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Evening Standard

Lifestyle

Ellie Davis

Best laptop deals for Black Friday 2023 from Dell, HP and more

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We all spend more time than we care to admit in front of a screen.

This is especially true for office workers whose sedentary life involves tapping away at a keyboard, poring over spreadsheets and browsing the web.

The humble laptop has become the most important tech item in the hybrid worker’s arsenal, taking on new life past the casual streaming and shopping that dominated its use in pre-Covid times.

While this is how so many of us generally spend our 9-to-5, there is still huge reluctance among us to splash out on a new PC. We suffer through long loading times, wait for our devices to catch up with our typing, and go and put on the kettle during a restart in the hopes that the old switch on/switch off will answer our problems. Yet the speed of our laptop directly correlates to our productivity, so it’s important to have a hard-working machine free from frustrating lagging.

This reluctance comes down to one thing: cost.

Laptops are traditionally pricey items and whether we use them for work, streaming or gaming, we never relish forking out three to four figures on a new device.

Well, that will all change once you see the reductions this Black Friday.

When is Black Friday?

Mark your calendar as Black Friday is set to take place in 2023 on November 24. The annual sales event is always on the fourth Friday of the month, following Thanksgiving in the US.

What is Black Friday?

Black Friday is only the biggest sales event of the year. The major shopping extravaganza is one of the few times in the year that you’ll find everything from tech to beauty and retailers from John Lewis to Currys slashing the prices across their wares.

When does Black Friday end?

While Black Friday has become a catch-all term for the sale, it is actually a four-day event. It kicks off on Friday, through to the weekend and ends on Cyber Monday, which is on November 27 this year.

Will laptops be cheaper on Black Friday?

Yes. During sales events like Black Friday, you will find both advanced and budget laptops discounted. You may see similar reductions to the Prime Day discounts at Amazon but across the board and at retailers like Argos, John Lewis, AO and Currys, this is their biggest sale of the year.

In which month are laptops the cheapest?

Laptops are their cheapest during Black Friday as well as throughout the Amazon Prime Day events. You will likely spot reductions in seasonal sales and from Boxing Day to January, but these don’t compare with Cyber Week. During Black Friday, you will spot absolute bargains.

Will gaming laptops be cheaper on Black Friday?

Among the discounts offered on Black Friday, gaming laptops are the ones to watch. These models are typically the most expensive on the market, often in quadruple figures. Look out for brands like Razer slashing the prices on their most advanced models.

What kind of laptop deals can we expect?

Apple devotees, you’re in for a treat. There are always MacBooks on sale as well as Microsoft Surface and models from ASUS, Acer, Huawei, Dell, HP, Huawei and Lenovo.