Best Buy’s Best Anti-Party Day deal

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Updated: July 8, 2025, 4:45 PM EDT The story has been updated with more deals on Black Friday for Best Buy in July, including some new top picks.

Best Buy will hold a “Black Friday, July 7” sale from July 7 to 13. The event directly overlaps with Amazon members’ Prime Day event, which is scheduled for July 8-11. I’m sure, a very coincidental time.

Best Buy is keeping stressed by posting new deals on stores, websites and mobile apps every day of its summer sale. These include a spinning “One Day deal”, several “Doorbusters” focused on popular technology, and some apps exclusive Didi with limited-time issuances and discounts. According to the beautifully printed everything is available in limited circumstances, no rain checks. However, unlike Prime Day, Black Friday in July is not an exclusive member. (My Best Buy Plus and Total subscribers do get exclusive rewards on some purchases, but the deal itself is not paid.)

Best Buy has traditionally held anti-party sales in the summer, but it will be the first year of its anti-programming for a full week. Before, there were only three days. Given Amazon’s own unprecedented decision, it makes sense to extend Prime Day 2025 from two to four.

Having covered competitive sales from Prime Day and other retailers since 2019, I can tell you that Best Buy has been one of Amazon’s biggest competitors when it comes to technology deals. The two retailers will actively match each other’s discounts as their inventory overlaps. To give some examples, I noticed that Best Buy lowered its initial Apple AirPod, AirPod, Airtag and Samsung Galaxy smartphone deals the second day of the week to match Amazon’s new live Prime Day price. (These two seem to keep Very Pay close attention to each other. ) If Best Buy has any advantage over Amazon, it is its better deal choices on high-end window laptops and large-screen TVs.

After spending hours sifting the July list of Best Buy’s Black Friday, I’ve already made a list of the best anti-party one-day deals I’ve found so far. Notice hit The deal was sold out or expired at the time of writing.

The best Apple deal

My Best Buy Plus and total members receive up to $50 each time I buy AirPods.

Why we like it

Read our full review of Airpods 4.

Apple’s latest non-ship owner AirPods ditched the old design for a more comfortable fit, aggressive noise cancellation, four-hour battery life, and a better charging case.

“I spent nearly eight hours on my ears. When my hands-on comments hint, airpods 4 sounded like honey in my ears – When ANC started, Kimberly Gedeon, former tech editor at Mashable, said: “When I was at the airport, the sound of a clumsy baby, loud conversations and rolling luggage was greatly reduced, allowing me to dive into some of my favorite Apple music lists.”

The Black Friday sale for Best Buy’s July sale matches Amazon’s Golden Day price to $149.99, so you can be sure you’ve got the best deal.

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MacBooks

• Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M2, 16GB, 256GB SSD) – $699 $799 (Save $100)

• Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M4, 16GB, 256GB SSD) – $849 $999 (Save $150)

• Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M4, 16GB, 256GB SSD) – $1,049 $1,199 (Save $150)

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Apple Accessories

The best laptop deals

My Best Buy Plus and Total Members receive $25 reward on Windows laptops and desktop computers for every $250 spent (up to $75).

Why we like it

The Golden Day for this Microsoft Surface Pro 11 model is also for $849.99, and while that seems like a better deal, it is actually not that good-it doesn’t match the Surface Pro keyboard, which is actually the sum of a 2-inch 1 laptop that has. The keyboard can be purchased separately on Amazon for $149.99, but if you buy it, this will restore you to the total price you bought at Best Buy. Therefore, it is better to put everything in one place.

Windows laptop

• Lenovo Yoga 7i 2 in-1, 16 inches (Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) – $649.99 $1,049.99 (Save $400)

• Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, 15-inch (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) – $1,299.99 $1,499.99 (Save $200)

• Dell XPS 16 (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) – $1,399.99 $2,199.99 (Save $800)

2-in-1 laptop

Gaming laptop

• HP Victus 15 (AMD Ryzen 7 7445HS, NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) – $649.99 $899.99 (Save $250)

• Alienware 16 Aurora (Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 5060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SDD) – $1,099.99 $1,499.99 (Save $400)

• ASUS TUF Gaming F16 (Intel Core i7-14650HX, NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 5060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) – $1,159.99 $1,539.99 (Save $380)

• ASUS TUF Gaming A16 (AMD Ryzen 9 270, Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) – $1,399.99 $1,699.99 (Save $300)

• ASUS ROG Strix G16 (AMD Ryzen 9 HX, NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 5070 TI, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) – $1,609.99 $1,999.99 (Save $390)

• HP OMEN MAX 16 (AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375, NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 5070 TI, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) – $2,129.99 $2,379.99 (Save $250)

• MSI Vector 16 HX AI (Intel Ultra 9 275HX, Nvidia Geforce RTX 5080, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) – $2,299.99 $2,499.99 (Save $200)

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The best TV deals

My Best Buy Plus and Total Members can earn $100 per TV and audio purchase $999 or more.

Why we like it

Of our 55-inch TVs sold in 2025 Prime Day, this is the cheapest we’ve found, at just $199.99 (usually $329.99). Ironically, because this is Amazon Fire TV, but the best deals from retailers are the best. You just need to laugh!

The best game deals

My Best Maica and total members earn $20 rewards on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch games and accessories for every $150 spent (up to $100).

Why we like it

Monster Hunter Wilderness It has been one of the biggest releases of 2025 so far, and it has been reviewed very well. Often, new releases take longer to get discounts, and although this version is small, we will definitely accept it. Get a copy at Best Buy and save $14 during the sale.

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PlayStation Games

Gaming headphones

Handheld gaming machine

Best Fitness Tracker Deals

My Best Buy Total and Added Members Rewards for Wearables for every $50 spent (up to $50).

Why we like it

Read our full review of URA Ring 4.

If you want your fitness tracker to be as small as possible, you might like OURA RING 4. It will give you all the deep health analysis you need and can be easily worn on your fingers.

“The ORA Ring 4 is definitely worth it, especially if you have an iPhone,” former Mashable tech editor Kimberly Gedeon said in the comments.

During the Black Friday sale in July, the URA Ring 4 had a record price of just $296.95, matching Amazon’s Golden Day deal.

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Smart watch

The best unlocked phone deals

Why we like it

Read our full Google Pixel 9A review.

The Google Pixel 9A is a relatively new smartphone version of Tech Giant, which hits record prices during the Black Friday sale of Best Buy in July — at just $423.99, or $75.01. We love this phone and it’s even a list of the best budget smartphones for 2025 during our review period.

“For the price, you’ll get a solid smartphone with a nice processor (same as the Pixel 9), great battery life and a good camera,” Mashable’s Alex Perry said in a comment. “In fact, it makes the Pixel 9 look obsolete.”

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