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Cyber Monday and Black Friday 2019: all of the best deals and a few money-saving tips

Cyber Monday 2019 is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. It takes place on Monday, December 2nd, as you may be well aware of by now. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a retailer that isn’t participating in the Cyber Monday price cuts, from the large big-box stores like Target, Best Buy, and Walmart to online retailers like Amazon, Newegg, and more.

Expect to find excellent prices on in-demand tech products, ranging from big 4K TVs and capable laptops to gaming consoles, smartphones, games, and much more. You’ll be able to find each and every development below. There will be a mix of one-off deals we’ve seen around the internet, deal roundups of what to expect on Cyber Monday from your favorite retailers, as well as tips on how to save money on the big day.

  • Nick Statt

    Nov 29, 2019

    Nick Statt

    Cards Against Humanity writers are battling an AI to keep their jobs, and you can watch

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    The creators of Cards Against Humanity are back for their annual Black Friday stunt, and this one is delightfully dystopian. Starting at 11AM ET today and lasting for the next 16 hours, the human writers on the CAH team are facing off against an artificial intelligence to see who can create the most popular new pack of cards, based on how many people pay for more $5 packs. You can upvote or downvote your favorite cards for each side on CAH’s website before buying, and you can also watch the humans struggle to come up with new iterations in real time over live stream.

    On the line are $5,000 bonuses for every employee if team human comes up victorious, or heartless termination in the event the AI takes the top spot. We don’t think CAH actually plans to fire their writers if they lose, but it is a clever stunt nonetheless to drum up the human vs. machine narrative at a time when automation may pose a very real threat to millions of jobs in the coming decade, writing included.

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  • Cameron Faulkner

    Nov 29, 2019

    Cameron Faulkner

    Here are the Black Friday deals that you need to know about from Walmart

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    Walmart’s Black Friday sale are happening in-store and online all over the country. Like other retailers, there are impressive deals on the seventh-generation iPad, PS4 Slim, and more. It hosted the best deal on the Apple Watch Series 3 that we had ever seen (for $129), but unsurprisingly, it sold out quickly. You’ll be able to take advantage of any of the deals below right now, and in the cases when competing retailers offer a better deal, we’ll let you know.

    Apple’s new seventh-generation iPad (Wi-Fi, 32GB) is $249 (usually $329). We’re seeing similar deals happening at other retailers, but it’s still hard not to emphasize how big of a deal this is. This model just released a few months ago, and while it has the same processor as the previous model, it has a bigger screen, an extra gigabyte of RAM, and a Smart Connector port, adding support for the Smart Keyboard.

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  • Cameron Faulkner

    Nov 29, 2019

    Cameron Faulkner

    These are the best Black Friday deals you’ll find at Target

    Target’s Black Friday deals are underway, both in-store and online. Like every other store, you can find big price cuts on popular products, like Sony noise-canceling headphones, gaming consoles, and Apple products. Most of Target’s deals are similar to what else you can find at Best Buy and Amazon, but it stands out with a few noteworthy deals. During Black Friday, you’ll get a 20 percent off coupon on future purchases (used between 12/3-14) if you spend at least $50. As far as when you’ll be able to get in on these deals, It says that its deals, including the ones below, will last until Saturday, November 30th.

    Apple’s seventh-generation iPad (10.2-inch display, pictured above) is $249.99, which is a steep $80 discount from its usual $329.99 price. We’ve seen discounts on this model before, but none as big as this one. If you were looking for a new iPad that won’t cost you too much, keep an eye on this Black Friday deal.

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  • Chaim Gartenberg

    Nov 29, 2019

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    Hulu’s Black Friday deal offers $2 per month subscription for one year

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    Hulu’s Black Friday deal is here, and offering a pretty low price for new subscribers, who can get their first year of service on the streaming site for just $1.99 per month, or $23.88 total. That’s 66 percent off of what Hulu usually costs ($5.99 per month), making it one of the cheapest ways to get Hulu, short of borrowing your friend’s login.

