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If you're after a DualShock 4 controller for your PlayStation 4, then there's only one place to get it from: Currys.

As part of its Cyber Monday deals bonanza, Currys is selling the DualShock 4 in a variety of colours for just £29.99 – that's the cheapest we've seen so far. (Not in the Uk? Scroll down for the best prices near you)

Not only is that a great offer on its own, but Currys has further sweetened the deal by also throwing in six months of Spotify Premium for free as well!

If you're after an extra DualShock controller (or more), then this is a brilliant deal. This is Sony's improved revision and comes in a range of great new colours.

Make sure you also check out our pick of the best PlayStation 4 Cyber Monday deals for some more great offers.

Not in the UK? Fear not, as we're constantly looking for the best prices near you.

TechRadar is scouring every retailer and rounding up all the top deals over the Black Friday period, and we’ve put all the best Black Friday deals and Cyber Monday deals in easy-to-navigate articles to help you find the bargains you’re looking for. 

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Forget buying a new computer over Cyber Monday - a mouse is what really makes or breaks your computing experience, and this fantastic deal means one of our favorites is now very affordable.

This deal is for the Razer Naga Trinity, a gaming-centric mouse we found is great whether you're a gamer or just a computer power-user. It's got customizable side panels, a comfortable design, and smooth motions.

Deals in both the US and UK have slashed the price of the mouse, which was a little pricey when it released, making it now a decently affordable purchase.  (Not in the US or UK? Scroll down for today's best Razer Naga Trinity deals in your region.) 

We can't recommend this mouse deal enough, so if you're on the market for a new clicker, look no further.

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Susan Wojcicki may be one of the most powerful women in Silicon Valley, but she also holds the unenviable role of being ultimately responsible for a lot of garbage that we, along with our parents, siblings, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and children — not to mention billions of strangers — now consume on YouTube.

That garbage, along with valuable content, is inevitable on a platform that Wojcicki says sees 500 hours of video downloaded to the platform every single minute. But it doesn’t meant that YouTube can’t do more, particularly given the vast financial resources of its parent company, Alphabet, which had a stunning $117 billion in financial reserves as of this summer — more than any company on the planet.

Instead, as Wojcicki explains to reporter Leslie Stahl on tonight’s episode of “60 Minutes,” the company has broadly drawn a line at taking down videos that cause “harm,” versus videos that spread might merely hatred and disinformation.

The distinction is laughable. “So if you’re saying, “Don’t hire somebody because of their race, that’s discrimination,” according to Wojcicki, “and so that would be an example of something that would be a violation against our policies.” Meanwhile, as Stahl notes, a video stating that “white people are superior” but that doesn’t explicitly incite action on the part of viewers would be fine with Youtube. If that video says “nothing else, yes,” confirms Wojcicki.

It’s a horrifying position for the company to take and for Wojcicki to be responsible, and ultimately, Wojcicki’s best defense, in her own words, is that the service is better because she knows she can make it better. It’s exceedingly cold comfort.

If you missed the episode, you can read the transcript below.

 

[STAHL STUDIO:]  

TO GRASP THE PHENOMENAL SCALE OF YOUTUBE: CONSIDER THAT PEOPLE SPEND 1 BILLION HOURS WATCHING VIDEOS ON IT — EVERY DAY. IT IS THE MOST USED SOCIAL NETWORK IN THE U-S.  MORE QUERIES ARE TYPED INTO THE WEBSITE’S SEARCH-BAR THAN ANYWHERE ONLINE EXCEPT GOOGLE… WHICH OWNS YOUTUBE.

BUT THE SITE HAS COME UNDER INCREASING SCRUTINY, ACCUSED OF PROPAGATING WHITE SUPREMACY, PEDDLING CONSPIRACIES AND PROFITING FROM IT ALL. THEY RECENTLY AGREED TO PAY A RECORD $170 MILLION DOLLARS TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS THAT THEY TARGETED CHILDREN WITH ADS. YOUTUBE IS BEING FORCED TO CONCENTRATE ON CLEANSING THE SITE.

