Black Friday Notebooks

Black Friday is this, which means great deals on notebooks from retailers like Best Buy, Wal-mart, Circuit City, Staples, Office Depot, Office Max and others.

If you’re still reading this from home and want to get one of the doorbuster specials from Best Buy you may already be too late. We’ve had several readers email in to let us know that there are long lines at their local stores.

HP and Microsoft are offering 40% off all HP notebooks through Live.com’s Cash Back program for 12 hours. From 7am PT to 7pm PT on you can search for “HP” on Live.com and you’ll see ads offering 40% off HP’s online store.

It’s very important that you examine each Black Friday notebook deal closely and to make sure it meets your needs and that it’s really worth the waiting in line for. We’ve put together a list of 15 Things to Consider Before Buying a Black Friday Notebook. There are extremely limited quantities of Black Friday notebooks at each store, making it very challenging to get the notebook you’re after.

This year the Black Friday deals are dominated by the Toshiba Satellite lines and the HP Pavilion series notebooks. The Pavilion G50 is especially prominent, with nearly every retailer selling some variation of it.

The Pavilion G50 is an entry-level 15.4 inch notebook that is not normally sold directly from HP.

While you’re here, please check out our giveaways and enter to win one of 10 Seagate FreeAgent Hard Drive bundles and learn about the $300,000 HP Magic Giveaway here.  You can win a $50 gift card just by telling us what you ended up buying on Black Friday.

2008 Black Friday Notebook Deals

Apple MacBook Black Friday Deals

Model Price Discount/Special Display Storage RAM Processor Link
MacBook Air $1199 $684 off, Free Parallels, Free Epson Printer 13.3″ 80 2GB Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz MacBook Air
MacBook Pro $1299 $644 off, Free Parallels, Free Epson Printer 15.4″ 200GB 2 GB Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro (new design) $2,248 $185 off, Free Parallels, Free Epson Printer 15.4″ 320GB 4GB Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro (new design) $1,798 $129 Discount, 3yr warranty 15.4″ 250GB 4GB Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz MacBook Pro

Best Buy Black Friday Notebook Deals:

Model Price Discount/Special Display Storage RAM Processor Link
Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5892 $379 $270 off 15.4″ 160GB 3GB Turion 2.0GHz L305D-S5892
Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5892 $479 $300 off, free Anti-virus, accessories 15.4″ 250GB 4GB Turion 2.0GHz L305D-S5892
Sony VAIO FW245W $899 $290 off, Blu-ray 16.4″ 250GB 4GB Intel Core 2 Duo FW245W
HP Pavilion dv4-1114NR $599 $340 off, Epson printer, Anti-virus software 14.1″ 250GB 4GB Intel Core 2 Duo dv4-1114NR
HP Pavilion dv4-1114NR $499 $250 off (10 per store) 14.1″ 150GB 3GB Intel Core 2 Duo dv4-1114NR
HP Pavilion G50 NR104 $349 $500 off, Epson Printer 15.4″ 120GB 2GB Intel Pentium Dual Core G50-104NR
Dell Studio 15 (red, pink,blue or black) $699 $150 off, $39-$70 printer discount 15.4″ 320GB 4GB Intel Core 2 Duo Studio 15
Dell Inspiron 1525-151B (green red, blue or pink) $649 $100 off, $39-$70 printer discount 15.4″ 250GB 3GB Intel Core 2 Duo Insprion 1525
Dell XPS 1330 (PRODUCT) RED $899 $200 discount, $39-$70 printer discount 13.3″ 320GB 4GB Intel Core 2 Duo XPS M1330
Dell Inspiron 1525-139B $549 $100 Discount 15.4″ 160GB 3GB Intel Pentium Dual-Core 1525-139B

Office Depot Black Friday Notebook Deals:

Model Price Discount/Special Display Storage RAM Processor Link
HP Pavilion dv4-1123us $649 $200 ($100 instant/$100 mail in rebate) 14.1″ 250GB 4GB Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz dv4-1123us
HP Pavilion G50-112NR $349 $250 off ($200 instant, $50 rebate) 15.4″ 160GB 3GB Intel Pentium T3200 Toshiba Satellite
Toshiba Satellite M305D-S4831 $489 $360 off 15.4″ 200GB 4GB AMD Turion 2.0GHz M305D-S4831
Toshiba Satellite L305-S5907 $549 $150 off 15.4″ 320GB 4GB Intel Pentium T3200 L305-S5894
Toshiba Satellite L305-S5894 $479 $240 off 15.4″ 160GB 3GB Intel Pentium T3200 L305-S5894

