LIVE: Black Friday UK deals are here – and these are sales that get my personal recommendation
I'm running down the UK Black Friday deals that deserve your attention
So hello folks, I'm Roland Moore-Colyer, the managing editor of mobile computing at TechRadar, but for now you're loyal deal-sniffing hound. I've been covering Black Friday for ages, so if I spot a deal you can rest assured it's worth your consideration.
But let me know if you spot anything compelling: tweet at me via @RolandM_C or tap up the TechRadar X account.
Right first out of the gate: this lovely LG OLED TV deal. You can score a 48-inch LG C2 4K OLED TV for more than £100 off an already reasonably priced TV.
I swear by LG OLED TV, having got the C1 on Black Friday 2021. The C2 builds upon its predecessor and I reckon at £898 it's a superb price and well worth snapping up if you need a new TV. 48 inches is also an excellent size for a smaller room or to be uses as a giant monitor for a gaming PC.
LG 48-inch C2 4K OLED TV: was £999 now £898 at Amazon
If you want to go bigger then take a look at the deal block below, as it contains a rather slick deal on a 55-inch Samsung QLED display. This TV is a great one for gamers, as well as movie buffs.
I love Sony's WH-1000 line of headphones. They have a wonderfully warm tone with plenty of base but don't skimp on sonic detail. So while the Sony WH-1000XM4 isn't the latest pair from the company, they are excellent successors to the XM3, which are a pair of headphones I wear almost every day. And having been sliced to £197 at Amazon, I'd argue they are a bargain pair of cans.
If you hate your noisy neighbors or the rattle and hum of London's Underground, then the active noise-cancellation on the XM4 is what you'll want. These cans and this deal get a proper thumbs up from me; oh, and they are at their lowest price ever.
Sony WH-1000XM4: was £350 now £197.99 at Amazon
While I'm on the subject of audio tech, take a look at these Sony earbuds. As you'll see in the Sony WF-C500 review, these buds are great value at full prcie. But now at around half-price they are an absolute bargain (I may pick these up myself). So check out the deal block below.
I'm 37 years old on Sunday, but like many of my kind of people in their 30s, Lego has a powerful nostalgic pull. So my attention has been pulled towards these Legon Advent calendars, which start at a reasonable £15 at Argos - I don't need one, but I'm very, very tempted to snap one up today.
Give this deal block a gander:
So this isn't a massive bargain, but any chance to save a bit on the excellent PS5 is well worth it in my book. So this PS5 Slim deal which cuts the console to £459 at Currys is great.
I've had the original PS5 since its launch in 2020 and love the odd-looking console. It's got buckets of power, great exclusive games, and great haptics thanks to the DualSense controller.
PlayStation 5 Slim: was £479 now £459 at Currys
Unsurprisingly, Amazon has a vast amount of deals today. But there's a lot to filter through, with some deals being duds.
But as the youth say, 'we got chu' thanks to our round-up of the best Amazon Black Friday deals where we've run down the proper deals and bypassed the guff, Go check it out and take a peek as the bullets below if you want to score a quick bargain.
- Amazon Devices: Echo, Fire TV - 60% off
- Appliances: up to 32% off fridges
- Cameras: up to 37% off Canon, Sony & DJI
- Christmas: decor and trees from £5
- Essentials: save big on household products
- Fashion: up to 58% off clothing
- Gaming: console games from £7.99
- Headphones: Bose & Sony from £7.29
- Health: up to 68% off Oral-B & Philips
- Kindle: up to 24% off
- Kitchen: save on air fryers & coffee makers
- Laptops: Chromebooks from £119
- Phones: Samsung, Google - up to 41% off
- Smartwatch: Fitbit from £69
- Tablets: Fire Tab and Samsung from £49
- Toys: up to 48% off Lego, Barbie and more
- TVs: from £149
- Vacuums: up to 47% off
Have you ever glanced at an iPad and thought "I'd love one of those but they are too pricey!" Well, today's your lucky day, as you can get the 10.2-inch 2021 iPad for £299 at Currys. It's not the latest model, but it's also ideal for people making their first foray into iPadOS and Apple tablets. It would also make a great secondary tablet to complement a fancier iPad. Check out the deal block below.
Speaking of iPads, my personal favourite Apple fondle-slate is on sale. The iPad mini 6 can be had for £519 at Amazon. It's not the cheapest ever, but that's still an nice little saving on a lovely little tablet.
Apple iPad mini (2021): was £569 now £519 at Amazon
Hey, you know that, like, air fryers are so hot tight now? Well Black Friday is a great time to grab one of these fry-everything but healthy machines, especially from Ninja.
I've yet to jump on the air fryer bandwagon, but when you've got good models going for some £100 off, it feels like there's no better time to get frying with the power of hot air and not much oil. Check out the deal box below.
As the overseer of TechRadar's phones and tablets sections, it's about time I recommended a phone deal. Well this one is a minor corker.
