Black Friday 2023 Live Blog: Early Deals Vetted by Experts

Updated on Nov. 17, 2023

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Adam Oram is a Deals Writer at CNET. He studied Media at Newcastle University and has been writing about technology since 2013. He previously worked as a Senior Writer at iMore, Deals Editor at Thrifter, and as an Apple Genius. His spare time is spent watching football (both kinds), playing Pokémon games, and eating vegan food.
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Black Friday season is well and truly upon us. Though the official date isn’t for another week, many brands and retailers have already kicked off their fall sales in earnest.

There are thousands of deals to wade through, but our crack deals team is hard at work analyzing the sales and curating the deals to make thing easy for you. With over a dozen people hard at work finding the best Black Friday deals, and spending upwards of 515 hours per week doing so, you can rest assured that the deals you need to see are presented below.

Updated November 17, 2023 at 2:51 AM PST

Our absolute favorite Black Friday deals

These are the deals you absolutely need to see according to CNET’s expert deal hunters, with a particular emphasis on highly-rated products reviewed by CNET staff.