The 15 Best Black Friday Deals from Best Buy (2024)

Black Friday is upon us again, and that means great deals on all the gear you’ve been eyeing that seemed a little too expensive. Below, we’ve rounded up our favorite Black Friday Best Buy deals that bring the best of the store into your living room.

Now’s the time to pounce, so whether you’re looking for a sweet new screen, a smarter security camera, or an array of cool gadgets at a temptingly slashed price, you’ll find the perfect holiday shopping bargain below.

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TV and audio offers

Hisense U7N

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Bose’s new Smart Soundbar (8/10, WIRED recommends) is a killer compact bar that updates the Smart Soundbar 600 with all new tricks. The biggest improvement is the bar’s new AI dialogue mode, which brilliantly clarifies dialogue and center channel information. Another new trick is the ability to add Bose’s Ultra Open Earbuds for personal surround, creating an almost AR effect. In addition to the new tricks, the bar offers impressive Dolby Atmos immersion with uplifting drivers and a balanced, musical sound profile. It’s not the most basic bar in its price range, but features like Wi-Fi streaming and the ability to later connect other Bose speakers provide plenty of value that lets the system grow with your needs.

Hisense’s U7N QLED TV (8/10, WIRED Recommends) tops our best TV list as the best option for most people thanks to the serious value it offers. You get excellent brightness, striking quantum dots and impressive black levels with minimal light leakage, or “blooming”. Video files may see some screen aberrations (aka the dirty screen effect), but it’s something most people won’t notice in most scenarios. The U7N’s impressive performance is supported by great gaming features, including VRR (variable refresh rate) for gaming at up to 144Hz and an airy Google TV interface.

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Apple’s AirPods Pro are the best earphones for anyone with an iPhone. They offer excellent sound, great noise reduction and advanced features like transparency mode that can suppress loud sounds so your ears don’t get blown out. The controls are brilliantly simple to use, and Apple continues to update the firmware to unlock innovations, including a new option for over-the-counter hearing aids. With all that and more in an extremely lightweight and comfortable design, it’s no wonder these are the most popular buds (according to Apple) on the planet.

Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max is one of the best streaming sticks out there, especially for those who watch a lot of Amazon Prime Video TV shows and movies. The second-generation device offers loads of apps, 16GB of storage and Wi-Fi 6E support for ultra-fast streaming. Alexa fans will be especially happy thanks to features like built-in voice control and a picture-in-picture mode for supported security cameras.

Sonos’ Era 100 (9/10, WIRED recommends) is one of the best-sounding smart speakers you can buy. It offers particularly impressive detail and balance and more bass than you’d expect, not only serving but even elevating your catalog. Its smart features include voice control via Amazon Alexa and Sonos’ built-in voice assistant, and its networking skills let you connect it to other Sonos speakers in a surround system or as part of a multi-room audio system. The Sonos app has had its issues of late, but it seems to be back on track, offering simplified controls and plenty of ease of use. If you’re looking for a small and elegant speaker that sounds bigger than its size, the Era 100 is a top choice.

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Bose’s QuietComfort Ultra headphones (9/10, WIRED recommends) are the best noise-canceling headphones you can buy. That’s a serious difference given the competition, but none can suffocate the aural world around you quite like Bose’s current flagships. They match that feat with a classy and luxurious design, tactfully balanced sound and plenty of features. The only downside to these cans is their launch price of well over $400. With this sale, they might just be the best value in the genre right now.

Sonos may be the first name in smart speakers, but don’t sleep on JBL’s retro-style Authentics 200 (9/10, WIRED recommends). The speaker mixes vintage looks with innovative smart functions, including the ability to use Google Assistant and Alexa interchangeably for all sorts of tasks. Most importantly, the speaker delivers fabulous sound with a rich and detailed midrange, crisp treble and much more bass than you’d expect. This beauty was already amazing at full price, and with this latest deal, it’s a serious steal.

