9 Black Friday Windows laptop deals I recommend to anyone looking to upgrade from Windows 10

If you just need something for basic productivity by day and watching YouTube by night, the IdeaPad 1 will do the job at a super low price. The Intel Celeron processor is enough for your basic typing and spreadsheet work, and multitasking is handled by 4GB of RAM. Plus, for binge watching, the 15.6-inch HD display is decent.

There are plenty of cheap laptops out there, but the IdeaPad 3i is one of the best around. For starters, it has a 15.6-inch 1080p LED display. You also get a Core i3-N305 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD. It won't play the latest PC games, but it's a reliable machine for everyday work, web-based tasks, and entertainment/streaming.

The Acer Aspire Go 15 made our list of the best laptops as the best value pick, and it's even better value now that it's on sale! You get a roomy 15.6-inch display, 10 hours of battery life and plenty of ports. We also like its comfortable keyboard, and its Intel Core i5 processor is enough to handle most tasks. The webcam and speakers aren't great, but that's not too bad for the price.

This ultraportable combines performance and power efficiency, featuring an AMD Ryzen AI 5 chipset inside a slim, sleek aluminum chassis with a gorgeous 16-inch 2K display. If you’re in the market for a Windows 11 laptop, this is a great one to buy. You also get 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD.

If you’re into indie games or older titles, there’s no need to splurge on a high-end gaming laptop. This HP Victus configuration is on sale and equipped with a 15.6-inch 1080p display with 144Hz refresh, AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS CPU, 8GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD.

An RTX 50-series gaming laptop for under $1,000? That's right, as the Alienware 16 Aurora is bringing strong entry-level gaming to an all-new low. Along with its RTX 5050 GPU (Nvidia's DLSS 4 excels at delivering sky-high frame rates), expect an Intel Core 7 240H CPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM and a 16-inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) LED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Its 512GB storage is a tad lacking, but you can customize to add more if needed.

This model of Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop is a steal at $999 thanks to its 15.6-inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) OLED display with a 165Hz refresh rate, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 GPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM and 512GB SSD. It also comes with three free months of Xbox Game Pass for PC, making this a great gift for the PC game fan in your life.

The Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge is part of the line of Copilot+ PCs, which are designed with several AI-centric features. Slim and sleek from every angle and sporting a gorgeous sapphire blue finish, the Galaxy Book 4 Edge is a mighty AMOLED laptop packing Snapdragon power and stamina that makes the MacBook blush.

With the power it packs, this Gigabyte Aero 16X offers incredible value now that it's $300 off. It's the sweet spot for mighty mid-range power, sporting an AMD Ryzen Al 7 350 CPU, RTX 5070 GPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM and 1TB SSD. Along with its 16-inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) display with a 165Hz refresh rate, expect to play the latest PC games with super smooth frame rates. This is a steal, but for an even more affordable configuration, the RTX 5060 model also has a steep discount.