Laptop deals I won’t be gatekeeping this Black Friday

By Omair Khaliq Sultan Published November 27, 2025

If you’re thinking about upgrading your laptop this year, it’s worth zooming out beyond just the machine itself. A great setup usually consists of:

This Black Friday lineup hits all of those pieces: a flagship ASUS ROG Strix gaming laptop, a 2025 Apple MacBook Pro, and a trio of desk upgrades from LG, Razer, and Anker that make either machine feel like a full desktop rig when you’re at home.

If you want a do-everything daily driver for work, creativity, and “Apple Intelligence,” this 2025 MacBook Pro is the one to watch. It comes with:

At $1,399.00 (down from $1,599.00), you’re getting a current-gen MacBook Pro with the new chip designed to handle AI-heavy workloads, video editing, code, and the usual browser-tab chaos.

Paired with a good monitor and dock (see the LG and Anker sections below), this MacBook becomes a compact workstation that you can disconnect and take with you in seconds.

On the Windows side, the ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025) is a monster gaming and performance laptop that can also double as a serious production machine. Key specs:

At $2,299.99 (down from $2,899.99), you’re getting top-tier hardware that will chew through modern games, 3D work, video editing, and AI workloads. The 240Hz Nebula display is already a great primary screen, but this laptop also pairs beautifully with the LG Ultragear monitor for a larger, curved view when you’re plugged in.

A powerful laptop deserves more screen real estate when you’re at a desk, and that’s where the LG 32GS60QC-B Ultragear comes in. You’re looking at:

At $186.99 (down from $299.99), this is a very strong companion display for both the ASUS ROG Strix and the MacBook Pro (with the right adapter or via the Anker dock). It turns your portable machine into a more comfortable, eye-level setup for gaming, work, or both.

High-performance laptops can get toasty—especially under sustained gaming or rendering loads. The Razer Laptop Cooling Pad: Adaptive Smart is meant to keep temps under control and performance more consistent. Highlights:

At $121.99 (down from $169.99), it’s not just about protecting your investment—cooler laptops tend to maintain higher boost clocks longer, which can translate to smoother frame rates and faster exports.

To complete the “laptop as desktop” transformation, the Anker 675 USB-C Docking Station acts as both a monitor stand and a 12-in-1 hub. It’s designed for machines like the MacBook Pro and Windows laptops (including ThinkPads) and offers:

At $169.99 (down from $249.99), it’s a very tidy solution if you want to park your laptop, plug in a single cable, and instantly have an external display, peripherals, and power ready to go.

Instead of just grabbing a single laptop, you can use these deals to assemble a full, flexible setup:

Pick the laptop that fits your style, then layer in the monitor, cooling, and docking deals to turn it into a setup that feels far more “desktop-class”—without giving up portability.