    There are, of course, a few catches: the $1.99 price is only for new customers, or former customers who haven’t subscribed to Hulu in the last 12 months (so you can’t say, cancel your current plan and get the discounted price for a year if you already subscribe.) You also can’t combine the deal with any other promotions or free trials — including the popular $12.99 per month bundle that also includes Disney+ and ESPN+.

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  • Cameron Faulkner

    Nov 29, 2019

    Cameron Faulkner

    Costco’s best Black Friday deals include discounts on Dell XPS 13 and Apple Watch Series 5

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    Costco’s Black Friday sale is underway, and while members will get the most of its discounts, some of them are even open for non-members. Costco was one of the first retailers to debut big Black Friday deals on Dell’s XPS 13, the latest MacBook Pro, as well as the Apple Watch Series 5. Many retailers have since jumped onboard with those offers, but there are still some excellent offers that you can check out below.

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  • Cameron Faulkner

    Nov 29, 2019

    Cameron Faulkner

    These are the best Black Friday deals on Apple’s iPad, AirPods, MacBook, iPhone, and more

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    Plenty of Apple products, including the new iPad, Apple Watch, MacBook Pro, and more are seeing big discounts for Black Friday. Apple itself isn’t offering straight price cuts, but is offering Apple Store gift cards worth up to $200 on various purchases during its four-day shopping event that ends as Cyber Monday concludes. Meanwhile, there are some noteworthy discounts you might want to check out at Best Buy, Target, Amazon, B&H Photo, and Walmart.

    We’re seeing the best-ever pricing on the new seventh-generation iPad, the Apple Watch Series 3 and Series 4 smartwatches, AirPods, and Apple’s new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. If you missed out on getting a good deal on the iPhone 11 or iPhone 11 Pro, you’ll have another chance.

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  • Nov 29, 2019

    Aliya Chaudhry

    1Password is offering an exclusive 50 percent off deal for readers of The Verge

    If you’re always forgetting your passwords, or losing the piece of paper you’ve written them on, it may be time to switch to a password manager. A password manager is a great way to keep your accounts secure. It can create strong passwords for you, store them securely, and automatically log you into sites and apps, so you don’t have to go searching for your passwords.

    1Password, a password manager that we recommend, is offering an exclusive Black Friday deal for readers of The Verge. Today only, you can save 50 percent off of your first year of 1Password. An individual account normally costs $2.99 per month, so with the deal, the monthly cost will come down to $1.50.

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  • Cameron Faulkner

    Nov 28, 2019

    Cameron Faulkner

    Here are the best Black Friday deals from Best Buy

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    Best Buy came out swinging with Black Friday sales early in November, and has delivered deal after deal ever since. All of its deal are now live both online and in-store. A few of the deals are exclusive to My Best Buy members (Best Buy’s free membership service), but almost all of the others are open to the general public. Below, you’ll find some impressive deals on laptops, phones, headphones, the latest tablets, and much more.

    The Surface Pro 7 (Intel Core i3, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage, with black Type Cover) is $599. This silver-colored model typically costs $749 for the tablet alone, plus another $129 for the Type Cover. According to Tom Warren’s review, you can expect some minor but welcome improvements here, like a USB-C port for charging and a bump up to Intel’s 10th Gen processors across the board (including in this discounted model).

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  • Andrew Webster

    Nov 28, 2019

    Andrew Webster

    The Roku Ultra is $50 cheaper for Black Friday

    The newest, fastest iteration of the Roku Ultra is now half price for Black Friday. You can snag the streaming box, which supports 4K and comes bundled with JBL headphones, for $48 on Amazon right now.

    The media player typically costs $99. While the 2019 version of the Ultra looks virtually identical to its predecessor, it comes with a few welcome changes beyond the included earbuds. That includes a faster quad-core processor, additional memory, and a remote with customizable shortcut buttons. It’s the higher-end streaming option amongst Roku’s various offerings — which makes today’s sale even more enticing.

