With Black Friday creeping closer, retailers are already rolling out some of the biggest tech deals of the season. If you’re planning ahead for smart trackers, Chromebooks, accessories, or even a new home tech setup, now’s the time to lock in savings that may not last long.
Trackers, Speakers & Tablets
Samsung’s latest Galaxy SmartTag 3 is now showing real discounts across multi-packs at Woot, with savings up to 30%. Singles are down to around $23 (from $30), and a 4-pack lands for about $80, working out to roughly $20 per unit. These are international models, which could mean trickier warranty support, but they come with a 90-day Woot warranty and remain fully functional in the U.S.‐based Galaxy ecosystem.
Meanwhile, Google’s freshly released Pixel Tag tracker is currently priced at $29.99 for a single unit or $99.99 for a 4-pack ($25 each) at retailers like Amazon and the Google Store. Accessories designed for the new Pixel Tag are also seeing modest discounts of about $5 off. If you’ve been eyeing a tracker, both the SmartTag 3 and the Pixel Tag offer strong value in this early season.
Over at Best Buy, the Google Home Speaker has hit its lowest price yet: any color model is available for $79.99, down from $100. If those bright Berry and Jade styles caught your eye but sold out early, this might be your second chance before the full Black Friday rush kicks in.
Tablets are also getting discounted: TCL’s NXTPAPER 14-inch Android tablet dropped to $349.99, a full $100+ cut from its earlier price around $450. It features a paperlike 14.3-inch display and a sizable 256GB of storage—impressive for a tablet in its price range.
Chromebooks and Displays: Big Savings
Walmart’s early Black Friday offerings include one of the standout deals: the Acer Chromebook Plus 514 (2025 Core 3 N355 model) is on sale for $319, down nearly 50% from its usual $600+ street price. It bundles 8GB of LPDDR5X RAM, a 512GB PCIe Gen4 SSD, a 14-inch Full HD IPS touchscreen, Wi-Fi 6E, and decent port selection—ideal for everyday work or school tasks.
Elsewhere, Best Buy is featuring Open-Box “Excellent” condition deals on newer Googlebook laptops, with some models starting at about $680 shipped—while regular configurations still sell above $1,200. These represent some of the first meaningful price drops for these machines, especially for OLED touchscreen variants with higher refresh rates.
Other notable Best Buy doorbusters include the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic, with up to $200 off depending on size and edition, and a handful of Windows laptops falling to prices as low as $260. Accessories are often overlooked in these sales, but today’s offerings include heavily discounted monitors, fast charging stations, and SSDs—all solid ways to stash smaller wins while waiting for the bigger ones.
One caveat: many of these deals are “today only” or limited while supplies last, especially stock tied to specific colors or open-box condition. If a deal lets you refund/replace locally, it’s often worth jumping early rather than gambling on deeper discounts closer to Black Friday.
Why this matters: We’re seeing early drops on flagship tech—trackers, smart speakers, Chromebooks, touchscreen laptops—and not just on bargain basement gear. For buyers, that means this year’s Black Friday is shaping up to be more front-loaded. To get ahead, decide what product categories you care most about—phones, wearables, home devices—and scan the early deals now. Because when retailers like Best Buy, Amazon, and Walmart start to compete, the savings can narrow fast, and true steals will evaporate earlier than usual.
