Top brands packed with features—some discounted by hundreds of dollars Shopping for a laptop around Black Friday is smart. Many retailers offer significant discounts on laptops ahead of the holiday season,

Amazon has it on sale for just $749 ahead of Black Friday, or $250 off its $999 MSRP. That's a 25% savings and a new record-low, matching the cheapest price the 8GB version saw. (The same deal was live at Best Buy for the paid tiers of its membership program on Thursday, Nov. 14; it'll be open to everyone there on Friday, Nov. 15.)

Black Friday gaming laptop deals are already off to a flying start. Retailers like Best Buy, Newegg, and Dell all seem to have doubled down on their early sales in the last few days, leaving us with more discounts on the shelves than I've seen all year.