I've gone through hundreds of Amazon AU Black Friday deals – these are the 175+ top tech discounts halfway through the sale

2025-11-25T02:30:20.535Z

My favourite ereader gets a nice price drop

I love the Kobo Libra Colour! It's 7-inch colour screen makes it portable and its asymmetric design makes it the most ergonomic ereader I've held in my hands (after the Kindle Oasis).

You also get 32GB of storage, a very clean and easy-to-use interface, and if you don't want to spend money buying ebooks, you can use the baked-in OverDrive app to borrow from a public library that supports the platform (right now, many Aussie public libraries do). Instapaper has replace the old Pocket app, but not everyone will need it, but it's good to have. Google Drive and Dropbox connectivity are also on board.

Adding to its value is its writing features, although note that you'll need to purchase the Kobo Stylus 2 separately. Despite that I think the Kobo Libra Colour is worth every cent to an avid reader – it's my pick for the best ereader available right now.

And it's currently only AU$9 more than the Kindle Coloursoft base model, so you know your money is being stretched here.

Kobo Libra Colour: AU$379.95 AU$318 on Amazon

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2025-11-25T01:30:30.618Z

Cheap as chips: a robot vacuum for just AU$248

It's more than just a robot vacuum because this one can mop as well. And to get a dual-purpose appliance like this for such a low cost is fantastic value.

There are compromises though.

Firstly, the 8,000Pa of suction is not class leading, so if you mostly have carpets at home, I wouldn't recommend this one. Plus you won't need a mop then, would you? The other feature missing is the self-empyting dock – you will need to clean out the bin and refill the water reservoir yourself, but that's a small price to pay for a robovac that's this affordable.

You still get anti-fall sensors in case the bot encounters stairs, it will avoid carpets automatically when mopping and has a threshold clearance of up to 20mm. Not bad for not a lot of money, eh?

Ecovacs Deebot N20: AU$749 AU$248 on Amazon

If you do want the auto-empty base station, it will cost you more. The Deebot N90 Plus is down to just AU$449 for the black variant.

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2025-11-25T00:59:28.082Z

So, have you managed to buy everything you wanted or are you holding off till the actual four-day Cyber Weekend?

I sure hope not because Amazon not only changes its deals during that time, but stocks can run out and you could miss out. If you see something you want and it's within budget, don't hesitate. Leaving it on your cart until December 1 may not work out for you.

We're already halfway through Amazon's 2025 Black Friday campaign, so don't sleep on those purchases. At least make sure you've got your Christmas shopping done!