Despite being rather new, the Google Pixel 8 can be had for £100 off with a discount code at Currys. And it's well worth it as the boost in smart, photography and design makes this pone of the best Android phones you can buy right now. Details in the deals box below.
While I'm a Steam Deck boy, I do have a soft spot for the Asus ROG Ally with its more compact design and nicer display. And thanks to Currys slicing £100 off its ticket price, it's now a relative bargain,
And fellow managing editor and computing guru Matt Hanson told me he'd recommend getting the ROG Ally for £599 over a gaming laptop.
I'd say once you've played triple-A PC games on a neat handheld console it's hard to go back to even the best gaming laptops.
Asus ROG Ally: was £699 now £599 at Currys
Have you ever wanted to look fabulous for less? Well grabbing a Dyson Airwrap is one way to give your hair styling routine its own makeover.
This slick device can straighten, curl, dry and brush your hair. And social editor Viktoria Shilets simply described it as "amazing." So I think that's a glowing review for the Airwrap and it now has more £80 cut off the price thanks to the Amazon Black Friday deals.
While I'm on the subject of appliances and things you use at home, take a look at the quick links below to some solid related deals.
- Appliances: offers on fridge freezers
- Health & beauty: save up to £100 on Shark, Dyson, Philips and more
- Kitchen: up to £240 off food mixers and more
- Smart home: deals on Amazon and Google smart speakers
And now for something a bit different: gaming laptops.
Now I appreciate that I noted that Matt Hanson reckons the Asus ROG Ally is a better Black Friday buy, there are still some great gaming laptops worth your consideration, thanks to their big discounts.
Take a look at these deals below, but for more check out our roundup of the Black Friday gaming laptop deals.
Of course, when you want to game at a desk you'll need a great gaming monitor. And as chance would have it, one of the very best, the Alienware AW3423DWF is on sale at Dell.
You can snap up this 34-inch OLED curved display with a 165Hz refresh rate for £739. And as someone with this monitor, it get my full-fat recommendation - it's brilliant for playing the likes of Starfield. Seriously, get this gaming monitor.
Alienware AW3423DWF: was £929 now £739.02 at Dell
And talking of impressive displays, check out these two Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra deals. It's a fantastic phone with an amazing display - probably my favourite one on any of the best Android phones. So I can thoroughly recommend these deals.
Right, hold your deals horses, as my very favourite laptop is on sale. You can get the MacBook Air M2 now with more than £100 sliced off its price.
And my word, is it worth it. This is very much the little laptop that could, all thanks to its M2 chip that is not only powerful but also efficient. And there's even enough grunt to run some games. It's honestly a little revolution in my computing life. Details below.
But if you're not sold on a macOS laptop, then this Dell XPS 13 deal is worthy of your attention. Under a grand is great for an XPS laptop, so it gets the thumbs up from me. See below.
All these deals can get a little overwhelming and make me a tad sleepy. But I'm not one for sleep, probably because my own mattress is a bit rubbish. However, Black Friday is a great day to get a mattress for a cut price.
The Simba Hybrid Pro cover comes recommended by our sleep editor Ruth Hamilton - who also explained that a hybrid mattress uses a neat combo of springs and foam; there's more detail in the deal box below.
And Hamilton noted: “This is an outstanding mattress, but if it’s out of your budget, we’d also heartily recommend the Hybrid Original. It has a slightly more pared-back design (no wool layer, fewer springs) and is also at its lowest price of the year with 45% for Black Friday. Read our Simba Hybrid Original mattress review to find out more.”
Right, I'm back after lunch in the Georgian city of Bath. It's a rather nice day.
But it's a better day for deals, so a reminder: check out our best Black Friday deals in the UK hub.
Fancy a new iPhone but don't fancy an iPhone 15 with its full price tag? Then grab this iPhone 14 deal below; it's still a pretty great phone for the price.
And for folks who aren't in the iOS camp, then the Samsung Galaxy S23 is a great choice. Check out the deals below.
If you've been looking for a way to save money on phones this Black Friday, then getting a refurbished phone is the way to go.
Handily, one of our deals editors and tame Kentite Rob Dunne, has a breakdown of why refurbished phones are a good buy this Black Friday.
Speaking of recommendations, my esteemed colleague, audio specialist... among other things, Becky 'Scazza' Scarrott, has 3 turntables she's recommending you snap up while the Black Friday deals are still spinning away. Take a look at the deals below.
Are you worried about opportunistic thieves pinching your hard-won Black Friday deals? Then may I recommend you go get an Amazon Ring camera and doorbell home and security bundle, which can be had for... well... an absolute steal. Take a look at the deal box below for one our tame managing editor of homes and corgi-Oddie enthusiasts Josie Watson recommends.
Ok my loyal readers, the hour is late and while there are still plenty of deals to be had, I don't expect to see a whole host of new ones pop up as the hour of the wolf approaches.
But TechRadar still has a host of deals hubs and articles well worth your attention, I suggest you start with the best Black Friday deals roundup and go from there.
Happy hunting!
