The best early Black Friday laptop deals: Score all-time lows on the M4 MacBook Pro and the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7

UPDATE: Nov. 28, 2024, 4:00 a.m. EST This story has been updated with new laptop deals ahead of Black Friday.

Black Friday is the absolute best time for finding good deals on laptops. (I would know: I've tracked them for Mashable since 2019.) And with retailers taking full advantage of the holiday's abnormally late timing this year, steep savings have been abundant all month long.

As things currently stand, Black Friday sales are already in full swing at HP, Dell, Lenovo, LG, Microsoft, and Samsung, ushering in discounts as high as $900. While tech retailers like Amazon and Best Buy still haven't kicked off their holiday sales at this point, their prices are quite competitive: I'm seeing year-round lows on the new M4 Apple MacBook Pro, the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, and the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus between the two of them.

If nothing's jumping out at you just yet, hold tight. Deals will continue to trickle out in the lead-up to Black Friday and the day of. (Don't buy a laptop with specs that don't fit your needs just because it's on sale.) For its part, Best Buy is gearing up to drop a $749 M2 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM and a $430 HP Victus gaming laptop when its Black Friday sale formally starts on Nov. 21.

I also expect the Apple Store's usual Black Friday gift card offer to hold out until Black Friday proper. That could be a practical option for those enmeshed in the Apple ecosystem, if a specific configuration you're eyeing doesn't get a significant markdown elsewhere.

Below, I'm keeping track of the best Black Friday laptop deals that are available now. Bookmark this page and check back often, as I'll be updating the list continuously in the days leading up to the year's biggest shopping holiday.

Best early Black Friday MacBook deal

Why we like it

Read Mashable's full review of the 14-inch Apple MacBook Pro (M4).

In our all-new testing, Apple's latest starter MacBook Pro lasted almost 17 hours on a single charge and outperformed the M3 version by 27 percent. Mashable Tech Editor Kim Gedeon was impressed by its power efficiency, its stellar speakers, and its upgraded 12MP webcam, rating it a 4.2/5, but said that "at a starting price of $1,599, it’s an investment that’s not for the faint of heart." (On the plus side, it comes with 16GB of RAM.)

Amazon has done a good job of remedying that ahead of Black Friday: The base configuration with 512GB of storage is on sale there for $1,399, which is a 13% savings and its lowest price since launch.

More MacBook deals

• Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M3, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $899.99 $1,099 (save $199.01 with on-page coupon)

• Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M3, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $1,009.99 $1,299 (save $199.01 with on-page coupon)

• Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M4 Pro, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,799.99 $1,999 (save $199.01 with on-page coupon)

• Apple MacBook Pro, 16-inch (M4 Pro, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $2,249 $2,499 (save $250)

• Apple MacBook Pro, 16-inch (M4 Max, 36GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $3,049 $3,199 (save $150) with paid My Best Buy membership

Best early Black Friday Windows laptop deal

Why we like it

Read Mashable's full review of the 13-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop 7.

Microsoft's Copilot+ PC has an even longer battery life than the new M4 MacBook Pros — it lasted nearly 23 hours in our testing — and it comes with AI features that "make Windows fun again," Gedeon wrote. She gave it a 4.8/5; it's a Mashable Choice Award winner and our current favorite laptop for most people, barring any app compatibility issues.

The upgraded configuration that Gedeon tested is a 13-inch model featuring a Snapdragon X Elite processor, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of SSD storage. It usually retails for $1,999.99, but Amazon and the Microsoft Store both have it listed for $1,699.99, or 15% off. That's its biggest discount to date.

