Black Friday 2015 tech guide: The best deals so far

Walmart, a familiar face when Black Friday appears, has launched sales deals for the family market.

Deals of interest:

- Apple iPad mini 2 16GB WiFi ($269, now $199)

- Sceptre X505BV-FMQR 50" 1080p 60Hz LED HDTV ($499, now $329)

- Apple iPhone 5S 4G LTE 16GB Prepaid Smartphone ($649, now $299)

- Dell Black 15.6" Inspiron 3542 laptop ($399, now $319)

Via: Walmart

See also:

• * CNET Holiday Gift Guide
• * The best Black Friday deals so far
• * Costco ad includes $230 15.6-inch Acer Chromebook among laptop deals
• * Best Buy adds more PC deals, including $130 Acer Windows 10 laptop
• * Walmart ad includes $29 Android tablet, $399 iPad Air 2 Thanksgiving doorbusters
• * Office Depot, OfficeMax ad includes $90 Windows tablet, $95 Chromebook deals

Another company which prepares for Black Friday and Cyber Monday each year is online retail giant Amazon.

There are too many deals to mention and as Black Friday appears, the company offers lightning deals which only last for a few hours, as well as daily bargains in electronics.

You can find cut-price gadgets and gifts whether you're looking for a new PC, external hard drive, tablet, camera or smartphones. You will need to check every day or so to snap up the best savings.

Via: Amazon: Countdown to Black Friday

See also:

• * CNET Holiday Gift Guide
• * The best Black Friday deals so far
• * Costco ad includes $230 15.6-inch Acer Chromebook among laptop deals
• * Best Buy adds more PC deals, including $130 Acer Windows 10 laptop
• * Walmart ad includes $29 Android tablet, $399 iPad Air 2 Thanksgiving doorbusters
• * Office Depot, OfficeMax ad includes $90 Windows tablet, $95 Chromebook deals

A deal of particular interest offered by Amazon is the Amazon Fire HD tablet, currently on sale for $199.

The 10.1" model sports a 1280 x 800 pixel display, a 1.5GHz processor, up to 32GB storage and 1GB RAM.

The tablet also gives you access to Amazon Underground, a new service offering free apps and complimentary in-app purchases.

Via: Amazon

See also:

• * CNET Holiday Gift Guide
• * The best Black Friday deals so far
• * Costco ad includes $230 15.6-inch Acer Chromebook among laptop deals
• * Best Buy adds more PC deals, including $130 Acer Windows 10 laptop
• * Walmart ad includes $29 Android tablet, $399 iPad Air 2 Thanksgiving doorbusters
• * Office Depot, OfficeMax ad includes $90 Windows tablet, $95 Chromebook deals

If you're looking to upgrade your device but don't have much spare cash in the run-up to Christmas, for a limited time Groupon is offering unlocked refurbished iPhones -- the iPhone 5, iPhone 5S or iPhone 5c -- for a fraction of their usual prices.

Deal of interest:

- iPhone 5, 5S, 5C ($449, reduced to starting $199)

Via: Groupon

See also:

• * CNET Holiday Gift Guide
• * The best Black Friday deals so far
• * Costco ad includes $230 15.6-inch Acer Chromebook among laptop deals
• * Best Buy adds more PC deals, including $130 Acer Windows 10 laptop
• * Walmart ad includes $29 Android tablet, $399 iPad Air 2 Thanksgiving doorbusters
• * Office Depot, OfficeMax ad includes $90 Windows tablet, $95 Chromebook deals

Until November 21, if you purchase an Xbox One console from Amazon, you can pick a game from the charts for free.

Games on offer include Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Halo 5 and NHL 16.

Via: Amazon

See also:

• * CNET Holiday Gift Guide
• * The best Black Friday deals so far
• * Costco ad includes $230 15.6-inch Acer Chromebook among laptop deals
• * Best Buy adds more PC deals, including $130 Acer Windows 10 laptop
• * Walmart ad includes $29 Android tablet, $399 iPad Air 2 Thanksgiving doorbusters
• * Office Depot, OfficeMax ad includes $90 Windows tablet, $95 Chromebook deals

Ahead of Black Friday, Hewlett Packard is offering the heavy duty Envy laptop in a deal which could save you hundreds of dollars.

The HP Envy is equipped with a 15.6" display, up to 2TB storage and 16GB RAM, a 5th Gen Intel i7-5500U dual core processor and Nvidia GeForce graphics and runs on either Windows 8.1 64 or Windows 8.1 Pro 64.

Usually the heavyweight device starts at $829.99, but you can currently pick one up for a starting price of $549.99.

Via: HP

See also:

• * CNET Holiday Gift Guide
• * The best Black Friday deals so far
• * Costco ad includes $230 15.6-inch Acer Chromebook among laptop deals
• * Best Buy adds more PC deals, including $130 Acer Windows 10 laptop
• * Walmart ad includes $29 Android tablet, $399 iPad Air 2 Thanksgiving doorbusters
• * Office Depot, OfficeMax ad includes $90 Windows tablet, $95 Chromebook deals