Black Friday 2009's Very Best Deals
PrintBlack Friday. It's big. There's a lot of shopping going on. You can acquire goods and services for far below the actual cost of the items. Unless you can catch said deals online, you will likely spend a lot of time fighting your peers for low-priced products. You might start to hate shopping. You might vow to never shop on Black Friday again.
Those are the ground rules. Let's get to the deals. As mentioned, there are a lot of awesome things you can pick up on Black Friday for a cheaper-than-expected cost. I've searched through a number of online sites to find just exactly what it is that's going on come Black Friday. I'll be listing out a number of awesome deals to check out below, as well as a handful of sites that you can check out to further supplement your tech-themed Black Friday purchases. I've really scoured the categories to find some great savings and great products--in the case of the storage category, for example, that's the most inexpensive capacity points you're going to find for those prices!
Anyway, enough reading. Let's get to the spending. Black Friday 2009... begin!
Desktop PCs
HP Pavilion Elite e9250t
Originally: $1,025
Black Friday: $800
Savings: $225
Source: HP Direct
HP P6214Y Pavilion Desktop
Originally: $580
Black Friday: $500
Savings: $80
Source: Best Buy
iBUYPOWER Gamer Extreme
Originally: $940
Black Friday: $800
Savings: $140
Source: Newegg
CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra Desktop
Originally: $540
Black Friday: $400
Savings: $140
Source: Newegg
Laptop PCs
HP 15.6-inch Laptop w/ Windows 7
Cost: $300
Time: starts 6 a.m.
Source: Staples
Sony VAIO VGN-NW26SF
Originally: $660
Black Friday: $480
Savings: $180
Source: Best Buy
HP G60-519WM
Black Friday: $300
Source: Walmart
Acer 15.6" Notebook
Originally: $550
Black Friday: $399
Savings: $151
Source: Radio Shack
Apple 13.3" MacBook Air
Originally: $1,499
Black Friday: $1,149
Savings: $350
Source: MacMall
Apple 13.3" MacBook Pro
Originally: $1,199
Black Friday: $1,099
Savings: $100
Source: MacMall
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thetr00per
November 28, 2009 at 10:55pm
Was great. I got Windows 7 Business for 20 dollars and Microsoft Office Ultimate for 60 which is originally 600-something on the microsoft store.
All I needed was a student email (ending in .edu)
gothliciouz
November 28, 2009 at 7:00am
i clicked on the "logitech iluminated keyboard" link and it took me to the "logitech G9 mouse" can someone please provide a correct link?
oh! i was wrong i clicked on the wrong link! lol
aben2
November 28, 2009 at 3:20am
-Technology... will kill us one day.....
These are good deals but not great deals *Sigh*....
winmaster
November 27, 2009 at 6:27pm
I had already ordered the cyberpower machine when this article was posted. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks its a good deal.
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kleinkinstein
November 27, 2009 at 3:53pm
The Logitech Illuminated Keyboard is foking grand theft at $30. Aside from an OLED, it's a fantastic keyboard.
DBsantos77
November 27, 2009 at 6:10pm
I have that keyboard, and it's amazing! I bought it when it was $70
-Santos
JohnP
November 27, 2009 at 2:40pm
It has TWO floppy cutouts! Do not see that very much these days. What was a floppy storage, 1.4 MegaBytes or something? Now THAT would damn useful in comparison to my 32GB flash drive!
blindhorizon
November 27, 2009 at 2:58pm
well just off the top of my head what i would do with them, well there are 3.5 inserts for fan control's, or a 32 in one multi card reader, maybe a cup holder or hidden storage spot same kind that they make for the 5.25 slots comes in 3.5. and the list goes on, i modded my 3.5 for a hidden spot for my power, reset button and fan control nob. that just to name a few things you can do.
The Relic
November 28, 2009 at 1:02pm
I keep a multi-card reader in mine. But what puzzles me is why mobo manufacturers keep a floppy slot on the board? The last two boards (my most recent is an ASUS M3A78-EM) I bought have one single primary IDE but still has a place for the floppy. I know EIDE drives have fallen in popularity as compared to the SATA, but how many people buy new dual- and quad-core boards and still use a floppy drive???
Caboose
November 27, 2009 at 2:59pm
Computer cases still come with the 3.5" cutou for any number of things. From Memory card readers, to mini-tape backup drives. Floppy drives are still in circulation!
An unformatted floppy diskette held 1.44MB, once it was formatted for an IBM Compatible PC, it's capacity was around 1.38MB.
Don't laugh at the floppy diskette, it's not used much anymore, but it's a technology that still hasn't died off completely!
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
Caboose
November 27, 2009 at 3:42pm
Damn you Murph! Now I have that song stuck in my head!
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
nekollx
November 27, 2009 at 11:49am
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD6400BEVT 640GB 5400 RPM Laptop drive 89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136459
HITACHI Travelstar HD20500 IDK/7K 500GB 7200 RPM Laptop drive 79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145275
Edit:
I also picked up at Amazon.com
WoW Burning Crusade exp for 8 bucks, WoTLK for 24 bucks, and FF: Crisis Core for PSP for 12 bucks.
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fry
November 27, 2009 at 8:59am
Haha, I just finished my Black Friday spending spree... Star Wars: KOTOR on Steam for $2.50!
BTW, it's tough to get excited about $100 off a Mac at the Apple store when you can order the same Mac from Amazon for $150 less than Apple charges any day of the year. Plus no sales tax.
Caboose
November 27, 2009 at 8:21am
$100 off a Mac is a HUGE discount! OMG! Apple is really taking a hit here!
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
TheMurph
November 27, 2009 at 10:05am
haha. given how rarely apple offers a discount on its wares, it's something, eh?
Caboose
November 27, 2009 at 10:27am
OH ya.
Still doesn't make me want to fork over any dough for the Apple anal rapage though...
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
LatiosXT
November 27, 2009 at 8:19am
Considering you could probably get $100 off any Apple computer using a Student Discount anyway and you probably can't stack discounts...
TheMurph
November 27, 2009 at 10:04am
*shrug* a deal is a deal! Not everyone is crafty enough to use a student discount for their mac purchases...
DBsantos77
November 27, 2009 at 7:30am
Lol,$100 off the MacBook pro..I'll stick to my DV5 thank you very much.
-Santos
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