The best early Amazon Black Friday deals: Hot discounts on TVs, games, smart home gear, and more

Black Friday is approaching fast, and you can already start snapping up worthwhile tech deals on Amazon. After an early trickle of discounts that began at the start of the month, the good sales are now coming at us faster.

And you shouldn’t wait on what you see. Getting a head start on the shopping is a prudent move this year, as warnings about potential inventory shortages and shipping delays due to supply chain issues have sounded for weeks. It doesn’t hurt to ensure your holiday gifts will arrive on time. Moreover, like every year, the deals don’t last forever: If they start earlier, they usually end earlier too, due to inventory running out.

To make it easier to snap up the best deals, we’ve sifted through the offerings and pulled out those worth attention. These bargains meet our usual criteria for a good deal: The price is near an all-time low or is a larger discount than usually available.

For other deals you can hop on right now, be sure to check out our roundup of the best early Black Friday tech deals, the best early Black Friday laptop deals, and the best early Black Friday gaming deals. You can also do some recon on upcoming sales in our overview of Walmart’s best Black Friday deals.

TV deals

Vizio P65Q9-J 65-inch 4K TV

Vizio

Was: $1,300

Now: $1,000 ($300 off)

Vizio crams a stunning number of features into this 65-inch 4K HDR TV. It’s the perfect companion for an over-the-top PC gaming setup: You get FreeSync for liquid-smooth gaming at a max refresh rate of 120Hz over HDMI, as well as Dolby Vision. This TV’s screen also sports a brightness of 1200 nits, allowing the color depth you get from Dolby Vision to shine. And as a smart TV, it can stream from your favorite services without needing a separate device—plus whatever else you want from other devices thanks to built-in Apple AirPlay 2 and Chromecast support.

See the Vizio P65Q9-J at Amazon.

50- and 55-inch Amazon Fire TV

Amazon

Was: $470 and $520
Now: $330 and $380 ($140 off)

You can grab a smart TV for good prices already. These two particular models sport Amazon’s Fire TV software for streaming video and music, and include an Alexa-powered remote. They also have three HDMI 2.0 inputs and a single HDMI 2.1 eARC port.

See the Amazon Fire TV (50-inch and 55-inch) deals at Amazon.

50- and 55-inch Amazon Fire TV Omni

Amazon

Was: $510 and $560
Now: $360 and $410 ($150 off)

Don’t want to hassle with finding a remote to issue voice commands to your TV? You’ll want one of these Omni versions of Amazon’s smart TVs, which integrate a mic in the TV. That means you get hands-free Alexa support for launching apps, looking up info on the web, and controlling compatible smart home devices.

See the Amazon Fire TV Omni (50-inch and 55-inch) deals at Amazon.

Fitbit deals

Fitbit Luxe

Fitbit

Was: $150

Now: $100 ($50 off)

Fitbit’s upgraded version of the Inspire 2 sports a color screen and a sleek, attractive profile—and its Black Friday sale price is equally appealing. (Especially since it still includes the six-month trial of Fitbit Premium.) For this price, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a tracker that performs as well and blends so seamlessly with fashionable outfits.

See the Fitbit Luxe on Amazon.

Streaming device deals

Fire TV Stick

Amazon

Was: $40

Now: $20 (50% off)

Finding a good, cheap streaming device for your TV is easy this year. For just $20, you get a TV stick loaded with all the apps you could want (plus no disputes about YouTube) and access to Alexa. Support for Amazon’s voice assistant means you just speak aloud to launch apps and search for content, as well as control compatible smart home gear. Need a higher resolution or want faster hardware? The Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Stick 4K Max versions are on sale now too.

See the Fire TV Stick on Amazon.

Kindle deals

Amazon Kindle w/ front light

Amazon

Was: $90

Now: $50 (44% off)

Amazon’s entry-level Kindle is back at an all-time low—just in time for holiday gift-giving. This model sports a front-light for easy reading in dim locations, along with 8GB of storage space for keeping thousands of books at hand. At this price, you’ll get the ad-supported version, but you can choose to eliminate those later with an additional fee.

See the Kindle on Amazon.

Smart home devices

Ecobee SmartThermostat with Voice Control

Ecobee

Was: $249

Now: $199 ($50 off)

At 33% off, our favorite smart thermostat becomes even more appealing. We loved the Ecobee SmartThermostat in our review, giving it a 4.5 out of 5 stars along with an Editor’s Choice Award. You get a responsive device with better sensitivity than previous versions, and it integrates with Apple HomeKit, Google Assistant, and Amazon’s Alexa. Making your home’s environmental controls smarter is both easy and cheap with this sale.

See the Ecobee SmartThermostat with Voice Control on Amazon.

Kasa Smart Mini Plug

TP-Link

Was: $23

Now: $3.50 (84% off)

Here’s a fun one: If you download the Alexa app for your phone (or have an Alexa-enabled device), you can ask for a sweet deal. Saying “Alexa, order Kasa Smart Mini Plug” gets you this popular smart plug with energy monitoring for a whopping 84% off. Don’t want to finish the transaction via voice? It goes to your cart first, so you can check out on a PC.

Get the Alexa app on iOS or Android.