10 Awesome Black Friday Deals for 2012

Happy Black Friday! We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving full of friends, family, floats, football, and too much food. But now that you have finally finagled all those leftovers into the fridge, there's no turning back. The holiday shopping season is upon us. Well, officially, anyway.

Traditionally, today has marked the start of the holiday shopping season, but in recent years, retail stores have started opening doors earlier and earlier—a phenomenon termed "Black Friday creep."

An early bird used to wake up at 5 a.m. on Friday to get to the sales by 6, but retailers have begun to push up their hours. Last year, several big-box stores, including Kohls, Macy's, and Best Buy discounted the need for sleep and decided to welcome bargain hunters at midnight. This year, for the first time ever, a number of chains—Walmart, Sears, and Target among them—flung open their doors at 8 p.m. on Thursday.

But if you slept in this morning and are just sobering up from a turkey hangover, never fear. We've rounded up some of the best Black Friday tech deals from around the Web so that you don't even need to get dressed to score big savings.

Couldn't find everything you were looking for? Check back in three days for our Cyber Monday shopping deals.

Note: All deals valid at the time of publication.

Laptops:

15.6" Dell Inspiron 15R Special Edition (Turbo) 3rd-Gen Core i7 Laptop

List Price: $1,288.99
You Pay: $849.99
You Save: $439 (34%)
Coupon Code: DGB4DGV2F3G4DV
This Dell Inspiron 15R earned an excellent rating from PCMag for its solid Core i7 performance, switchable graphics, and all the extras it comes packed with. We praised its "somewhat hipper look," with its anodized aluminum body in stealth black, precision-etched honeycomb design, and the backlit keyboard. Ivy Bridge is onboard for fast performance and an efficient battery life. It runs Windows 8, and has 8GB RAM and a 750GB hard drive.

Desktops:

23" HP Envy 23-d060qd TouchSmart 1080p 3rd Gen Core i7 Quad-Core All-In-One PC

List Price: $1,299.99
You Pay: $974.99
You Save: $325 (25%)
Coupon Code: DT1261
When you want to get all you can out of a PC, go for an all-in-one. This HP Envy is friendly, with a full HD touch-screen display that enhances its Windows 8 OS, along with Beats Audio, Blu-ray, and a speedy third-generation Core i7 processor. The sleek edge-to-edge glass design means it'll look good everywhere. You'd better be sure you do, too, since it has the HP TrueVision Webcam, perfect for face-to-face conversations.

Monitors:

23" Dell S2340T 1080p Multi-touch Monitor w/ built-in Dock

List Price: $699.99
You Pay: $649.99
You Save: $50 (7%)
Windows 8 isn't meant to just be looked at. Reach out and touch it with Dell's 23-inch multi-touch monitor. It has full HD resolution (1,920-by-1,080) and edge-to-edge glass. Its flexible design means you can position it for viewing, drawing, gaming, and more. The S2340T is peripheral-friendly, with ports for DisplayPort, HDMI, Ethernet, and USB 3.0.

Tablets:

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

List Price: $499
You Pay: $449
You Save: $50 (10%) + free shipping
PCMag made this for large-screen tablets, in part for its three killer apps: split-screen note-taking, pressure-sensitive drawing, and a universal living-room remote control. The Galaxy Note has 16GB of memory, runs on Wi-Fi, and has Ice Cream Sandwich.

Gaming:

Xbox 360 250GB Holiday 2012 Bundle With Skyrim and Forza 4

List Price: $299.99
You Pay: $249.99 + free shipping
You Save: $50 (17%)
Our analysts called the best one yet because of its slim redesign, internal 802.11n Wi-Fi, increased storage, and new Web-entertainment features. It makes for a great gift under the tree, but what makes this deal even more jolly is that it comes bundled with stellar stocking stuffers: arcade racing game (a PCMag Editors' Choice), a download token for fantasy game (also an Editors' Choice), a wireless controller, and one-month trial subscriptions to Hulu and Epix.

Peripherals:

Logitech Touch Wireless Mouse T620

List Price: $69.99
You Pay: $59.49 + free shipping
You Save: $10.50 (15%)
Coupon Code: P83Q8GXNJK9Q0R
Anyone who recently purchased a Windows 8 device will want this wireless mouse to complete the package. The touch features make navigating the operating system a breeze; scroll horizontally, access the Start screen, and switch between apps with intuitive gestures. Its laser-grade precision tracking grants extreme accuracy on almost any surface and its ergonomic shape means you can cruise for hours without getting a stiff hand.

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 2TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

List Price: $119.99
You Pay: $107.99 + free shipping
You Save: $12 (10%)
Coupon Code: VJ7$295NPV28MN
1TB of storage capacity isn't cool. You know what's cool? 2TB of storage capacity. And that's exactly what you'll get with this GoFlex Desk Kit from Seagate. It's simple to upgrade to any interface you pick and will guarantee automatic and continuous backup of all your photos, music, and files. It also includes mighty encryption software that will defend your data. Not sure whether your giftee has a PC or a Mac? Never fear, this external hard drive works with both.

Mobile Phones:

Samsung Galaxy Note II (AT&T)

List Price: $299.99
You Pay: $249.99 + free shipping
You Save: $50 (17%)
PCMag analyst Jamie Lendino awarded this phablet 4.5 out of 5 stars for its speedy quad-core processor, 8MP camera, stunning screen, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. "If you think all other phones are too small, and prefer something big enough to double as a miniature tablet that (barely) fits in your pocket, the Galaxy Note II reigns supreme," Lendino wrote. With a contract, this deal will still cost you more than the Apple iPhone 5, but you'll get a whole lot more display. For more, read our .

LG Optimus G (Sprint)

List Price: $199.99
You Pay: $99.99 + free shipping
You Save: $100 (50%)
The Optimus G's quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor makes it the fastest Android phone the PCMag Labs have tested to date. It is beautifully designed and packs an impressive 13-megapixel camera, although our reviewer laments that it "doesn't live up to its lofty resolution rating." If you're willing to overlook that, you won't find a better valued phone. For more, read our .

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx (Verizon Wireless)

List Price: $199.99
You Pay: $0.01 + free shipping
You Save: $199.98 (100%)
In a society with increasing nomophobia (no-mobile-phone phobia), this phone may be just the answer. It has an amazing battery life, meaning you'll likely never have to worry about being unreachable (unless you want to be, that is). It has a respectable 960-by-540 screen and performs speedily on Verizon's 4G LTE network. For more, read our .