While you’ll find all manner of tools at discount prices on Black Friday, some types of tools and tool brands are more ubiquitous than others. DeWalt and Milwaukee, two of the top tool brands in the business, love to lean into sales events, and you can always find a good price on a cordless drill from one of these brands.

The WIRED team boasts decades of experience in product testing and a nose for sniffing out the best deals, backed by price tracking tools. For Black Friday, we cross-reference our buying guide recommendations with the latest sale prices to find the best early Black Friday deals on gadgets and gizmos worth owning.

And while there is going to be an abundance of different deals over the coming weeks, what most are holding out for is Black Friday. Of course, that doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of deals to be had in the weeks ahead.