Best Buy Canada just dropped its Black Friday in Summer sale, and if you've been waiting for an excuse to upgrade your laptop, grab a new TV, or finally replace that robot vacuum that's been making a weird grinding noise since March, this is probably that excuse.
The sale spans laptops, tablets, TVs, headphones, smart home gear, electric scooters, drones, and major appliances. Some of the discounts are deep enough that you'd normally only see them in November. A few are genuinely surprising.
Laptops: Two Standouts Under $700
The best laptop deal in the sale is the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 at $699.99, a full $600 off. That's nearly half price, and for a machine with a 15.6-inch display, an AMD Ryzen 5 processor, 8 GB of RAM, and a 512 GB SSD, it's hard to beat at this price point. This is a general-purpose workhorse. Students, people who live in browser tabs, and anyone who just needs something reliable for everyday tasks should take a hard look at this one before it sells out.
Right next to it, the Asus Vivobook 16 is also $699.99 after a $300 discount. The Vivobook gives you a larger 16-inch screen in a chassis that's surprisingly light for its size. If you do a lot of split-screen work, that extra screen real estate makes a real difference. Both laptops sit at the same price, so the choice comes down to whether you'd rather pocket the bigger savings on the Lenovo or get the bigger display on the Asus.
Neither of these is a gaming laptop, but that's not what they're for. For gaming, you'd need to look at Best Buy's separate gaming laptop section, which is also seeing discounts during this sale. Those gaming deals tend to move faster, so you'll want to check stock early.
TVs: The Real Story Is in the Mid-Range
TV deals during summer sales can be hit or miss, but Best Buy Canada has put together a decent spread this time around.
The headline grabber is the Samsung The Frame 65-inch 4K QLED TV at $1,199.99, $500 off. The Frame has always been polarizing: some people buy it because they want a TV that looks like art on the wall, others because they want to feel like that kind of person. Either way, $500 off makes it a lot easier to justify. The anti-glare matte display is worth seeing in person. If you've got a living room with windows, it's a genuine upgrade over glossy panels.
For people who just want a good TV at a good price, the TCL 55-inch Q6L Series 4K QLED at $379.99 is the smarter play. You're saving $320 and getting a QLED panel with quantum dot color, Dolby Atmos, and Google TV. TCL has quietly eaten Samsung and LG's lunch in the budget segment, and the Q6L explains why: 90 per cent of what a $1,000-plus TV does for under $400.
There's also a 65-inch Roku QLED 4K TV for $499.99, down $130. Roku's OS is still the cleanest smart TV interface on the market. If you're buying for someone who doesn't want to learn a new operating system, that simplicity is worth paying for.
Audio: The Sennheiser Deal Is the One to Beat
Headphone and speaker discounts go up to 50 per cent in this sale, and the deal that jumps out is the Sennheiser Momentum 4 at $249.99. That's $250 off, literally half price.
The Momentum 4 launched at $499.99 and has consistently been one of the best-sounding wireless headphones you can buy. Sennheiser's tuning leans neutral and detailed rather than bass-heavy, so these handle everything from podcasts to orchestral music without turning muddy. The 60-hour battery life is also absurd: you can go weeks between charges with normal use.
At $250, the Momentum 4 undercuts the Sony WH-1000XM5 and Bose QuietComfort Ultra on price while matching or exceeding them on sound quality. The noise cancellation isn't quite Sony or Bose level, but it's still very good. If you care more about how music sounds than how quiet the world around you is, this is the deal.
Beyond the Sennheisers, you'll find deals across JBL, Sony, Bose, and Beats at varying discounts. The headline 50 per cent number applies mostly to older or less popular models, but a handful of current-gen products are seeing 20 to 30 per cent cuts.
Apple: iPads, iPhones, and Watches
Apple deals at Best Buy Canada tend to follow a predictable pattern: modest discounts on current models, deeper cuts on previous generations. This sale sticks to that script.
On the iPad side, you can save up to $300 on select models. The biggest savings are almost certainly on the iPad Pro and iPad Air from the previous generation, which are still extremely capable tablets. Most people don't need the latest iPad. Apple's chips have been overkill for years for what people actually do on iPads: streaming, browsing, reading, note-taking. If you can find a previous-gen iPad Air or Pro with the discount applied, you're getting a tablet that'll stay fast for years at a much better price.
