Black Friday 2019

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by cc_in_oh

OTOH I wouldn't buy a system with only 4GB that shares system memory for video.

Originally Posted by booklover6

Agree 100%!!!

monkey's brand new speedy Windows laptop is sporting a whopping 2GB of RAM, 64GB eMMC storage, and a dual-core Celeron chip clocked at a blazing 1.1 GHz. It's like I died and went to heaven

[mrgrtt123]

I am planning to buy a couple of books, kitchen appliances and PS4 games during the Black Friday sale.

[conan50]

I bought one of these today:
https://www.amazon.com/Roku-Streamin...dp/B075XLWML4/

$30 off regular price. I didn't need it but it was a good deal.

Those Amazon tablets are nice. I bought the 8" HD last year during black friday, and the 10" HD the year before that.

[library addict]

I bought slippers at Kohls (to keep my feet warm while I read, so it counts for the forum, right?)

Also some usb flashdrives at Best Buy.

I have a few stocking stuffers to pick up, but I am mostly done.

[cc_in_oh]

Originally Posted by Gregg Bell

Thanks cc_in_oh. I confess not knowing about this, but a lot of reviews for the HP said it was fast. Granted, that's anecdotal but the reviews for the Dell were not thrilling.

So perhaps the SSD in the HP and the faster processor in the Dell will end up being a wash?

Found that desktop model at HP's site:

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06442766

The processor is 3200U, a 2-core, 4-thread mobile processor with a Passmark score of 4675 which should be plenty for your needs, similar to older AMD A10's. The i3 8100 is a true desktop processor with 4 cores ans a Passmark score of 8000 (close to my 2nd gen core i7). There's hardly any difference between the two GPU's. So unless you plan to add at least another 4GB to the Dell, I'd also lean toward the HP. The HP appears to have HDMI but not DVI, so make sure you have or get a monitor with HDMI (watch out for heavily discounted DVI-only models).

One thing though - you mentioned Word but not Excel. If you do much with Excel the faster i3 in the Dell would become a much bigger factor IMO as Excel is very good at maxing out all 4 cores on CPU-intensive operations like big VLOOKUPs...

[tubemonkey]

Navy Exchange -- exp 27 Nov

Coupon -- Save $10 off any purchase of $70 or more -- code: SNEAKPK19

Valid in-store and online -- Mon~Wed -- 25~27 Nov

[tubemonkey]

Amazon Cyber Monday -- 30 Nov ~ 02 Dec

Bottom line: not everything on sale for Back Friday will be on sale for Cyber Monday. Most of the items will be priced the same, but some will be priced higher and some will be priced lower.

See Amazon's Black Friday post for prices. Cyber Monday prices are in red.

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[cc_in_oh]

Originally Posted by Gregg Bell

Thanks cc_in_oh. I confess not knowing about this, but a lot of reviews for the HP said it was fast. Granted, that's anecdotal but the reviews for the Dell were not thrilling.

So perhaps the SSD in the HP and the faster processor in the Dell will end up being a wash?

I'd take a look at this desktop:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...080_em_1p_6_lm

It's an HP 6-core i5 for $339. No SSD but the Optane memory is supposed to provide some of the same benefit.

Edit> The i5-8400 in this system has a passmark score of 11500, far surpassing the other 2 systems.

[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by cc_in_oh

I'd take a look at this desktop:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...080_em_1p_6_lm

It's an HP 6-core i5 for $339. No SSD but the Optane memory is supposed to provide some of the same benefit.

Edit> The i5-8400 in this system has a passmark score of 11500, far surpassing the other 2 systems.

Is it possible to remove the Optane card, replace it with a real SSD, install the OS there, and use the spinning disk as a data drive?

[CRussel]

Possible? Certainly. But there goes your cost savings, and you'd best be up to doing all of that yourself. Personally, I'd stick with a machine that already has an SSD.

[cc_in_oh]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Possible? Certainly. But there goes your cost savings, and you'd best be up to doing all of that yourself. Personally, I'd stick with a machine that already has an SSD.

Agreed - I added an SSD to my desktop and the Win10 reload was a bit of a pain. Some SSD's come with a 1-time-use migration utility but probably not a small, cheap one.

But I don't think you're giving up that much with the Optane - mostly a bit longer boot time but Win10 has cut that down to the point where it's no longer that big of a deal.

[ilovejedd]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Possible? Certainly. But there goes your cost savings, and you'd best be up to doing all of that yourself. Personally, I'd stick with a machine that already has an SSD.

Depends on how big of an SSD you need. I find it's usually cheaper installing my own SSD than having it pre-built. Of course, I tend to want 512GB - 4TB and those upgrades usually cost an arm and a leg through manufacturer.

Iirc, saw the Intel QLC 1TB M.2 NVMe for $85 in a BF ad.

I use Macrium Reflect free for cloning drives.

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

Depends on how big of an SSD you need. I find it's usually cheaper installing my own SSD than having it pre-built.

Iirc, saw the Intel QLC 1TB M.2 NVMe for $85 in a BF ad.

I use Macrium Reflect free for cloning drives.

Yes, as I might well. But consider the audience. Not all are comfortable opening up their computers, much less imaging an OS drive. But really, I think we've beat this horse to death.

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

New Fire hd 10 for $55. 😸 And I will receive it tonight. Its on sale for $99 now for prime.

Sent from my SHT-AL09 using Tapatalk

I also got two $5 ebook credits.

One email said "Congratulations on buying a Fire tablet! To help you get started using your device this holiday season, we've gifted you a $5 Kindle book credit.
The credit added to your account is good for 14 days and will be automatically applied after checkout. Read anytime, anywhere using the Kindle app on your new Fire Tablet."

The second email said" Congratulations on your purchase! Did you know that you can use your new device to read anytime, anywhere using the Kindle app? To help you get started using your device this holiday season, we've gifted you a*$5 Kindle book credit.
The credit added to your account is good for*14 days*and will be automatically applied after checkout."

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

I also got two $5 ebook credits.

One email said "Congratulations on buying a Fire tablet! To help you get started using your device this holiday season, we've gifted you a $5 Kindle book credit.
The credit added to your account is good for 14 days and will be automatically applied after checkout. Read anytime, anywhere using the Kindle app on your new Fire Tablet."

The second email said" Congratulations on your purchase! Did you know that you can use your new device to read anytime, anywhere using the Kindle app? To help you get started using your device this holiday season, we've gifted you a*$5 Kindle book credit.
The credit added to your account is good for*14 days*and will be automatically applied after checkout."

That's like getting two candy bars from a vending machine when you only paid for one. If I were you, I'd keep my eyes glued to the sky for the next couple of days in case Amazon unleashes its fleet of black drones on you trying to collect that extra credit