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  • Cameron Faulkner

    Nov 28, 2019

    Cameron Faulkner

    Here are the best Black Friday deals happening at Amazon

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    Amazon has shared a long list of its devices that are cheaper for Black Friday. If you’ve been looking for a deal on a tablet, Kindle e-reader, smart security camera, Echo speaker, or smart display, these might appeal to you. And of course, most everything else on your wishlist is likely cheaper than usual at Amazon, so check below for tech deals on non-Amazon devices.

    Like the other major retailers, Amazon goes big for the shopping season, so you can expect even more deals once Black Friday and Cyber Monday arrive. We’ll be monitoring this page to ensure that pricing is accurate.

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  • Cameron Faulkner

    Nov 28, 2019

    Cameron Faulkner

    These are the best Black Friday phone deals

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    Black Friday is upon us. Many of the best deals we’ve seen all year are happening right now, whether you’re in the market for a new phone through your carrier, or an unlocked device. We’re cataloging the best offers you’ll be able to get from retailers below, and you’ll find impressive savings on the iPhones, Google Pixels, Samsung Galaxy phones, OnePlus’ latest phones, and more. As new phone deals surface or expire, we’ll update this post.

    Best Buy is hosting a few carrier deals for the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 11 Pro. If you’re looking for a discount on an iPhone 11 Pro, you may be able to buy one for as little as $499 (roughly half off) if you activate a new line with an installment plan on Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint, and also trade in your old phone. How much you pay overall will depend on how much trade-in value your phone has.

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  • Cameron Faulkner

    Nov 28, 2019

    Cameron Faulkner

    These are the best early Black Friday deals you can get today

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    Black Friday officially starts tomorrow, November 29th, but retailers like Best Buy, Target, Walmart, Amazon, and more are making today feel like the party has already started. Compared to other years, we’ve seen more deals (good ones, too) launch earlier than before, specifically right now. There are so many that we thought it was only right to share them with you before you think about braving the packed parking lots and stuffed aisles.

    We’ve pulled together a bite-sized list of the best early Black Friday deals for each major product category. These aren’t all of the deals you can expect this year, though — some of them will debut starting tomorrow. If a deal isn’t showing up for you, find out when your favorite retailer’s Black Friday deals begin in the link below.

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  • Cameron Faulkner

    Nov 27, 2019

    Cameron Faulkner

    Black Friday countdown deals: Google Pixel Slate, 50 percent off popular games, and more

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    Black Friday is almost here, kicking off this Friday, November 29th. In the days leading up to the big shopping weekend, we’ve been highlighting a few of the best deals we’d seen so far. Just below, you can find some new picks for today as well as a few other excellent deals you should know about. This list includes the biggest discount we’ve seen on the Apple Watch Series 5, the Pixel Slate bundle, game deals, $200 off the new Google Pixel 4, and more.

    Google’s Pixel Slate Chrome OS tablet (pictured above) is cheaper than it has ever been, and at select retailers, it comes with a Pixel Keyboard and Pixel Pen stylus with purchase, both of which were separate purchases. For starters, the entry model tablet has an 8th Gen Intel Core m3, 8GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. It’s now $449, and includes the keyboard and stylus from the Google Store, Best Buy and B&H Photo. Amazon’s deal only includes the keyboard, but it’s still a good deal.

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  • Cameron Faulkner

    Nov 27, 2019

    Cameron Faulkner

    These are the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals under $40

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    Black Friday and Cyber Monday are great for saving a lot of money on big-ticket purchases like 4K TVs, gaming consoles, laptops, phones, smartwatches, and more. They’re also great for saving money on tech that didn’t cost a lot to start with.

    Whether you’re on a budget, or just looking for a gadget or two (or all six of the ones you’ll find below) that won’t set you back too much, we’ve pulled together the very best deals under $40.

