I've noted some of the more interesting deals that caught my eye, but it's by no means a complete list. Click on the retailer name to go through to their Cyber Monday page. And don't forget that most of the specials are either time bombed or limited to a small amount of stock. You can also find more deals over at LogicBuy.

Amazon
• Sennheiser RS 130 Wireless Surround Sound Headphones - $60 (save $140)
• Garmin nüvi 260W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator - $115 (save $115)
• Logitech Harmony 890 Advanced Universal Remote Control - $290 (save $110)
• Flip UltraHD Camcorder, 120 Minutes (Black) - $152 (save $48)
• Panasonic VIERA G10 Series TC-P42G10 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV - $948 (usually up to $1200)
• Panasonic VIERA G10 Series TC-P46G10 46-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV - $1150 (save $350)
• Panasonic VIERA S1 Series TC-P42S1 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV - $798 (save $202)

Best Buy
• Free shipping on all orders over $25 (big ass TVs excluded)
• 15.6-inch Acer Aspire (1.2GHz AMD Athlon, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD) - $400 (save $100)
• Panasonic - VIERA / 58" Class / 1080p / 600Hz / Plasma HDTV - $1500 (save $800)
• Panasonic - VIERA / 50" Class / 1080p / 600Hz / Plasma HDTV - $898 (save $502)
• 2 Days Only

Dell
• HTC Droid Eris – Free with new Verizon contract ($450 off-contract)
• Motorola Droid - $120 with new Verizon contract ($560 off-contract)
• Dell Mini 10v netbook - $279 (save $119) [Actually usually around $300, anyway]
• Inspiron 17 notebook (17-inch screen, Core 2 Duo processor, 3GB memory, Windows 7) - $549 (save $269)
• Sharp 47-inch 120Hz 1080p HDTV - $799 (save $400)
• Sony Bravia 55-inch 120Hz LCD 1080p HDTV - $1769 (save $530)

HP
• HP dv4t 14-inch Laptop $549.99 (save $469 in upgrades & discounts)
• HP p6270z Quad Core desktop w/4GB RAM $429.99 (lowest ever)
• HP TouchSmart 600t $999.99 (save $325)
• HP OfficeJet 6000 Wireless Printer $59.99 (50% off)
• HP Photosmart Plus All-in-One $74.99 (50% off)
• HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One $99.99 (50% off)

SonyStyle
• VAIO FW VGNFW550F/B Laptop $829.99 (list $1079) - use $250 Coupon Code: BLACKFRIDAYFW250 (ends 11/30 or after 500 uses)
• Buy a PS3 and get two free games: Infamous and Uncharted Drakes Fortune
• 32" Sony BRAVIA HDTV (KDL32L504) $379.99 (list: $479.99)
• Sony Blu-ray Disc Player (BDP-S360) $129.99 (list $199.99)
• 40" Sony BRAVIA HDTV (KDL40S504) $664.99 (list:$999.99)
• 46" Sony BRAVIA HDTV (KDL46S504) $854.99 (list: $1299)

NewEgg
• ASUS P50IJ-X1 Intel Pentium dual-core 15.6" Intel GMA 4500M NoteBook – Retail - $450 (save $100)
• OCZ Agility Series OCZSSD2-1AGT120G 2.5" MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) – Retail - $289 (save $50; $30 of which comes from a mail-in rebate)

Staples
• TomTom® One130 GPS - $80 (save $50 instantly)
• Norton 360 v3.0 (1–3 User) - $10 (save $70 after combined savings)

Walmart
• Sony Bravia 32" Class LCD HDTV, KDL-32L504 - $398 (usually about $450)

AT&T
• Purchase for only one penny the Nokia e71x, Sony Cybershot, Curve 8900, Pantech Reveal, or Samsung Jack. Device offers rotate every three hours. Two-year service agreement required.
Waived activiation fee and free overnight shipping, too.

Mimoco
• Everything in the Mimoco shop will be 25% off until 11:59pm PST.

