Black Friday is the ultimate season for tech upgrades, and this year's deals are rolling out early. From laptops to tablets, prices are dropping across the board, with discounts on some of the hottest gadgets we’ve seen all year.

Whether you’re on the hunt for a souped-up gaming machine or an everyday Chromebook, Black Friday is the best time to look for a discounted laptop. Some retailers tout big savings that aren’t really savings at all,

Whether you need a high-end gaming machine, a MacBook Pro, or just a basic Chromebook, they're already on deep discount for Black Friday.

The 13.6-inch M3 MacBook air is one of our favourite laptops, and is an even better deal now Apple has made 16GB of RAM the base configuration. JB Hi-Fi's is current taking up to AU$282 off both the 16GB and 24GB RAM models, which is a pretty decent saving compared to buying from Apple.

Here are the best Black Friday laptop deals we could find, including discounts on Apple MacBooks, gaming laptops, Windows machines and Chromebooks.