For iPhones, the offer is a gift card rather than a direct price cut: up to $250 in Best Buy gift cards with select activations. You need to activate through Bell, Rogers, Telus, or a flanker brand. The gift card acts as a rebate. If you were activating a new phone anyway, it's free money. The catch is the same as always with carrier deals: do the math on the plan cost before the gift card sways you.
Apple Watch discounts are also in the mix, with savings across the Series 10, SE, and Ultra 2 lineups. The SE tends to see the best percentage-off deals during these sales and remains the smartest value pick unless you need the always-on display or ECG sensor of the mainline Series.
Gadgets: Drones, Scooters, and Robot Vacuums
Some of the most interesting deals in this sale are in the gadget category.
The DJI Mini 3 at $485.99, $204 off, is the entry-level drone deal. It shoots 4K video, folds down small enough for a jacket pocket, and weighs under 250 grams, so you don't need a drone pilot certificate in Canada. If you've been curious about drone photography but didn't want to drop $1,000-plus on a Mavic, the Mini 3 at this price is about as low-risk an entry point as you'll find.
The Segway Max G3 electric scooter at $1,199.99, $400 off, is a more specific proposition. This is a commuter scooter with a claimed range of up to 65 km and a top speed of 25 km/h. At $1,200, it's still expensive, but if you're someone who pays for parking or transit and lives within scooter range of work, the math can work out over a season or two. The G3 also has suspension and 10-inch pneumatic tires, which matter more than motor specs on real city streets. Potholes don't care about your top speed.
Then there's the Dreame GoVac 800 robot vacuum at $999.99, down from $2,199.99. That's a $1,200 discount on a robot vacuum with LiDAR navigation, an auto-empty dock, and mopping capability. Dreame has been eating into Roborock and iRobot's market share with aggressive pricing and feature parity, and at under $1,000, the GoVac 800 is a lot of robot for the money. Whether any robot vacuum is worth a thousand dollars depends on how much you hate vacuuming. If the answer is “a lot,” this is the deal.
Smartphones: The S26 Ultra Discount
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra at $1,669.99, $230 off, is worth mentioning even though it's still very expensive. Samsung flagships rarely see significant discounts this soon after launch. The S26 Ultra shipped earlier this year, and $230 off puts it closer to what you'd pay for a well-equipped S26 Plus at regular price. If you want the 200-megapixel camera, the S Pen, and the anti-reflective display, this is about as good as it gets outside of a carrier trade-in promotion.
Appliances: Extra 10 Per Cent In-Store
The appliance section covers fridges, washers, dryers, ranges, and dishwashers from Samsung, LG, Whirlpool, and GE. The extra draw is a blanket 10 per cent off appliances when you shop in-store, stacking on top of existing sale prices.
If you're in the market for a major appliance, the in-store-only kicker makes it worth a trip. The 10 per cent off a $1,500 washing machine is $150 you wouldn't get online. Check stock at your local store before driving over.
How to Shop This Sale
A few things to keep in mind while browsing:
Open-box and Geek Squad Certified. Best Buy Canada lists open-box and refurbished items alongside new ones at deeper discounts. These come with the same return policy and warranty eligibility, and the savings can be substantial on TVs and laptops.
Price beat policy. Best Buy Canada beats a competitor's price by 10 per cent of the difference if you find the same item cheaper at an authorized Canadian retailer. Amazon.ca, Costco, and major chains qualify. The item must be in stock and identical in model number. When it works, it's extra savings for five minutes of checking.
Return windows. Standard return policy is 30 days on most items, 14 days on computers and tablets, and 30 days on major appliances with some restocking-fee fine print for opened large appliances. Know the window for what you're buying.
Stock moves fast. The deeper discounts, especially the IdeaPad Slim 3 and the Sennheiser Momentum 4, are the kind that sell through in days, not weeks. If one of these is on your list, don't sit on it.
The Black Friday in Summer sale runs through the end of the event period. Check Best Buy's site for the exact end date. Stock refreshes happen periodically, but the best prices on the most popular items tend not to come back once they're gone.
