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There’s 10 days to go until Black Friday, but stores have been announcing their after-Thanksgiving sale prices since the start of the month, and some deals are even live already: Amazon is currently offering a 3-month Amazon Music subscription for just $1.
I’ve been keeping Liliputing’s Black Friday 2017 mobile tech deals page up to date, but now that Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, Microsoft, and others have provided a sneak peek at some of their deals, I figured it was time to highlight some of the best.
Some of the best deals are on media streamers and smart speakers, and companies compete to get a foothold in your living room.
I’m almost certainly going to be snagging a new Amazon Fire TV Stick or two for $25. The faster processor and upgraded WiFi should make them a nice replacement for the aging 2014 models in our house (I’m also contemplating adding a Roku device to the mix though).
And I already picked up an Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet when it was on sale for $50 earlier this year. It’ll be going for the same price on Black Friday. I’m very pleased with that purchase, especially since I figured out how to load the Google Play Store to run alongside the Amazon Appstore.
Having bought a new laptop last year, I’m trying to resist the urge to pick up a new laptop… at least until there a wider selection of options with 8th-gen Core chips or AMD Ryzen Mobile processors. But if you’re looking to upgrade from something a little older, there are also some pretty good prices on PCs, convertibles, and Chromebooks.
Here are some of the deals that stand out most for me:
Media streamers
- Amazon Fire TV Stick for $25 – Amazon (or Target, Staples, Best Buy)
- Google Chromecast (2015) +$5 Vudu credit for $20Â – Walmart
- Google Chromecast (2015) for $20 – Best Buy
- Google Chromecast Ultra for $54Â – Best Buy
- Roku Express+streamer + $5 Vudu credit for $22Â – Walmart
- Roku Streaming Stick Plus for $48Â – Walmart
- Roku Premier+ media streamer for $50Â – Best Buy
- NVIDIA Shield TV + remote & game controller for $170Â – Best Buy
Smart speakers
- Amazon Echo Dot for $30 – Amazon (or Target, Staples, Best Buy)
- Amazon Echo (2017) for $80 – Amazon (or Target, Best Buy, Newegg, Staples)
- Amazon Tap portable speaker for $80 – Amazon
- Amazon Echo Plus for $120Â – (or Best Buy)
- Amazon Echo Show for $180 – Target (or Staples, Best Buy)
- Google Home Mini for $29 – Target (or Staples, or Walmart)
- Google Home Mini for $30 – Best Buy
- Google Home for $79Â – Target (or Walmart)
- Harman Kardon Invoke smart speaker with Cortana for $99 – Microsoft Store (starting 11/23)
Laptops and convertibles
- Dell XPS 13 w/Core i5-7200U/8GB/128GB/FHD touchscreen for $799 – Microsoft Store (starting 11/23)
- Dell Inspiron 13 convertible w/Core i3-7100U/4GB/1TB for $399 – Microsoft Store (starting 11/23)
- Dell Inspiron 11 3000 convertible w/Core M3-7Y30/4GB/1TB for $300 – Dell (starts 11/23 at 9:00PM Eastern)
- HP Spectre x360 13t w/Core i5-8250U/8GB/256GB for $899Â – HP
- Samsung Notebook 9 Pro 15″ laptop w/Core i5-7200U/8GB/256GB/Radeon 540 for $900 – Samsung (starting 11/19)
Chromebooks
- Samsung Chromebook 3 w/Celeron N3060/2GB/32GB for $99 – Best Buy
- Samsung Chromebook 3 w/Celeron N3060/4GB/32GB for $119 – Best Buy (or Walmart)
- Samsung Chromebook Plus convertible w/OP1 CPU/4GB/32GB/S-Pen for $350 – Samsung (starting 11/19)
- Samsung Chromebook Pro convertible w/Core M3-6Y30/4GB/32GB/S-Pen for $450 – Samsung (starting 11/19)
Tablets
- Amazon Fire 7 tablet for $30 – ( or Target or Best Buy)
- Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet for $50 – Amazon (or Best Buy)
- Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet for $100 – Amazon (or Staples, Target)
- Huawei MediaPad M3 8.4″ 2560 x 1600px tablet w/Kirin 950/4GB/32GB for $219Â – Newegg
- Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6″ tablet +$25 Google Play credit for $139Â – Walmart
- Microsoft Surface Pro w/Core M + Type Cover for $629Â – Best Buy
Unlocked smartphones
- Moto G5 Plus w/SD625/4GB/64GB for $225Â – Newegg
- Moto Z w/SD820/4GB/64GB for $430Â – Newegg
- Huawei Mate 9 w/Kirin 960/4GB/64GB for $400Â – Newegg
You can check out our Black Friday roundup for more details, organized by category and by store. Or check out Liliputing’s daily deals section for the latest mobile tech bargains on most weekdays.
Mediapad M3 is $219 or $299?
I am seeing $299 in newegg site.
This post is about Black Friday deals. Black Friday is November 24th. Some deals will start early, but that one has not gone live yet.
It’s me or the Fire TV stick is still at 39.99?
It is… and it’s also not Black Friday yet. Amazon says its deals will start going live between Nov 17 and Nov 24.
Yeah, my mistake. I realized it after reading the article again…
I’m interested in both of those Dell Inspirons. I think either of them would be great with an SSD swapped in.
I’m curious how the Core M3 performs in the Dell package. Because the M3-7y30 in the 11″ model has very similar performance to the i3-7100u. The differences between the two would all come down to how well cooled the laptop is.
I’m interested in the 11″ size, but I’d go for the 13″ if the M3 had any performance concerns.
I need to get another Fire 8 myself. Got one on Prime Day this summer, and loved it… And sure enough, about three days after its sad little 90-day warranty period expired – I spilled contact solution all over it. And like an idiot, forgot to throw it into a rice bath until after I got back from work that day. Got it to power up for about five minutes, then it died a hard death.
Ended up getting a Fire HD 6 from Woot to get by until Black Friday.