Best Buy Early Black Friday Sale: Last day (for now) to get these big discounts on TVs, laptops and smart speakers

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The first TV to go up is this Fire TV Edition from Insignia, model NS-32DF310NA19. We don’t like Amazon’s Fire TV as much as Roku because the Fire TV menus push Amazon’s content too much and are more confusing in general compared to the simplicity of Roku TV. But this model has Alexa built in, pairs well with an Echo Dot (pictured), and is priced at $ 30 less than the Roku equivalent on Amazon.

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TCL and Hisense aren’t the only heavily priced brands in this sale. Again, we don’t expect this big Samsung to match the picture quality of our favorite TVs in this size class, but if you prioritize the big screen and premium brand combo over d other things, it’s very tempting. We’d expect to see more 70-inch sets on sale for around $ 500 as Black Friday approaches, but that’s still a crazy price for now.

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This offer is also available on Amazon and elsewhere, but it is sufficient to be included here as well. The LG CX OLED TV is our favorite high-end TV of 2020 and that price is a new low, $ 200 less than the previous low – making it $ 100 more than the 48-inch size.

And if you’re in the mood for something bigger, the 65-inch waistline is also at a new low: $ 1,900. Read our LG OLED CX series review.

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The Middle Child Echo Show is also available at the Prime Day price. If you’re looking for something to sit on a kitchen counter or whatever, this is almost certainly a better option than the 5.5-inch Show 5 – and for just $ 20 more.

Or $ 25 more, if you choose to purchase a Blink Mini indoor camera at the same time. This gets you through the door for $ 70, a significant savings over the usual prices of purchasing these products separately.

Lenovo

This basic laptop is a good choice for students looking for an affordable machine for distance learning. Currently offered at a discount of $ 150, it costs less than most Chromebooks. It runs Windows 10 and has a 10th generation Intel Core i3 processor, 8 GB of RAM and a 256 GB SSD. The 15.6-inch screen has Full HD (1920 x 1,080 pixels), which offers a finer picture than the 1,366 x 768 pixel resolution you get with most entry-level laptops.

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The 13-inch Specter x360 is one of CNET Reviews’ favorite two-in-one convertibles for its premium styling, light weight, and long battery life. And that’s not the case with a retailer who uses a big discount to release an older product. This 13.3-inch two-in-one is discounted by $ 250 and features Intel’s latest silicon with an 11th generation Intel Core i7 processor. Getting a 512GB SSD instead of 256GB of storage is also a bargain at this price. Read our HP Specter x360 review.

Lenovo’s top-of-the-line two-in-one, the Yoga C940, features a sturdy and stylish all-metal design and a touchscreen that can rotate 360 ​​degrees in tablet mode. It includes an active stylus that can also wake up instantly from sleep, one of the phone-like features it received through Intel’s Project Athena.

This setup includes a 14-inch display with 4K resolution powered by a 10th gen Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD with 32GB of super-fast Optane memory. A similarly configured Yoga C40 on Lenovo’s site costs $ 1,650, so this deal is even better than it looks. And it already looked good. Read our Lenovo Yoga C940 review.

This entry-level Samsung soundbar is half turned off. It provides 2.1 sound through a sound bar with four 40-watt stereo speakers and a 130-watt subwoofer for a total output of 290 watts. That’s a good amount of power for the price.

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Sony’s latest noise-canceling headphones – and arguably the best noise-canceling headphones on the market – recently went on sale for $ 300 as part of Amazon’s Prime Day. It’s now available for $ 278, its lowest price yet. Read the CNET review.

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Jabra’s Elite Active 75t is the slightly more rugged version of the Elite 75t, which is also on sale ($ 140 or $ 40 off). Both models are some of the best true wireless headphones on the market and can now be upgraded to active noise cancellation via a software upgrade (newer models recently shipped to stores may already be equipped with the upgrade) .

The Elite Active 75t is almost identical to the Elite 75t, but on closer inspection you will notice that the finish of the case and the headphones are slightly different. Instead of the hard and smooth finish of the Elite Active 75t, the Active 75t has a soft-touch finish with a touch of grip. Or, as Jabra put it, it’s “built with a durable coating for resistance to dust and sweat and has an IP water resistance rating increased to IP56 (from the Elite Active 75t ) to IP57, which makes them waterproof. ” Read the CNET review.

Beats

The Beats Powerbeats Pro regularly hit $ 200 and sometimes get slightly bigger discounts, but $ 160 for the lava red version is close to the lowest price we’ve seen. Read the CNET review.

EU

The EU’s Megaboom 3 has been slashed to $ 120, but we haven’t seen it for less than that, so it’s a good deal on a very solid portable Bluetooth speaker. Granted, it came out in 2018. Only the color black is on sale for $ 100.

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The Beats Solo Pro are a great set of noise canceling on-ear headphones. The only problem is that they are overpriced at $ 300. At $ 170, they’re downright enticing. That’s below the previous sale price of $ 200 that we saw a few weeks ago. Read the CNET review.

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The $ 150 Jabra Elite 85h is a good alternative to the more expensive high-end noise-canceling headphones from Bose and Sony. It offers good sound, comfortable fit, and excellent voice call performance, making it a good option for working from home. Amazon has it for this price as well. Read the CNET review.

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After spotting this case, I immediately walked around my house looking for a place for this beauty. I spent a number of years on the Golden Tee golf tour – back in the days when people could go out to bars.

There are certain arcade games that cannot be replicated on a console, and Golden Tee is one of them. But this machine includes the very important trackball controller, which is why I am determined to find a place for it under my roof. Considering how many quarters I’ve used to fuel the real deal, this thing will likely pay off in a few weeks.

Dyson

In typical Dyson fashion, the Cyclone V10 is great but expensive. Cut its price by $ 150, however, and this powerful cordless stick vacuum becomes a more attractive proposition. Read our overview of Dyson Cyclone V10.

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We haven’t reviewed this Hisense (it’s a Best Buy exclusive), but we don’t expect it to perform as well as some of the best 65in TVs out there. And just like the TCL above, Roku> Android. But forget about it all for a minute: this is a 65-inch 4K TV for $ 250. It’s at the gate, folks, and we don’t expect this model to last.

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TCL is best known for its Roku TVs, and we like the Roku smart TV system better than the Android TV version of this TV, but for that price you can just buy a Roku Streaming Stick Plus, attach it to this TV, and still go out in front. Intelligence aside, we’d expect this Series 4 TV to perform “fairly well,” just like the Roku equivalent.

Cooking aid

This top notch and popular blender features a 5 quart stainless steel mixing bowl, dough hook, flat beater and wire whisk. There is also an accessory center for adding items such as peelers and meat grinders. It is available in your choice of four colors.