Dell XPS, Fire tablets, MacBooks, and more laptop and tablet deals this week

Our sworn enemy, standard time, is back in full force, ready to make us miserable until next March — it’s already getting to us if we’re being honest. But we aren’t going to let it win this year, are we? Hell no. 

We say start combating dark afternoons with a little bit of retail therapy — and to start, why not check out these great sales on laptops and tablets ahead of Black Friday? Dell laptops, Fire tablets, gaming computers, MacBooks, and much more are on big price drops right now, so get ‘em while they’re hot.

Take a look:

Laptops $499 and below:

Laptops $500 to $999:

Laptops $1,000 and up:

• Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop — $1,099.99 (list price $1,199.99)

• Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook — $1,099.99 (list price $1,399.99)

• HP Envy 13-inch Laptop — $1,149.99 (list price $1,259.99)

• Lenovo Legion 15.6-inch Gaming Laptop — $1,199 (list price $1,599)

• LG Gram 2-in-1 Laptop — $1,349 (list price $1,499.99)

• Dell XPS 15 7590 Laptop — $1,499.99 (list price $1,709.99)

• Asus ROG Strix Scar II Gaming Laptop — $1,556.99 (list price $1,999.99)

• LG Gram 15.6-inch Laptop — $1,730.39 (list price $1,999.99)

• Razer Blade 15 Gaming Laptop — $2,199.99 (list price $2,399.99)

• New Apple MacBook Pro — $2,569 (list price $2,799)

Tablets on sale:

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