Black Friday Notebooks
It’s almost time for the 2008 holiday season, which means we’re looking forward to Black Friday deals on notebooks. Like last year, we expect to see major retailers offer some of the most aggressive prices of the year the Friday after Thanksgiving. With the economy in the dumps, retailers like Best Buy and Wal-mart will have to offer even deeper discounts if it wants to attract hoards of people to camp out in freezing parking lots in the hopes of scoring a holiday deal.
Last year we saw laptops in the low- $200 range. I wouldn’t be surprised if at least one retailer sold a limited quantity of notebooks in the $100 range.
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(below is a list of Black Friday notebooks and prices from last year). Check back soon for 2008 holiday prices and specials.
Here’s our complete list of discounted notebooks for Black Friday (Day after Thanksgiving). Please note that some of these notebooks have extremely limited quantities or require mail-in rebates. Here’s a list of things to consider before going out to buy a Black Friday notebook.
Some of the deals will be available online if you want to beat the crowds. Keep in mind that all of the discounts are off the notebooks’ MSRP, not off the lowest price the retailers have sold them for. Be sure to compare any Black Friday deals to the retailers’ web sites and to the manufacturers’ product pages.
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Happy Black Friday laptop hunting!
HP Online Black Friday Discounts
HP Pavilion dv9500z from $799: Take $400 off dv9500z ($1199 or more).Use Coupon code: NB9501
Best Buy Black Friday Notebooks
Circuit City Black Friday Notebooks
Sony VAIO for $899.99 after $200 discount: Core 2 Duo T5250 15.4-inch display, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, DVD burner , Vista Home Premium Integrated Webcam Free Printer, Wireless G Router, 802.11n WiFi
Toshiba Satellite A215 $749.97 after $320 discount : AMD Turion TL-58 , 15.4-inch display, 200GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD burner , Vista Home Premium
CompUSA Black Friday Notebooks
Apple MacBook 2.16GHz $1,234.99 after 5% discount : 2.16GHz C2Duo, 13.3-inch display, 120GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, Superdrive DVD burner
HP Pavilion dv2432NR $499.99 after $300 discount: AMD Atlon TK-53, 14.1-inch display, 120GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD burner , Vista Home Premium No Webcam NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 On sale Thursday Thanksgiving only from 9PM to Midnight
HP Pavilion dv9407nr $499.99 after $300 discount: AMD Athlon TK-53, 17-inch display, 120GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD burner , Vista Home Premium Integrated Webcam NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 Minimum 7 per strore, Black Friday till Noon
HP Pavilion dv6675w $1,499.99 after $200 discount: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 15.4-display, 250GB hard drive, 4GB of RAM, DVD burner, Vista Ultimate, NVIDIA GeForce 8400M remote Thursday, Friday, Saturday only online and in select stores.
Sony VAIO VGN-SZ650N/C $1,849.99 after $100 discount: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 13.3-inch display, 160GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD burner, Vista Business Integrated Webcam, Dual video cards (power savings/performance), weighs 4-pounds.
Sony VAIO VGN-AR630E/B $1,599.99 after $100 discount: Centrino Duo Processor, 17-inch display, 320GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, Blu Ray Disc HD ROM, Vista Home Premium, Integrated Webcam, NVIDIA GeFoce 8400GT, 802.11n WiFi
Sony VAIO VGN-NR140E/S $549.99 after $250 discount: Intel Dual Core T2330, 15.4-inch display, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, DVD burner , Vista Home Premium
Toshiba Satelite X205 SLi1 $1,899.99 after $100 discount: Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 17-inch display, 240GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD burner, Vista Home Premium Webcam NVIDIA SLI Dual GeForce 8600MGT
Toshiba Satelite P205D-S479 #348056 $1,149.99 after $200 discount: AMD Turion TL-64, 17-inch display, 250GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD burer , Vista Home Premium, 802.11n WiFi
Costco Black Friday Notebook
Dell Black Friday Notebook Deals
Office Depot Black Friday Notebooks
Gateway T-1624 $899.99 after $150 discount: Intel Centrino Duo, 15.4-inch display, 250GB hard drive, 3GB of RAM, DVD burner, Vista Home Premium
HP Pavilion dv9620 $849.99 after discount: AMD Turion TL58, 17 display, 240GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD burner, Vista Home Premium, Webcam
HP Pavilion dv9000 $599.99 after $200 discount: AMD Athlon TK-53, 17 display, 120GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD burner, Vista Home Premium
HP Pavilion tx1200us $999.99 after $200 discount: AMD Turion , 12.1-inch display, 250GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD burner, Vista Home Premum 802.11n, fingerprint reader
Lenovo 3000 $599.99 after $300 discount: Core 2 Duo T5250, 14.1-inch display, 2GB of RAM,
Sony VAIO NR140 $649.99 after 150 discount: Core 2 Duo T5250, 15.1-inch display, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, DVD burner, Vista Home Premium, Webcam
Sony VAIO CR220 $999.99 after $300 discount: Intel Core 2 Duo, 14.1-inch display, 200GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD burner, Vista Home Premium Integrated Webcam. Chose green, pink, blue, red or gold.
Toshiba Satellite A215-S428 $499.99 after $250 discount: AMD Athlon TK-55, 15.4 display, 160GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD Burner, Vista Home Premium
Toshiba Satellite A205 $949.99 after $150 discount: Core 2 Duo T5250, 15.4-inch display, 200GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, HD DVD ROM, Vista Home Premium, Webcam, 802.11n WiFi
Toshiba Satellite M205 $799.99 after $150 discount: Core 2 Duo T5250, 200GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, Vista Home Premium, Webcam
Office Max Black Friday Notebooks
HP Pavilion dv6627om-b $839.99 after 200 discount : AMD Turion TL-58, 15.4 display, 160GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD Burner, Vista Home Premium . Bundle includes an HP Photosmart all-in-one printer, and 6.2 MP camera.
Radio Shack Black Friday Notebooks
Acer notebook $399.99 after discount: 14.1-inch display-details to come soon
Staples
Wal-Mart Black Friday Notebooks
Dell Inspiron 1501p-H003W $598 after discount: AMD Turion 64X2 , 15.4 display, 80GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD burner.
HP Pavilion dv6629wm-b $798 after discount: AMD Turion 64X2 , 15.4 display, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, DVD burner , Vista Home Premium. Bundle includes Compact Photosmart photo printer and 5MP HP digital camera.
