There's $700 off my top-reviewed laptop for Black Friday

By Erlingur Einarsson
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Plus an Acer Predator with a 4060 graphics card under $1,500? Yes please!

An Acer Predator Helios 16 and ASUS Zenbook Pro 16X OLED laptops on a yellow background next to the text Editor's Pick Black Friday
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There are a lot of tempting Black Friday laptop deals out there for creative hobbyists and pros, but I've lined up a few that I can heartily recommend, because I've tested all of the ones below myself.

I've found best-ever prices, both for US and UK laptop hunters, for the below laptops. This includes the Acer Predator Helios 16 (with 16GB RAM and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card) to crush gaming as well as any creative work, the MSI Prestige 14 Evo as a great everyday laptop with lots of RAM and some creative nous, the ultra-lightweight ASUS Zenbook S 13 (with a twist) and the ASUS Zenbook Pro 16X OLED, simply my favourite laptop ever (and an outrageously powerful one too).

ASUS Zenbook Pro 16X OLED: $2.799.99 £2,099.99 at Amazon Save $700:

ASUS Zenbook Pro 16X OLED: $2.799.99 £2,099.99 at Amazon
Save $700: My favourite laptop ever, and it's not even close. This has slightly lower specs than its UK counterpart (3060 instead 4060 graphics, plus older processor), but it's got the same great ergonomics, 4K touchscreen and even an ASUS Dial built into the laptop. This is the lowest price I've seen it go for yet. 

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Acer Predator Helios 16: $1,649.99 $1,329.99 at Amazon Save $320:

Acer Predator Helios 16: $1,649.99 $1,329.99 at Amazon
Save $320: Acer has made a great gaming laptop and rather good one for creatives too here, and the GeForce RTX 4060 card is plenty for future-proofing both your high-speed work and play. I loved using it, and I think you might too. This is close to the base-spec Helios 16, but it's honestly all you'll need.

Price check: $1,937.99 at Target

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MSI Prestige 14 Evo: $999 $849.99 at Amazon Save $149.01:

MSI Prestige 14 Evo: $999 $849.99 at Amazon
Save $149.01: If you don't need a discrete graphics card, this classy MSI gives you a whopping 32GB of RAM and a good screen for photo-editing and artworking (and watching movies after work) for a lowest-ever $849.99. That's more oomph than the MacBook Air, for less money than the MacBook Air.

Price check: $1,399 at Best Buy

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ASUS Zenbook Pro 16X OLED: £3,999.99 £2,999.99 at ASUS Save £1,000:

ASUS Zenbook Pro 16X OLED: £3,999.99 £2,999.99 at ASUS
Save £1,000: My favourite laptop ever is even better specced for the UK than the US. It's swimmingly expensive, yes, but it's also everything a creative professional could ever wish for. Oodles of RAM and graphical prowess, great ergonomics and even an ASUS Dial built into the laptop. This is the biggest discount yet on this monster. There's also a slightly lower-specced one going for £1,999 on Amazon...

Price check: £2,999.99 at Amazon

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ASUS Zenbook S 13 Flip: £1,299 £799 at John Lewis Save £500:

ASUS Zenbook S 13 Flip: £1,299 £799 at John Lewis
Save £500: This is the Flip, or 2-in-1, version of the Zenbook S 13 I reviewed earlier this year (and changed my opinion on small laptops). This has ever-so-slightly lower specs, and is a teeny bit heavier than the ultra-lightweight one I reviewed (due to the extra 2-in-1 mechanics), but this is the best price I've seen it at yet.

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Erlingur Einarsson
Erlingur Einarsson
Tech Reviews Editor

Erlingur is the Tech Reviews Editor on Creative Bloq. Having worked on magazines devoted to Photoshop, films, history, and science for over 15 years, as well as working on Digital Camera World and Top Ten Reviews in more recent times, Erlingur has developed a passion for finding tech that helps people do their job, whatever it may be. He loves putting things to the test and seeing if they're all hyped up to be, to make sure people are getting what they're promised. Still can't get his wifi-only printer to connect to his computer. 

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