Black Friday: The five best tech deals for R10k or less
Here are the top five tech deals under R10k this Black Friday, including the MacBook Air M1, Dell Inspiron 15 3530, Hisense 65” QLED 4K Smart TV, Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro, and Xiaomi TV Box S 3rd Gen 4K, offering exceptional value and features. Picture: Apple
Image: Apple
It’s that time of the year again when the public work themselves into a frenzy over seemingly incredible deals too good to pass up on Black Friday, but it’s important to do a little bit of research before you reach the checkout counter confident you’ve found an amazing sale.
This is especially true in tech, as retailers are known to market a sale as a massive discount when it’s still pretty close to the original price.
Generally, the bigger the buy, the bigger the risk, so it’s extremely important to recognise if you’re making an impulse buy.
With all that in mind, here are the five best deals in tech available this Black Friday.
1. MacBook Air M1 laptop R9,999
On sale for R9,999 on amazon.co.za (R3,000 less than the iStore right now), this is the best value deal on this list. This is the laptop that started the Apple revolution in 2020, with the tech giant’s first Apple silicon chip. It’s extremely powerful and battery efficient. It has all-day battery life and never makes a sound from the hardware since it doesn’t have a fan.
Though the laptop is nearly six years old, there’s a reason why Apple continues to sell it new - it’s a powerhouse in a 13” package. Though it only has 8GB unified memory and 256GB storage, for any regular work like web browsing and creating documents, and even light video and photo editing, this machine will fly through anything you throw at it.
Most laptops in the under R10k range are entry-level, and the M1 Air certainly is not.
2 . Dell Inspiron laptop 15 3530 R9,999
If you’d prefer to stick with the Windows ecosystem, the best deal right now is the Dell Inspiron 15 3530 available from dellonline.co.za. It has 16GB RAM and 512GB storage, which is impressive at this price point. It also is reduced by R2,500 at the moment.
3. Hisense 65” QLED 4K Smart TV R7,999
Available from incredible.co.za, this Hisense Smart TV has all the features you need and a massive screen. Full 4K resolution and, just as important for big budget movies or gaming, a 120Hz refresh rate. This TV truly has all the bells and whistles and also offers a 3-year warranty.
4. Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro R3,999
The only wearable on this list, this is not the biggest discount but still a great price for what you get. Sporting a 1.82-inch AMOLED screen, it also offers long battery life of up to 10 days. This is also compatible with iOS through the Huawei Health App. Also available from incredible.co.za.
5. Xiaomi TV Box S 3rd Gen 4K R1,199
Though not on sale at the moment, this is the best all-round media player on the market at the moment, and a quick Google search reveals it’s available from a number of retailers at the same price. This media player has 32GB of storage, and since it’s a dedicated streaming device, it can use less RAM like its 2GB far more efficiently and will outperform a smart TV with the same features.