The countdown to Black Friday is well underway, and so are the early deals. That's right, the holiday shopping event has basically already started (unofficially, of course), so it's time to start scouring every retailer you can to find the best discounts possible. Fortunately, we're here to do all that hard work for you.

The Acer Chromebook Spin 714 is a superb Black Friday buy, offering a 14-inch full HD touchscreen with 360-degree flexibility, ideal for work and streaming. Powered by a 13th-gen Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD, it is more than powerful enough for some heavy-duty multitasking.

A Chromebook is the perfect laptop for students, kids, or anyone whose computing needs are relatively light. You can use a Chromebook to stream videos through services like YouTube and Netflix, create and edit documents,