Black Friday every year stands for anxious customers looking for great deals and lots of secrecy from the retailers. With the current economic crisis, you would expect all of you customers out there to more than ever postpone your purchases, awaiting great deals. This year, especially digital cameras are being discounted, with the point and shoot cameras of course still being a great present. Next to the digicams, the flat screen televisions are showing really low prices.
Memory
In the memory corner, we find a really interesting priced flash drive from Sandisk. Flash drives are great for portable use, and this 8GB version allows you to carry almost 2 DVDs on a single drive. This capacity comes in handy if you want to make a backup of all your most important documents (including some photos and videos) – just make sure to store it in a safe place afterwards. The extra storage capacity also comes in handy when your notebook/netbook’s main drive is in need of some extra space – nothing unheard of these days. Priced at S14.99 during Black Friday.
However, if you really want some serious capacity added – whether this is for your desktop, your laptop or your netbook – you should look for an external hard disk drive. Depending on your hunger for Gigabytes, you might want to check out the 1TB models – providing you excellent storage per dollar. At this moment, most 1TB external hard disk drives are around or just dropping below the 100 dollar, but expect further price decreases during Black Friday. This Hitachi 1TB HDD will be priced $84,99 for example.
Blu-Ray writers & players
More and more LCD monitors are widescreen now, with many already having full HD display capability. However, that source is usually unavailable still at many PCs – most modern day PCs are still equipped with regular DVD readers/writers. Add to this that more and more people use their PC to connect to an LCD / Plasma HDTV, and it’s obvious that a blu-ray drive really is not misplaced. However, with prices of empty blu-ray media still high, many users will find a blu-ray drive that reads only sufficient for their needs. If you want to upgrade to blu-ray in your PC, have a look at this LG CH08LS10, priced at 80 bucks incl. shipping during Black Friday (save $50 compared to Newegg).
If you want to enjoy blu-ray from your sofa, blu-ray players for next to your flat screen TV are becoming more and more affordable too. Although priced not as low as many DVD players available out there, this Sony Blu-ray player is the perfect excuse for not going on expensive family trips: enjoy movies in your own cinema, with popcorn and coke still affordable for the whole family. Black Friday Price: $129.99 including Free Shipping.
Flat screen High Definition Televisions
Flat screens have seen continuous price drops throughout the years. As Randomus wrote in this news article, 32-inch LCD TVs are expected to become available for less than $400. This prediction seems to come true: we found a Sony Bravia 32” LCD TV priced at $379.99. Altough 32 inch might not be enough for many people to watch TV in their living room, price differences with larger models are substantial. If your old TV breaks down and you don’t have a lot of money to spend, 32” would be sufficient for many. And don’t forget teenagers and students who want to have their own home cinema set-up in their bedroom. People looking for a bedroom TV also might want to have a look at this 32” model of Sony.
If you’re looking for 32” but want to go full HD – for those who own a blu-ray drive or are considering switching to blu-ray – prices are more towards the $700 range. We found a 32” model of Samsung priced a bit lower. As you see more and more, this deal includes free shipping and a free wall mount. With price information becoming more and more transparent, retailers need to differentiate themselves by other means. So expect more free shipping and bonus accessories if you’re looking for the right things, and don’t be shy to ask for them.
Rumor has it that Dell will feature a 42” Sharp TV for 600 bucks during their Black Friday Deals. Specifications however, still remain sketchy at best.
Even bigger: 46” full HD LCD TVs are dropping below the $1000. So if you really want to enjoy blu-ray and you prefer LCD over plasma, this Sony Bravia KDL46S504 might be what you are looking for, expected Black Friday price $854.99.
