Black Friday. How to Choose the Best Gifts for Yourself and Others, Plus Our Top Recommendations.

The Shopping season is upon us, whether we like it or not. Taking place after Thanksgiving is Black Friday. It is the day when deals and discounts rain on both shopping platforms and physical stores. But why not take a bit more time and effort to think about what you want to get for yourself and maybe others *wink*. Here we have some tips on how to select gifts these coming Black Friday. 

Gears and Gadgets

Technological gifts such as laptop, smart phone and smart watches, or everything that has a “Smart” prefix on it can be a safe choice for a gift. We consider it safe, because we know that technology will always advance, and newer way of making  our life convenient always gets improved. 

SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Ultra

Specifications:

• Operating System: Android Wear OS 5

• Display Size: 47 millimeters

• Connectivity technology: Cellular and Bluetooth

• Band color: Orange

• Refurbushed/Renewed: Yes

Pros:

• Almost half of it’s original price, being refurbished

• Stylish

Cons:

• Only 1 color available. But can be remedied by acquiring other band colors.

HP 255 G10

Specifications:

• Brand: HP

• Model Name: TPN-Q287

• Screen Size: 15.6 inches / 39.624 centimetre

• Hard Disk Size: 1 TB

• CPU Model: Ryzen 7

• RAM / Memory installed: 32 GB

• Operating System: Windows 11 Pro

• Graphics Card: Integrated / AMD Radeon Graphics

• Weight: ‎3.3 pounds / 1.5 kilogram

Pros:

• Affordable price

• Available in different specs like 16GB RAM with 1TB storage or the highest avaialble of 64GB RAM and 4TB of storage

Cons:

• Not a gaming laptop. But you can still play some older games or non-intensive graphics games.

DJI Osmo Action 3 Camera

Specifications:

• Video Capture Resolution : 4K

• Maximum Focal Length : 24 Millimeters

• Maximum Aperture : 2.8 f

• Video Capture Format : MP4

• Supported Audio Format : 48 kHz; AAC

• Screen Size : 2.25 Inches

• Connectivity Technology : Bluetooth

Pros:

• Waterproof

• Wide Field of view

• 4K HDR

Cons:

• Focus issues

House and Home

Whether you are living in a temporary shelter like a boarding house or living at your home, there are some necessities that you will always require. Or things that will make your life more pleasureable and convinient. These may come in the form of household appliances or tools. Whatever it might be, as long as it will improve the efficiency and even joy in your experience, that is also a worthy gift to give.

Ninja Crispi Air Fryer

Specifications:

• Dimensions : 13.38″D x 11.96″W x 13.58″H

• Capacity: 4 Quarts / 3.78 liters

• Output wattage: 1500 Watts

• Voltage: 120 Volts

• Weight: 15.74 pounds / 7.14 kilograms

Pros:

• Portable and space saver.

• Cooking container can also function as serving plate

• Multi-function: Air Fryer and Microwave

Cons:

• Timer function.
• It can get really hot. The glass and the device. So do be careful.

3-in-1 Space Heater

Specifications:

• Dimensions : 6″D x 6″W x 12″H

• Voltage: 120 Volts

• Weight: 2 pounds

• Output wattage: 750 to 1500 Watts

Pros:

• Work great for relatively small rooms

• Has built-in humidifier

• Overheat protection with automatic shutdown

Cons:

• Relatively small. 

Vegetable Chopper

Specifications:

• Material: Plastic

• Blade material: Stainless Steel

• Dimensions : 12.7″L x 4.5″W x 4.5″H

• Weight: 1.63 pounds / 0.74 kilograms

Pros:

• 12 vegetable chopper blades. From chopper, slicing, grater and others.

• Easy to assemble and disassemble

• Easy to clean

Cons:

• You might need to reduce larger items like onions to smaller size in order to use properly

Work and Leisure

Some could say they are two sides of the same coin. One should not exist without the other. While some would like to work as much as they want, breaks should also be performed in between, like the Pomodoro Technique. 

We suggest to consider items that could improve efficiency for work, like a better keyboard or a larger monitor. These pieces of equipment that lessen the time for work, increases the time available for personal quality time and leisure. For devices that would enrich your hobby or fun time, pick for things that you love. Whether it could be a book, a better smart phone, a video game console, or a board game. Anything that could make you “legally” happy.

EPOMAKER x Aula F75 Gasket Mechanical Keyboard

Specifications:

• Number of Keys : 80

• Brand: EPOMAKER

• Weight: 2.2 pounds / 1 kilogram

• LED Backlit: RGB

Pros:

• Compact

• Easy to the eye backlit colors

• Built for gaming

• “Solid & cream sound”. Nice clicky-clacky keyboard sound

Cons:

• Has no numpad.

Avolusion Z2-S 1TB USB 3.0 Ultra Slim External Hard Drive/Pocket Drive

Specifications:

• Storage size: 1 TB

• Hard Disk Interface: USB 3.0

• Hard Disk Form Factor : 2.5 Inches

• Weight : 1 pound / 0.45 kilograms

• Type: Mechanical Hard Disk

Pros:

• Excellent price for a 1TB storage.

Cons:

• Not an SSD

Nintendo Switch™ Lite (Timmy & Tommy’s Aloha Edition) (Renewed)

Specifications:

• Dimensions: 8.94 x 4.45 x 3.31 inches

• Weight: 1.21 pounds / 0.55 kilograms

• Playable games: Nintendo Switch games

Pros:

• Good way to play Nintendo Switch games while waiting for the Switch 2

Cons:

• Smaller screen compared to the standard Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch OLED

• May or may not come with the free game. This is random, as the console is refurbished.

Originally published at: zedreviews.com