I wasn't really in the market for anything, and had no desire to go wait outside in the rain at the crack of dawn. But I did grab the DS version of Chrono Trigger for $10 ($9 after Bing cashback) on Wednesday at Newegg. Not on Black Firday, sure, but it was enough to satisfy my consumerist desires for the week. How about you? [Image via Tri-City Herald]

Highlights:
AT&T — 35% cashback (iPhone excluded, unfortunately)
T-Mobile — 35% cashback
Dell — 20% cashback
HP — 20% cashback
Lenovo — 20% cashback
Walmart — 15% cashback
Overstock — 15% cashback

The Rest:
Sears — 8-13% cashback
Circuit City — 8-12.2% cashback
Tiger Direct — 8—12.2% cashback
eBay — 8-10% cashback
Best Buy — 5-10& cashback
Buy.com — 5% cashback

Keep in mind it takes up to 60 days until your money is available, but hey, free money later is better than no free money at all. [Bing via Cheap Ass Gamer]

I like the "last year's model" and "buy nothing" ideologies. I like knowing that buying less gear means less old gear in landfills. This year, however, a lot of our favorite technologies have either slowed down the pace of improvement, or have sped it up using the same hardware that gets upgraded by software.

I wouldn't say now is a great time to buy a TV unless you're still on a CRT. The new sets now hardly even come close to the pre-recession Kuros and XBR8 Sony LCD from 2 years ago, and if you look hard you can still find those sets on clearance. We're in a lull. Camera tech has been jumping in leaps, towards DSLRs with video, but it's clear these things are hurting for some decent video controls, seeming more like hacked devices than polished combination endgames for the camcorder and DSLR world.

Any computer made in the last 5-6 years does all your basics well enough to live with til it breaks. It may even run a recent operating system, but why even bother? When so much of what we live with today lives on the web, it's all pretty much the same youtube, facebook and twitter.

I am thankful for Xbox's quarterly upgrades. The same with TiVo and the iPhone. A decade ago these new firmwares would have been rolled out in new hardware. We'd feel left behind. Now, the upgrade pace has slowed down considerably. The upgrade path won't ever stop churning, and as gadget diehards, we don't want it to. But at least we can have some of the new good stuff today without buying more hardware and in some cases, more anything. And this is only going to become more and more common as time goes on, hardware becomes more generally capable and long lasting and gadget buyers become more sophisticated and demand gadgets that last longer.

Happy Black Friday, everyone. May your wallet stay in your pocket as often as it can and should.

Gary points out that the warranty on this baby is so bad (90-day labor, 1-year parts) that if it broke, it "will cost the owner another $150 [or more] after the 90th day of ownership and at least $250 to repair after the one year warranty is over." He also mentions that failure rates on cheaper off-brand TVs are generally higher—and often significantly higher—than the big well-known brands.

Make the jump to read the details and check out more of Gary's great exposé, including why a Westinghouse TV might not be a good deal, what cheap Blu-ray player to look for, and why 240Hz HDMI cables aren't just a ripoff, they're flat-out BS. [HD Guru]

• VAIO CW VPCCW1EFX/W Laptop $769.99 (list $919) - use $150 Coupon Code: BLACKFRIDAYCW150 (ends 11/30 or after 200 uses)
• VAIO FW VGNFW550F/B Laptop $829.99 (list $1079) - use $250 Coupon Code: BLACKFRIDAYFW250 (ends 11/30 or after 500 uses)
• VAIO AW VGNAW450F/H Laptop $899.99 (list: $1140)
Save up to $470 hardware & software upgrades when you build VAIO CW series

• FREE PS3 or Blu-ray Disc player with purchase of select Sony BRAVIA HDTVs
• Buy a PS3 and get two free games: Infamous and Uncharted Drakes Fortune
• 32" Sony BRAVIA HDTV (KDL32L504) $379.99 (list: $479.99)
• Sony Blu-ray Disc Player (BDP-S360) $129.99 (list $199.99)
• 40" Sony BRAVIA HDTV (KDL40S504) $664.99 (list:$999.99)
• 46" Sony BRAVIA HDTV (KDL46S504) $854.99 (list: $1299)
• Sony 60 GB Handycam Camcorder DCR-SR47 $299.99 (list $349.99)
• Sony Stereo Speakers with Remote (SRS-ZX1) $149.99 (list $299.99)

November 27 Only:
• Sony Cyber-shot DSCW190 Digital Camera $119.99 (list $149.99)

[SonyStyle via Logic Buy]

