What's better than spending time off during the holiday playing new video games? Two things. Not having to wait until and not having to pay top prices for the best hardware out there!

The WIRED team boasts decades of experience in product testing and a nose for sniffing out the best deals, backed by price tracking tools. For Black Friday, we cross-reference our buying guide recommendations with the latest sale prices to find the best early Black Friday deals on gadgets and gizmos worth owning.

And while there is going to be an abundance of different deals over the coming weeks, what most are holding out for is Black Friday. Of course, that doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of deals to be had in the weeks ahead.