As a brief aside, the Apple Store's usual Black Friday gift card offer will be live starting Nov. 29; M2 and M3 MacBooks will come with free vouchers worth up to $200. That doesn't beat any of the dollars-off discounts available elsewhere, but it could be a practical option for those enmeshed in the Apple ecosystem.

Anyone on the market for a new Laptop will no doubt be checking out the Black Friday deals to see what's on offer, and Amazon has delivered 25% off the

If you’d prefer a Microsoft Surface Pro as opposed to the Surface Laptop, there’s an early Black Friday deal exclusive to Amazon that nets you £400 off. You can get the Snapdragon X Elite processor version of the Windows 11 tablet, which is more powerful than the X Plus in the discounted Laptops, for £1,049 down from £1,449.