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  • Cameron Faulkner

    Nov 27, 2019

    Cameron Faulkner

    Acer’s Predator Triton 700 gaming laptop for $999 is a steal

    Acer is swooping in right before Black Friday with one of the best PC gaming laptop deals we’ve seen so far: its 2017 Predator Triton 700 is $2,000 off for a final price of $999.99. (Acer did not say when exactly the sale would go live, but we expect it to happen at some point on November 27th, so you’ll just have to keep an eye on the product page.) It’s not the newest of machines, so you won’t find an Nvidia RTX graphics chip or a 9th Gen Intel processor inside, but it has plenty of power nevertheless.

    This laptop has a 15.6-inch 1080p display with a 120Hz refresh rate and G-Sync support — the latter spec a rarity in gaming laptops, especially one this affordable. The higher refresh rate will help you see your games running at up to 120 frames per second instead of being locked to 60 fps like the displays on most gaming laptops. The G-Sync support should also eliminate screen tearing, which is common to see at high frame rates with V-Sync switched off.

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  • Barbara Krasnoff

    Nov 25, 2019

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    How to get your money back after a bad purchase

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    According to the Consumer Federation of America, of the top ten consumer complaints in 2018, the third most frequent was concerned with retail sales: “False advertising and other deceptive practices, defective merchandise, problems with rebates, coupons, gift cards and gift certificates, failure to deliver.” 

    We all like to think that the retailers we buy from, either online or in person, are trustworthy, reasonably honest, and willing to honor their guarantees (as long as you pay attention to the small print). However, there are times when things go wrong: a package goes to the wrong address, a phone arrives with a ding in the case, the new TV set turns out to be the wrong model. 

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  • Chris Welch

    Nov 24, 2019

    Chris Welch

    These are the best TV deals currently offered on Black Friday

    For Black Friday and Cyber Monday, retailers are slashing hundreds of dollars off of 4K HDR TVs at any screen size you might be looking for. Whether you’re on the hunt for a stunning LG OLED or a more affordable Roku TV, this is a pretty good time to make that big living room upgrade that you’ll continue to get entertainment from for years.

    There’s a lot to consider when purchasing a new TV, which is why we recently put together a buyer’s guide so you know which features and technology to look for. In short, if buying an LCD/LED TV, you should make sure it has full-array local dimming. Ideally whatever you ch

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  • Chaim Gartenberg

    Nov 24, 2019

    Chaim Gartenberg

    These are the best deals on noise-canceling headphones on Black Friday

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    Noise-canceling headphones are some of the best gadgets around, and today’s models are truly incredible: wireless, comfortable, and capable of turning the nosiest subway car or airplane into blissful silence.

    The good news is that on Black Friday, you’ll be able to pick up some of the best headphones around for big discounts. Here are the best deals we’ve seen so far to help you cut out the noise:

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  • Chris Welch

    Nov 24, 2019

    Chris Welch

    Here are the best Black Friday deals so far on truly wireless earbuds

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    With options like the Powerbeats Pro, Jaybird Vistas, Sony 1000XM3s, and the AirPods Pro, true wireless earbuds really came into their own in 2019. This is finally the year where you can buy a pair and be confident you won’t have to deal with connection problems, lackluster sound quality, or unreliable battery life.

    Many options on the market today can serve as your everyday, go-everywhere earbuds; you can take them on your commute, wear them at the gym, and wherever else you want to listen to your music or podcasts. Below are the best Black Friday deals available right now, followed by an overview of the top truly wireless earbuds of 2019. I’ll be updating everything throughout the week as offers come and go.

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  • Nov 23, 2019

    Aliya Chaudhry

    Here are the best Black Friday deals on Amazon and Google Nest smart displays

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    If you’re in the market for a smart speaker, we’ve got you covered with a roundup of the best Black Friday deals on Amazon Echo and Google Home speakers. But smart displays might be a better choice if you want a device that you can use to play music and also showcase your photos and make video calls.

    Like many popular electronic gadgets, smart displays from Amazon and Google Nest are getting all kinds of discounts over Black Friday. Whether you’re looking for one with a camera or a more private option without, here’s your guide to those sales, which are happening at several different retailers.

