The Best Walmart Black Friday Deals, Including PlayStation 5, Lego, and Dyson
Apple AirPods Pro 3 — Best For…
Walmart deal price: $220; street price: $249
What we like: The best wireless earbuds for hardcore Apple users. Excellent sound quality and noise cancellation. All-day battery life, even with several functions active. Heart-rate monitoring is as reliable as that of a quality smartwatch. Improved IPX57 dust and water resistance rating.
Other things to know: Calls sound clear, but sometimes artificial, in noisy environments. Squeeze and swipe controls are irritating to use. Not ideal as an everyday hearing-aid solution. Live-translation feature is better than using only your phone, but the experience is awkward. Comes with additional tips.
Read more: The Best Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds
Sony PlayStation 5 Slim (1 TB) — Top Pick
Walmart deal price: $450; street price: $500
What we like: Our top Playstation console pick. Revamped and (slightly) smaller than the original model. Has a disc drive, so you can watch UHD Blu-ray movies, as well as play new or used PS5 and PS4 game discs. A competent media center for a living room. Has 1 TB of storage.
Other things to know: The rest of the features and hardware are the same as the non-disk version. PlayStation had more top-rated exclusive titles than the Xbox. A huge console —yes, even the “slim” model — and it can’t fit well in a lot of media centers, vertically or horizontally.
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Apple AirTag Bluetooth Tracker — Top Pick
Walmart deal price: $18 (with store pickup); street price: $25
What we like: Our top Bluetooth tracker pick for iPhone users. Leverages Apple’s huge network of devices to find lost goods. Impressively accurate. If you lose an AirTag (or an item containing or attached to one), you can use the Find My app to see its location or ask Siri to trigger an audible alert.
Other things to know: Replaceable coin battery. Doesn’t have any way to ring your phone. No built-in method of attaching to anything. Also available from Walmart with store pickup.
Read more: The Best Bluetooth Tracker
JBL Tour One M2 Bluetooth Wireless Headphones — Top Pick
Walmart deal price: $150 (deal on black); street price: $300
What we like: Our top Bluetooth wireless headphones pick. Comfortable to wear, lightweight, and easy to use. Great sound and mic quality. 50-hour battery life. Voice control available with a simple button press. JBL app lets you adjust EQ to your liking.
Other things to know: A huge drop, and matches what is by far the best price we’ve seen so far. Touchpad controls can be a bit over-sensitive. Active noise cancellation is good, but not as effective as that of our noise-cancelling headphones picks.
Read more: The Best Bluetooth Wireless Headphones
Apple Watch Series 10 Smartwatch (46 mm, Aluminum Case) — Former Pick
Walmart deal price: $280 (46 mm); street price: $350
What we like: An Apple smartwatch worth considering on sale. The only things you miss out on versus the Series 11 are longer battery life and a tougher display, as the Series 10 (and Series 9) also support Apple’s latest health features, the hypertension alerts and Sleep Score.
Other things to know: Discontinued. Includes two temperature sensors, car-crash detection, emergency SOS, an always-on display, sleep apnea detection, and faster charging than previous models. Deal for the GPS enabled, 46 mm Aluminum Case with the black or blue Sport Band or the purple or black Sport Loop.
Read more: The Apple Watch Is the Best Smartwatch for iPhone Owners
Apple Watch Series 10 (42 mm, Aluminum Case) — Former Pick
Walmart deal price: $250 (42 mm); street price: $300
Apple Watch SE (3rd Generation, 40 mm, Aluminum Case) — Top Pick
Walmart deal price: $200 (40 mm); street price: $240
What we like: Our new top smartwatch pick for iPhone owners. The always-on display is a huge upgrade. Packed with tons of health, fitness, and emergency safety features. Plenty powerful, with the same latest-gen S10 system-on-chip processor as its pricier siblings.
Other things to know: Battery life is average at best, but it charges fast. 40 mm screen may be too small for some people. Deal is for aluminum case with the Sport Band.
Read more: The Apple Watch Is the Best Smartwatch for iPhone Owners
What we like: Our former top pick for the best smartwatch for iPhone users. The only things you miss out on versus the Series 11 are longer battery life and a tougher display, as the Series 10 (and Series 9) also support Apple’s latest health features, the hypertension alerts and Sleep Score.
Other things to know: Great for buyers upgrading from an older Apple Watch. Includes two temperature sensors, car-crash detection, emergency SOS, an always-on display, sleep apnea detection, and faster charging than previous models. Doesn’t support Apple’s blood oxygen measurement. 15-day refund/replacement.
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Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 4 Bluetooth Speaker — Top Pick
Walmart deal price: $60 (deal on blue); street price: $80
What we like: Our longtime top portable Bluetooth speaker pick. Fun and practical, with great sound for its small size. 11-hour battery life. Incredibly tough — it’s dustproof, has an IP67 water-resistance rating, and survived a 5-foot drop test onto concrete. Plus, it floats.
