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LIVE: Amazon Black Friday – I pick the 28 best early deals for creatives
From MacBooks to drawing tablets, 3D printers to coffee machines, there's something for everyone.
We've started covering Amazon's Black Friday sale a day early because there are some very decent deals for creatives already flooding in, like this incredible offer on the Xtool F1 2-in-1 laser engraving machine, reduced from $1699 to $999 right now. That is a real creative bargain, and there are more besides that.
We've combed through the live deals over at Amazon looking for drawing tablets, ergonomic office chairs, 3D printers, and audiophile headphones. We'll also be looking for monitors, laptops, Apple, coffee machines, pens, Switch, and anything else that helps a creative create. So check out the links and details below for your very own curated creative roundup of the best deals of the day.
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- Save up to $250 off Apple at Amazon
- Laptops for under $350 at Amazon
- Shop monitor deals at Amazon
- Shop for laminators for under $30
- Shop 3D printer discounts
- Flash deals on Wacom drawing tablets
- Up to $350 off top coffee machines
- 10% off top chair brands
- Shop cheap Switch games
Amazon Apple deals
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Apple Watch SE 2 comes with a fitness and sleep tracker, a heart rate monitor, emergency SOS, Apple Pay, and is water-resistant to 50 meters. You can sync it with any iPhone from iPhone XS and up running iOS 17 or later for and use it to control music, calls, messages and more.
<p><strong>Price history: The lowest price on record for this smartwatch was $149 but this is not far off.<br />Read moreRead less▼
AirTags can be attached to stuff you don't want to lose, and tracked via Bluetooth. This is a pack of four, so you can put one in your luggage, one on your keys, wallet and even attach one to your child when you're visiting busy places. They connect to the Find My app with one tap.
<p><strong>Price history: This is only $2 off the lowest ever price.Read moreRead less▼
The brand-new M4 chip brings Apple Intelligence and impressive performance to the MacBook Air, which has a 13-inch screen, is ultra-portable and still has zippy speeds. It's more than good enough for most creative workflows, but not for power users.
<p><strong>Price history: This is the first major discount we've seen on the 2025 model.Read moreRead less▼
This new iPad is perfect for most people – especially creatives with a light-ish workflow, who want a beautiful screen and Apple Pencil pro support. The M3 chip offers enough power for digital artists and photo editors, and if you're working in short-form video you'll be able to whip up content for social media.
<p><strong>Price history: This matches the lowest price ever.Amazon laptop deals
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This may be meant as a gaming laptop, but its combination of some of the best components currently out there means it’s a creator’s dream too. It's going to be useful for a lot of things, from 3D rendering and effects-heavy video-editing all day to a spot of Doom: The Dark Ages when the doors have closed. And at this price, it's almost available to normal mortal humans too.
<p><a href="https://www.creativebloq.com/tech/laptops/msi-stealth-18-hx-ai-review-the-new-king-of-premiere-pro-until-the-next-one" target="_blank">Read our full review if you need further convincing.Read moreRead less▼
Satechi make some of the finest docks and USB hubs around, and this 11-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 piece will be a godsend to port-deprived MacBook users in particular. With four Thunderbolt 4 ports and 3 USB-A ports, on top of a Gigabit Ethernet port and an SD card reader, it's perfect for creators who need to plug a lot of things in at once. And it's a third off now.
<p><a href="https://www.creativebloq.com/reviews/satechi-thunderbolt-4-multimedia-pro-dock" target="_blank">Read our full review of its 16-in-1 big sibling.Read moreRead less▼
The Snapdragon-powered Surface Pro bridges the divide between laptop and tablet more effectively than almost any other 2-in-1 on the market. It's a competent photo-editing machine and easily converts to a tablet for late-night streaming or on-the-go artworking.
<p><a href="https://www.creativebloq.com/tech/phones-tablets/microsoft-surface-pro-12-review-genre-blender" target="_blank">Read our full review of the latest gen here.Read moreRead less▼
The lowest price yet for this, the successor to Dell's budget-friendly Inspiron range. We tested the 2-in-1 version and liked it rather a lot. This one isn't quite as flexible, but otherwise has pretty much the same internals.
Amazon monitor deals
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Second on our list of the best monitors for graphic artists, we love this monitor for its affordability. But even at this price point, it professional-grade performance. This shows in our tests, which highlight the crisp 4K resolution to the 99% sRGB coverage.
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This is our favourite ultrawide monitor for creatives, and it's on a limited time deal in the early Black Friday deals fest. It has brilliant colour accuracy, high resolution and everything you'd expect from a premium OLED screen. It's a beast but if you've got space, we recommend taking the plunge.
<p><strong>Price history: It's dropped as low as $599Amazon digital crafting deals
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Overview: If you're looking for a new 3D printer, this model from Anycubic has a great discount over at Amazon, and is almost pretty much a Temu clone of the popular Bambu Lab X1C (which is more premium-priced).
