Black Friday 2009’s Very Best Deals

Friday, November 27th, 2009 at 2:00 pm

Black 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 scoured 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

Monitors

Acer 23" Wide-Screen LCD Monitor

Originally: $200
Black Friday: $140
Savings: $60
Source: Staples

LG 21.5" 1080p LCD Monitor

Originally: $200
Black Friday: $120
Savings: $80
Source: Newegg

Dell 20" LCD Monitor

Originally: $200
Black Friday: $100
Savings: $100
Source: Best Buy

Networking

D-Link Basic N Wireless Router

Originally: $50
Black Friday: $20
Savings: $30
Source: Office Depot

Linksys Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router

Originally: $130
Black Friday: $90
Savings: $40
Source: Staples

Linksys Wireless-N Rangeplus Router

Originally: $90
Black Friday: $40
Savings: $50
Source: Office Depot

Flash Drives

HP v125 8GB USB Flash Drive

Originally: $35
Black Friday: $13
Savings: $22
Source: Staples

SanDisk 16GB Cruzer USB Flash Drive

Originally: $80
Black Friday: $28
Savings: $52
Source: Office Depot

Corsair Flash Voyager 32GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Originally: $90
Black Friday: $60
Savings: $30
Source: Newegg

Hard Drives

Western Digital Elements 1TB External Hard Drive

Originally: $100
Black Friday: $60
Savings: $40
Source: Target

Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB Internal Hard Drive

Black Friday: $98
Source: Newegg

Misc. Hardware

Wacom Intuos3 6x8" Pen Tablet

Originally: $330
Black Friday: $200
Savings: $130
Source: Amazon

Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse

Originally: $100
Black Friday: $50
Savings: $50
Source: HP

Logitech Illuminated Keyboard

Originally: $80
Black Friday: $30
Savings: $50
Source: Staples

Rosewill 45-Piece Computer Tool Kit

Originally: $30
Black Friday: $15
Savings: $15
Source: Newegg

Thermaltake V9 Black Edition ATX Computer Gaming Chassis

Originally: $115
Black Friday: $50
Savings: $65
Source: Newegg

Software

Microsoft Office Home And Student 2007

Originally: $150
Black Friday: $70
Savings: $80
Source: Best Buy

Adobe Photoshop Elements

Originally: $100
Black Friday: $50
Savings: $50
Source: Staples

Printer

HP Photosmart Plus All-in-One Printer

Originally: $150
Black Friday: $75
Savings: $75
Source: Staples

If you think these deals are awesome, then great! But, trust me, there's a lot more out there than what my meager list can provide. Be sure to scan sites like Slickdeals and Fatwallet throughout Thursday (and even Friday) to hear about all the latest bargains as soon as they hit (including Amazon's current batch of Gold Box sales). For a comprehensive list of Black Friday deals that you can sort by store, category, and price, hit up TGI Black Friday (or grab their iPhone app!). The mobile app ShopSavvy can also let you know if you're getting a good price on a particular product, and following ol' CheapTweet on Twitter will inform you the second new deals hit popularity!

David Murphy (@ Acererak) is a technology journalist and former Maximum PC editor. He writes weekly columns about the wide world of open-source as well as weekly roundups of awesome, freebie software. Befriend him on Twitter, especially if you have an awesome app or game you're dying to recommend!

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