowest price in at least three months.

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I found, vetted and wrote about every deal I recommend below. I worked with NBC Select editors to finalize the live list, which I’m frequently updating throughout Black Friday to reflect the most up-to-date prices.

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Apple MacBook Air 13” (M3)

4.6-star average rating from 301 reviews on Amazon

Lowest price ever

Apple’s MacBook Air is a great laptop, especially for everyday use and travelers looking for a compact computer to put in their backpack. This MacBook Air model gets up to 18 hours of battery life and has improved performance over previous models because of Apple’s newer M3 chip and 16GB of memory.

Lenovo V15 Gen 4 Business Laptop

4.2-star average rating from 163 reviews on Amazon

Lowest price for three months

Save on this Lenovo business laptop, with a 15.6-inch screen, Full HD resolution and a built-in webcam for work meetings and calls. The V15 runs on the secure and business-focused Windows 11 Pro operating system and has 1TB of storage for large files and applications.

LG Gram 15

4.3-star average rating from 29 reviews on Amazon

Lowest price ever

The LG Gram 15 is an advanced personal laptop at a very tempting Black Friday price. You’ll get a 15-inch touchscreen display, 512GB of storage and 16GB of RAM for handling multiple tasks and applications. It’s also pretty lightweight and compact, at just 2.87 lbs.

HP Chromebook 14

4.5-star average rating from 2,215 reviews at Best Buy

Lowest price ever

You can grab an HP Chromebook for under $200 in this Black Friday laptop deal. You’re getting pretty basic specifications, including 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage and an HD screen, but anyone after a low-cost laptop with the ChromeOS should be satisfied.

LG Gram Pro 2in1

4.6-star average rating from 17 reviews on Amazon

Lowest price ever

This 2-in-1 device can be used as either a laptop or a touchscreen tablet, and even comes with a dedicated stylus. LG calls it the lightest 16-inch laptop in the world with 2-in-1 functionality, and it weighs under 3 lbs despite packing in a 1TB SSD.

HP 255 G10

4.3-star average rating from 144 reviews on Amazon

Lowest price ever

For a work-ready laptop at a decent discount, check out this Black Friday laptop deal. The HP 255 G10 comes with 1TB of storage, 16GB RAM, and the business-minded Windows 11 Pro operating system.

Here are the best Black Friday Laptop sales to know about. Keep in mind, not every item from a brand or retailer is discounted as described below.

• Walmart: Up to 76% off mice and keyboard
• Walmart: Up to 25% off gaming laptops
• Walmart: Up to 59% off Windows 11 laptops

All of my recommendations above are based on NBC Select’s previous coverage and reporting. I also included products the NBC Select staff tested, including Wellness Award, Travel Award, Pet Award, Bed & Bath Award and Giftable Tech Award winners. All the deals I recommend are at least 20% off and highly rated with at least a 4.0-star average rating from hundreds of reviews. When possible, I ran deals through price trackers like CamelCamelCamel to ensure products are at their lowest price in at least three months.

I’m a gadget reporter who has covered deals and sales for CNET, NBC Select and more. I was previously the News & Features Editor at TechRadar and have many years of experience covering the latest gadgets and consumer electronics.