Here are all the deals Windows Central writers actually bought this Black Friday

The Windows Central writers take been decorated bees today, writing up all of the best Blackness Friday deals we could find. Whether that's the all-time deals on PC parts, laptops, or Surface, a lot of digital ink has been spilled at the altar of capitalism this year. Withal, its hasn't been all work and no play: we've been snagging some deals for ourselves, too.

We haven't gone as crazy as we have in previous years, but our writers still managed to take advantage of some pretty great sales. Here's a rundown of everything that caught our attention enough to force us to pony upwardly.

Xbox 20th Anniversary Special Edition Controller Reco

Xbox 20th Anniversary Contoller

I have a chip of a thing for Xbox controllers. One might say I accept too many. That's why it was so hard to resist the Xbox 20th Anniversary controller when it launched. Merely thanks to a stellar auction at Walmart, I snapped it up $twenty cheaper than its usual going rate. I call that a win, merely my partner might disagree. Hey, at to the lowest degree I got a cool controller out of it! - Daniel Thorp-Lancaster

$fifty at Walmart

Cyberpunk 2077

I bought and played through Cyberpunk 2077 at launch, but I picked upwardly a PC re-create for l% off at GoG to souvenir to a close friend. The game received a lot of backlash at launch, simply I found information technology to be one of the most affecting RPGs I've played. If you've been on the fence about it, paying half toll should help you make upwards your mind. - Cale Hunt

$30 at GoG

Amazon Echo Dot

Amazon Echo Dot (tertiary Gen)

The Xbox One is the primary media device in my living room. While I accept a handheld remote, I picked up an Amazon Echo 3rd Gen to control the panel with my vocalization. The Xbox skill for Alexa tin can turn the console on and off, play and interruption media, and even control the volume of my Telly. - Sean Endicott

$20 at Amazon

PDP Afterglow Controller for Xbox

PDP Afterglow Controller

PDP's Afterglow controllers are the best gaming deal money tin buy. My Xbox 360 Afterglow lasted a decade, and based on my time with the Afterglow Xbox One controller, it feels like I'k prepare for some other ten years. Afterglows are splendid for PC gaming and crush the crap out of Microsoft'due south first-party options both in terms of absurd lighting and value. - Robert Carnevale

$25 at Amazon

Electriq 49 Uw Monitor

Electriq 49-inch UW Monitor

I've been using a dual-screen setup on my master desktop PC for nearly eight years and thought it was about time I bought an ultrawide monitor to ramp up productivity and bask games a little more. It worked! - Rich Edmonds

$£736 at Amazon (United kingdom)

Amazon Echo Dot (fourth Gen) with clock

I wanted an warning clock for my bedside table, but I also wanted it to have Alexa built in. And so, I grabbed the Repeat Dot fourth Gen LED edition, which has a clock built into the mesh fabric on the front. Pretty sweet. - Zac Bowden

$35 at Amazon

Western Digital Red Plus

WD Red Plus NAS HDD (4TB)

Western Digital makes some kickass NAS drives and the Red Plus series is perfect for what I need them for. I bought two 4TB drives for a home surveillance server, which will be connected to a few IP cameras on the network. - Rich Edmonds

$69 at Amazon

An internet connection will soon be required when setting up Windows 11 Pro

UH OH

An internet connectedness will presently be required when setting up Windows eleven Pro

Microsoft has announced that later this twelvemonth, users will be required to connect to the internet and sign-in with a Microsoft Account during the out of box setup experience on Windows eleven Pro. Microsoft has already been enforcing this requirement on Windows xi Home since launch final October, and Windows xi Pro is now expected to follow suit presently.