Know of any good laptop deals on Black Friday?

Looking to spend <600

11/20/2007 11:51:10 PM

http://bfads.net/
http://www.blackfriday.info/
http://www.black-friday.net/
http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/

11/20/2007 11:53:26 PM

^More specific

I am looking now, just thought someone else may have already done the work for me

11/21/2007 12:03:55 AM

um...
http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/sales.php?action=search&searchquery=laptop

11/21/2007 12:37:16 AM

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/black-friday-4272-HPPavilion141AMDAthlon64X2Laptopw2GBRAM120GBHD.html

I believe I will be purchasing this promptly thursday at 9 pm

11/21/2007 12:44:32 AM

Quote :

"he following stores were found around zip code 27021 (King, NC). The estimated distance from your zip code is provided in parentheses. Greensboro (40 Miles) Charlotte (82 Miles) South Charlotte (92 Miles) Greenville (171 Miles) Richmond (214 Miles) "

[Edited on November 21, 2007 at 12:48 AM. Reason : OH I CAN'T READ]

11/21/2007 12:47:52 AM

Believe it or not, I have a solution to such an issue.

I am unsure as to whether or not you figured it out based on your edit

11/21/2007 1:00:59 AM

ernie you live in King?

i remember my grandma used to live in Walnut Cove
and she had King Cable

11/21/2007 3:54:01 AM

there's no good sales this year fyi

11/21/2007 10:52:09 AM

^ditto

i have my tvs (there are good deals on big sharp aquos), i have a 360 and hd dvd player, the laptops are crap, and i have plenty of blank media. i wish there was a really good deal on a ps3 even though i'm not wild about it yet.

11/21/2007 11:07:53 AM

I'm looking for a GOOD wireless router with a bunch a them antenners. anyone know the best place for dem?

11/21/2007 12:33:15 PM

Seagate 320GB Serial ATA/300 16MB Buffer ST303204N1A1AS-RK - Retail Hard Drive Kit
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/5296757
$59.99 + ship ($66 for me)

i concur in-store deals are not going to be that hot, but be ready for the onslaught of online deals that get sold out in minutes online... there have already been a few

11/21/2007 1:27:23 PM

that doesn't seem like such a great deal to me even if it is 20c/Gb

11/21/2007 2:26:57 PM

if you are only looking at price/GB then you would be correct, it is a good deal for that particular model though

11/21/2007 2:47:59 PM

Seagate 650GB (IDE) 16MB Buffer, 7200rpm Hard Drive - ST306504N1A0A-RK - RETAIL - $109
http://www.frys.com/product/5448089

Maxtor OneTouch 500GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - STM305004OTA3E1-RK - $99
http://shop4.outpost.com/product/5382828

11/21/2007 4:56:42 PM

there have been a lot of $500 and below laptops for purchase today

11/22/2007 12:02:04 AM

if you know of a $400 or less laptop deal online let me know

11/22/2007 12:58:51 AM

how about that $299 Compaq Presario laptop at Circuit City (also comes with a router and printer)?


also, how are things already getting sold out? i thought this stuff didn't kick off until friday.

oh, and if the store opens at 5am, what time do i need to get there to make sure I get the good stuff?

11/22/2007 6:16:48 AM

you should already be there I think

11/22/2007 7:40:31 AM

^^if you want a laptop, you need to be there at about 8pm tonight. if you get there after that you probably won't get one. a lot of people go out around 5pm or so to camp for laptops, cameras, and other ebay-able items.

11/22/2007 10:21:07 AM

i wonder what the chances are of showing up at 5am at best buy and getting an xbox

11/22/2007 10:30:17 AM

thank goodness the high for today is 30'F and the low for tonight is 12'F

i'm hoping that will discourage people here in Denver

11/22/2007 10:35:14 AM

if those were the temps in raleigh maybe, but denver is always cold like that, so probably not.

11/22/2007 10:53:15 AM

best buy has a sony laptop for like $399 if u wanna go early enough

11/22/2007 11:14:09 AM

^^actually it was 65' and sunny on Monday

11/22/2007 11:35:33 AM

6^

haha, fuck that. i'm not camping for anything.

especially in Bellingham, WA...it'll be freezing.

