Black Friday is the absolute best time for finding good deals on laptops. (I would know: I've tracked them for Mashable since 2019.) And with retailers taking full advantage of the holiday's abnormally late timing this year, running sales that span most of November, steep discounts are expected to be plentiful all month long.

One of the most notable deals is the 15.6-inch HP Victus gaming laptop, which part of Best Buy's first round of limited-time doorbuster deals. The laptop is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 5-7535HS processor,

While that's bubbling away, make the most of that early sundown and nip in the air with an hour spent out on the patio gazing into this mesmerizing propane fire pit ($271 off at just $129). Post-dinner,