Best Buy just kicked off its second round of Early Black Friday deals. This time around, the best deals are limited to gaming PCs and laptops, TVs, and some gaming peripherals.
The final round of Early Black Friday deals should go live on Friday, November 22. One significant advantage that Best Buy has over online-only retailers like Amazon is that you have the option of buying online and picking it up in store. Chances are there's a retail location within driving distance of your home. Not only do you avoid the hassle of shipping, especially during the busy holiday season, but it's easy to return the monitor if you're dissatisfied.
Black Friday TV Deals
The 65" Samsung OLED TV is definitely the best TV deal currently available, but it has at this price for a few days now. The best new deal is the 48" LG B4 OLED TV for just $599.99. This deal was previously only available to My Best Buy Plus members, but not anymore. This would make a great gaming monitor thanks to its HDMI 2.1 inputs with up to 120Hz refresh rate. Rtings mentions that in Game Optimizer mode, the image quality is comparable to the much more expensive LG C4.
Black Friday Gaming PC Deals
Best Buy completely refreshed its selection of early Black Friday gaming PC deals. If you're on a budget, the iBuyPower Scale RTX 4060 gaming PC for $699.99 is a tremendous deal and a great candidate for 1080p gaming. Another gaming PC deserving of mention is the CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme, which features the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU (predecessor to the new 9800X3D) and a powerful RTX 4070 Super GPU. This rig can handle 1440p and 4K gaming.
For more early Black Friday deals on gaming laptops and PCs, check out both the Dell Early Black Friday Sale and the HP Early Black Friday Sale. These computers are made-to-order and usually take longer to ship out, but the consistency in build quality and customer service makes them worth it.
Black Friday Gaming Laptop Deals
Best Buy has also refreshed its early Black Friday gaming laptop deals. The Acer Nitro V 15" laptop boasts an RTX 4050 GPU for a budget price of $699.99. On the other end of the spectrum, the Acer Predator Helios with a massive 18" display, powerful i9-14900HX CPU, and best-in-class RTX 4090 GPU, is available for $2,399.99. That's the best price we've seen so far for an RTX 4090 gaming laptop for Black Friday.
Black Friday Gaming Hardware Deals
If you're a My Best Buy Plus member, you get exclusive savings on the Asus ROG Ally Ryzen Z1 Extreme edition gaming handheld. It's currently on sale for $499.99 for everyone, but My Best Buy Plus members get an additional $50 on top, making it $449.99. This extra discount may be unlocked for non-members starting November 29. In our Asus ROG Ally review, Robert Anderson wrote that "the ROG Ally has the potential to be a serious contender against the Steam Deck. While it's not perfect, there's a lot to love about this powerful new handheld."
Black Friday Sony Headphone Deals
The Sony headphone and earbud deals have started early for Black Friday. These are manufacturer discounts, so the discounted pricing should be available at other retailers if you prefer them, like Amazon, Walmart, or Target.
The Sony WH-1000XM4 is the best deal here. It's current price of $199.99 is $30 cheaper than last week. Although we haven't reviewed this specific headphone, we have reviewed its XM5 successor. In our Sony WH1000XM5 review. Kevin Lee wrote that it's "hands down the best sounding and most impressive noise-cancelling headphones." Although the XM5 is also on sale, it's actually higher than last week ($299.99), so I would recommend waiting for another price drop.
Should You Buy Now or Wait for Black Friday?
At this point, Black Friday is only a few weeks away and in most cases it's better to wait. There are some deals here that are probably as low as they will go, even on Black Friday. However, it's very likely that the same deals you see now will also be available on November 29, even if they go out of stock.
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
