Black Friday is a fantastic time to shop for discounted laptops, but you don’t have to wait until the main event to take advantage of those deals. If you’re looking to get a jump start on your holiday shopping,

One of our favorite gaming laptops, the Asus ROG Strix G16, is currently 17% off at Walmart for Black Friday. This model features an elegant design, with a customizable backlit keyboard and light strip underneath the trackpad. The modern hardware delivers years’ worth of high-end gameplay, and you can save $300 on the laptop right now.

Amazon is also providing guidance on when exactly the sales bonanza will commence. Mark your calendar for next Thursday, November 21 at 12:01 am PST. That's when the first batch of deals will unlock, and the event will run through December 2. Throughout the entirety of the event, Amazon is promising millions of deals across more than 35 categories.