Look for Black Friday laptop deals with ChatGPT (and double-check them)

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Nov 18, 2025 by Alex Whitelock (TechRadar)

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Last checked

Oct 17, 2026

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Evidence: Article or interviewA newsletter, journalist or interview account of what happened.

Context: The writer is a deals editor at a site that also publishes deals.

Outcome

TechRadar deals writer Alex Whitelock tested ChatGPT on Black Friday laptop deals. Its first picks were pricey and left out MacBooks; asked for budget options, it suggested sub-$200 Chromebooks he felt were too basic. Prices were up to date and brands well known, but after digging he concluded there were better deals elsewhere and says you need to double-check prices and cross-reference expert reviews.

Agent

ChatGPT

The source didn't share its exact prompt, so we wrote this from what it describes.

Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to.

Goal: Find the three best current deals on the product I need, checked against the retailer's live price.

Fill in before running:
- Product type and what I'll use it for: [e.g. laptop for working from home]
- Budget range: [MIN–MAX]
- Must-haves and deal-breakers: [OS, screen size, RAM]
- Retailers I'll buy from: [LIST]

Rules:
- Include options across my whole budget, not just the top end, and don't skip a major brand without saying why.
- For each deal give the current price, the usual price and the retailer link, checked on the retailer's page today.
- Don't suggest anything too underpowered for my stated use.
- Say where expert reviews disagree with your pick.
- If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me.
- Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.

Output: A table of 3 deals: model, key specs, price now, usual price, link, and one-line verdict.

You'll know it worked when: each price matches the live retailer page and every pick fits my use and budget.

Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to.

Goal: Find the three best current deals on the product I need, checked against the retailer's live price.

Fill in before running:
- Product type and what I'll use it for: [e.g. laptop for working from home]
- Budget range: [MIN–MAX]
- Must-haves and deal-breakers: [OS, screen size, RAM]
- Retailers I'll buy from: [LIST]

Rules:
- Include options across my whole budget, not just the top end, and don't skip a major brand without saying why.
- For each deal give the current price, the usual price and the retailer link, checked on the retailer's page today.
- Don't suggest anything too underpowered for my stated use.
- Say where expert reviews disagree with your pick.
- If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me.
- Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.
- Tell me the date and time you checked each price, and flag any deal that ends soon.

Output: A table of 3 deals: model, key specs, price now, usual price, link, and one-line verdict.

You'll know it worked when: each price matches the live retailer page and every pick fits my use and budget.

Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.

Source

https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/can-chatgpt-save-shoppers-cash-over-black-friday-heres-my-opinion-as-a-retail-expert