WE VISITED THE COMPANY’S HEADQUARTERS IN SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA, TO MEET SUSAN WOJCICKI, THE 51-YR-OLD CEO, IN CHARGE OF NURTURING THE SITE’S CREATIVITY, TAMING THE HATE AND HANDLING THE CHAOS.

 

VIDEO:

SUSAN: We have 500 hours of video uploaded every single minute to YouTube.

STAHL: Fi– say that again.

SUSAN: So we have 500 hours of video uploaded every minute to YouTube.

STAHL: That is breathtaking.

SUSAN: It, it is, it is. We have a lot of video.

 

AND A LOT OF INFLUENCE ON OUR LIVES, AND HOW WE PASS OUR TIME.    

SOT: MUSIC

 

OVER A BILLION PEOPLE LISTEN TO MUSIC ON YOUTUBE EVERY MONTH: IT’S THE PLANET’S TOP MUSIC SITE. THERE’S A CHILDREN’S CHANNEL; WITH OVER 44-BILLION VIEWS.   

 

STAHL: Do you let your children watch YouTube, including the young ones?

SUSAN: So I allow my younger kids to use YouTube Kids, but I limit the amount of time that they’re on it.  I think too much of anything is not a good thing. But there’s a lot you can learn on YouTube. I think about how YouTube in many ways is this global library. You wanna see any historical speech – you could see it. You want to be able to learn a language –

STAHL: Make a soufflé?

SUSAN: – wanna laugh, you just wanna see something funny. A soufflé! Oh, yeah, cooking. Cooking’s a great example.

 

SO’S WATCHING PEOPLE BINGE EAT. (NAT) A GROWING NUMBER OF AMERICAN ADULTS ARE TURNING TO IT FOR THEIR NEWS… SPORTS… MEDICAL INFORMATION. IT’S NOW MANKIND’S LARGEST “HOW TO” COLLECTION: (NAT)HOW TO TIE A TIE… TIE THE KNOT…OR SPEAK THAI.

THE SITE HAS PRODUCED WHOLE NEW PASTTIMES WHERE MILLIONS WATCH STRANGERS OPEN BOXES… (NAT) WHISPER… SLEEP…  YOUTUBE’S ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHMS KEEP RECOMMENDING NEW VIDEOS SO USERS WATCH MORE AND MORE AND MORE.

 

STAGE: HAPPY FRIDAY!

 

WOJCICKI INVITED US TO THE WEEKLY ALL-STAFF MEETING. SHE’S SURPRISINGLY DOWN-TO-EARTH FOR ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN SILICON VALLEY, (NAT) WHERE HER TRAJECTORY STARTED IN AN UNLIKELY WAY.

 

SUSAN: I owned a garage. And I was worried about covering the mortgage. So I was willing to rent my garage to any student. But then two students appeared. One was named Sergey Brin. The other was named Larry Page. They are the founders of Google.

STAHL: Yes, they are.

SUSAN: But at the time they were just students. They looked like any other students.

 

LARRY AND SERGEY ENDED UP HIRING HER AS THEIR FIRST MARKETING MANAGER: SHE WAS GOOGLE EMPLOYEE 16.  AS THE COMPANY GREW, SO DID HER ROLE AND SO DID HER FAMILY.. SHE HAS 5 CHILDREN. GOOGLE BOUGHT YOUTUBE ON HER RECOMMENDATION, FOR OVER $1.6 BILLION, AND 8 YEARS LATER SHE BECAME CEO – WITH A MANDATE TO MAKE IT GROW AND MAKE IT PROFITABLE. AND SHE DID! IT’S ESTIMATED WORTH IS $160-BILLION.

(SOT POP)

YOUTUBE MAKES MOST OF ITS MONEY FROM ADS – (NAT) SPLITTING REVENUE WITH PEOPLE WHO CREATE ALL KINDS OF VIDEOS. (NAT) FROM DO-IT-YOURSELF LESSONS… TO HIP-HOP LESSONS. THE MORE POPULAR ONES CAN BECOME MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ENTREPRENEURS.

