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lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://www.popsci.com/category/gear/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Gear</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://www.popsci.com/gear/ergonomic-office-desk-chair-black-friday-amazon-deal/" > <h3 class="card-post-title font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden hover-link"> I’m eyeing this ergonomic desk chair that’s 38% off for Black Friday鈥攇rab one for yourself </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block hover-link">I’m eyeing this ergonomic desk chair that’s 38% off for Black Friday鈥攇rab one for yourself</span> </h3> </a> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm leading-tighter mt-2"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" 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pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://www.popsci.com/category/gear/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Gear</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://www.popsci.com/gear/anycubic-3d-printer-amazon-black-friday-deals/" > <h3 class="card-post-title font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden hover-link"> Save over $200 on the 3-D printer our reviewer recommends to model more and spend less </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block hover-link">Save over $200 on the 3-D printer our reviewer recommends to model more and spend less</span> </h3> </a> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm leading-tighter mt-2"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" 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hover-link"> Upgrade your home office with this HD webcam for just $25 thanks to this Black Friday deal </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block hover-link">Upgrade your home office with this HD webcam for just $25 thanks to this Black Friday deal</span> </h3> </a> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm leading-tighter mt-2"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://www.popsci.com/authors/brandt-ranj/">Brandt Ranj</a></span></span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden tabindex="-1" href="https://www.popsci.com/gear/flexispot-standing-desk-black-friday-amazon-deal/" > <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post object-center" 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lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden hover-link"> Get a portable monitor for as little as $57 with these early Black Friday deals </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block hover-link">Get a portable monitor for as little as $57 with these early Black Friday deals</span> </h3> </a> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm leading-tighter mt-2"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://www.popsci.com/authors/brandt-ranj/">Brandt Ranj</a></span></span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden tabindex="-1" href="https://www.popsci.com/gear/asus-rog-strix-gaming-laptop-black-friday-deal/" > <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover 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