Black Friday Deals - Tablets & eReaders

[tubemonkey]

The first Black Friday ad dropped today (Harbor Freight), so it's time to fire the thread up and prepare for this annual event. Thanks to last year, Black Friday became Black Thursday. Major online sales started just after midnight on Thanksgiving and some stores opened their doors later that night. Expect this trend to continue with even earlier openings this year. Also, some stores will offer bonus deals and earlier shopping times for their preferred customers (memberships, reward cards, etc).

Besides Tablets & eReaders, several other categories will also be tracked - MP3 & Media Players, Computers & Misc, Digital Storage, Shopping Tips, and Wish List. This OP will serve as a master index to these categories; linking to posts with device and pricing specifics. I'll also post links to ad scans for stores related to these categories only. Other BF ads can be found at any of the BF websites listed below. Remember, this thread is only for ereading and audiobook gadgets.

Feel free to post any BF stories and experiences you may have. Pics and videos are also welcome. I hate dull, boring threads loaded with stats. Black Friday 2013 = Fri 29 Nov

• Websites --- Master List -- BFAds -- BlackFriday -- BradsDeals -- GottaDeal -- SlickDeals

• Index --- Shipping/ Returns/ Price Matching -- Shopping Tips -- Warranties

• Devices --- Tablets -- eReaders -- MP3 Players -- Computers -- Digital Storage

• Wish List --- let me know what's on your wish list and I'll list it here

[tubemonkey]

Tablets --- (retail/ lowest) --- current


Current Sales

• Amazon - 20% off Kindle / Fire HD 16GB / Fire HDX 16GB - exp 09 Dec
• Amz Local - $30 off Kindle Fire HD 8.9 16GB - exp 10 Dec
• Kobo - $20 off select eReaders & Tablets - exp 09 Dec
• Amazon - $50 off Fire HDX & Fire HD 2 16GB - exp 02 Dec
• Staples - $50 off Tablets priced $149.99 or more - exp 27 Nov
• Staples - extra $50 off select Tablets priced $149 and up - exp 17 Nov
• Amazon - $40 Digital Credit w/ purchase of any Kindle Fire - exp 13 Nov

Amazon Kindle Fire -- current models (2013) --> list of all models

• Fire HDX 8.9" 64GB ($479/ ----) --- $450 (BB)
• Fire HDX 8.9" 32GB ($429/ ----) --- $400 (BB)
• Fire HDX 8.9" 16GB ($379/ $329) --- $350 (BB)

• Fire HDX 7" 64GB ($309/ $248) --- $248 (BB)
• Fire HDX 7" 32GB ($269/ $216) --- $216 (BB)
• Fire HDX 7" 16GB ($229/ $179) --- $184 (BB)

• Fire HD 7" 16GB ($169/ $119) --- $150 (BB)
• Fire HD 7" 8GB ($139/ $99) --- $125 (BB)

Amazon Kindle Fire -- last year's models (2012) --> list of all models

• Fire HD 8.9" 32GB ($299/ $249) ---
• Fire HD 8.9" 16GB ($269/ $150) ---

• Fire HD 7" 16GB (2012/ $100) ---
  

• Fire 2G 7" 8GB (2012/ $79) ---

Apple iPad

• iPad Air 16GB ($499/ $379) ---

• iPad 2 16GB (2011/ $300) ---

• iPad mini 16GB 1G (2012/ $199) ---

B&N Nook -- last year's models (2012)

• Nook HD+ 9" 32GB ($179/ $129) ---
• Nook HD+ 9" 16GB ($149/ $99) --- $130 (OM)

• Nook HD 7" 16GB ($149/ $99) ---
• Nook HD 7" 8GB ($129/ $79) --- $100 (BB)

Google Nexus

• Nexus 7.2 32GB ($269/ $216) --- $230 (OD) / $239 (STP)
• Nexus 7.2 16GB ($229/ $179) --- $180 (OD) / $199 (STP)

• Nexus 10 32GB (2012) --- $400 (STP)
• Nexus 7.1 32GB (2012) --- $180 (OD, STP)
• Nexus 7.1 16GB (2012) --- $150 (STP)