 

[Ad: Joe Biden promised Ukraine a billion dollars if they fired the prosecutor investigating his son’s company…]

 

YOUTUBE ALSO MAKES MONEY FROM POLITICAL ADS, A THORNY ISSUE BECAUSE SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN USED TO SPREAD LIES ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 

 

STAHL: Facebook is facing a lot of controversy because it refuses to take down a President Trump ad about Biden which is not true. Would you run that ad?

SUSAN: So that is an ad that, um, right now would not be a violation of our policies.

STAHL: Is it on YouTube right now?

SUSAN: It has been on YouTube.

STAHL: Can a politician lie on YouTube?

SUSAN: For every single video I think it’s really important to look at it. Politicians are always accusing their opponents of lying. That said, it’s not okay to have technically manipulated content that would be misleading. For example, there was a video uploaded of Nancy Pelosi. It was slowed down just enough that it was unclear whether or not she was in her full capacity ’cause she was speaking in a slower voice.

 

PELOSI AD: Why would I work with you if you’re investigating me…

 

SUSAN: The title of the video actually said drunk, had that in the title. And we removed that video.

STAHL: How fast did you remove it?

SUSAN: Very fast.

 

BUT NOT COMPLETELY. WE JUST DID A SEARCH AND THERE IT WAS STILL AVAILABLE. THE COMPANY KEEPS TRYING TO ERASE THE PURPORTED NAME OF THE IMPEACHMENT WHISTLE-BLOWER, BUT THAT TOO IS STILL THERE. WHICH RAISES DOUBTS ABOUT THEIR SYSTEM’S ABILITY TO CLEANSE THE SITE. 

IN THE 2016 ELECTION CYCLE, YOUTUBE FAILED TO DETECT RUSSIAN TROLLS, WHO POSTED OVER 1,100 VIDEOS, ALMOST ALL MEANT TO INFLUENCE AFRICAN-AMERICANS – LIKE THIS VIDEO. 

 

SOT: Please don’t vote for Hillary Clinton.  She’s not our candidate… She’s a f**king old racist bitch.

 

YOUTUBE IS AN “OPEN PLATFORM” MEANING ANYONE CAN UPLOAD A VIDEO, AND SO THE SITE HAS BEEN USED TO SPREAD DISINFORMATION, VILE CONSPIRACIES, AND HATE. THIS PAST MARCH A WHITE SUPREMACIST LIVE-STREAMED HIS KILLING OF DOZENS OF MUSLIMS IN CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND. HE USED FACEBOOK, BUT FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS COPIES OF THAT FOOTAGE WERE UPLOADED ON YOUTUBE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TIMES. 

 

SUSAN: This event was unique because it was really a made-for-Internet type of crisis. Every second there was a new upload. And so our teams around the world were working on this to remove this content. We had just never seen such a huge volume.

STAHL: I can only imagine when you became CEO of YouTube that you thought, “Oh, this is gonna be so fun. It’s “people are uploading wonderful things like

SUSAN: funny cat videos.

STAHL: –funny. And look at what we’re talking about here. Are you worried that these dark things are beginning to define YouTube?

SUSAN: I think it’s incredibly important that we have a responsibility framework, and that has been my number one priority. We’re removing content that violates our policies. We removed, just in the last quarter, 9 million videos.

STAHL: You recently tightened your policy on hate speech.

SUSAN: Uh-huh.

STAHL: Why.. why’d you wait so long?

SUSAN: Well, we have had hate policies since the very beginning of YouTube.  And we–

STAHL: But pretty ineffective.

SUSAN: What we really had to do was tighten our enforcement of that to make sure we were catching everything and we use a combination of people and machines. So Google as a whole has about 10,000 people that are focused on controversial content.

STAHL: I’m told that it is very stressful to be looking at these questionable videos all the time. And that there’s actually counselors to make sure that there aren’t mental problems with the people who are doing this work.  Is that true?

SUSAN: It’s a very important area for us. We try to do everything we can to make sure that this is a good work environment. Our reviewers work 5 hours of the 8 hours reviewing videos.  They have the opportunity to take a break whenever they want.

