As a brief aside, the Apple Store's usual Black Friday gift card offer will be live starting Nov. 29; M2 and M3 MacBooks will come with free vouchers worth up to $200. That doesn't beat any of the dollars-off discounts available elsewhere, but it could be a practical option for those enmeshed in the Apple ecosystem.

Anyone on the market for a new Laptop will no doubt be checking out the Black Friday deals to see what's on offer, and Amazon has delivered 25% off the

Microsoft detailed today its Black Friday and Cyber Week deals, with various discounts on Surface devices, Xbox consoles and games, and more.