PRE-Black Friday Sale from now until 2:59PM PST Wednesday 11/25

$97 - TomTom XL340 GPS - Free Shipping
$149.99 - GARMIN nüvi 1200 3.5" GPS Navigation - Free Shipping
$49.95 - Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Free Shipping
$44.99 - Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W 80 PLUS Power Supply - Free Shipping
$49.99 - ViewSonic VFD810-50 8" 800x600 Digital Photo Frame - $1.99 Shipping
$49 - Polaroid DVF-130 Titanium 1.3 MP 2.0" LCD Digital Video Camera - $1.99 Shipping
$199.99 - Canon DC410 Silver 1/6" CCD 2.7" 112K LCD 37X Optical Zoom DVD Cammcorder - $1.99 Shipping
$149.99 - Seagate Expansion 2TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive ST320005EXA101-RK - Free Shipping
$99.99 SAMSUNG S2 640GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive HX-MU064DA/G22 - Free Shipping
$29.99 - Black & Decker CMD3400MB Coffeemaker - Free Shipping
$24.99 - Rosewill - HDMI Switch box 3-in-1 w/ Remote (RME-002) - Free Shipping
$29.99 - Monster - High Speed HDMI cable - 16 FEET - Free Shipping
$1499.99 - LG 55" 16:9 2.4ms 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV 55LH55 - Free Shipping
$399.99 - SAMSUNG 32" 16:9 720p LCD HDTV LN32B360 - Free Shipping
$129.95 - LG Network Blu-ray Disc Player BD370 - Free Shipping
$12.99 - Logitech RX1500 Black 3 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Corded Laser 1000 dpi Mouse - Free Shipping
$34.99 - Creative Fatal1ty Gaming USB Headset - Free Shipping
$69.99 - Creative GigaWorks T40 Series II 32 watts RMS 2.0 Speakers - Free Shipping
$43.99 - Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard - Free Shipping
$94.95 - CyberPower Intelligent LCD Series GreenPower UPS - Free Shipping
$24.99 - Microsoft SideWinder X5 Mouse - Free Shipping
$115.99 - ZOTAC IONITX-B-E Intel Atom N230 1.6GHz NVIDIA ION Mini ITX ION Platform Motherboard/CPU Combo - Free Shipping
$149.99 - Intel Entry Storage System SS4200-E NAS Server - Free Shipping
$199.99 - HP MediaSmart Server LX195 640GB - Free Shipping
$64.99 - HIS H467QS1GH Radeon HD 4670 1GB - Free Shipping
$19.99 - SPARKLE SFPX84GS512U2HF GeForce 8400 GS 512MB - Free Shipping

ShellShocker Black Friday Kick Off. That's a deal every 2 hours until 3:00PM! All times listed in PST.

Wednesday 11/25 (Midnight - 1:59AM): $69.99 - A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 - Free Shipping
Wednesday 11/25 (2:00AM - 3:59AM): $10.99 - BELKIN F5D8011 N1 Wireless Notebook Card - Free Shipping
Wednesday 11/25 (4:00AM - 5:59AM): $19.99 - Rosewill R230-P-BK Black Computer Case - Free Shipping
Wednesday 11/25 (6:00AM - 7:59AM): $54.99 - HP DF808C1 8" 800 x 600 Digital Photo Frame - Free Shipping
Wednesday 11/25 (8:00AM - 9:59AM): $159.99 - Hanns•G HH-241HPB Black 23.6" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor Built in Speakers
Wednesday 11/25 (10:00AM - 11:59AM): $69.99 - OLYMPUS FE-26 Black 12.0 MP Digital Camera - Free Shipping
Wednesday 11/25 (12:00PM - 2:59PM): $18.99 - Logitech RX720 Black Cordless Laser Mouse - Free Shipping

Black Friday Starts 3:00PM PST Wednesday 11/25 - Exclusive Sneak Peek

10% Bing.com Cashback on everything!
Available Friday 11/27 at 6:00AM PST: $59.99 - TomTom ONE 140 3.5" GPS Navigation with IQ Routes Technology - 5.99 Shipping
Available Friday 11/27 at 6:00AM PST: $189.99 - Acer Aspire One AOD250-1924 Black Intel Atom N270(1.60GHz) 10.1" WSVGA 1GB Memory 160GB HDD Netbook w/ 6 cell battery (8 hour life) + Free Shipping

