The countdown to Black Friday is well underway, and so are the early deals. That's right, the holiday shopping event has basically already started (unofficially, of course), so it's time to start scouring every retailer you can to find the best discounts possible. Fortunately, we're here to do all that hard work for you.

If you've been waiting all year to buy a new laptop, it's time to pounce. We're still seeing some deep Black Friday discounts on laptops we like from Asus, Dell, and Samsung this weekend.

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