Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday tech deals for students

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If you’re heading off to high school or college next year (or shopping for someone who is), Black Friday and Cyber Monday are great times to start looking for the gadgets you’ll need for school. And if you’re a current student who just needs to upgrade their tech, why not take advantage of this week’s deals and sales?

Here are some of the best deals that students should consider for tablets, laptops, speakers, and more. The gadgets listed here are affordable, portable, and powerful enough to help you do your best schoolwork (or relax in your downtime). For more tech sales, check out our hubs of laptop deals, phone deals, noise-canceling headphone deals, and wireless earbuds deals.

TABLET DEALS

Multiple “Kids Edition” tablets are on sale at Amazon.

Amazon’s Fire HD 7 Kids Edition is $60 on Amazon, $40 off its original price of $100. This deal is active until December 1st.
Amazon’s Fire HD 8 Kids Edition is $80 on Amazon, $60 off its original price of $140. This deal is active until December 1st.
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is $280 at Walmart, $70 off its original price of $350. This configuration includes 64GB of storage and an S Pen.

LAPTOP DEALS

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The Envy x360 13 is a gorgeous convertible.

HP’s Envy x360 13 is $750 at Best Buy, $250 off its original price of $1,000. This model includes an Intel Core i7-1165G7, 8GB of memory, and a 512GB SSD.

SPEAKER DEALS

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The Sonos Move is a battery-powered speaker you can use indoors or outdoors.

Amazon’s Echo Dot (third gen) is $19 at Amazon, $21 off its original price of $40. This deal is active until December 1st.
Amazon’s Echo St udio is $160 at Best Buy, $40 off its original price of $200.
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SMARTPHONE DEALS

Apple’s iPhone SE has a familiar iPhone design for an unusually affordable price (as iPhones go).

Apple’s iPhone SE starts at $199.99 at Best Buy with a trade-in of an iPhone 7 or newer and qualified activation. You can also buy a prepaid model for $249 at Walmart.
Samsung’s Galaxy A51 (unlocked) is $274.99 at Best Buy, $125 off its original price of $399.99 (with activation). You can also buy a prepaid model for $249 at Walmart.
Motorola’s Moto G Stylus is $149.99 at Best Buy, $150 off its original price of $299.99.
Motorola’s Moto G Power (prepaid through Straight Talk Wireless) is $129 at Walmart, $50 off its original price of $179.

HEADPHONE DEALS

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Apple’s AirPods Pro can help filter out the noise in crowded study spots.

The Bose 700 noise-canceling headphones are $339 at Amazon, $40 off their original price of $379. This deal will be active until January 4th. Some colors are also on sale for as low as $299 at Best Buy.
Apple’s AirPods Pro are $169 at Walmart, $80 off their original price of $249. They’re also on sale at Best Buy for $199
Sony’s WH-1000XM4 are $278 at Best Buy, $71.99 off their original price of $349.99

SMART HOME DEALS

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Outfit your dorm room with colorful, affordable smart lights.

The Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance 3-Pack is $100 at Best Buy, $35 off its original price of $135

SMARTWATCH DEALS

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Track your workouts and sleep cycles with the Samsung Galaxy Watch.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch is $189 at Walmart, $90 off its original price of $279.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 is $199 at Walmart, $100 off its original price of $299.