Black Friday will be here before we know it — but in the meantime, we recommend doing some early bird shopping at Best Buy and saving big ahead of the holidays. Be sure to bookm

Amazon has it on sale for just $749 ahead of Black Friday, or $250 off its $999 MSRP. That's a 25% savings and a new record-low, matching the cheapest price the 8GB version saw. (The same deal was live at Best Buy for the paid tiers of its membership program on Thursday, Nov. 14; it'll be open to everyone there on Friday, Nov. 15.)

Learn more Some of the best early Black Friday deals are now upon us. One retailer having a big early sale is Walmart, with its early Black Friday sale. This sale is offering discounts on tech, toy, holiday and home gifts for most everyone in your life (and don’t forget yourself).