26 Best Black Friday Laptop Deals and Home Office Deals (2021)

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The Acer Spin 713 is one of our favorite Chromebooks. It has one of the nicest screens you’ll find in a Chromebook at this price, and the Intel i5 chip provides plenty of power for Chrome OS. Battery life is good as well. Just make sure Chrome OS is compatible with all the things you want to do with your laptop. See our laptop buying guide for more advice on what’s best for your use case.

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This fun little Chromebook won’t win any awards for speed or power, but we still love it, and it’s reasonably priced. It has a small screen, but it is quite high resolution for its size, and the 4GB of RAM is enough for web browsing and normal use. This price is not unique to Black Friday; It’s been on sale for a while now, but it’s still a good deal.

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This mid-range HP laptop features an Intel Core i5 chip, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD. That’s enough power for most people, but if you’re planning on editing photos and videos, you’ll need to look elsewhere. Also note that although this comes with Windows 10, it can be upgraded to Windows 11 for free.

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The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 (8/10, WIRED Recruitment) is one of the most beautiful Chromebooks on the market. It has a solid and lightweight aluminum chassis with a build quality that outshines many of the more expensive laptops I’ve tested. The bright, colorful screen isn’t quite as beautiful as the original 4K model, but it’s still much better than most Chromebooks. The original Galaxy Chromebook is also selling for $599 ($100 off). It has great specs, but the battery life isn’t very good.

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This deal started in October, but it’s still very good. Once upon a time, this was the best Chromebook on the market. These days, that award will likely go to the Galaxy Chromebook above, but that’s still a solid machine, especially the Core i5 model on sale here.

Monitor deals

Nothing will enhance a work from home game like a huge screen. The screens below are the best deals on our favourites.

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With a fast refresh rate (144Hz) and support for both Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync, this curved monitor delivers smooth graphics. This is the lowest price we’ve seen on this monitor, and it’s an especially good option for gamers.

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The G3 is a slight step up from the G7 above, with the resolution going from Wide QHD to Full HD, but still having the same refresh rate and AMD FreeSync support, which is less than half the price.

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That’s a pretty solid deal for a Full HD screen of this size. There’s AMD FreeSync support, as well as HDR, something we don’t usually see at this price point.

Network and Router Deals

No matter how fast your internet is…it may be faster. Upgrading your router is one of the best ways to upgrade your home internet experience. Here are our favorite deals, but be sure to read our guide on speeding up the internet in your home, and our guide to the best mesh routing systems for more suggestions.

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We haven’t tested Netgear’s Nighthawk XR1000 gaming router, but it’s claimed to offer amazing speeds, apps for iOS and Android, and support for Wi-Fi 6.

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Google’s Nest Mesh is easy to use and provides good coverage. It lacks support for the new Wi-Fi 6 standard, but at this price, it’s still a good buy. If you don’t have a lot of space to cover, a single unit (router only) costs $139 at Amazon ($30 off).

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Netgear Orbi AX4200 is our preferred mesh system for larger homes. It’s not the easiest to set up, but luckily, you only need to do it once. When you’re done, you have a system that easily covers large areas and provides very good speeds, with satellite nodes roughly the same as the main router.

Furniture Deals

We’ve tested all of the following chairs and desks, which you can read more about in our Home Office Equipment Guide.

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This is our favorite permanent motorized desk. It has the ability to store four preset height settings and features an eco-friendly bamboo top. There are also many ways to customize it to your liking.

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Secretlab’s metallic Magnus desk is pricey and heavy, but your stylish interior geek will love the way they make cable management easy. Commentary Editor Julian Chokkattu says Magnus will solve your cabling issue and give you peace of mind. Read more about it here.