When to buy a laptop: Black Friday is the best time to get a PC or MacBook on sale

A laptop doesn't make a great impulse buy, like a pack of gum in the checkout line or a weird thingamajig you saw in a TikTok livestream.Of course, if the computer you depend on for work, school, or entertainment randomly decides to kick the bucket, it likely requires immediate replacement (after recycling or repurposing it). Most people, however, can and should strategize before investing in a new machine they hope to use for years to come.First, decide what's most important…