Dell Black Friday Notebooks

Model Price Discount/Special Display Storage RAM Processor Link
Dell Vostro 1510 $499 $282 off (customizeable) 15.4″ 250GB 2GB Intel Celeron M 2.0GHz Vostro 1510
Dell Vostro A860 $349 $99 Discount 15.6″ 120GB 2 GB Intel Celeron M 2.0GHz Vostro A860
Dell Latitude E5400 $699 $340 Discountf 14.1″ 160GB 2GB Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz Latitude E5400
Dell Latitude E5400 $999 $487 Discount, 3yr warranty 15.4″ 160GB 4GB Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz Latitude E5400

Lenovo ThinkPad and IdeaPad Black Friday Deals

Model Price Discount/Special Display Storage RAM Processor Link
ThinkPad R Series 15% off w/coupon USPBLACKFRIDAY ThinkPad R Series
ThinkPad SL Series 10% off w/coupon USPBLACKFRIDAY ThinkPad SL Series
ThinkPad T Series 15% off w/coupon USPBLACKFRIDAY ThinkPad T Series
ThinkPad X Series 15% off w/coupon USPBLACKFRIDAY ThinkPad X Series
ThinkPad X Series 15% off w/coupon USPBLACKFRIDAY ThinkPad W Series
IdeaPad U110 15% off w/coupon USPBLACKFRIDAY IdeaPadU110
IdeaPad Y Series 15% off w/coupon USPBLACKFRIDAY IdeaPad Y
IdeaPad U330 15% off w/coupon USPBLACKFRIDAY IdeaPad U330
Ideapad U Series U110 (red) $1,486 $512.35 Discounte, coupon: USPBLACKFRIDAY 11″ 2GB Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6Ghz IdeaPad U110
Ideapad U Series U110 (black) $1,486 $512.35 Discount, coupon: USPBLACKFRIDAY 11″ 2GB Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6Ghz IdeaPad U110
IdeaPad Y 530 405162U $483 $285.35 Discount, coupon: USPBLACKFRIDAY 15.4″ 320GB 2GB Intel Pentium Dual Core T3200 IdeaPad Y530
IdeaPad Y 530 40512TU $653 $185.35 Discount coupon: USPBLACKFRIDAY 15.4″ 250GB 2GB Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz IdeaPad Y530
IdeaPad Y 530 40512WU $670 $198.35 coupon: USPBLACKFRIDAY 15.4″ 250GB 3GB Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz IdeaPad Y530
Lenovo IdeaPad Y530 - 40512XU $679 $219.85 Discount coupon: USPBLACKFRIDAY 15.4″ IdeaPad Y530
Lenovo IdeaPad Y530 - 40512AU $764 $219 Discount, coupon: USPBLACKFRIDAY 15.4″ IdeaPad Y530

Office Max Black Friday Notebooks

Model Price Discount/Special Display Storage RAM Processor Link
HP Pavilion G50 $429 $120, MS Office for $49 Extra 15.4″ 120GB 2GB AMD Sempron Pavilion G50

Staples Black Friday Notebooks

Model Price Discount/Special Display Storage RAM Processor Link
Acer Aspire One $349 $50 8.9″ 120GB 1GB Intel Atom Acer Aspire One
HP Pavilion dv7-1132nr $699 $130 Discount 17″ 250GB 4GB AMD Turion 2.0GHz HP Pavilion dv7 1132nr
HP Pavilion dv5-1150us $849 $200 discount 15.4″ 320GB 4GB Intel Centrino 2 P7350 HP Pavilion dv5 1150us
HP Pavilion dv4-1120us $649 $200 discount 14.1″ 250GB 4GB Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz HP Pavilion dv41120us
HP Pavilion G50 $399 $300 15.4″ 2GB 2GB AMD Athlon X2 HP Pavilion G50

Wal-Mart Black Friday Notebooks and Laptops

Model Price Discount/Special Display Storage RAM Processor Link
Toshiba Satellite L305-S5897 $548 $38 15.4″ 250GB 4GB AMD Turion L305-S5897
HP Pavilion G60 121WM $448 $449 Discount 15.6″ 160GB 3GB AMD Turion 2.0GHz G60 121WM

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List of Black Friday Deals From 2007

HP Online Black Friday Discounts

HP Pavilion dv2500t from $799: Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz, DVD burner.Use $400-off Coupon Code:NB2503 and get free shipping.

