One of the best Dell Black Friday deals takes $400 off the Alienware m18 R2 RTX 4070 graphics Although we didn't get our hands on this exact laptop, in our Alienware m16 R2 review, we praise its excellent design, gaming, and productivity performance. We expect the RTX 40 series m18 R2 to be on par with its 16-inch sibling.

Black Friday is a fantastic time to shop for discounted laptops, but you don’t have to wait until the main event to take advantage of those deals. If you’re looking to get a jump start on your holiday shopping,

Black Friday is the absolute best time for finding good deals on laptops. (I would know: I've tracked them for Mashable since 2019.) And with retailers taking full advantage of the holiday's abnormally late timing this year, running sales that span most of November, steep discounts are expected to be plentiful all month long.

That all being the case, Best Buy is getting a jump on Black Friday with several discounted desktops and laptops with GeForce RTX hardware inside. One such item is the desktop you see pictured above—an iBuyPower Y40 gaming desktop that's on sale for $1,349.99 at Best Buy (save $250).

Before you deck the halls, or even carve the turkey, you can start saving big on laptops, desktops, mice, and monitors. Our experts have highlighted the best Dell and Alienware hardware deals you can get right now.