As of November 2025, I think the 15-inch Apple MacBook Air (M4) is the best MacBook for most people. It's a sleek-as-ever notebook featuring impressive performance, open-lid support for two external displays, a great 12MP Center Stage camera, and an extremely reasonable starting price of $1,199 (making it $100 cheaper than its M3 predecessor ).

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Originally an IBM design, the ThinkPad is pretty tried and true as far as work laptops go. Even down to the icon TrackPoint navigational nub in the middle, the ...

This is the best deal on a laptop I've seen all year. It's one of the few Black Friday deals that actually lives up to the hype, the kind that I hope for at every major sale event.

At over half off the retail price, this budget Asus Vivobook might be the best laptop deal for Black Friday this year.