Black Friday 2017: The top UK deals in tech
Google Home, Google Home mini
If you are shopping for a Google IoT hub, the Google Home and Google Home mini are both on sale this Black Friday.
The usual Home price of £129 has been reduced to £79 and the Home Mini price has been slashed from £49 to £34.
You can pick up the discount at Currys PC World, John Lewis, Argos, Maplin, and the Google Store.
Via: Google
Samsung's direct deals
Samsung is a usual contender on Black Friday, and this year is no different. You can take advantage of a range of discounts directly, including:
- Samsung Gear S3: Save £100 (off original RRP £349.00, now £249)
- Samsung Tab S3: Save £100, free Samsung Staedtler Noris universal digital pen
Via: Samsung
Amazon: the list
Amazon is offering a huge range of discounted products this Black Friday. Beyond flash sales and vendors using the platform to tout their own wares, here is the list of Amazon-branded devices you can buy on sale this Black Friday weekend:
- The Amazon Echo: £69.99 -- a saving of £20
- Amazon Echo Plus: £109.99 -- a saving of £30
- Amazon Echo Dot: £34.99 -- a saving of £15
- Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote: £24.99 -- from £39.99
- Fire 7 tablet complete with Alexa: £29.99 -- from £49.99
- Kindle Paperwhite: £79.99 -- a saving of £30
- Fire 7 Kids Edition: £69.99 -- a saving of £30
- Fire HD 8 Kids Edition: £89.99 -- a saving of £40
- Dash Buttons: £1.99 with £4.99 discount off the first order placed with each Dash Button
Via: Amazon
TP-Link smart plug
In addition, if you choose to pick up an Amazon product this year, adding a TP-Link smart plug to your basket will give you a discount of 60 percent, bringing down the price to £9.99 from £24.99.
Via: Amazon
Acer Aspire E-14 laptop
Over at e-Buyer, you can pick up an Acer Aspire E-14 (E5-575) 14-inch laptop in grey at a heavy discount. The laptop comes with an Intel Core i3-6006U 2GHz processor, Windows 10 Home, 8GB RAM and a 1TB hard drive.
Price: £299.99 (usually £449.99)
Via: e-Buyer
GAME
For consoles and video games, GAME is offering a steep range of discounts while the stock is available.
Among the deals are:
- XBox One S, 500GB, one game, two-month Now TV pass: £169.99
- PlayStation 4, 500GB, three games, two-month Now TV pass: £199.99
- Nintendo Switch, Mario game: £279.99 (£50 off)
- Up to 60 percent off games
Via: GAME
Blink security
This Black Friday, the Blink security camera system is on sale. You can now pick up one of the battery-operated cameras for £103.99, a saving of £26 from the RRP of £129.99.
Via: Blink
Philips Hue smart lighting
If you have an interest in smart lighting, Black Friday could be the day to pick up a discount on a quality set. The Philips Hue smart lighting kit, complete with hub and three bulbs, is available with a discount of 40 percent on the usual price of £149 once Black Friday kicks off.
Via: Amazon
HP OMEN gaming rig
If you're in the market for a new gaming PC this holiday season, HP is offering a discount of £500 on the OMEN rig, a liquid-cooled PC equipped with Windows 10 Home 64, an Intel Core i7 overclockable processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (11 GB GDDR5X dedicated) graphics, 32 GB RAM, 2 TB HDD storage and 512 GB SSD.
With the code BLACK11, you can purchase this system for £1,999.
Via: HP
Moto Z2 Force
If you are forever shattering your mobile device screens, you may be interested in a deal offered by Motorola this Black Friday.
The Moto Z2 Force, with ShatterShield technology, is an all-metal smartphone equipped with dual 12MP cameras, Snapdragon 835 processor, 4GB RAM, and 64GB storage.
Motorola is offering a discount of £50, bringing the cost down to £699 together with a free wireless charger.
Via: Motorola
HP 250 laptop
This Black Friday, the HP 250 laptop is also on sale for a decent discount. You can pick up the 15.6-inch laptop, complete with 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD and Windows 10 Home with either an Intel Core i5-7200U 2.5GHz processor for £449.99 or an Intel Core i7-7500U 2.7GHz processor for £529.99.
Price: £449.99 / £529.99 (£499.96 or £699.98 respectively)
HP Sprocket
This Black Friday, you can pick up the HP Sprocket, a pocket photo printer, for a small discount this year. With the code BLACK12, you can earn a discount, bringing the price to £119.99.
Via: HP
Ring
Ring, a smart video doorbell with built-in motion sensing, HD video, and speakers is on sale this shopping season.
You can pick up a Ring doorbell with a saving of £60, bringing the price down to £99.
Via: Argos
ProFlight Maverick folding camera drone
Over at Drones Direct, the ProFlight Maverick folding camera drone, a decent option for new hobbyists is on sale this Black Friday. The drone is small enough to fold away in a backpack and uses simple start/stop buttons to control, returning at a button touch.
You can pick up the drone for £119.99, a saving of £40.02.
Via: Drones Direct
Parrot drones
For a drone a little more upmarket, Parrot is offering up to 40 percent of its range of drones this Black Friday.
Via: Parrot
ROCCAT gaming mouse
For a good deal on a gaming mouse this year, you can pick up the ROCCAT Kone EMP optical gaming mouse with a 30 percent discount on the usual price of £69.99.
The mouse comes with nine programmable buttons, is Windows 10 compatible, caters for up to 12000 DPI and has adjustable LED lighting.
Via: Currys
Turntables
It is somewhat unusual to see turntables, but they have made a comeback in more modern forms recently. Lenco is offering deep discounts on its range of turntables over Black Friday, with an average saving of £100. The cheapest on offer is only £54.99.
Via: Lenco
Skyroam Solis
This Black Friday, you can pick up a 4G mobile Wi-Fi hotspot, the Skyroam Solis, for £136.99 -- and if you use the coupon code "BLACKFRIDAY," you will also receive a €40.00 5-day Wi-Fi pass for free.
Via: Skyroam
Snugs wireless earbuds
The Snugs wireless earbuds are being offered with a discount of £70, bringing the cost down from £219.95 to £149.95.
The earbuds are custom made using 3D scans -- and so new customers will be contacted to arrange a fitting.
Via: Snugs
Virgin's cheap iPhone 7
Over at Virgin, there is a range of deals on new phone contracts, such as £108 off the iPhone 7 32GB model for £19 a month with no upfront payment.
Via: Virgin
MacBook Air
Over at Stormfront, the 13-inch MacBook Air with 8GB RAM, an Intel Core i5 processor and128GB SSD storage is available for a discount, the price being slashed from £949 to £849. Other deals are also on offer.
Via: Apple
Bose QuietComfort 25 headphones
This Black Friday, you can pick up a pair of Bose QuietComfort 25 noise-canceling headphones for a substantial discount. Usually retailed at £289.95, on Black Friday, this price has been reduced to £159, a saving of 45 percent.
Via: Amazon
Video game deals
Over at Amazon, there is a limited selection of video games available for under £20, as well as recent releases for under £40.
Via: Amazon
Sony cameras
This Black Friday, there is a wide range of discounts available on Sony cameras and camcorders to suit a wide range of budgets.
Via: Amazon