These lighting deals expired… For the latest, check our string of Gold Box posts…
(ENDED) BF Only: PC Gaming Hardware Sale (39 options)
These lighting deals expired… For the latest, check our string of Gold Box posts…
Refurbished Dell Latitude E6430 Laptops for $179 to $200
Oops this got lost in the shuffle, but better late than never, Dell Refurbished has a sale on Dell Latitude E6430 Laptops with prices ranging between $179 and $200 with free ground shipping. This is a sale, it does not need a coupon, and coupons do not work on it. Offer ends on Thursday at 11/23/2017 at 11:59pm central time.
Monoprice Black Friday: Computer Monitors, Graphic Tablets, Etc
Monoprice has launched their Black Friday sales featuring a variety of tech-related products. The above link is the “doorbuster summary” but there’s much and more. Of camera and photo interest is the Computers and Gaming tab where you will find many and more computer monitors and graphic tablets throughout that page. A surprising number of items gets free standard US shipping, something rare for Monoprice.
Or if you want something practical that ships in single figures, their 20 oz Pure Outdoor Emperor Tumbler is on sale for $6.79 with free standard US shipping. This can also offset the shipping cost of other small things (eg cables) that don’t come with free shipping. This is food-grade 18/8 stainless steel, but their product description needs a better proofreader: “The Emperor Tumbler is the ideal drinking glass”. A glass is usually made of glass, not stainless steel 🙂
You can make the most of these offers by combining them with the $15 off $75+ PayPal payment coupon which expires tonight 11/22/17.
(ENDED) Google Pixelbook (256GB) drops to $1130
As of late 11/24/17 PM recheck, the sale ended, it is back up to $1199…
(ENDED) Thursday: 27-Inch Dell U LED-lit Monitor (U2718Q) for $410
This lightning deal expired…
13.5″ Surface Book 2 (i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) for $1388
We already mentioned Macs and Pixelbooks and the Samsung Chromebook Plus/Pro sale, so according to the Fairness Doctrine, we must also mention a Surface product. And what a coincidence, there’s a sale, the all new 13.5″ Surface Book 2 in the Intel i5 with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage configuration is on sale for $1388 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself (limit up to three per customer).
PS: in Microsoft-speak, “Books” are detachables, “Surface” are tablets with optional keyboard cases/covers, and “Laptops” are non-detachable laptops.
(ENDED) Huawei sale: Mate 9 (Leica Dual Camera) + Band 2 Activity Tracker for $399
This deal du jour expired…
50% off Moto Mods: 360 Camera for $150, InstaPrint for $100
Good until 11/22/17 PM, Verizon Wireless has a 50% off sale on all Moto Mods they carry! Of camera and photo interest:
+ Motorola InstaPrint Moto Mod for $100
+ uses 2×3 inch ZINK paper
+ limit up to ten per customeer
+ Motorola Moto 360 Camera Moto Mod for $150
+ up to ten per customer
These are compatible with the Moto Z series of smartphones. This is an accessory, you don’t have to sign up for a Verizon Wireless plan to buy them 🙂 Check websites, forums, manuals, XDAs, etc for compatibility if you are not certain.
Unfortunately as of the time of writing the Hasselblad True Zoom Camera Mod for $125 is OUT OF STOCK and cannot be ordered (unless it becomes in-stock/orderable again)
Samsung Chromebook Plus for $349
And so it begins, today’s madness of posts with the Samsung Chromebook Plus discount that was promised. It is now down to $349 in new condition at Amazon by Amazon itself and Samsung itself and Office Depot and B&H Photo and Adorama.
This is a great combo if you want both a new ChromeOS touchscreen laptop and an Android tablet with a 3:2 aspect ratio and a built-in stylus. If the included stylus is too small for some of your pixel peeping, fear not, there is also a Samsung-blessed made-in-Germany Staedtler Noris Digital Samsung Pencil (EMR Technology, Yellow Black, GP-U999ERIPAAB) that is now on sale for $17 in new condition. IF the color scheme is familiar, it is the famous German pencil manufacturer. It averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 74 customer reviews. This not only works with these Chromebooks but also various other Samsung Note phones, tablets and laptops.
Speaking of others, the Samsung Chromebook PRO with the Intel processor had a parallel discount, dropping to $450 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself (limit five) and at B&H Photo and Samsung itself.
PS: the Amazon same-day delivery window closes in a couple of hours, the PLUS is calling me at this price 🙂 And the discount on the Staedtler stylus is a sign 🙂 #Temptation
PS2: note that these only have two multi-purpose USB-C ports (one on each side) and a microSD slot. There are no full-size USB ports, no HDMI, no Ethernet.
