Black Friday Purchases

[Schlup]

Thought I would start a thread for Black Friday purchases.  Luckily this year it fell on the day after my birthday which made it the perfect opportunity to buy myself some sweet birthday presents.  So he we go...

First off I purchased a new notebook computer for myself.  It's a Lenovo (IBM) Y560 that I found a great deal on so I snatched it up.  Below are the specs...
System components
Intel® Core™ i7-740QM Processor ( 2.93GHz 1333MHz 6MB )
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 1GB
8 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz
15.6" HD LED Glare 1366x768
Industry Standard Touchpad
500GB 7200RPM
DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)
6 Cell Lithium-Ion
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 1000
Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR
Total: $899 + free shipping

Secondly I saw a great deal on a new monitor, it's an Acer 22" widescreen flatpanel with a native resolution of 1920x1080 (yeah, didn't know they made that resolution in that size either).  Picked it up for $99 + free shipping

Third, I'm a big fan of the HBO series Entourage, I've had season 1, 2, & 3 for a couple years now, found seasons 4, 5, & 6 at Best Buy for $9.99 each so I picked up those 3 seasons as well.

I had a pretty sweet birthday but I'm pretty sure my Christmas this year is going to put it to shame! 

What did everybody else get or buy?

[AngryYankee]

I did nothing, which was everything I planned on doing.

[tehfunk101]

Those are some crazy good specs on that laptop, what was the original price?


I saw lots of tempting good deals, but i recently bought a new monitor(samsung 24" led 1080p, $200) and gran turismo 5, so i didnt really want to spend any more money.  Our local electronics superstore was selling Hitatchi 55" LCD's (120hz 1080p) for $800, i would have loved to snag one of those up 0_0

[Schlup]

Original price was like $1600 on the laptop.  I saw a Mitsubishi 60" for I think $600...but it just isn't time to upgrade my TV yet so I didn't get it.  Plus I have a Sony 57" right now so when I upgrade I'm gonna need to go to like 70" or 72".  However, for those that are interested in that TV the info is below.

Dell Home has 60" Mitsubishi WD-60C10 1080p 3D-Ready DLP HDTV for $600 (or $582 w/ DPA) with free shipping after applying coupon code JL3MZ47LSRQQW9.
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=A4186752&cs=19&c=us&l=en&dgc=CJ&cid=24471&lid=566643&acd=10550055-1225267-u0t0f0fp42388c0s441
Specs:
Resolution: 1920x1080
Refresh Rate 120Hz
Inputs:
3x HDMI
2x Component
2x Composite
1x Optical Digital (Toslink)
1x RF
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[chinokim]

us canadians dont get black friday. we get boxing day on december 26 and its not even comparable to black friday.

[Sir-diealot]

us canadians dont get black friday. we get boxing day on december 26 and its not even comparable to black friday.

Yea but you get Captain Morgan and that makes every day feel good.

[Xtricity]

At my job they had the 60 inch Mitsubishi for $498 but those Mitsubishi are crap they are DLP and they look awful i wouldn't recommend it, but they are 3d ready.

And btw what i did for black friday is work a 21 hour shift at my job.

[Arethius]

Yeah, I pulled a 12 hour shift from 4am to 4pm. I did get a laptop for my brother.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+AMD+V-Series+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/1401694.p;jsessionid=E0178645E30A11FDBEAD980D5C07A846.bbolsp-app03-33?id=1218255559937&skuId=1401694&st=c655d&cp=1&lp=1

It's nothing fancy but dirt cheap.

[Schlup]

That's not half bad at all Arethius, it's got a graphics card in it be it a low end one, and the processor is single core but other than that it's a super awesome great deal!

[Arethius]

Yeah, just keep in mind, it's not for me. My brother needed one and he is no where near the tech that I am.

On a side note, Intel has released their next holiday accommodation for retail employees.

There are a few packages

1: Intel i7 960, Intel board DX58SO extreme, sid meiers civ V - $265
2: Intel i7 970, Intel board DX58SO extreme, sid meiers civ V - $395
3: Intel i7 960, sid meiers civ V - $85
4: Intel i7 970, sid meiers civ V - $215
5: Intel x25-M 160gb SSD - $219

Geek Squad wins again.

[Schlup]

I'd get the i7 970, it's 6 core and a really good deal considering it goes for around $850.  The SSD is out the window because that's about what you can buy it for, didn't look up the board but I'm sure you know if it's a crazy good deal or not.

[Alamode]

got myself 12GB or corsair memory in 3 sticks running at 2000MHz

and the new nvidia 3D vision Glasses Kit couldnt get them to work though 

[FALLEN]

i think 3d only works on 120hz or more check to see if ur tv can do that if not it wont work

[Schlup]

i think 3d only works on 120hz or more check to see if ur tv can do that if not it wont work

Yeah, that and you have to have a special 3D monitor. You can take your pick of the following monitors...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007617&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&SrchInDesc=3d&Page=1&PageSize=100

[tehfunk101]

"3d" ready monitors have 2 input processors that display and render the different images in a special way for the 3d, which is why just a normal 120hz monitor wont work

[FALLEN]

well i was wrong but yeah schlup hooked u up and thanks funk now i know cuz i was just going to get a 120hz

[Alamode]

well thanks guys but im happy with my 37" so for now i took it back and got my $218 back in my pocket

[captininsano]

I got a camcorder that records 720 hd works good too and i only paid $89.99

[Schlup]

Got a link?

[stevennguyen2008]

Dang Schlup u bought a lot of stuff on friday, must of have sale a lot over where u are. I live in PA and there was bearly almost no sale at all 10% off the most so didnt really buy anything. The store with the most sale is Kohls

[stevennguyen2008]

oh and Happy Late Birthday sry i didnt get on time to tell u but, Happy Birthday.   

[Schlup]

Uhh, I didn't go to any stores, bought everything online, except for the Entourage...got that at Best Buy as it was about 67% off there.

[stevennguyen2008]

Uhh, I didn't go to any stores, bought everything online, except for the Entourage...got that at Best Buy as it was about 67% off there.

oh cool thats awesome

[Xtricity]

Uhh, I didn't go to any stores, bought everything online, except for the Entourage...got that at Best Buy as it was about 67% off there.

Entourage had a good last season episode i enjoy good cliffhangers not like the last on on true blood.

[Schlup]

Wait, don't tell me anything cause I haven't seen the most recent season.  Did they cancel the show?  Was this the last season?

[CoCoCountyKiller]

Wait, don't tell me anything cause I haven't seen the most recent season.  Did they cancel the show?  Was this the last season?

No it was not there last season but not there best by far
IMO

co.co.

[Schlup]

Was that Season 7?

[CoCoCountyKiller]

I am not sure what Season
but I DVR them all !!

 Entourage Rocks

co.co.

[captininsano]

Here is the link for my camcorder.. its not being sold but i got it for 89 at fry's
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6147808&CatId=4449

[tehfunk101]

Here is the link for my camcorder.. its not being sold but i got it for 89 at fry's
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6147808&CatId=4449

Buy.com has it for 79.99, not much of a black friday sale from frys >.<
http://www.buy.com/prod/vivitar-dvr-910hd-digital-camcorder-2-7-lcd-cmos-strawberry-avi-hd/q/loc/33409/217197201.html

[Schlup]

Either way looks like a nice camera, just wish it would have had an internal HDD on it!

[tehfunk101]

Either way looks like a nice camera, just wish it would have had an internal HDD on it!

Optical zoom would be nice too