STAHL: I also heard that these monitors, reviewers, sometimes, they’re beginning to buy the conspiracy theories.

SUSAN: I’ve definitely heard about that. And we work really hard with all of our reviewers to make sure that, you know, we’re providing the right services for them.

 

SUSAN WOJCICKI SHOWED US TWO EXAMPLES OF HOW HARD IT IS TO DETERMINE WHAT’S TOO HATEFUL OR VIOLENT TO STAY ON THE SITE.

 

SUSAN@DEMO: [SEE KICK] So this is a really hard video to watch.

STAHL: Really hard.

SUSAN: And as you can see, these are prisoners in Syria. So you could look at it and say, “Well, should this– it be removed, because it shows violence, it’s graphic,” but it’s actually uploaded by a group that is trying to expose the violence.

 

SO SHE LEFT IT UP. THEN SHE SHOWED US THIS WORLD WAR TWO VIDEO.

 

STAHL:  I mean it’s totally historical footage that you would see on the History Channel.

 

BUT SHE TOOK IT DOWN!

 

STAHL:  Why?

SUSAN: There is this word down here that you’ll see, 1418.

 

1418 IS CODE USED BY WHITE SUPREMACISTS TO IDENTIFY ONE ANOTHER  

 

SUSAN: For every area we work with experts, and we know all the hand signals, the messaging, the flags, the songs, and so there’s quite a lot of context that goes into every single video to be able to under- stand what are they really trying to say with this video.

 

THE STRUGGLE FOR WOJCICKI IS POLICING THE SITE… WHILE KEEPING YOUTUBE AN OPEN PLATFORM. 

 

SUSAN@HALLWAY You can go too far and that can become censorship. And so we have been working really hard to figure out what’s the right way to balance responsibility with freedom of speech.

 

BUT THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS NOT LEGALLY BEHOLDEN TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT. 

 

STAHL: You’re not operating under some– freedom of speech mandate. You get to pick.

SUSAN: We do. But we think there’s a lot of benefit from being able to hear from groups and underrepresented groups that otherwise we never would have heard from.

 

[Lauren Southern: But with name calling of Nazi or propagandist…]

 

BUT THAT MEANS HEARING FROM PEOPLE WITH ODIOUS MESSAGES ABOUT GAYS, 

[Crowder: Mr. Lipsy Queer from Vox.] WOMEN [Naked Ape: Sex robot] AND IMMIGRANTS:

 

Nick Fuentes: I think the easiest way for Mexicans to not get shot and killed at Walmart —

 

WOJCICKI EXPLAINED THAT VIDEOS ARE ALLOWED AS LONG AS THEY DON’T CAUSE HARM: BUT HER DEFINITION OF “HARM” CAN SEEM NARROW.

 

SUSAN: So if you’re saying, “Don’t hire somebody because of their race, that’s discrimination.  And so that would be an example of something that would be a violation against our policies.

STAHL: But if you just said, “White people are superior” by itself, that’s okay.

SUSAN: And nothing else, yes.

 

BUT THAT IS HARMFUL IN THAT IT GIVES WHITE EXTREMISTS A PLATFORM TO INDOCTRINATE. 

 

SPENCER:  We want a flourishing, healthy white race.

 

AND WHAT ABOUT MEDICAL QUACKERY ON THE SITE? LIKE TUMERIC CAN REVERSE CANCER; BLEACH CURES AUTISM; VACCINES CAUSE AUTISM. 

ONCE YOU WATCH ONE OF THESE, YOUTUBE’S ALGORITHMS MIGHT RECOMMEND YOU WATCH SIMILAR CONTENT. BUT NO MATTER HOW HARMFUL OR UNTRUTHFUL, YOUTUBE CAN’T BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY CONTENT, DUE TO A LEGAL PROTECTION CALLED “SECTION 230.”

 

STAHL: The law under 230 does not hold you responsible for user-generated content. But in that you recommend things, sometimes 1,000 times, sometimes 5,000 times, shouldn’t you be held responsible for that material, because you recommend it?

