Xavier Lanier

Black Friday: Toshiba Satellite Package for $649 at Circuit City

Circuit City will sell a Satellite notebook package for $649.98 on Black Friday, but the inclusion of Firedog's installation services maker this package unattractive.

Black Frday: HP Pavilion G50 for $399 at Circuit City

Circuit City is another retailer that will be selling the HP Pavilion G50 budget notebook on Black Friday. Circuit City will be selling a Pavilion G50 with 2GB of memory, 160GB hard drive and Windows Home Premium for $399.99 after $250 in savings.

Black Friday: Notebook Deals Direct from Dell

Dell is offering discounts on its full range of consumer notebooks for Black Friday, including its Inspiron, Studio and XPS models. Dell's offering up to $370 i...

Black Friday: Acer Aspire One for $349 at Staples

Staples will sell an entry-level Acer Aspire One netbook for $349.98 on Black Friday. This seems to be the going price for the Acer Aspire One this holiday season, with many other retailers choosing this price point.

Black Friday: HP Pavilion dv7 1132nr for $699.98 at Staples

Staples is selling the HP Pavilion dv7 1132nr for $699.98 on Black Friday. This is a $130 discount compared to normal pricing.

Black Friday: dv5 1150us for $849 at Staples

Staples will sell a version of the HP Pavilion dv5 for $849 on Black Friday. The dv5 1150us is discounted $200, which is not a substantial discount for what is one of HP's most popular notebooks.

Black Friday: Acer Aspire 6930 for $599 at Staples

Staples will sell the Acer Aspire 6930 for $599.98 on Black Friday. This is a $150 savings compared to its MSRP of $749.98.

Black Friday: HP Pavilion dv4 1120us for $649 at Staples

Staples will sell a well-configured HP Pavilion dv4 for $649 on Black Friday. This is a $200 discount off of the dv4-1120us MSRP.

Black Friday: HP Pavilion G50 for $399

Staples will sell a version of HP Pavilion G50 notebook for $399.98 on Black Friday. This price is $300 below this configuration's MSRP.

Black Friday: HP G60 121WM Notebook for $448 at Walmart

Walmart will be selling the HP G60 121WM notebook as a Black Friday special for $448. A similar model normally costs $778 from Walmart, which means there's a substantial $330 in savings if you can get your hands on one of these on Black Friday.

Black Friday: Toshiba Satellite L305-S5897 for $548 at Walmart

Walmart is selling the Toshiba Satellite L305-S5897 for $548 on Black Friday. This notebook has decent specifications for a casual home user, but Walmart is only taking $38 off the $595.99 MSRP for Black Friday.

Black Friday: Toshiba Satellite L305D for $379 at Best Buy

Best Buy will feature the Toshiba Satellite L305D for $379 on Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving). As one of Best Buy's Black Friday doorbusters, the Satellite L305D will be available in extremely limited quantities and you'll probably have to camp out to get one.

Black Friday: HP Pavilion dv4 for $499 at Best Buy

Best Buy will sell the HP Pavilion dv4 for $499 or $599 on Black Friday. The dv4 looks like its a special edition notebook with a silver finish instead of the standard HP black imprint finish.

Black Friday: Best Buy Sony VAIO FW245 for $899 w/Blu-ray

Best Buy will be selling the Sony VAIO FW entertaiment notebook with a Blu-ray disc drive for $899 on Black Friday. The VAIO FW will come with a Blu-ray version of Casino Royale.

Coupon: $250 off HP Notebooks Priced $799 or More

Get $250 off the purchase of a customized HP Pavilion notebook configured at $799 or greater at the HP Home & Home Office Store with coupon code: NB5111. You can use this coupon on a dv3, dv4 dv5, dv7 or tx-series notebook.

HP TouchSmart TX2: First Consumer Multitouch Tablet (first thoughts, pricing, video demo)

HP's TouchSmart tx2 is the first consumer Tablet PC with a multi-touch display, which enables users to control the computer using gestures. The TouchSmart tx2 is available for order starting today for $1,149.

NumberKey: Turn your iPhone into a MacBook Keypad

Numberkey is an application that turns your iPhone into a numerical keypad pad. To make Numberkey work you need to install the $1.99 application on your iPhone and your MacBook.

HP to Release Slate Netbook/Uber Digital Photo Frame Companion Internet Device?

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HP is preparing to launch a digital photo frame that has more in common with its recently announced Mini 1000 than its current lineup of photo frames. According to our source, this device is "no bu;lls**t like all of the other digital picture frames out there." It will look like a digital picture frame, but will act more like HP's Mini 1000 and provide users with a web browser, email client, news feeds, widgets and other lightweight applications.

Black Friday: 15 Tips for Buying a Black Friday Notebook (or Not Buying One)

It's that time of year again, when notebook buyers across the country start plotting how they're going to score a cheap notebook on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that kicks off the holiday shopping season. We're going to start tracking the deals on our Black Friday Notebooks page, but before you commit to neglecting your family on Thanksgiving or camping out your local notebook dealer's parking lot I wanted to offer a few words of caution.

Live at AMD's Financial Analyst Day 2008: AMD Netbook News

I'm at AMD's Sunnyvale headquarters where I expect the company to announce its netbook strategy. We've been listening to execs toalk about the big picture. The company is going to focus on mainstream products for consomers and the SMB space since AMD believes they hold most of the profit potential in the notebook market.