By Kate Gammon and Anthony Celeste, published on November 25, 2009 at 5:00 PM
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We'll leave it to the economists to determine whether or not "Black Friday"–the supposed busiest shopping day of the year–will really help retailers' bottom lines turn from red to black this holiday weekend.
Instead, we'll focus on the deals. We are aware that better or equal prices compared to those listed in this week's Black Friday advertisements could be found for some products earlier this year. But we also know that for many consumers, the marketing blitz associated with the Thanksgiving weekend has primed them to make a purchasing decision. Perhaps you've convinced yourself that this weekend you'll finally upgrade to a 50" HDTV or spring for a Blu-ray player. If that's the case, or if you're simply curious just how low laptop prices can really go, read on.
We spent hours poring over Black Friday advertisements and blog posts to find the best bang for the buck in each product category, including online and in-store sales. But remember: Black Friday deals are notoriously short-lived. "Offer valid only while supplies last" and other caveats abound. If you're planning to hit the stores, you know you have to get there early in the morning to snag the best items.
The world of leaked pricing circulars and big-box store competition is wild and woolly–and our research isn't perfect. We hope that the comments section of this article can serve as a forum for deal discussions. Did you find a deal better than the one we posted here? Please share it with us below.
The formatting on this article is horrible, come on Kate and Anthony, you really going to force people to click through all 33 pictures to see the deals? I would make this article a few pages long, and just list everything. Or hell, just make it one big page with all 33 deals listed.
I'm disappointed by the lack of details in specs for the computers. Telling me "It's a quad core! with 8GB ram! 1TB HDD! and Lightscribe!" is not nearly enough.
The LG Internal Blu-Ray is a discontinued item and has been unavailable for quite some time. I've wanted one solely because it'll play the now-dead "HD" format discs but it's always listed as "back-ordered", and if they quit making them I sure don't see them ever coming in stock again...
Regarding Altec Lansing VS2621 PC for $19.99. Just came from local Staples after holding the box with these speakers in my hands. Man, is it small!! I mean, sure the price is lower than usual, but to me these speakers are worth exactly twenty bucks, IF I really needed them. But since it's not an urgent need, it's "meh"... Although, it would make a nice inexpensive birthday present for your nephew or someone you don't really give much crap about, but still need to give something sort of "nice".
quantumrand : Not to be a stickler, but the Droid Eris is only $30 at Wal-mart, far cheaper than that $79.99 of the CLIQ.http://phandroid.com/2009/11/23/ht [...] -wal-mart/
You're not a stickler--we ASKED you to find a better deal than the one we found, so thanks!
enzo matrix : I'm disappointed by the lack of details in specs for the computers. Telling me "It's a quad core! with 8GB ram! 1TB HDD! and Lightscribe!" is not nearly enough.
And a 20" monitor! And an HP DeskJet color printer! Actually, I don't seem to recall any exclamation points in the original text.
As for the specs, it would be nice if we had more details, at the very least I'd like to see motherboard and graphics card manufacturer/model. But, Black Friday information is either leaked out intentionally by the retailer, or by someone involved in the process of putting together the ad. Either way, we're limited to the information that's provided to us.
Can you just make a list? It's a PITA clicking on the pics one at a time.
The formatting on this article is horrible, come on Kate and Anthony, you really going to force people to click through all 33 pictures to see the deals? I would make this article a few pages long, and just list everything. Or hell, just make it one big page with all 33 deals listed.
Actually, target has the best deal @ $59.98 for a external 1tb western digital http://bfads.net/Western-Digital-E [...] -at-Target
I mean internal, and they got it. my bad.
Not to be a stickler, but the Droid Eris is only $30 at Wal-mart, far cheaper than that $79.99 of the CLIQ.
http://phandroid.com/2009/11/23/ht [...] -wal-mart/
When will this one-paragraph-per-page stuff finally come to an end? It sucks!
I'm not going to waste my time clicking through this article
I'm not going to waste my time clicking through this article
I just mouse-over the blue tabs up top to get a thumbnail, and if it looks interesting, I click it. Saves a fair bit of time.
There's nothing on sale that I need or want.
They just want all the web hits of forcing us to click through all the pages... annoying as hell. I dont want a camera.
I'm disappointed by the lack of details in specs for the computers. Telling me "It's a quad core! with 8GB ram! 1TB HDD! and Lightscribe!" is not nearly enough.
I have to agree I refuse to click through many pages..
The LG Internal Blu-Ray is a discontinued item and has been unavailable for quite some time. I've wanted one solely because it'll play the now-dead "HD" format discs but it's always listed as "back-ordered", and if they quit making them I sure don't see them ever coming in stock again...
Regarding Altec Lansing VS2621 PC for $19.99. Just came from local Staples after holding the box with these speakers in my hands. Man, is it small!! I mean, sure the price is lower than usual, but to me these speakers are worth exactly twenty bucks, IF I really needed them. But since it's not an urgent need, it's "meh"... Although, it would make a nice inexpensive birthday present for your nephew or someone you don't really give much crap about, but still need to give something sort of "nice".
Not to be a stickler, but the Droid Eris is only $30 at Wal-mart, far cheaper than that $79.99 of the CLIQ.http://phandroid.com/2009/11/23/ht [...] -wal-mart/
You're not a stickler--we ASKED you to find a better deal than the one we found, so thanks!
The celeron 900 is a new processor!!!http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=41498
Wikipedia lists it as a 900 MHz released in 2001. But if you're trying to say I should have double checked with Intel, I agree.
I'm disappointed by the lack of details in specs for the computers. Telling me "It's a quad core! with 8GB ram! 1TB HDD! and Lightscribe!" is not nearly enough.
And a 20" monitor! And an HP DeskJet color printer! Actually, I don't seem to recall any exclamation points in the original text.
As for the specs, it would be nice if we had more details, at the very least I'd like to see motherboard and graphics card manufacturer/model. But, Black Friday information is either leaked out intentionally by the retailer, or by someone involved in the process of putting together the ad. Either way, we're limited to the information that's provided to us.