SUSAN: Well, our systems wouldn’t work without recommending. And so if–

STAHL: I’m not saying don’t recommend. I’m just saying be responsible for when you recommend so many times.

SUSAN: If we were held liable for every single piece of content that we recommended, we would have to review it. That would mean there’d be a much smaller set of information that people would be finding. Much, much smaller.

 

SHE TOLD US THAT EARLIER THIS YEAR YOUTUBE STARTED RE-PROGRAMMING ITS ALGORITHMS IN THE US TO RECOMMEND QUESTIONABLE VIDEOS MUCH LESS…  AND POINT USERS WHO SEARCH FOR THAT KIND OF MATERIAL TO AUTHORATATIVE SOURCES, LIKE NEWS CLIPS. WITH THESE CHANGES WOJCICKI SAYS THEY HAVE CUT DOWN THE AMOUNT OF TIME AMERICANS WATCH CONTROVERSIAL CONTENT BY 70 PERCENT.  

 

STAHL: Would you be able to say to the public: we are confident we can police our site?

 

SUSAN: YouTube is always going to be different than something like traditional media where every single piece of content is produced and reviewed.  We have an open platform. But I know that I can make it better.  And that’s why I’m here.

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The best laptop bag is naturally going to be the one that can protect your laptop well and make it easy to tote around. But, just about any bag can do that, so part of the equation is going to come down to style and the extra features you'll find on laptop carrying case.

We've looked over all sorts of laptop backpacks, satchels and bags to find some of the most capable options available. This way, you can worry more about a style and feature set that works for you and worry less about whether a big might be low quality.

We picked out laptop bags from a wide variety of manufacturers, giving you a great range of options at a number of different price points. All of them will do the job of holding your laptop securely, but beyond that, they'll offer their own approach to securing the rest of your items.

So, here's our pick of the best laptop bags and backpacks for business users, students or just day-to-day use, based on our expert research from around the web, picking the popular options we think you should check out.

Of course, you'll want a laptop to go in your nice new bag, so make sure you check out our pick of the best laptops of 2019, and don't miss out on the best Cyber Monday laptop deals.

If you're looking for a laptop specifically designed for business use, visit our best business laptops guide.

The tried and true JanSport is tough to go wrong with. A full-canvas bag with nylon mesh inside including a 15-inch laptop sleeve, this version of the JanSport comes in several colors for a variety of prices. Included in the price are also a media pocket lined in fleece as well as a removable storage pouch, making it an excellent business laptop backpack.

With a simple, yet stylish, design, the Out Of Office laptop backpack is ideal for business users that makes carrying around your laptop comfortable, while also protecting your device from the rigours of daily life. One of the best features about this backpack is its 30 year warranty, which means you shouldn't have to worry about getting another laptop backpack for a long, long time.

The distinctive design of the Mammut Xeron Courier 25, along with the name, suggests that this is a laptop bag that is designed for people who work or commute by bike. Even if that's not your usual mode of transport, this is a business laptop bag that's still worth considering thanks to its comfortable design that protects both you and the laptop when worn.

If you're not looking to pay huge amounts of cash for a laptop backpack, then this is a great budget choice. Made and sold by Amazon through its Basics program, this all-black backpack has a laptop sleeve for machines up to 15 inches, and several types of pockets, for but a pittance compared to most.

The Herschel Pop Quiz backpack is clearly designed with students in mind. It has a simple style and reasonable price, but comes with no shortage of features to meet your daily needs. It has a padded laptop sleeve with fleece lining to keep your computer safe, and its front pocket includes built-in organizers so you can keep all your school supplies in order. It even has waterproof zippers to help protect all your belongings. And, with a wide variety of styles, you can find a design that fits your personality.

If you like the sound of a budget - yet dependable - laptop bag, but you don't want a backpack, then Amazon also does a laptop bag. This can be carried over your shoulder and can fit larger laptops as well. It's not as fancy as some of the other bags on this page, but it does the job well, and for a low price.