Cases & Power Supplies
$59.99 after MIR - COOLER MASTER Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Free Shipping
$24.99 - HEC 6T Series Black MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case - Free Shipping
$99.99 after MIR - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Free Shipping
$74.99 after MIR - Antec Mini P180 White Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case - Free Shipping
$84.99 - Thermaltake V9 Black Edition ATX Computer Gaming Chassis Mid Tower - Free Shipping
$59.99 - NZXT BETA EVO Classic Series ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Free Shipping
$39.99 after MIR - RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Free Shipping
$179.99 after MIR - CORSAIR 1000W ATX12V Power Supply - Free Shipping
$59.99 - Thermaltake 500W ATX 12V Power Supply - Free Shipping
$79.99 after MIR - COOLER MASTER 700W ATX12V Power Supply - Free Shipping
$99.99 - Rosewill 1000W ATX12V Power Supply - Free Shipping
$44.99 - ENERMAX Tomahawk 405W Power Supply - Free Shipping
$39.99 - COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Free Shipping

Cell Phone & Accessories
$8.99 - GRIFFIN - AirCurve for iPhone - 1.99 Shipping
$19.99 - Motorola F3 Unlocked GSM Bar Phone with Speaker Phone - 2.99 Shipping
$8.99 - LG HBM-760 Bluetooth Headset - Free Shipping
$8.99 - Kingston 4GB Micro SDHC Flash Card with microSD/SDHC USB Reader - Free Shipping
$14.99 - Transcend 8GB Micro SDHC Flash Card - Free Shipping

Desktops
$799.99 - iBUYPOWER Gamer Extreme 938i Intel Core i7 860(2.80GHz) Desktop PC - Free Shipping
$399.99 - CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra 2019 Athlon II X2 245(2.9GHz) - Free Shipping

Digital Cameras/Camcorders & Accessories
$99.99 - Creative vado HD White 4GB Pocket Video Cam - 1.99 Shipping
$99 - OLYMPUS Dark Gray 12.0 MP 4X Optical Zoom Wide Angle Digital Camera - 1.99 Shipping
$439.99 - Nikon D40 Black 6.1 MP Digital SLR Camera w/AF-S DX NIKKOR ED 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G II Lens - 1.99 Shipping
$149.99 - PowerShot SD1200 IS 10.0 MP 3X Optical Zoom, Dark Gray - 1.99 Shipping
$149.99 - PowerShot SD1200 IS 10.0 MP 3X Optical Zoom, Light Gray - 1.99 Shipping
$149.99 - PowerShot SD1200 IS 10.0 MP 3X Optical Zoom, Pink - 1.99 Shipping
$149.99 - PowerShot SD1200 IS 10.0 MP 3X Optical Zoom, Blue - 1.99 Shipping
$149.99 - PowerShot SD1200 IS 10.0 MP 3X Optical Zoom, Green - 1.99 Shipping
$149.99 - PowerShot SD1200 IS 10.0 MP 3X Optical Zoom, Orange - 1.99 Shipping
$99.99 - FUJIFILM A235 Silver 12.2 MP 3X Optical Zoom Digital Camera - 1.99 Shipping
$149.99 - Recertified: JVC Everio GZ-MG230 Silver CCD 28X Optical Zoom 30GB HDD Digital Camcorder - Free Shipping
$99.99 - Flip Video Ultra Camcorder - 1.99 Shipping
$39.99 - Aluratek ADVC01F Red 5.0 MP 8x Digital Digital Video Camcorder - 1.99 Shipping

Digital Frames
$59 - Kodak EASYSHARE P725 7" 800 x 600 Digital Photo Frame - 1.99 Shipping
$89.99 - HP DF1200A1 12" 800 x 600 Digital Photo Frame - Free Shipping
$29.99 - ViewSonic VFA713W-10 7" 480 x 234 Digital Photo Frame - 1.99 Shipping

Displays (LCD Monitors)
$129.99 - LG W2230S Glossy Black 21.5" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 1920x1080 - Free Shipping
$79.99 - ACER LCD 18.5" 5MS X183HB RT Monitor - Free Shipping
$89.99 after MIR - ASUS LCD 20" 5MS VH202T-P RT Monitor - Free Shipping
$259.99 - HANNSG LCD 27.5" 3MS HG-281DPB Monitor - Free Shipping
$119.99 - SCEPTRE X226W-1920 Black 21.5" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Free Shipping
$139.99 - Acer P235Hbmid Black 23" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Free Shipping