Other things to know: It’s light on bass. This latest version comes with USB-C charging (finally). The design has not changed, so it’s still a little chunky and can feel slightly ungainly when packing. Only available in blue from Walmart.
Read more: The Best Portable Bluetooth Speaker
Apple Watch Series 11 Smartwatch (42 mm, Aluminum Case) — Upgrade Pick
Walmart deal price: $350; street price: $390
What we like: Our upgrade Apple smartwatch pick for iPhone owners. An excellent smartwatch, with a large, vivid, more scratch-resistant display and advanced health and fitness features, including FDA-cleared hypertension alerts. Screen-size difference is meaningful, you can view more information at a glance, and using the on-screen keyboard to type messages is easier. Can last a day and a half on a charge.
Other things to know: The Series 11 is so similar to the Series 10, which is also gaining the hypertension-alerts feature, that we recommend most people buy the older model on sale. The Series 11 with 44 mm Aluminum Case and Sport Band is currently discount.
Read more: The Apple Watch Is the Best Smartwatch for iPhone Owners
Apple AirTag Bluetooth Tracker (4-Pack) — Top Pick
Walmart deal price: $65; street price: $80
What we like: Our top Bluetooth tracker pick for iPhone users. Also recommended in multiple Wirecutter gift guides. Leverages Apple’s extensive Find My network and is impressively accurate in pinpointing an item’s precise location. Replaceable battery. Water-resistant.
Other things to know: Doesn’t have any way to ring your phone. Cannot attach to your stuff directly. Sales on four-packs typically offer the best price per tracker.
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Apple MacBook Pro Laptop (14-inch, M5, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD) — Upgrade Pick
Walmart deal price: $1,442 (deal on silver, or space black); street price: $1,570
What we like: Our upgrade MacBook pick. A little better than our top pick in every way. Faster for intensive tasks such as media editing and coding. The screen is sharp and color-accurate. Has better speakers and more ports than a MacBook Air. The M5 processor can comfortably play modern indie games.
Other things to know: About a pound heavier than the MacBook Air and slightly thicker. Don’t expect AAA games to run well. You’ll need to upgrade its memory to use larger AI models. Comes with our recommended specs of 16 GB RAM and 512 GB SSD.
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OnePlus Watch 3 Smartwatch (46 mm) — Best For…
Walmart deal price: $250 (46 mm); street price: $320
What we like: The best smartwatch for Android phones for long-lasting battery life. Can last almost a full week on a single charge while also tracking health and fitness metrics throughout the day and night. 46 mm case has a large, 1.5-inch OLED display that can reach a maximum brightness of 2,200 nits. Has a durable design that looks high-end.
Other things to know: Runs a hybrid system that includes Google’s Wear OS 5 and Google’s Gemini assistant. It’s available in two case sizes, but the smaller version lacks some useful features. ECG monitoring isn’t available in the US. Lacks cellular connectivity.
Read more: The Best Smartwatch for Android Phones
Asus ZenScreen MB16ACV Portable Monitor — Worth Considering
Walmart deal price: $150; street price: $170
What we like: Another portable monitor worth considering if your computer doesn’t have USB-C or HDMI ports. 15.6-inch display with sharp 1080p resolution. Integrated stand lets you use it in landscape and portrait orientations. Works with older laptops or as a smaller, secondary monitor for desktops.
Other things to know: Formerly our top pick. Only has one USB-C port to connect it to a laptop or computer. Additional software required to get features such as auto-rotate and USB-A compatibility.
Read more: The Best Portable Monitors
Apple iPad (11th Generation, 128 GB) — Top Pick
Walmart deal price: $280 (deal on pink); street price: $300
What we like: Our top tablet pick for most people. Large 11-inch touchscreen, fast performance, a USB-C port, and plenty of color options. Great all-around tablet that can handle pretty much any task. 128 GB is a great jump from the previous 64 GB least-expensive model. Solid battery life lasted for about 10 hours of continuous use. Touch ID sensor unlocks the device.
Other things to know: Adding optional accessories can make the iPad even more useful. Only supports the 1st-gen and USB-C Apple Pencil models. Digital illustrators might need a more expensive iPad.
Read more: The iPad Is the Best Tablet
Sony PlayStation 5 Pro — Upgrade Pick
Walmart deal price: $650; street price: $725
What we like: Our Playstation console upgrade pick. Includes more powerful graphics hardware to deliver better performance and visuals. Also comes with Wi-Fi 7 support and 2 TB of storage. Best for gaming on 4K screens 65 inches or larger.
Other things to know: Doesn’t come with a disc drive. Slightly larger than the PS5 Slim model. Visual benefits might be hard to spot if you’re too far away from your TV. Street price has risen in the past year. Only one DualSense controller included, but if you need two and have a Costco membership, it’s available from Costco for $680 with an extra DualSense controller.
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