Looking for the best Black Friday tech deals of 2024? From Apple MacBook Airs and iPads to massive savings on TVs, gaming consoles, and PCs, we break down the must-grab discounts. Plus, tips for starting or upgrading your smart home and our personal favorites (spoiler: PS5 Pro is the crowd favorite). Don’t miss out on these epic savings!
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00:00Do you want to save over $400 off an LG OLED TV, $150 off a MacBook Air, or get the best
00:06gaming laptop for under $1,000, we've got the hottest tech deals you can't miss this
00:10Black Friday.
00:11Welcome to Ask TG, the show where I grab your top comments and questions from our recent
00:16videos and get you answers from our Tom's Guide tech experts.
00:20We did get some great suggestions for today's topics in our recent poll.
00:24So thanks to everyone who voted there and helped out with today's video.
00:28Hey Tony.
00:29Hey.
00:30I know we don't usually see a lot of them, but what are some of the best Black Friday
00:34deals we can find on Apple this year?
00:36One thing that I've noticed is I've been keeping track with all this stuff, specifically MacBooks
00:40and iPads.
00:41Every model is basically on sale.
00:43All the M3 laptops are on sale, M2 ones as well, so I would definitely jump on that.
00:48The story here, I've noticed things like anything with an M2 chip is a sweet spot.
00:52Three of the M2 iPad Airs, they're on nice sales right now for like $100 off each.
00:58You may hit a day or two where prices may drop by $200.
01:04It's very rare to see anything like a $500 discount.
01:07I've seen that before with some of the MacBook Pros, but that never lasts long.
01:12Any other Apple deals that you have your eyes on?
01:15The AirPods Pro, the Apple Watch 10.
01:17If you're patient, we took Black Friday and I would suggest doing it online through Tom's
01:22Guide.
01:23Don't go to stores, don't get mobbed, and you're going to find some good deals.
01:28Next up, Black Friday is a great time to start or upgrade your smart home, especially with
01:33Amazon's devices.
01:34So, Anthony, you're always reviewing or upgrading your smart home.
01:38What gadgets got your attention this year?
01:40What are some of the best deals we're seeing?
01:41Amazon's Echo devices are going to be on sale multiple times throughout the year.
01:47Black Friday, President's Day, any big sales event, you're going to see steep discounts
01:51on Amazon stuff.
01:52The same is not true for Google Smart Displays and Google Smart Speakers.
01:58Black Friday is the best time to add extra devices to your Google-powered smart home.
02:04Amazon Smart Displays start a lot cheaper, so they're not ad-discounted, but with Google
02:08stuff, expect to see at least $50, $75 off.
02:12I shouldn't be buying more smart home devices, but if there's a big enough sale, the one
02:16that I would consider would be the Echo Hub.
02:20Unlike your traditional smart speaker, where you have the large base and the screen, the
02:25Echo Hub is flat, and you can actually wall mount it.
02:29Think of it as a smart home controller that's mounted on your wall, and you can put it in
02:35the high-traffic area.
02:36Maybe you have it right when you come into the house or right in your kitchen, like on
02:40the sidewall.
02:41It retails for $180.
02:43It has gone as low as $125.
02:45If it got closer to $100, even the $110, I would probably jump on it because it's such
02:53a unique device, and it could really help surround out your smart home.
02:59Now coming from years of experience, Black Friday is also one of the best times for gamers,
03:03especially if you're looking to upgrade to a new console or PC.
03:07For Xbox Black Friday deals, Microsoft has already announced $50 off the Series X and
03:13the Series S, bringing them down to $450 and $250, respectively.
03:17On Sony's end, it's still unclear if we can expect any PS5 Pro Black Friday deals
03:21in the U.S. at least, but in a since-deleted post, they did announce that they are offering
03:26$70 off the PS5 Slim.
03:29That's a great deal.
03:30If you prefer PC, you're going to want to check out this laptop gaming deal.
03:34This is the MSI Katana A15 AI.
03:37It consistently goes on sale, and it's one of the best RTX 4070 laptop gaming deals you
03:42can get.
03:43It's normally $1,300, but every now and then, I see it hit just shy of $1,000.
03:48It goes cheaper than most RTX 4060 laptops, and so whether you're looking to upgrade
03:52performance or you just want to get into PC gaming, I think this is one of the best deals
03:56that you can get right now.
03:58And for gaming on the go, there's the ASUS ROG Ally.