Refurbished Wacom Small Tablets w/1-YR warraanty for $50 to $60 w/free S&H
If you want to get a small Wacom tablet without breaking the bank, Adorama has a couple of refurbished models with a 1-Year warranty and with free shipping as follows:
+ Wacom Intuos Draw Creative Pen Tablet (Small) for $50
+ Wacom Intuos Art Pen and Touch Tablet (Small) for $60
PS: while at Adorama, they are offering the new condition Tascam DR-22WL 2-Channels Portable Handheld Audio Recorder (with Wi-Fi, 3.5mm Mini Jack, Connector, 10k Ohms Impedance, USB 2.0) for $80 with Free Shipping when you use coupon Code Blackfirdy (that’s the coupon spelling!).
(ENDED) BenQ ZOWIE 27-inch 144Hz eSports Gaming Monitor for $424
This lightning deal expired…
Cameraphone Deals: Note 8 for $908, Essential back to $450, Moto G5 Plus (2/32) for $170
The cameras in smartphones keep getting better and better, they are no longer an afterthought or a marketing gimmick to lure consumers in with a bigger than the competitor megapixel number. Newer models are climbing all over each other in the DxoMark rankings. (as usual, it should go without saying, the Dxomark measurement are only one part of the equation, benchmarks are never the whole answer).
The Orchid Gray version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is now down to $908~ at Amazon by Amazon itself. That’s the lowest I’ve seen it there for the US warranty, US unlocked version.
Meanwhile the Essential Phone by Android’s Andy Rubin is down to $450 again in either color scheme.
Cutting the price even further, you can get the new condition Motorola Moto G5 Plus in the 2/32 configuration (2GB RAM, 32GB storage) for $170 at Costco (members only) and by Amazon itself (limit 3 per customer). This creates an oddball situation at Amazon where the model with Prime Ads actually costs more 🙂
Note that the 64GB version of the Moto G5 Plus has 4GB of RAM (instead of 2GB), that’s part of the price difference, sale or no sale. As with previous generations, these are “all carrier” phones, they work on all four major US carriers.
Dell Refurbished coupons: 45% off most laptops and desktops, 40% off most monitors or servers
While our IT department (still me) is busy looking into the WordPress theme, the deals are not stopping, so onwards we go! Dell Refurbished is back with their weekly Friday AM to Monday PM coupons. As usual, free US shipping, coupons do not work on clearance items and cannot be combined with other offers:
+ 45% off any Dell Laptop or Desktop (exclude E5440 models) using Coupon Code: WINTER45DEAL
+ 40% off any Dell Monitor using Coupon Code: SEEMORE40DEAL
+ 40% off any Dell Server using Coupon Code: POWER40DEAL
Pixel 2, Note 8: Buy 1 Get 1 Half-Off at VZW
Two of the top tier smartphones camera-wise are participating in an Android promotion at Verizon Wireless. It is a “Buy One, Get One for Half Off’ for the Pixel 2 or 2 XL, the Galaxy Note 8 or Samsung S8 or S8+, the Moto Z2 Force, the ASUS Zenfone AR, and more.
The Pixel 2 and 2 XL phones have a trade-in promotion on them as well, up to 50% off with qualifying trade.
As usual with cellphone carrier offers, make sure you read and understand all the terms, conditions and restrictions of their service. They have a long way to go to make their websites consumer-friendly.
Dell Black Friday Doorbusters begin Wednesday 11am ET
Get ready! The Dell Black Friday Doorbusters begin today (Wednesday 11/15/17) at 11am eastern!
According to the teasers, among the featured items they will have:
+ Inspiron 15 3000 for $200 (Celeron, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 15.6″ HD)
+ Dell 27 Gaming Monitor model S2716DG for $400
+ Dell Essential Backpack 15 for $15
+ supplies are limited on the doorbusters, so YMMV
(ENDED) The Dell Laptop Lightning Deals are here: Dell XPS 15, Inspiron 21.5″ AiO, Etc
These semi-hidden Dell laptop lightning deals expired…
(NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED) Heads Up: lots of Dell computers go live at Amazon Gold Box on Thursday at 3am ET
UPDATE 11/16/17 at 9am ET I’m not sure what happened to these. They are nowhere to be found. I didn’t save the individually links of the laptops for forensic analysis… Unfortunately these type of alerts are only as good as the Gold Box Lightning Deals Upcoming schedule is accurate…
4-Day Computer Sale at B&H Photo
B&H Photo just launched a 4-Day Computer Sale featuring a variety of laptops and desktops and AiOs. You can use the various product type and price range tabs up top (over there) to filter them by your interest. You can also filter by brand on the right hand side. This is based on a desktop. The page layout may be different on mobile or laptop. More on these tomorrow… For more B&H offers, check their Featured Deals…
In-Stock Alert: Firefox 57 (Windows) blazing fast browser
We have an in-stock alert of a different kind! Version 57 of Firefox for Windows is now out, and it’s a blazer. This time for real! This was a long-planned version to de-slugfest-ify Firefox and it’s working so far. Very noticeable difference in speed! Only issue is that the “New Tab” page is pre-populated with crap, but you can quickly remove them by clicking on the Settings Wheel (from the New Tab page) and unclicking the five things that are defaulted on).
