Walmart’s first Black Friday deals technically start on November 11, but we’ve found a handful of deals running right now that rival last year’s Black Friday prices. If any of these products are on your shopping list, now is a great time to purchase them, especially if you can combine it with a Walmart coupon. This is just the beginning of our holiday deals coverage. Check out our Black Friday tips to get ready, and check out our curated gift guides for ideas and inspiration.
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This deal beats last year’s Black Friday price by $70. After being one of the best options for months, the Acer Aspire 3 is now mentioned with honors in our cheap laptop buying guide. It’s still an excellent value, with a large screen and plenty of ports (including Ethernet, USB-A, USB-C, HDMI, and the elusive headphone jack). It’s also relatively lightweight compared to similarly sized budget laptops. This model has an Intel Core i5 chip, integrated graphics, 8 GB of RAM, and a 15.6-inch IPS display. We wish the speakers were louder and the screen was clearer, but if you’re on a tight budget, it’s hard to get more bang for your buck. You can also update to the newest one Acer aspire 5 for beefier specs for $480 ($219 off), which beats last year’s holiday price and gives you a better screen and more RAM.
This offer is available to new, lapsed, monthly, and trial Walmart+ members. Walmart+ normally costs $98 per year, but right now it’s down to $49 for the first year. It renews automatically, so set a reminder to cancel if you don’t want to pay full price. But Walmart+ members get early access to Black Friday deals and other special sales, free grocery delivery, free online shipping with no minimum order, and more. You can learn more here.
I have tried the special edition of Green Day sold out of this Keurig, which was sent to me as part of the promotion for the band’s Punk Bunny coffee line that includes beans in bags as well as K cups. While I’m not going to replace my Chemex with it, there’s a lot to be said for its convenience. Fill the water tank once every few days, load a cup and press a button. What separates this device from others in the Keurig line is the ability to brew iced coffee, which comes out significantly colder than regular brewing and will produce a decent iced coffee when poured over ice and sweetened. This blue version is heavily discounted and would make a great gift for someone who doesn’t want to worry about their coffee and wants plenty of flavor options; Now I mainly use mine to make hot chocolate for my daughter. —Martin Cizmar
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Technically, we’ve seen this sell for $50 before. There is a chance it will be a little cheaper later this month. But this still beats Walmart’s holiday sale from last year by $8 and is a solid deal overall. Google makes some of the best smart displays. The second-generation Nest Hub (7/10, WIRED recommended) is one of our favorites. There’s no built-in camera and a 7-inch display makes the smart display perfect for a nightstand (especially thanks to its sunrise alarm and sleep tracking capabilities) or in the front entryway (to easily display the weather, smart home devices and more). ).
This beats last year’s Black Friday price by $5 and all seven available colors are on sale for this price right now. This powerful little speaker is the slightly older version of one of our favorites. It’s water and dust resistant, and the built-in carabiner makes it easy to attach to a backpack or stroller. Its small size also makes it perfect for children. The battery lasts about 10 hours per charge and the sound quality is surprisingly complete despite the speaker’s miniature size.
The unfortunately named Sony WH-1000XM5 (9/10, WIRED recommended) remain our favorite wireless headphones among the hundreds we’ve tested. They sold for a little less, with $298 being the best deal we’ve seen, but last year’s Black Friday sales brought them down to $328, so I still think this deal is worth mentioning. They have excellent sound quality, an incredible 30-hour battery life, excellent noise cancellation, and a stylish design. The comfortable fit and intuitive built-in controls complete the listening experience.
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Beating Black Friday prices by $20, this is a solid deal on Ninja Creami (6/10, wired review). If you are interested in making sorbet, ice cream, and ice cream at home, this small appliance will get the job done. A few recipes are included, though you can find tons more online (or on the company’s $17 website). cookbookwhich we strongly believe should be included for free). The Ninja Creami requires some trial and error, but once you get the hang of it, you can whip up your own creations so you have a freezer full of goodness all the time. Just be prepared to give up some counter space.
This is a complement to the discount we saw last Black Friday. This tilt-head model isn’t the most powerful KitchenAid mixer, but it will still make baking Christmas cookies a breeze and has enough power to knead dough, whip egg whites, and make perfectly silky buttercream. It is for sale in many different fun colors.
This beats last year’s Black Friday discount by $500. The QN900C (8/10, WIRED recommended) is undeniably expensive, but this is one of the best deals we’ve tracked. It’s gorgeous and has clear, exquisitely detailed video quality, with deep blacks, vivid colors and some of the smoothest motion processing you’ve ever seen. It can also handle up to 8K resolution.