Roku’s streaming interface is so intuitive and convenient that the company finally went out on its own to create a line of TVs powered by its popular software. If you don’t have one of those, just grab this powerful purveyor of all things Roku. This box makes everything easier, from grabbing pretty much any existing app to streaming over AirPlay 2 or Chromecast or watching your favorite show in any major variation of HDR. If you’ve been looking for the easiest way to upgrade your TV experience, your search is over.

LG’s C4 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) holds an annual reservation on our list of the best TVs you can buy. This is about as close to a perfect TV as you’ll find, and it’s not even the top model LG makes (see G4 OLED). It’s not the brightest OLED you can buy, but it packs plenty of Dolby Vision HDR spunk, matched by dazzling contrast, perfect black levels, accurate colors and stunning 4K detail. LG’s smart webOS interface is a little strange, but it’s ultra-fast, and the Magic remote lets you point and click your way through the menu (or just use your voice). You also get four HDMI 2.1 inputs packed with advanced gaming features like VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) and ALLM (Automatic Low Latency Mode) for seamless next-gen gaming. A TV this good will make you never want to leave the house again, which is really what an online Black Friday sale is all about.

Technical offers

Apple Watch Series 10

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The Apple Watch is a perennial smartwatch leader, and the latest Series 10 (8/10, WIRED recommends) is another winner. The bigger and brighter screen is easier to see than ever, the latest WatchOS has some great new features, and the sleep apnea tracking is a game changer for the snorers among us (guilty). I love my Apple Watch’s ability to track things like my water intake, exercise routines, and ambient noise to avoid blowing out my ears—not to mention the insanely handy phone finder. Whatever you’re into, if you haven’t jumped on the Apple Watch yet, it could be the new Robin to your iPhone’s Batman.

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Apple’s miniature iPad is the best option for those who want a small tablet with them wherever they roam. The 7th generation model (8/10, WIRED recommends) offers improved performance with the new A17 Pro chipset, smart smart features via Apple Intelligence, and compatibility with Apple Pencil Pro. This is a sweet little machine at a more manageable price than Apple’s top models, especially on sale.

Google’s Nest Cam is one of the best indoor security cameras you can buy, thanks to its unobtrusive design, clear and focused 1080p HDR resolution, and accurate detection of people, animals, and the ever-present delivery man your dog is trying to chase away for good. It would be nice if you could get more than three hours of story without one Nest Aware subscriptionbut this is one of the most accurate such cameras we’ve tested and worth grabbing on sale.

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If you haven’t yet joined the Kindle world, it’s a game-changer. The latest Paperwhite model (8/10, WIRED recommends) is a great way to get acquainted, offering a larger screen with improved contrast, faster page turning, and a slightly longer battery life than previous versions. The paper-like Paperwhite provides backlighting when the lights are off (and your SO is asleep) and makes it easy to grab the latest titles from the Kindle store or your local online library. We could all use a little literary elevation in our lives, and Paperwhite is one of the best ways to bone up.

WIRED Senior Reviews Editor Julian Chokkattu said the latest Pixel phones gave the impression that the hardware has finally “grown up.” The Pixel line is now leading the way as one of the best Android phones you can buy. The Pro version is a great package, offering excellent camera performance, a stunning OLED screen and plenty of software features if you’re looking for a top-of-the-range phone not Made by Apple, this is a great device at a great price.

The stylish new MacBook Air (7/10, WIRED recommends) isn’t a massive upgrade over last year, moving from the ultra-fast M2 chipset to the ultra-faster M3. That said, it’s quite a bump from older models, including the M1, which offers an 8-core CPU that hums along with up to 60 tabs open in our tests. The computer still lacks ports, but can support up to two external displays at 6K and 5K resolutions simultaneously with a 60Hz refresh rate. Its battery life is hefty at around 15 hours per charge (or even a little more) depending on your requirements. This isn’t the best option for graphics-intensive work, but it’s a smart and fast laptop for anyone with a basic workload (ie, most of us).