More details on the new release via Techmeme including a profile of the new developments at C|Net.
LG 27″ Full HD IPS Dual HDMI Gaming Monitor for $148
More eBayLandia action, the official BuyDig eBay store is offering the new condition LG 27″ Full HD IPS Dual HDMI Gaming Monitor, model 27MP59HT-P, for $148 with free shipping. Limit up to three units per buyer. Over 680 units have been sold so far from this listing. This is 1080p with HDMI and VGA inputs.
More monitor action, BuyDig directly is offering the new condition 29-inch LG UltraWide Freesync IPS LED Monitor (2017 Model 29UM59A-P, 2560×1080) for $200 after coupon code c1178118222 until 11/20/17.
Also at BuyDig, good until 11/15/17, coupon code BCD71071 gets you the Samsung 28″ 16:9 UH750 QLED 4K Ultra HD Monitor for $389.
Then to Adorama’s eBay store we go where they have a couple of monitor offers as well:
+ Acer 24″ K242HL BD 1080p Full HD Widescreen LED Display for $99
+ Dell S2718H 27″ Infinity Edge Full HD IPS LED Monitor for $210
Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (Late 2016) with two Extras for $1799
B&H Photo has launched an Apple laptop doorbuster with two models participating, each one going for $1799, each one getting a free 1-yaer Microsoft Office 365 subscription and JBL headphones. They are:
+ Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (Late 2016, Space Gray)
+ Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (Late 2016, Silver)
+ 16GB RAM, 256GB PCie SSD, 2880 x 1800 Retina, AMD Radeon Pro 450 GPU (2GB GDDR5), 4 x Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) Ports, etc
For more action, check the latest B&H featured sales.
PSA: Samsung Chromebook PRO and PLUS dropping to $450 and $350 next week
I mentioned these earlier in the week in the Chromebook posts, but we have an update on them today!
The official Samsung Black Friday Ad has been revealed and it in they reveal that starting on Saturday their Samsung Chromebook PRO (Intel) will drop to $450 and their PLUS (custom OP1 ARM for ChromeOS) will drop to $350. Both comes with an S-Pen stylus, touchscreen, 360 degree, two USB-C ports (no full size USB), Google Play integration, 3:2 aspect ratio, microoSD card, etc.
So this is the price to meet or beat right now! This give us five more days to research it and decide whether to jump in or not. I am definitely tempted! Both my Chromebook and Android tablet belong in a technology history museum, so this could replace both devices, and would let me do more serious blogging work on the go, not just lightweight stuff.
PS: one lesser known feature of ChromeOS is that you can login to multiple Google accounts at the same time, without having to logout and login over and over. You can even move Windows between the two accounts. Handy if you have work and personal accounts and/or multiple people in the same household using the computer interchangeably (eg during TV binging marathons). See Help page for details.
Dell Refurbished coupons: 50% select Optiplex/Latitude, 40% most in-stock items
Good until Monday night, we have another round of coupons at Dell Refurbished, with free US shipping. Coupons cannot be combined with other offers, and do not work on clearance items.
+ 40% off any Dell item in stock (excludes E5440 models) with coupon DELL40DEAL
+ 50% off Dell OptiPlex 9020 Desktops with Coupon Code: DELL9020DEAL
+ 50% off Dell Latitude E7240 Laptops with Coupon code: DELL7240DEAL
SERVER COUPONS until WEDN PM
Might as well put all the Dell Refurbished coupons in one page. The coupons below are Servers and run until Wednesday 11/15/17 at 11:59pm central as follows:
+ 50% off Dell PowerEdge R620 Servers with Coupon code: DELL50R620
+ 40% off Dell PowerEdge R630 Servers with Coupon code: DELL40R630
+ 35% off Dell PowerEdge R720 with Coupon code: DELL35R720
+ 30% off any Dell Server with Coupon code: DELL30SERVER
+ clearance excluded; free US shipping
ASUS Chromebook Flip C302 for $430
With Android camera and photography apps picking up in features and usability, a “ChromeDroid” (Chrome OS laptop with Google Play Android app support) may be an option for some photographers in some situations. Which brings us to a sale, the new condition ASUS Chromebook Flip C302 is down to $430 with free shipping, sold and shipped by Amazon itself with up to three units per customer.
