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Laptops are among the most sought-after and heavily-discounted devices on Black Friday. However, this year, laptop deals have been slow to surface, with few head-turning deals. Unlike the聽, which have been breaking all sorts of records and predictions, laptop deals have been more modest. Few of them have broken our聽. But not all hope is lost. Below, we've gathered the few laptops deals we think are worth getting excited over.

Best Black Friday Laptop Deals

聽for $99 at Staples
Make no mistake, the star of Staples' Black Friday ad will be severely limited, but for the lucky few who snag this offer, it's the best laptop deal we've seen in DealNews history. Not only does it beat our聽聽by $78, but it's also the cheapest price we've seen for this notebook by $80. The machine itself won't break any speed records. It's housing an Atom processor, only 2GB of RAM, and a 32GB eMMC (embedded MultiMediaCard), the latter of which is聽. Nevertheless, as far as budget systems are concerned, this deal is poised to blow all other deals out of the water.

聽for $149 at Best Buy
Despite their modest hardware,聽. Leading the Chromebook charge is none other than Acer, followed by Samsung and HP. If the thought of a cloud-based Google machine sounds intriguing, Best Buy offers the Acer CB3 for $149, which is the best discount we've seen on this specific model by $30 and the cheapest Black Friday Chromebook deal we've seen. A close runner up is this聽聽for $199 at Meijer. It includes a聽, which, assuming you use it, brings the cost of the laptop down to $149.

聽for $159 at Walmart
If Staples' doorbuster laptop is too bare bones for your needs, this budget machine costs $59 more and features slightly better specs, including 4GB of RAM (rather than 2GB) and a full 500GB hard drive (instead of a 32GB flash drive). This machine is also $19 under our聽聽and the second-cheapest laptop we've ever seen. It beats聽聽(which only has 2GB of RAM) by a buck, it beats聽聽(which also only features 2GB of RAM) by $41, and聽聽by $31.

聽for $300 at OfficeDepot
This laptop features mainstream specs at an extraordinarily low price. In fact, it beats our聽聽by $25, which is no easy feat. Our only gripe is that this deal might be limited to just four machines per store. (Though you can also purchase this laptop online).

聽for $300 at Staples
As far as 15" Core i3 machines are concerned, this is the cheapest we've seen all year by $50. But we especially like that this machine goes slightly above and beyond the usual configuration by including 6GB of RAM and a 750GB hard drive.

聽for $750 at TigerDirect
This is an epic laptop deal on multiple levels. For starters, it couples a Core i7 processor with a massive 16GB of RAM and generous 1TB hard drive. Moreover, it's $50 under last December's cheapest powerhouse laptop, meaning this machine sets a new price low for all Core i7 laptops with 16GB of RAM. Is it overkill for most users? Perhaps, but at this price it's a luxury you can afford.

聽for $780 at Best Buy
Apple fans, as of today this is the best MacBook Air deal of Black Friday. It's beats our聽by $19 and it's the lowest price we've ever seen for this machine. Even better, unlike most back-to-school sales we saw this summer, this deal doesn't require a valid .edu e-mail address.

聽for $900 at Best Buy
Although we've seen this MacBook Pro at this price before, it's not a common sight. Just keep in mind this is the mid-2012 model, which means you get an Ivy Bridge processor and a non-Retina screen.

聽for $1,050 at Best Buy
We've seen the flagship 13" MacBook Air for as low as $750 this past summer, but this specific configuration (with a 256GB SSD rather than the standard 128GB SSD) doesn't see as many discounts. So for the moment, this deal is $149 under Apple's price and the best offer we've seen on the 13.3" MacBook Air.

With just days to go before Black Friday's official start, we're still on the lookout for noteworthy ultraportable and desktop replacement deals. Check back often as we update our list of the best Black Friday laptop deals.

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