[Edited on November 22, 2007 at 1:52 PM. Reason : but maybe it's a small enough city that the crowds won't be like that]

11/22/2007 1:51:39 PM

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Compaq-Presario-C717NR-15-4-Widescreen-Laptop-C717NR/sem/rpsm/oid/196359/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

11/22/2007 3:01:26 PM

yeah, that's the one i'm looking to go for

i hope 7pm tonight is early enough, i'm taking my down bag and a nice thermos

11/22/2007 3:04:01 PM

best buy in burlington had 20+ people at 8pm

11/23/2007 12:32:59 AM

the online deals have been a big let down thus far.

11/23/2007 12:51:25 AM

got my $349 laptop at staples i was #27 in line at CC at 7:30pm last night, figured i wasn't going to get a voucher for one of the $299 laptops... went over to staples where there was no line whatsoever. in fact there was 20 laptops at staples (only 15 or so at CC) and there wasn't even 20 people in line at staples until 4:30am this morning.

11/23/2007 6:38:51 PM

Quote :

"the online deals have been a big let down thus far."

other than maybe the GPS units, I haven't seen anything worth standing outside for.

11/23/2007 6:39:24 PM

damn i woulda picked up that staples laptop had i known about it

i just went home after i saw BB was crowded. Didn't know what time STaples opened, but it was dark and no one was out there.

oh well.

11/23/2007 7:03:08 PM

i just went and picked up a new lenovo y410 ($600 AR) as an impule buy and it's awesome (the free ship store sold out in an hour so i drove the 10 mins, which is very unlinke me, but it was $30)

500G external hd for $40 AR w/free ship

and canon sd1000 w/1GB SD card were other online deals i took advantage of

the only thing i got in a store was my business attire for the next year (thanks Express)

[Edited on November 23, 2007 at 9:07 PM. Reason : online deals were pretty good i thought]

11/23/2007 9:04:01 PM

I waited in line at Circuit City from midnight to 5am and walked out of there emptyhanded.

11/23/2007 10:22:48 PM

i thought most people were getting to places around 8pm or so?

11/23/2007 10:25:12 PM

only BB,CC and CompUSA had people there that early

most other stores, OfficeMax, Office Depot, Staples, etc. people get there after midnight-3am or so

11/23/2007 11:49:53 PM

man, i really need a new computer. mine won't stay connected to our wireless network, and it turns off on its own about once every hour or two. i'm pretty sure i'm also hearing the beginnings of a death rattle from one of the hard drives (thankfully I have them mirrored with RAID, so i won't lose data if it does shit the bed completely).

what's my best bet on a laptop at this point? baby's mama has all my money, so I gotta do this on the cheap. should i go with eBay? craigslist for a slightly used one? look for Cyber Monday deals, or other holiday season sales (to include any after Christmas sales--I can hold out for another month if I have to by borrowing either of my roommates' spare laptops when I need to).

11/24/2007 12:21:26 AM

i'm hoping for a good deal on a nice dell lappy before Christmas

already been saving up for one for awhile

11/24/2007 1:31:41 AM

what up poor people

11/24/2007 2:53:20 AM

^^^ How much are you looking to spend? Dell and HP both have base models at ~$500.

You can always check out the NEX even though their Thanksgiving flyer didn't look that impressive.

11/24/2007 9:37:26 AM

i either want to stay in the $300-350 (maybe $400 if i have to) range or get something better than a base model.

[Edited on November 25, 2007 at 3:49 PM. Reason : and yeah, the NEX didn't really have any deals]

11/25/2007 3:49:04 PM

is buying used an option? only asking cause 300-350 is pretty low...even for black friday standards

[Edited on November 25, 2007 at 4:00 PM. Reason : for a laptop]

11/25/2007 4:00:19 PM

buying used is an option, but then i expect even more for my money

there were several deals in the $300-400 range on BF...i just missed them all.

11/25/2007 4:27:01 PM

nex aka px/bx/aafes? BF might have been interesting at these exchanges saving on tax and what not, if they still do this.

11/25/2007 5:08:22 PM

NEX/PX/BX/AAFES is tax free. Their prices usually aren't that great of a deal, though.

At least not in CONUS.

Overseas, however....

11/25/2007 5:46:21 PM

they're often a little cheaper on small, day-to-day items. the commissary is definitely cheaper than most grocery stores.

big ticket stuff like TVs and computers can often be found cheaper elsewhere, from what i've seen.

11/26/2007 2:36:45 AM