Early Black Friday tech: £250 off the Galaxy S26 and Acer laptops from £499.99

Black Friday isn't until 27 November, but some tech shops have already started. Samsung has £250 off the Galaxy S26 until 17 November, Acer has cut up to £250 off laptops, and Stormforce Gaming has up to £250 off prebuilt gaming PCs. Amazon's own gadgets are a different story: on 8 November the Echo Dot, Kindle Paperwhite and Fire TV Stick 4K Max were all at their normal prices. We checked every price below on the shop's own pages on 8 November 2026.

Samsung: the Galaxy S26 for £709

At Samsung, the Galaxy S26 with 256GB of storage is £709, against the £959 Samsung shows next to it. The 512GB model is £879, against £1,129. Samsung says the £250 saving is for orders placed by 17 November. The cheaper Galaxy S26 FE is £549 on the same page.

Two extras can be added on top. Pay with PayPal and you get £50 off orders over £500 placed between 28 October and 1 December. Accessories and memory storage don't count, but Samsung says you can combine it with its other offers. A trade-in takes £10 to £426 off, depending on the phone you send back, for orders by 1 December. Samsung's price promise also refunds the difference if the identical new phone is cheaper at a selected retailer within 7 days.

Who it suits: anyone on an older Android phone who wants a flagship without paying the launch price.

Acer: laptops from £499.99

Acer says its Black Friday prices are live now and run until 9am on 1 December, or while stocks last, with free next-day delivery. Its top deals on 8 November were:

• Acer Aspire Go 15 (Intel Core 5 120U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 15.6-inch Full HD screen): £499.99. Acer lists its regular price as £649.99.
• Acer Aspire 14 AI (AMD Ryzen AI 7 445, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 14-inch 120Hz screen, a Copilot+ PC): £849.99, regular price £1,099.99.
• Acer Iconia A11 tablet (11-inch screen, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage, Android 15): £129.99, regular price £179.99.
• Acer Aspire XC desktop (Intel Core i5-14400, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD): £649.99, regular price £749.99. The keyboard and mouse aren't included.

Who it suits: the Aspire Go 15 is a sensible laptop for a student or the family, for web, email and documents. The catch is the 8GB of memory: fine for everyday use, but tight if you keep lots of apps open. If you keep laptops for years, the Aspire 14 AI is the better buy.

Stormforce Gaming: up to £250 off prebuilt PCs

Stormforce Gaming, a UK PC builder, has up to £250 off selected prebuilt systems. The Rogue Core AMD (Ryzen 5 5500F, Nvidia RTX 5060 8GB, 16GB DDR4, 1TB NVMe SSD) starts at £1,049.99, with £100 off. The entry-level Rogue Origin AMD, which uses the Ryzen 5 5600GT's built-in graphics, starts at £649.99, also with £100 off. Stormforce PCs come with a three-year collect, repair and return warranty, and custom builds made in its configurator are 10% off with the code CUSTOMPC10.

Who it suits: someone who wants to play current games at 1080p without building a PC.

Amazon: wait for Echo and Kindle, but look at the bundles

On Amazon, the Echo Dot, Echo Dot Max, Kindle Paperwhite and Fire TV Stick 4K Max were all at their normal prices when we checked on 8 November. If you want one, wait and see what Amazon does in Black Friday week.

Two deals stood out. A Certified Refurbished Echo Dot Max cost £67.99 as a limited-time deal ending on 11 November, against an RRP of £107.99. And the Blink Outdoor 4 camera comes with a free Blink Battery Doorbell 2K+ for £69.99. Amazon shows a "recommended price" of £129.98 for the bundle, which it says is the two items' RRPs added together, not a price the bundle has sold at.

A worked example

Say you want the Galaxy S26 256GB. At Samsung it's £709. Pay with PayPal and, because the order is over £500, another £50 comes off: £659. That's £300 below the £959 Samsung shows. Trade in an old phone and you could take off another £10 to £426, depending on the model and its condition.

How to save more

1. Note the deadlines. Samsung's £250 off ends on 17 November; Acer's prices run to 1 December.
2. Check a price's history before you buy. Our guide to fake "was" prices explains what a reference price should mean.
3. Stack what you can. PayPal offers, trade-ins and student discounts can often be combined.
4. Think about refurbished. You still have Consumer Rights Act protection when you buy refurbished tech from a shop.

Questions

Is a "regular price" the same as a "was" price? Not necessarily. Acer labels its higher figure "regular price", but it doesn't say when the laptop last sold at it.

Do I need PayPal for Samsung's £50 off? Yes. The £50 off orders over £500 only applies when you pay with PayPal on Samsung.com.

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Sources: Samsung UK offers, 8 Nov 2026, Samsung Galaxy S26 buy page, 8 Nov 2026, Acer Store UK, 8 Nov 2026, Stormforce Gaming Black Friday, 8 Nov 2026, Stormforce Rogue Core AMD, 8 Nov 2026, Amazon refurbished Echo Dot Max, 8 Nov 2026, Amazon Blink Outdoor 4 bundle, 8 Nov 2026, Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, 8 Nov 2026, Amazon Echo Dot search, 8 Nov 2026, Amazon Fire TV Stick search, 8 Nov 2026

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