Still looking? Here are some extra option we've picked out: Adidas backpacks | backpacks for kids | best camera bags | Amazon backpacks | best school backpacks

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If you were scouring the Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales to find a great iPhone deal, there's no need because we've found it for you: an iPhone 6s for only $99 (Not in the UK? Scroll down for today's best Xbox One deals in your region.)

That's a new deal from Walmart, cutting $100 off the asking price of the iPhone 6s. It's a prepaid plan, so you'll still have to choose a plan for you, but you're still getting an iPhone for a single-figure cost. The iPhone 6s Plus is also greatly reduced, available now at $149.

The iPhone 6s is an older iPhone, but it's still got lots of the features that make people love Apple's devices, like iOS and great camera features. If you don't need a cutting-edge iPhone, you may love this device. 

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Bang & Olufsen is well known for its high fidelity audio kit, and the brand's Bluetooth speakers are no exception. However, it's also known for relatively high prices. 

That's why we're so excited about these fantastic Cyber Monday deals from Amazon, which bring the Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay P6 and BeoPlay A1 portable speakers down to their lowest prices ever, at £190 and £115 respectively. (Not in the UK? Scroll down for the best Bang & Olufsen Bluetooth speaker prices in your region).

Today's best Bang & Olufsen Bluetooth speaker deals

These portable speakers look just as good as they sound, with the kind of luxurious finishes that we've come to expect from Bang & Olufsen. 

The Beoplay P6 is the more recent of the two Bluetooth speakers, and comes with Bang & Olufsen's OneTouch flex button, which allows you to play, pause and resume your music, answer calls, and even summon Siri or Google Assistant.

Despite its small size, a 36W Class D woofer and two 30W Class D full tone amplifiers allow the P6 to fill an entire room with sound. 

The Beoplay A1 is a little older, having been released in 2016. It's not quite as room-shaking as the P6, but it does come with 24 hours of battery life, so you can keep the party going all day and all night. 

Not in the UK? Check out the best Beoplay Bluetooth speaker prices in your region below:

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A great portable projector can make all the difference when it comes to making presentations at work, as well as watching your favourite films at home – and this fantastic Amazon Cyber Monday deal makes owning one cheaper than ever. 

Amazon has slashed the price of the Epson EB-170W portable business projector from £885 to just £539 – that's a saving of £346. (Not in the UK? Scroll down for the best Epson projector prices in your region.)

With Bluetooth connectivity built-in, this projector can connect to your device wirelessly, whether you're using a laptop, smartphone, or tablet to run your presentation – that means you can move freely around the room as you wow your colleagues. 

All you have to do is scan the QR code on the projector with your smartphone to connect wirelessly. 

As well as business applications, you could use this projector to cast your favourite films and TV shows onto your living room wall, making them more immersive than ever. 

You can cast videos directly from your device over Bluetooth, or use the HDMI port to hook up your Google Chromecast or Roku devices. 

Epson is well-known for the quality of its projectors, and the EB-1780W promises to make your content look fantastic, with sharp details, vivid colours, and smooth images. 

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If you're looking for the cheapest possible Cyber Monday laptop deal that's actually worth buying, then the HP Chromebook 14 from Best Buy is the one to get.

As part of its Cyber Monday deals, Best Buy has knocked $130 off the HP Chromebook 14, offering the device for an ultra-low price of just $119.

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You won't find many laptops that are any cheaper – and believe us when we say that the laptops you do find that are cheaper than this are probably not worth buying.

So, what makes the HP Chromebook 14 a worthwhile purchase. At first glance, the specs don't look that good, with just 4GB of RAM and 32GB storage. If this was a Windows 10 laptop, we'd be warning you off it.

But this is a Chromebook, which means it runs the ChromeOS operating system. This is a lightweight OS that doesn't require as powerful hardware as Windows 10. It means it can run speedily on low-powered and cheap laptop hardware.

Also, as it uses Google software, such as Google Docs, it means you don't need that much storage space either, as you save most stuff on the internet.

So, while this isn't a laptop you can do a lot of heavy duty work on, it's perfect for students, especially at this price. It's a great little laptop for browsing the web, and you can watch Disney+ (and other streaming services) on it with ease.