This is competing with the Samsung Chromebook PRO which also uses the Intel m3-6Y30 processor, but the Samsung goes for $500 and comes with and supports an S-Pen stylus. The ASUS does not come with or support a specialty stylus (you can use a general purpose touchscreen stylus but those are nowhere near as accurate or useful as digitizer technology like the S-Pen, or Surface Pen or Apple Pencil or Wacoms).
Speaking of which, as of the time of writing, all four options of the ChromeOS flagship, the Google Pixelbook are now in-stock and shipping by Amazon itself. The 128GB option goes for $1000, while the 256GB goes for $1200. The Stylus costs $99 more, available as a bundle on that page or can be purchased separately.
Pre-order new Surface Book 2 in 13.5″ and 15″ screen sizes
Microsoft has unveiled their brand new “Surface Book 2″ 2-in-1 laptops with screens of 13.5″ and 15”. Prices start at $1500 for the 13.5″ and $2500 for the 15″ and top at $3000 and $3300 respectively. Pre-orders are accepted as follows with a November 16 release estimate (next Thursday):
+ 13.5″ Surface 2 Book at Microsoft Store and Amazon itself and Adorama and B&H Photo
+ 15″ Surface 2 Book at Microsoft Store and Amazon itself and B&H Photo and Adorama
There are three product lines now. The Surface tablets, the Surface Books (2-in-1s) and the Surface Laptops. Surface Phone where are you? 🙂
In-stock now: Google Pixebook for $999
The $999 Pixelbook is now in-stock and ready to ship at Amazon by Amazon itself with up to three of them per customer at this time. This is the entry-point with 8GB RAM and Intel i5 and 128GB on-board storage.
The stylus is available for purchase separately, and it is in-stock for $99.
Adorama’s Apple 2-Day Sale with iMac Retina 5K, MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, iPad PROs
Adorama has launched a limited time Apple 2-Day Sales Event featuring a trio of iMacs (Retina 5K), a trio of Apple MacBookPROs with Touch Bar, a quartet of iPad PROs (two of each screen size), along with the Apple Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2, and Magic Apple TV 4K 🙂 A total of fourteen products are participating in this limited time sale!
PS: with Thanksgiving / Black Friday happening early this year [the second earliest calendar wise], things are happening faster than I can breathe. Already a bunch of Black Friday ads dropped today which I will digest as well. If only I was IBM’s Watson and I could spawn 1,000 background threads to do everything at once 🙂
Out Now: Microsoft Xbox One X Gaming Console for $500
Microsoft fired another one in the War of the Ecosystems with their brand new $500 Microsoft Xbox One X Gaming Console which is now available for purchase from various retailers as follows:
+ Amazon itself (November 12)
+ limit 1 per customer
+ GameStop website
+ also available $573 Launch Bundle (3-mo Xbox Live GOLD, Xbox Wireless Controller, Surge Protector)
+ Microsoft Store (online) (limit 1 per customer)
+ by 11/30/17 says the page
+ store pickup not available but may be available at some of their B&M stores
+ B&H Photo (November 27)
NOTE: check the shopping cart of each retailer for the most accurate estimate, as things can go crazy with highly anticipated new releases.
Now shipping: Google Pixelbook
If you are a fan of the Google Pixelbook, they have began shipping! The i5, 8 GB RAM, 256GB option is in-stock and shipping by Amazon itself for $1199, while the i5, 8 GB RAM, 128GB option is in the mysterious “Ships when available in 1-2 days” condition for $999.
A stylus is not included. It is available for $99 on its own [in-stock; limit 3], or in bundles with the stylus which are +$100 than the Pixelbook on its own.
This is obviously a premium device as a ChromeDroid flagship, but if you prefer a more bang-for-the-buck approach, the Samsung Chromebook PRO goes for $500 and a stylus is included.
Speaking of Samsung, we have the first “Amazon itself” token discount of the Galaxy Note 8 (unlocked, USA warranty) for $937~ instead of $950. The important thing here is that the discounting process has began, not that a $13 discount will sway millions to buy it 🙂
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