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  • Nov 23, 2019

    Aliya Chaudhry

    The DJI Mavic 2 Pro is $350 off for Black Friday

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    Black Friday is an excellent time to snag some pretty significant discounts on expensive electronics, and that includes drones from DJI. Wellbots, B&H Photo and DJI are each offering a big discount on the DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone. It’s normally priced at $1,729, but you can save $350. That leaves you with a price of $1,379. If you shop from either Wellbots or B&H Photo, and live outside of New York state, you won’t be charged any sales tax on the purchase.

    When he reviewed it last year, Verge video director Vjeran Pavic said the DJI Mavic 2 Pro produces great video footage and photos, even if you’re not an experienced photographer or videographer.

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  • Nov 22, 2019

    Aliya Chaudhry

    Epic Games Store slashes prices on Red Dead Redemption 2, Borderlands 3, and more for Black Friday

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    Most of the Black Friday gaming deals that we’ve seen so far have been on console games for the Xbox One, PS4, or Nintendo Switch. Today, Epic Games Store is bringing some much-needed sales for PC gamers with a slew of Black Friday deals, offering up to 75 percent off on both new releases and older titles currently available on the platform.

    The sale is happening now, and you don’t need to enter any offer codes to get the deal prices. This Black Friday event will run until 11AM ET on Cyber Monday, December 2nd. Here are some of the best deals:

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  • Nov 22, 2019

    Aliya Chaudhry

    Wellbots is offering Black Friday discounts on electric scooters to readers of The Verge

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    Black Friday is almost here, and with it, you can expect lots of deals on a range of tech gadgets. Even though it’s almost winter on the East Coast, there’s another kind of product you should consider for your list: electric scooters. Whether you use scooter-sharing services like Lime and Bird, or you (or someone you know) have an eye out for electric scooter deals, now’s a pretty good time to buy one. Wellbots is offering exclusive deals with free shipping and no sales tax (outside of NY state) to readers of The Verge. These deals will run through Cyber Monday, or until supplies last.

    The Ninebot Segway ES2 Electric Scooter, a popular choice among scooter-sharing companies like Bird and Lime, is currently $469 instead of $599 with the code ES2VERGE. The 27.6-pound scooter can reach speeds of 15.5 mph, and you can ride it for 15.5 miles on a single charge. It takes no more than 3.5 hours to charge it back up, and it has rear suspension.

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  • Nov 21, 2019

    Aliya Chaudhry

    Samsung knocks $200 off the entire Galaxy S10 and Note 10 lineups ahead of Black Friday and includes free Galaxy Buds

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    If Samsung’s Galaxy S10 or Note 10 phones and some truly wireless earbuds are on your holiday shopping list for this year, there are some pretty incredible deals happening right now ahead of Black Friday.

    At several retailers, Samsung has marked down the unlocked Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus to the lowest prices yet, with free Galaxy Buds headphones included along with six months of Spotify Premium. The S10 lineup of phones is cheaper, too, matching their lowest prices since Prime Day 2019. If you missed out on that deal, these phones also include free Galaxy Buds. The S10E is cheaper, too, but unfortunately, that device is omitted from the free Galaxy Buds promotion.

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  • Cameron Faulkner

    Nov 20, 2019

    Cameron Faulkner

    These are the best Black Friday deals on Windows 10 laptops, MacBooks, and more

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    Most of the year, it’s tough to find a worthwhile deal on a laptop. If you’re in the market for an upgrade, or are buying your first laptop, Black Friday is when all of the retailers and manufacturers mark down most, if not all, of their inventory to the best prices of the year. Regardless of whether you have your eye on a Windows 10 laptop, Chromebook, or a MacBook, there will be plenty of both sorts on sale soon (and in some cases, right now).

    We’ve collected the best deals from the biggest OEMs and retailers, and listed all of them below. First, you’ll find some doorbuster deals, followed by laptops by brand. Most of the biggest sales start on Black Friday, November 29th, but should a deal you might want to know about start earlier, we’ll be sure to note it.

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