04:01Best Buy is knocking $150 from the Z1 Extreme model that I have here, bringing its price
04:05down to $499.
04:06You can also save a little bit more, another $50, if you're a Best Buy Plus or Total
04:10member.
04:12Honestly, you're not going to get anywhere near the performance of the MSI Katana, but
04:17if you're looking for something that's lightweight, that can play your favorite AAA PC games on
04:21low to medium settings, but still packs a punch, and it's great to travel with.
04:25Give me one sec, I can't hear you.
04:28On today's episode of teaching Brian how to use his phone.
04:32There you are.
04:33There we go.
04:34If someone's trying to buy a TV for Black Friday, what are some of the best deals?
04:37Ooh, I mean, there's a lot.
04:40The best one, I think, right now, at least if you're talking about OLEDs, the LG B4,
04:44that's been slashed quite a bit.
04:46If you want a bigger TV, bigger size, go for older models, so even look at the B3.
04:52Let's say we're on maybe a tighter budget or we're looking for something even larger
04:55and we don't want to spend too much.
04:56Yeah, if you want to go higher, we can look at many LED TVs, the Hisense U7N, $897 right
05:02now at Amazon.
05:03Pretty awesome.
05:04You can even go for the 55-inch QM7.
05:08That's a little cheaper.
05:09Right now we're talking about $499.
05:10TCL makes some really good budget options, just like Hisense, right?
05:14And don't forget to go check out our live blog.
05:17Some really good deals on there if none of these strike your fancy.
05:22We've already shared a lot of great deals, but what else do we have our eyes on this
05:24year?
05:25I'll start things off with some of my favorite picks.
05:26If you're tired of leaving behind your chargers, the 12 South Plug Bug could be the answer.
05:31It's the first one to come with Apple Find My built-in, so now you can always keep tabs
05:35on where you left or lost your charger and even make it chime to help you find it.
05:39It's normally $69.99 for this 50-watt model, which, yes, is a little bit expensive, but
05:44they're currently running a bundle with the Butterfly SE2 in one charger, which saves
05:49you another $20.
05:50And together, I think these are some of the best tech stocking stuffers that you can buy
05:53this year that people will actually want to use.
05:56Next there's the DJI Osmo Action 4, the predecessor to the 5 Pro, which I just reviewed.
06:01It's standard bundle is 23% off on DJI's Black Friday deals page, and like I said in
06:05the buyer skip video for this, if you don't need the longer battery life and won't be
06:08using it to take photos, the biggest benefits with the new model, then getting the 4 is
06:13still an incredible deal and one of the best action cameras you can buy.
06:16So those have been my top picks, but let's see what everyone else is going with.
06:20I mean, I guess for gaming, if you haven't already played it, if you find Stellar Blade
06:24for PS5 on sale, get it.
06:27Not only is the game just great on its own, but if you have a PS5 Pro, which may or may
06:30not go on sale, we'll see about that.
06:32It has like enhanced graphics that if you have the right TV for it, and I would keep
06:37my eye on that too.
06:38If you're going to get something cool, like maybe the LG C4, that might be on sale.
06:42You know, if you buy that with a console and Stellar Blade and you'll be good.
06:46You'll have a good Christmas.
06:47Let's say that.
06:48What I really want is a PlayStation disc drive, but that's sold out everywhere.
06:53Yeah.
06:54Aren't they getting scalped now?
06:55It makes me sad.
06:56That is the one thing that I, that I'd like.
06:58You're spending $700 for a disc drive Pro device.
07:03Yeah.
07:04Yeah.
07:05Uh, so one deal that is rumored, there have actually already been deals on the PS5 Pro,
07:10but in the UK, if there was a discount, like if the, if the base PS5 Pro was closer to
07:16600 instead of seven, that might push me over the edge.
07:21So that's it for episode three, which of these deals, if any, do you think you'll jump on?
07:24Don't forget to use the hashtag ask TG so I can find your questions and comments for
07:29the next episode.
07:30Thanks for watching.
07:31Catch you later.
07:32So if it was your money and you, you needed a TV right now, which model are you going
07:36with?
07:37Panasonic Z9 5A is what I'd go with.
07:40So originally it's $3,200.
07:43This is your money.
07:44This is your money.
07:45So it's $3,000.
07:46So it's down by about 6%.
07:48It's down by $200.
07:49So you can get it for $3,000.
07:52This is what you're spending your cash on.
07:53You, you, your TV broke, you're going out and you're spending $3,000 on this TV.
07:58Yep.