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Price drops & sales
Sales the desk has written up, with the price and the retailer as reported at the time of writing.
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Woot is selling grade-A refurbished Nintendo Switch 2 consoles for $426.55 — $73.45 below the current $500 MSRP — with free shipping for Amazon Prime members and a 90-day warranty.
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$79.99 for the 2026 Google Home Speaker — the lowest cash price yet, and only at Best Buy.
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The first major discount on a Nintendo Switch 2 first-party game has landed — and it’s not Zelda.
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All deal storiesBlack Friday 2026
When the sales start, last year's prices to beat, and the products reviewers back. Written by hand from cited sources.
Black Friday is November 27 and list prices rose during 2026, so the discounts need checking. Every Hitechreports guide in one place, with the retailer dates and last year's lows.
Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo all raised console prices in 2026. Here is what each console costs now, what Sony's Black Friday offers were last year, and how to judge a bundle.
Samsung and Google raised list prices in October, so this year's discounts need checking against the real prices. Here they are, with last Black Friday's lows and the picks reviewers back.
Last year's Samsung flagship system is already half price and Sonos cuts its whole range every November. Here are the prices to judge the 2026 deals against, and which bars to buy.
Every AirPods model was on sale at once last Black Friday and the Sony WH-1000XM6 saw its first cut. Here are the prices to judge the 2026 deals against, and the picks reviewers back.
Apple raised the MacBook Air by $200 in June and Windows makers followed, so this year's discounts need checking against October's lows. Here they are, with the picks.
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