Kobo Tablets

• Kobo Arc 64GB ($200/ $150) ---
• Kobo Arc 32GB ($170/ $130) ---
• Kobo Arc 16GB ($140/ $100) ---

Samsung Galaxy

• Note 10.1 16GB ($500/ $350) --- $400 (OD, STP)

• Note 8.0 16GB ($400/ $300) --- $330 (COS, OD) / $344 (STP) / $350 (OM)

• Tab 3 10.1 16GB ($400/ $250) --- $300 (COS, OD, OM, STP)

• Tab 3 8.0 16GB ($300/ $200) --- $250 (COS, OD, OM, STP)

• Tab 3 7.0 8GB ($200/ $110) --- $170 (BB, COS, OD, OM, STP)

Windows Tablets

• Dell Venue Pro 8" 32GB w/ Case ($379/ $300) ---
• Dell Venue Pro 8" 32GB ($330/ $280) ---
• MS Surface RT 10.6" 32GB w/ KyBrd ($400/ $250) ---
• MS Surface RT 10.6" 32GB no KyBrd ($349/ $199) ---
• Toshiba Encore 8" 32GB ($330/ $300) ---

other Tablets

• Dell Venue 8" 16GB ($180/ $130) ---

** APL price after gift cards subtracted - $50 (mini, iPad 2) / $75 (Air)
** BB price after $100 gift card subtracted
** OD price after $25 gift card subtracted
** OM price after $10 gift card subtracted
** RS price after $10 gift card subtracted
** STP price after $25 gift card subtracted
** TAR price after gift cards subtracted - $75 (mini) / $100 (full size)
** TRU price after $20 + $10 gift cards subtracted
** WAL price after gift cards subtracted - $60 (Galaxy) / $100 (mini)

[tubemonkey]

eReaders --- (retail/lowest) --- current


Amazon Kindle

• Kindle DX ($199/$169) ---
• Paperwhite 2 ($119/$99) ---
• Kindle 4B - 2012 ($69/$50) --- $56 (AMZ)
• Kindle 4S - 2011 (disc/$50) --- $50 (BB)

B&N Nook

• Nook Glow 2 ($95) ---
• Nook Glow 1 ($99/$49) ---
• Nook Touch ($79/$39) ---

Kobo eReaders

• Kobo Aura HD ($170) ---
• Kobo Aura ($150) ---
• Kobo Glo ($130) ---
• Kobo Touch ($100) ---
• Kobo Mini ($59) ---

** BN price after 20% members only discount
** STP price after gift cards subtracted ($10 Kindle 4 / $20 Paperwhite)

[tubemonkey]

MP3 Players --- (retail/ lowest) --- current --- refurbished


Apple iPod

• iPod touch 5G 32GB ($299/ $250) ---
• iPod touch 5G 16GB ($229/ $170) ---

• iPod touch 4G 32GB (disc/ $200) ---

• iPod nano 7G 16GB ($149/ $100) ---

• iPod shuffle 4G 2GB ($49/ $45) ---

Sansa Clip

• Clip Zip 8GB ($60/ $35) --- $50 (AMZ, BB) --- refurb= $29 (AMZ)
• Clip Zip 4GB ($50/ $30) --- $35 (AMZ, BB) --- refurb= $20 (AMZ)

• Clip+ 8GB ($60/ $30) --- $55 (AMZ) ---
• Clip+ 4GB ($45/ $30) --- $35 (AMZ) --- refurb= $20 (AMZ)
• Clip+ 2GB ($34/ $21) --- $21 (AMZ) --- refurb= $20 (AMZ)

** FM price plus a free $25 iTunes gift card
** RS price after $30 gift card subtracted
** TAR price after $50 gift card subtracted
** TRU price after $50 + $10 gift cards subtracted

[tubemonkey]

Computers --- (retail/ lowest) --- current


Chromebooks -- Haswell

• Acer C720P Touch ($299) ---
• Acer C720 - 4GB ($249) ---
• Acer C720 - 2GB ($199) ---
• Asus Chromebox (???) ---
• HP Chromebook 14" ($299) ---
• Toshiba Chromebook (???) ---

