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What are some legitimate deals for Black Friday so far? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 years ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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There are a lot of fake and misleading deals out there, so what are some of the legitimate deals that are worth getting?

For example:

Things for which the advice through the year was 'wait for Black Friday'.
Good brands that you recommend (ethical, good quality, or some other reason)

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[–] aDogCalledSpot@lemmy.zip 34 points 2 years ago (15 children)

Most deals aren't up yet so I think you're a bit early.

However my number 1 recommendation would be the Serif Affinity products. They will probably be on sale for something like half price. 35 euros for a lifetime purchase of something that really gives Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign a run for its money.

My number two would be ProtonMail. Though you shouldn't buy this before using a free account for a while.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Huh, I'm surprised I hadn't heard of Affinity before. I explored some FOSS photoshop alternatives, but they didn't really do what I was used to. I'd love to pay for something once instead of the subscription bs.

Did you move from the Adobe products and how did you find the learning curve (how different was it)? I'm ok with putting in the time, just curious

I'll try to remember to check them out closer to the day :)

[–] Pechente@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

I switched from Adobe to Affinity a few years back. The interfaces of the Affinity apps are way better and the apps work much smoother and even have fully fledged iPad versions. There was not really a learning curve for me other than googling very specific stuff every now and then.

The biggest issue is probably that there’s no feature parity between the Affinity and Adobe apps yet. So every once in a while a feature might just be missing.

I’d suggest to just check out the trial versions or even buy the apps right away if your financial situation allows it.

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