<p><strong>Price context: The last low price we saw on this printer was $549 earlier this year, and this early Black Friday deal cuts it by a lot. <p><strong>Price Check: You can get this 3D printer for $10 cheaper by shopping directly <a href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?awinmid=69360&awinaffid=103504&clickref=hawk-custom-tracking&p=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.anycubic.com%2Fproducts%2Fkobra-s1-combo" target="_blank">from Anycubic's website.<p><strong>Review consensus: I have to be honest, I've tested two of these 3D printers, and while I've grown to love it, the Kobra S1 Combo takes a bit of work. You need to be patient with this machine and hold its hand a fair bit to get through error messages and filament tangles, but I still think it's worth the purchase, especially at this low price. Just don't say that I didn't warn you. See my <a href="https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/anycubic-kobra-s1-combo-review-excellent-when-it-works-frustrating-when-it-doesnt">Anycubic Kobra S1 combo review for all details. <p><strong>Buying advice: For a 100% stress-free printing experience, you might want to look at our <a href="https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/3d-printing/psa-big-black-friday-3d-printing-deals-are-already-live" target="_blank"><strong>Black Friday 3D printer hub.Read moreRead less▼
3D scanners certainly aren't cheap (especially for the Pro-tier models), but Creality has a Black Friday sale live right now that is literally slashing thousands of dollars off its premium scanners.
<p>The RaptorX is one of the company's latest launches, and is the world's 1st wireless hybrid blue laser & NIR scanner with excellent high-quality scans and impressive volumetric accuracy. It can also scan in colour.Read moreRead less▼
The Cricut Joy Xtra can be had for $149 on its own over at Amazon, or you can opt for the digital version bundle (above) for the exact same price, which includes a digital library of 30 images.
<p>I highly recommend this model for anyone new to using vinyl cutter machines, as it's compact enough to save space on your desk, yet still works with Cricut's matless smart materials, which means you aren't limited to just smaller crafting projects.Read moreRead less▼
This 2-in-1 laser engraving machine from xTool is the world's first 2W infrared + 10W diode laser cutter and engraver. It can cut as deep as 10mm wood, 8mm basswood, and 6mm acrylic, and comes pre-assembled with a fully enclosed cover and high-speed preview function, enabling accurate positioning in just 5 seconds.
<p>I can't stress what an absolute bargain this is at $700 off over at Amazon.Non-Amazon crafting deals
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This heat press machine from Cricut used to be primarily aimed at businesses, but with 75% off, it's now affordable for home crafters and hobbyists as well.
<p>The Autopress is a big, powerful device that delivers consistent and commercial-quality results. It does a lot of the hard work for you (hence the auto-press), and this deal includes materials plus a 1-month Cricut Access subscription too!Read moreRead less▼
Looking to buy a 3D printer? If you can wait just a little bit longer, then this preorder deal on the Snapmaker U1 will be 100% worth it.
<p>It's certainly not the cheapest, but this model has been anticipated for quite some time and is one of the most funded Kickstarter projects in history. You see, this printer has a new 4-head SnapSwap system (a tool swap design) which promises to cut print time down significantly and reduce waste for multicolour/multi-material prints.<p>It's really innovative, and if you preorder right now, you can save $150. For more options, see our <a href="https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/3d-printing/psa-big-black-friday-3d-printing-deals-are-already-live" target="_blank"><strong>Black Friday 3D printer hub.Amazon drawing tablet deals
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 is an Android powerhouse that’s a dead-ringer for the iPad Pro when it comes to digital art. With its super-smooth 120Hz AMOLED display, ultra-low latency S Pen, and desktop-style DeX mode, it offers creatives pro-level precision without locking you into Apple’s ecosystem. It’s the Android alternative every artist’s been waiting for, at a price that suddenly feels right. Read more in my best tablets with a stylus round-up.
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The Huion Kamvas Pro 24 4K is a pro-grade 23.8-inch pen display with ultra-sharp 4K resolution, full-laminated anti-glare glass, and an 8,192-level tilt-sensitive pen. Covering 140% sRGB, it delivers Wacom-level colour fidelity without the Pro-series price. Why is it reduced? Huion just released a Gen 3 upgrade, but this 2024 model remains a well-specced pen display. Read our Huion Kamvas Pro 24 4K review.
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The new XPPen Artist Ultra 16 4K OLED is a serious rival to Wacom. With a 15.6-inch 4K OLED display, sub-1ms latency, a 99% Adobe RGB colour gamut, dual 16K-pressure pens, and a gesture-aware X-Touch pad, this provides pro artists with silky-smooth, high-fidelity control. I've been testing the Artist Ultra 16 for weeks, and it's a beautiful pen display that crams in some of the best tech right now.
Amazon chair deals
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This ergonomic chair offers pretty good adjustable lumbar support, a breathable mesh backrest, and several adjustment points. Its massive bulk deals are perfect for studios and agencies, but there's $200 off for individuals.