Chromebooks -- non Haswell

• Acer C710 Chromebook ($199) ---
• HP Chromebook 11 ($279) ---
• HP Chromebook 14" ($330/ $229) ---
• Samsung Chromebook ($249) ---
• Samsung Chromebox ($329) ---

Laptops

• Asus 15.6" Ultrabook ($500) --- $249 (BB) - no go; will offer cheaper version instead
• Asus 11.6" Touch Screen ($450) --- $250 (BB)
• Dell Inspiron 15.6" ($400) --- $178 (BB)

Desktops

• example

[tubemonkey]

Digital Storage --- (retail/lowest) --- BF price / current


mSD & SD Cards

• SanDisk Extrm 32GB -- $30 (COS)

• SanDisk Ultra 64GB --- $34 (COS) / $35 (AMZ) / $40 (RS)
• SanDisk Ultra 32GB --- $17 (AMZ, COS) / $20 (RS)
• SanDisk Ultra 16GB --- $10 (AMZ, COS)

• SanDisk 16GB --- $5 (TRU) / $10 (RS)

• PNY 16GB --- $8 (OM)

USB Flash Drives

• SanDisk 32GB --- $8 (RS) / $11 (COS)
• SanDisk 16GB --- $5 (TRU) / $7 (COS)

• PNY 128GB --- $44 (OM)
• PNY 64GB --- $25 (OM)
• PNY 16GB --- $7 (OM)

External Hard Drives

• Dell 1TB ($90) --- $50 (DEL)

• Toshiba Canvio 3TB --- $85 (OM)
• Toshiba Canvio 2TB --- $85 (OM)
• Toshiba Canvio 1.5TB --- $70 (RS)
• Toshiba Canvio 1TB --- $55 (OM)

• WD My Book 2TB --- $100 (OM)

[tubemonkey]

Wish List

As the title says, this is a wish list for members to list items they're interested in. If anyone sees a great deal on these items, please post the deal and send a PM to the member making the request. To get on this list, just post your request and I'll add you.

• tubemonkey -- Chromebox or low-end desktop, 64GB USB Drive, 1TB HD
• Blossom -- laptop hybrid or touchscreen ($500~$700), PlayStation 3, iPod touch 5
• Prestidigitweeze -- Nexus 7.2 (32GB), iPad 4 or later, high-end laptop for professional graphics
• Tarana -- 2TB MyPassport HD, 64GB Sansa USB Drive
• mrscoach -- 1~2TB HD, ~10" Android tablets
• silverraven -- Sansa Clip+
• Iphinome -- Nexus 7.2 (32GB)
• Fbone -- Kindle Paperwhite 2, iPad mini
• new -- 9" tablet (300+ ppi, 32GB)

[AnemicOak]

[silverraven]

Really, the year is gone already?!?!
Where did the time go??
Can we make our wish list here, and you can just tell us where to buy everything on it??
Cause tubemonkey = right??
S

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by silverraven

Really, the year is gone already?!?!
Where did the time go??

Can we make our wish list here, and you can just tell us where to buy everything on it??
Cause tubemonkey = right??
S

Oops, I forgot all about the wish list. I modified the categories to include it.

[silverraven]

I love Pink Floyd, almost as much as Led Zeppelin! Off to listen to Going to California.......
Thanks for the wish list!
S

[Apache]

Originally Posted by silverraven

I love Pink Floyd, almost as much as Led Zeppelin! Off to listen to Going to California.......
Thanks for the wish list!
S

Apache

[hwlester]

Originally Posted by silverraven

Really, the year is gone already?!?!
Where did the time go??
Can we make our wish list here, and you can just tell us where to buy everything on it??
Cause tubemonkey = right??
S

So. we just make our wishlist and tubemonkey (aka ) will get it all for us? Awesome! I LOVE MobileRead...

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by hwlester

So. we just make our wishlist and tubemonkey (aka ) will get it all for us? Awesome! I LOVE MobileRead...

keep it up smart a-- and you'll get a lump of coal

[tubemonkey]

@ AnemicOak

Quite the difference between Target and Walmart customers; eh? I no longer go out on Black Friday morning; but if I did, Walmart is one store I'd avoid like the plague.