More Windows laptop deals

• Lenovo Ideapad 1i (Intel Core i3-1215U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $249.99 $499.99 (save $250)

• HP Laptop 14z-em000 (AMD Athlon Silver 7120U, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) — $269.99 $469.99 (save $200)

• HP Laptop 17t-cn300 (Intel Core i5-1334U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $349.99 $849.99 (save $500)

• Dell Inspiron 15 3535 (AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $449.99 $699.99 (save $250)

• HP Pavilion Laptop 16z-ag000 (AMD Ryzen 5 8540U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $449.99 $799.99 (save $350)

• Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $599.99 $869.99 (save $270)

• HP Pavilion Plus 14-ew0047nr (Intel Core i5-1335U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $629.99 $999.99 (save $370)

• Dell Inspiron 14 5440 (Intel Core 7 150U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $699.99 $999.99 (save $300)

• HP Omnibook X 14-fe000 (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $789.99 $1,089.99 (save $300)

• Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge, 14-inch (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $799.99 $1,349.99 (save $540)

• Dell XPS 13 9345 (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $899.99 $1,199.99 (save $300)

• Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 (AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $899.99 $1,219.99 (save $320)

• HP OmniBook Ultra 14t-fh000 (AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $999.99 $1,349.99 (save $350)

• LG gram 17 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $999.99 $1,599.99 (save $600)

• LG gram Style 16 (Intel Core i7-1360P, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,099.99 $1,999.99 (save $900)

• Dell XPS 14 9440 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,659.99 $2,059.99 (save $400)

• Dell XPS 16 9640 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $2,259.99 $2,659.99 (save $400)

2-in-1s

• HP Pavilion x360 14t-ek1000 (Intel Core i3-1315U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $399.99 $709.99 (save $310)

• HP Envy x360 16t-ac000 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $699.99 $1,109.99 (save $410)

• Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 (Intel Core 7 150U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $769.99 $1,069.99 (save $300)

• Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 (AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $779.99 $1,114.99 (save $335)

• HP Spectre x360 14t-eu000 (Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $949.99 $1,449.99 (save $500)

• Dell Inspiron 16 2-in-1 7640 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SDD) — $999.99 $1,499.99 (save $500)

• Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,349.99 $1,579.99 (save $230)

Best early Black Friday gaming laptop deal

Why we like it

Lenovo's specced-out 16-incher features a brawny 14th-gen Intel Core i7 CPU, a premium Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card, and a bright 240Hz display. We haven't tried it ourselves, but the experts over at our sister site PCMag gave it a 4/5 "Excellent" rating and their Editor's Choice distinction. It delivers "punchy gaming performance and premium features in a reasonably slim chassis," they wrote, and "stands out as a well-rounded, high-end gaming laptop."

Gamers in need of a future-proofed upgrade can snag it for $560 off lead-up to Black Friday, which pushes it well under the $2,000 mark — a pretty solid value.

More gaming laptop deals

• HP Victus 16t-s100 (AMD Ryzen 5 5 8645HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $669.99 $1,099.99 (save $430)

• Lenovo LOQ (Intel Core i5-13450HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 12GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $774.99 $1,079.99 (save $305)

• HP Omen 17z-db000 (AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $849.99 $1,349.99 (save $500)

• HP Omen Transcend 16t-u100 (Intel Core i7-14700HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,099.99 $1,599.99 (save $500)

• Lenovo Slim 5 Gen 9 (AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,099.99 $1,519.99 (save $420)

• Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 (Intel Core i7-14700HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,549.99 $2,099.99 (save $550)

Best early Black Friday Chromebook deal

Why we like it

Announced in October, this 15.6-inch Samsung Galaxy machine is the thinnest, lightest Chromebook Plus model on the market and the only one with an AMOLED display. (Translation: It's super vibrant.) It has an Intel Core 3 100U processor, 8GB of memory, and 256GB of UFS storage, and supports newer Gemini AI features like Live Translate.

Typically $699.99, Best Buy has it on sale for $100 off as part of an early Black Friday deal — its first-ever discount.

More Chromebook deals

• HP Chromebook 14a-nf0000nr (Intel Processor N100, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $169.99 $299.99 (save $130)

• HP Chromebook 15a-nb0013dx (Intel Processor N200, 8GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $179 $399 (save $220)

• Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook (MediaTek Kompanio 520, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) — $169 $319 (save $150)

• HP Chromebook Plus 14at-nf000 (Intel Core i3-N305, 8GB RAM, 128GB UFS) — $299.99 $599.99 (save $300)

• Asus Chromebook Plus CX3402 (Intel Core i5 1335U, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) — $349 $499 (save $150)