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I love this chair – it's one of the few that I've given a perfect 5 star review to. It's chic, works incredibly well, and is incredibly durable and comfortable. $50 off may not seem like a lot, but I'd snap it up (if I didn't already own one!)
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I'm breaking the rules a bit here – this deal isn't from Amazon, it's directly from Secretlab. But again, this is one of the few chairs I've given 5 stars to, and the only gaming chair to receive a perfect score. I love it. And you probably will too.
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I loved this leather chair when I first reviewed it, a couple of years ago. It's very comfy, very leather, and very executive. It's also pretty expensive, so be aware that you are paying for that Italian leather here. Still, $140 off isn't nothing.
Amazon coffee machine deals
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We love this coffee maker for its simplicity, and the fact it comes in many fun colours. It offers five sizes of coffee cup, and you can make single or double espressos – plus iced coffee! This deal just got $10 better than earlier in the week.
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If you love drip coffee, this is an excellent machine that looks great. The glass carafe seals in the flavour, and it has a 'PureFlavor' system that makes coffee at exactly the right brewing time. This means the flavour is perfect every time. This is an amazing discount even $10 better than earlier in the week.
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This is a fun, well-designed little maker than offers a single serve of coffee. It comes in a variety of colours, and brews very decent coffee via a pod. It's perfect for the office, or travel.
Amazon pen deals
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The stunningParker Jotter Stainless‑Steel Ballpoint Pen has a solid stainless-steel barrel, high-shine trims, and Parker’s signature arrow clip. It uses a retractable “click” mechanism and comes fitted with a QuinkFlow ballpoint refill (0.7 mm medium or 0.5 mm fine). A 50% discount is marvellous, and the perfect time to buy.
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The Ddaowanx Gel Pens (6-pack) feature a 0.5 mm fine point, quick-dry black gel ink, and a retractable design with clip. The barrel combines alloy steel and plastic, includes a soft-grip section, and is sized at approx. 2.36″ × 0.55″ × 5.9″.
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I scoured our best monitors for graphic artists guide to find the models on sale already, and I found two excellent options. See them below:
Dell 27 Plus 4K Monitor - S2725QS: was $299.99 now $229.99 at Amazon
We love this monitor for its price and professional-grade performance. Our tests showed it delivers everything a creative could need. And it's only $2 off the lowest price ever.
AOC Agon PRO AG346UCD: was $799.99 now $699.99 at Amazon
A limited time deal on our favourite ultrawide monitor. It's a premium OLED, and it is seriously stunning. If you have the space, that is.
We're normally running a Nintendo Switch blog during these sales events but I'm not holding out high hopes for excellent Switch deals this year. Except the rumour that Nintendo is about to scale down its Switch focus in favour of Switch 2, which might mean disocunts on the original models, there isn't much to suggest major discounts.
We always get a nice juicy amount off games, though, and this year is shaping up to be no exception.
Shop the Amazon Switch game sale here.
I'm also hoping to stock up on markers, notebooks and more. I'll add deals in as and when I find them.
And what else are we looking for? Well accessories are always a great shout. Think SSDs, styluses, power banks and more. We will be on the lookout for those as the days (week) goes on!
Drawing tablets are always part of the price slashing on Black Friday, with huge brands like Wacom, Huion and Xencelabs joining the sales. See our best drawing tablets roundup to find out which tablets we're recommending, then browse the best offers in our drawing tablet Black Friday roundup.
We love the below deal on a brilliant pro-level drawing display. Our review showed it has a clear crisp screen, loads of space and it's super-responsive.
Black Friday is the perfect time to stock up on a bundle of creative goodies, from tech to art supplies. Though we do see similar prices at other times of the year, it is the time that offers are slightly better than other times, and we've got pretty good at knowing what and when to buy.
We also love the surge of 3D printing deals around at the moment. Since all the 3D printing brands started their sales at the beginning of this month, we have been covering them for a couple of weeks. But Amazon has a few good ones.
Anycubic has a great discount over at Amazon on the Kobra S1 Combo.
Our 3D printing enthusiast, Beth, likes this printer, though says it's pretty hard work. But at this price point, she's all in.
So what is our favourite deal so far? Well, we love this $250 off a MacBook Air with an M4 chip. It's the newest Air on the block, and we loved it in our review.
You can find out which MacBook you should buy over on our MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air post. But in short, if you have a medium creative workflow, and aren't spending tons of power on 3D modelling or heavy video editing, the Air is probably a good choice for you. Plus it's ultra-portable, which is a big bonus for a busy creative in the modern day.
And we're off! Welcome to Creative Bloq's Amazon Black Friday live blog. I'll be honest, it's been a while since we've focused entirely on Amazon offers on Black Friday. But since the best offers are usually at the retail giant, it makes sense to scour the site for creative kit and deliver it straight to you.
The official sale starts tomorrow, but we're here now because there are already early deals to take advantage of. So scan above for our curated 28 picks and we'll add to it as we go. Happy sales hunting!




























