Black Friday is looming large on the horizon, promising big discounts on TVs, laptops, headphones, speakers, and just about everything else. It's the single best time of the year to shop, with deals on offer from all the leading retailers.

Dell Inspiron 16-inch with Intel Core Ultra 7: $999 at Best Buy (was $1,499) — This Windows laptop comes equipped with a modern Intel chip and a lot of bonuses for the price point, including a touch screen, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage.

Black Friday gaming laptop deals are still firing strong, but that competition is going to heat up now that we're just one week away from the big day. I'm still seeing all my top picks on the shelves and discounted right now,