We've been obsessively poring over early Black Friday ads for several weeks now. While we've found many deals to share with you, our electronics team thought these particular bargains might just make it worthwhile to wake up far too early and brave the consumer crowds on the day after Thanksgiving.
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Laptops
In a doorbuster deal, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY - News) is selling a Sony (NYSE: SNE - News) laptop with a Blu-ray drive for $500. It includes a Blu-ray video, a subscription to a security software package, and a laptop bag. To take advantage of this early-bird deal, you need to pick up a ticket at Best Buy (they'll be doled out starting at 3 a.m. Friday morning), and quantities are limited to 10 per store.
Desktops
Best Buy will also have the HP (NYSE: HPQ - News) Pavilion p6624y with a quad-core AMD processor, 8GB of memory, and a 1TB hard drive. It comes with a 23-inch monitor and a wireless printer. The Black Friday price will be $600; it's currently on the Best Buy site for $700, without the monitor and printer.
E-book Readers
The best deal will demand an early morning. Early-birds at Best Buy can save about $50 on the Nook Wi-Fi , which is selling at $99.99 rather than its usual price of $150.
[See 7 Black Friday Deals Worth Buying Now]
32-Inch LCD TVs
There are a number of deals on 32-inch LCDs. So far, the cheapest we've seen is the Emerson 720p set at Walmart (NYSE: WMT - News) (model LC320EM1) priced at $198.
50-Inch or Larger TVs
Walmart will be also breaking the $500 barrier for a 50-inch plasma with a $498 price on a Sanyo 720p set (DP50740); its regular retail price is $650.
SLR Cameras
Best Buy is offering a package that bundles our highly Rated Canon EOS Rebel T2i with two lenses (18-55mm and 55-250mm zooms) and accessories (an 8GB SDHC memory card and camera bag), for just under $1000. The bundled lenses are a plus: With an SLR generally, the more lenses you have, the better.
Point-and-Shoot Cameras
If you're shopping for a child or teen, Staples (NasdaqGS: SPLS - News) is selling the rugged Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 for $150 (originally $210). Since it's waterproof and shockproof, it should be able to withstand some common mishaps.
[See For the Kids: Hot Holiday Toys 2010]
Camcorders
Among pocket models, Best Buy has a Flip Video UltraHD "package", which includes a few accessories along with the cam, such as an extra battery pack and bag, for $120 (originally around $200, without any accessories). And Best Buy has an HD model on sale: Sony Handycam HDR-C150 for $400 (originally $500).
Printers
For an all-in-one printer that can scan, copy and fax, the HP OfficeJet 6500 Wireless is reasonably fast, quite economical and one of just a handful of inkjets that printed excellent-quality text when we tested it. Staples has it on sale for $79.98 (regular price: $199.98).
Digital Photo Frames
Sears (NasdaqGS: SHLD - News) has our Recommended Pandigital PAN7000DW 6.9-inch frame on sale for $39.99, regularly $59.99. The frame has a gigabyte of memory, and an optional Wi-Fi adapter lets you get photos from your computer and specific photo-sharing sites.
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brennanyama
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brennanyama 1 minute ago Report Abuse
am i the only one thinking that none of these are good deals...? cept for that t2i perhaps, but seriously, buying an dSLR is a stupid waste of money unless you are REALLY serious about photography (which about 1% of SLR users are, the other 99% of them just bought them cuz they thought it would make them look cool).
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princefee 2 minutes ago Report Abuse
720P is HD and if the set isnt 46 inches and up 720P and 1080P is unrecognizable! I have a 720P Panasonic Plasma and the picture is Amazing and hundreds cheaper than 1080P. Dont waste your money under 46inches
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Paul P 3 minutes ago Report Abuse
Jason...you don't know what you're talking about...720p IS HiDef...there is NO broadcaster that airs any programming at 1080p...takes up too much bandwidth...1080p is for bluray and computer inputs...know what you're talking about b4 you flap your gums
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karen 3 minutes ago Report Abuse
Sorry, wouldn't be rude, pushy and obnoxious at any price. Used to do black friday with my mom, then my daughter. Now people are too obnoxious. Will stay home and pay a few dollars more later.
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Elizabeth 4 minutes ago Report Abuse
I don't know if people are aware of the lousy return policy Best Buy has. There is a 15% restocking fee and if the item is over $200.00 they won't give you cash back on the spot - they have to mail you a check. Just thought I'd throw that one out there. Better options would be Costco, Wal-Mart, and Target.
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SharonM 4 minutes ago Report Abuse
To each their own, happy thanksgiving and have a merry Christmas to all, Jesus is the reason for the season.
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GenEric 4 minutes ago Report Abuse
this is not cheap. when you lose your job and give this stuff away, then we are talking cheap.
40" 720p television for $500... give me a break, it should be $100.
Wait until they find out no one bought it.
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Jason Pierce 8 minutes ago Report Abuse
the tv's that are soooo cheap are cheap for a reason - 720p is NOT hd
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Karen 9 minutes ago Report Abuse
I brought my 8 inch Android Tablet 2.2 from vairtech. It works great. The prices are great all year around.
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GreenMan 10 minutes ago Report Abuse
Folks I know do you that have been around a while don't really expect hundreds of door busters available ?
The thing is that with so many teenagers not working by choice they live w/ Mom or Dad they can camp out in tents so Door-busters are limited to a handfull not 50 or 100 per store that gave people of varied ages a chance.
Figure the lazy spoiled adult children in their mid to high twenties can afford the toys they probably don't pay rent. And have been doing so from way before the recession caused any job shortage heck they are pros at i
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