Welcome to 9to5toys Battlestation Weekly – your go-to spot for the notable deals and latest releases in PC gaming at a glance every Saturday morning. Black Friday deals have officially started flowing folks and we already have huge discounts live on a bunch of battlestation gear including monitors, PCs, peripherals, and more. Walmart came in hot this week with its first wave of Black Friday deals, and Dell shortly followed it with its own offers. We’re barely scratching the surface with these deals, but there’s still a lot to cover in today’s weekly in which we’ll also take a look at Razer’s new aluminum USB 4 dock. All of this and more waiting for you below, so let’s dive in!
This week’s best PC gaming gear deals
***All prices subject to change at any time…get’em while they are hot!
ASUS’ top-end ROG Ally with Z1 Extreme chip now at $450 all-time low in Best Buy’s Black Friday doorbuster deal
Best Buy’s next set of Black Friday doorbusters are now live folks, and this time we have some solid deals on ROG gaming handhelds, M2 MacBook Air, Smart TVs, and more. One of the more notable deals from this week’s doorbusters lets you have ASUS’ top-end 512GB ROG Ally gaming handheld down at $499.99 shipped. Best Buy Plus and Total members can save an additional $50, bringing the handheld’s price further down to $449.99 shipped. That’s $100 less than our previous mention from last month and $50 lower than this $650 console’s previous low, marking the lowest price we’ve tracked for it. This handheld is powered by the same chip as the pricier ROG Ally X model, and it also offers a lot of great features to help you take your game library on the road.
- Microsoft’s new Ghost Cipher transparent Xbox controller hits new all-time low at $55
- Huge Black Friday deal hits Samsung’s Odyssey Ark 2nd Gen 4K monitor at $1,200 off
- Score Samsung’s 34-inch Odyssey 1440p 165Hz curved monitor at a new $229 low
- Samsung’s brand new 2TB 7,250MB/s 990 EVO Plus Gen 4 SSD hits new low at $140
- Logitech’s popular G Pro Wireless gaming mouse just hit one of its best prices yet at $56
Upcoming and now live Black Friday deals:
- Here’s the official 28-page Newegg Black Friday ad – deals start Nov. 21: Gaming PCs, laptops, GPUs, and more
- Microsoft announces Black Friday 2024 deals! Up to $600 off Copilot+ PCs, Surface laptops, accessories, and more
- Xbox announces Black Friday 2024 deals! Up to 60% off games, $50 off Xbox Series X|S, and more
- Best of Black Friday 2024 – PC gaming: Laptops, PC gaming handhelds, monitors, and more
- Here’s the official 40-page pre Black Friday Target ad – deals live now! 50% off Christmas trees, 25% off Disney gear, LEGO Star Wars, and more
- Dell’s Black Friday sale is now live! Up to $995 off Alienware desktops, XPS laptops, and more from $40
This week’s best tech deals
GoPro’s brand new HERO13 Black action cam hits lowest price at $340 ahead of Black Friday
We are now tracking a deal at Amazon that drops GoPro’s HERO13 Black action camera down to $339.99 shipped. This is a brand new model that debuted just over a month ago in September carrying a $400 price tag. It saw its first discount down at $350 last month, but today’s 15% markdown shaves an additional $10 off to mark the lowest price we have tracked for it to date. The HERO13 Black Accessory Bundle is also at its lowest price right now at $349.99 shipped, with a 22% discount on its usual $500 price, and Best Buy is matching both prices today as a part of its Black Friday sale.
- DJI’s flagship Osmo Mobile 6 smartphone gimbal hits Amazon all-time low today at $89
- Anker’s 240W 8-in-1 Prime Charging Station with Wi-Fi iPhone control drops to $100
- HP’s Omnibook Ultra Copilot+ PC w/ Ryzen AI 9 365 sees huge $600 price drop at $900
- Anker’s 30W 10K Zolo power bank w/ built-in USB-C, adjustable stand back to $30 low
- Latest Bose Ultra Open earbuds with spatialized audio return to $249 Amazon low
- Anker’s new Apple Health C20 Smart Scale with customizable screen returns to $35 low
New gear releases/first look
- Check out Razer’s new 14-in-1 aluminum USB 4 Dock with dual 4K 120Hz monitor support
- Pre-order 8BitDo’s new Retro 108 Mechanical Keyboard for Windows and Android
My personal tech arsenal
Having a finger on the pulse of the best PC gaming deals and gear helps me stay on top of all the new gear and the freshest deals. Here’s what I’ve managed to pick up over time for my personal arsenal:
- Sony PlayStation 5 console
- Viture Pro AR/XR glasses
- Gravastar M1 Pro
- Varmilo Muse65 HE Hall-Effect keyboard
- Steam Deck OLED 512GB
- My gaming rig:
- Case: ASUS Prime AP201 mATX white
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D desktop gaming CPU
- GPU: Gigabyte RTX 4070 Super GPU with 12GB VRAM
- Memory: 32GB TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB DDR5-6400
- SSD: WD_BLACK 1TB SN770 NVMe drive
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