HP Pavilion dv6500z from $799: AMD Turion 64×2 processor, 2GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive. Includes free shipping when using $400-off coupon code:NB6501

HP Pavilion dv9500z from $799: Take $400 off dv9500z ($1199 or more).Use Coupon code: NB9501

Best Buy Black Friday Notebooks

Toshiba Satellite A134-S7403 for $229: The cheapest notebook being advertised for Black Friday, comes with a Canon all-in-one printer, Celeron processor and 512MB of memory.

Sony VAIO VGN-NR123E/S for $499: Intel Core Duo T2310, 1GB of memory, DVD burner, Canon printer/copier, free laptop bag.

Gateway T-1620 $629.99 after $200 discount: AMD Turion TL-56 14.1 display, 250GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD burner , Vista Home Premium and integrated webcam

Gateway T-1620 $729.99 after discount: with all-in-one printer, wireless mouse, antivrus and bag: AMD Turion TL-56 14.1 display, 250GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD burner , Vista Home Premium and integrated webcam

HP Pavilion dv6407nr $449.99 after $200 discount: AMD Athlon 15.4 display, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, DVD burner, Vista Home Premium.

HP Pavilion dv6407nr $549.99 after discount: AMD Athlon 15.4 display, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, DVD burner , Vista Home Premium no Epson all-in-one printer, notebook bag, TrendMicro AntiVirus and wireless mouse

Sony VAIO VGN-nr110E/S $399.99 after $350 discount: Core Duo T2310 15.4-inch display, 120GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, DVD burner , Vista Home Premium

Toshiba Satellite P205-S7402 $899.99 after discount: Intel Core 2Duo, 17-inch display, 160GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, HD DVD ROM, Vista Home Premium. Includes 4 HD DVDs, Sony noise canceling headphones and Trend Micro AntiVirus

Toshiba Satellite P205-S7402 $799.99 after $200 discount: Intel Core 2 Duo T5450, 17-inch display, 160GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, HD DVD ROM, Vista Home Premium

Circuit City Black Friday Notebooks

Compaq Presario C717nr $299.99 after $350 discount: Core Duo T2310, 15.4-inch display, 80GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, DVD burner , Vista Home Premium

HP Pavilion dv6439nr $549.99 after $350 discount: AMD Athlon TK-53, 15.4-inch display, 160GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, DVD burner, Vista Home Premium

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-S7413 $399.99 after $300 discount: AMD Athlon , 15.4-inch display, 120GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, DVD burner , Vista Home Premium

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

Apple MacBook Pro 2.2GHz $1,899.99 after $100 discount : 2.2GHZ C2Duo, 15.4-inch display, 120GB hard drive, 2GB 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.

HP Pavilion HDX9010NR Dragon $2,599.99 after $400 discount: Intel Core 2 Do T7500 , 20.1-inch display, 240GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, HD DVDROM, Vista Ultimate, Webcam, TV Tuner.

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

HP Pavilion dv6623cl-b $799.99 after $100 discount: Core 2 Duo 1.5MHz , 15.4-inch display, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, DVD burner, Vista Home Premium, Webcam Targus Backpack, wireless mouse

Dell Black Friday Notebook Deals

Dell Vostro 1000 for$399 after $165 Discount: AMD AThlon dual core processor, 1GB of memory, 120GB hard drive and DVD burner (expires 11/26)

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

Compaq Presario C712US #718680 $349.98 after $400 discount: Core Duo T2310, 15.4 display, 80GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, SuperMulti DVD burner, Vista Home Premium No Webcam Free printer after rebate Black Friday, 6 to 10AM.

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.

Online Friday Specials at Walmart.com

Black Friday e-Circular at Walmart.com