Speaking of Disney+, you also get three months free with this laptop, making it an even better deal.

What makes this good?

Even if you find a cheaper laptop, which isn't that likely, we'd suggest thinking carefully about buying it. You'll see some deals that offer laptops with 2GB RAM, or 32GB of storage. 

This is not enough to run Windows 10, so even if it's incredibly cheap, you're still likely wasting your money. Thankfully, this HP Chromebook 14 deal isn't a waste of money, and as long as you know what you're getting, this is a great little deal.

Make sure you check out our pick of the best Cyber Monday laptop deals for more great offers.

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Good news, everyone: Microsoft is running a one-day sale on the Surface Pro, Surface Go, and Surface Laptop ranges as part of its Cyber Monday deals, with a dizzying array of discounts for your next portable computer.

That means you can save hundreds of dollars on eligible products, whether you're buying a standalone laptop, tablet, or tablet/keyboard cover bundle.

We've technically already seen some of these discounts at Best Buy, and expect some of them will last longer than this 'one day sale' suggests too – but if you're angling for a new Windows laptop PC this Black Friday and Cyber Monday, you can see the full sweep of available Surface offers listed for you below.

If you're casting your net wider than just laptops, you can still nab the Xbox One S All Digital Edition for just $149 at Walmart too. Some of these discounts may have ended by the time Cyber Monday actually arrives – December 2 – so act fast if you want to get them while they last.

Microsoft Surface Cyber Monday deals:

Not in the US? You can see the latest prices on the Surface Laptop 3, Surface Pro 7, and Surface Go in the list below:

TechRadar is scouring every retailer and rounding up all the top deals over the Black Friday period, and we’ve put all the best Black Friday deals and Cyber Monday deals in easy-to-navigate articles to help you find the bargains you’re looking for.

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The Cyber Monday Deals are flooding in thick and fast, and Dell is continuing its Mega Deals promotion, cutting huge amounts off some of its best laptops, including the brilliant Dell XPS 15, the Dell G3 15 gaming laptop, and the Inspiron 15 5000.

The super-slim XPS 15 is a superb laptop for everyday work and play, and this particular model packs an 9th generation Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB RAM and a 256GB SSD. For today only, Dell has slashed its price by £300, so you can snap it up for just £1,119. That's a great price for this solid all-round performer.

There's also £90 off the excellent Inspiron 15 15000, and a generous £220 off the Dell G3 15 gaming laptop, while stocks last.

These deals only last a day, and once stock is sold out, the deal is over. Also make sure you also check out our best Black Friday laptop deals page for more brilliant cheap deals on some fantastic devices.

If you're tempted by these offers, make sure you act fast, as these deals are selling out fast. Make sure you also check out our pick of the best 15-inch laptops, and the best Dell laptops as well for more great offers.

If you live outside the UK, we've rounded up some of the best Dell XPS 15 deals available near you...

TechRadar is scouring every retailer and rounding up all the top deals over the Black Friday period, and we’ve put all the best Black Friday deals and Cyber Monday deals in easy-to-navigate articles to help you find the bargains you’re looking for. 

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Under some very stern competition from the likes of BT and Vodafone, we hand the crown of best Black Friday broadband deal to TalkTalk (and yes, we do have that power).

Available all through Cyber Monday, too, TalkTalk's Superfast Fibre broadband plan gives you a free speed increase together with a pretty sweet price drop. With this deal you are getting unlimited broadband with awesome average download speeds of 67Mb for a mere £21.95. - it's easy to see why this is our favorite fibre offer.

Along with this top-notch price you get the guarantee that the price will remain the same throughout the entire 18 month contract (this is increasingly hard to find amongst broadband deals) and you get line rental included. We think it's pretty handy to have the assurance that for the next 18 months that remarkably low price of your superfast fibre internet will stay the same.

If you don't want to miss out on this Black Friday broadband deal keep reading, below we have detailed this Black Friday broadband deal from TalkTalk. However, we understand that you may not want fibre broadband, or you might want TV included with your broadband, so make sure you check out our best broadband deals guide.

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TalkTalk's winning Black Friday broadband deal:

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