Flash Memory
$8.99 - Kingston 4G Micro Flash Card with microSD Reader - Free Shipping
$14.99 - Transcend 8GB SDHC Flash Card - Free Shipping

GPS & Car Electronics
$99.99 - Garmin Nuvi 205W 4.3" GPS - Free Shipping
$169.99 - nüvi 265WT 4.3" GPS with FM Live traffic - Free Shipping
$179.99 - nüvi 1350T 4.3" GPS Navigation with FM Live traffic - Free Shipping
$79.99 - TomTom One 130 3.5" Portable GPS Navigation - Free Shipping
$97 - TomTom XL 340 4.3" GPS Navigation - Free Shipping
$299.99 - TomTom GO 740 Live gps - Free Shipping
$169.99 - TomTom GO 630 4.3" GPS - Free Shipping
$49.99 - Clarion CD/MP3/WMA Receiver Model CZ109 - Free Shipping
$159.99 - Valor AM/FM/DVD Receiver with 7" Touch Screen Monitor - Free Shipping
$59.99 - TomTom ONE 140 3.5" GPS Navigation with IQ Routes Technology - 5.99 Shipping

Home & Office
$45.99 - Fellowes P70CM Cross Cut Shredder - Free Shipping
$31.99 - Verizon V100AM-2 Cordless Phone w/answering machine and CID - Free Shipping
$22.99 - DeLonghi DCG39 Coffee Grinder - Free Shipping
$19.95 - Oster 4207 Electric Wine Opener - Free Shipping
$34.99 - Oster 5716 Food Steamer - Free Shipping
$32.99 - Tatung THWP3L Water Dispensee - Free Shipping
$64.99 - Tatung 1500W Induction Cook Top - Free Shipping
$19.99 - George Foreman GR12 Super Champ Grill - Free Shipping
$51.88 - Sunbeam 5891 Programmable Breadmaker - Free Shipping
$22.49 - Maxi-Matic EPB-1800 Blender - Free Shipping
$19.99 - 5.5 Cup Electronic Rice Cooker White - Free Shipping
$139.99 - Eureka 8853AVZ Capture+Pet Lover Upright Vacuum - Free Shipping
$14.99 - Mr. Coffee TF5 4-Cup Coffee Maker - Free Shipping
$19.95 - Mr. Coffee TM32W Ice Tea Maker - Free Shipping
$19.99 - Sunbeam 2561 Hand Mixer - Free Shipping
$24.99 - Remington R450SSLTNE Men's Shaver - Free Shipping
$79.95 - Keurig B40 Single Serve Coffee Machine - Free Shipping
$21.99 - Lasko 754200 Ceramic Heater - Free Shipping
$26.99 - Ginsu 04878 8-PC Stainless Block Set - Free Shipping
$22.99 - OXO Salad Spinner - Free Shipping
$59.99 - Oxo Everyday Kitchen Tool Set - Free Shipping
$49.99 - Black & Decker 6 Slice Toaster Oven - Free Shipping
$19.99 - Conair WW11 Bath Scale - Free Shipping
$49.99 - Soleus HGW-308 Micathermic Heater - Free Shipping
$14.95 - Breville 1856 Stainless Kitchen Scale - Free Shipping

Memory
$12.99 - Dane-Elec 4GB USB Poker Chip with 600 Games - Free Shipping
$29.99 - Patriot DDR 400 1G Desktop Memory - 2.99 Shipping
$249.99 after MIR - Patriot 128G USB Flash Drive - Free Shipping
$69.99 - G.SKILL DDR3 1333 4GB Desktop Memory - Free Shipping
$79.99 - G.SKILL DDR3 1600 4GB Desktop Memory - Free Shipping
$ - OCZ 10% Off DDR3 Memory
$64.99 after MIR - Corsair XMS DDR2 800 4GB kit - Free Shipping

CPUs & Motherboards
$715/843 - AMD 965 Black Edition CPU/ Asus M4A79XTD Motherboard -
$139.99 - Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 Quad-Core Processor - Free Shipping
$99.99 - GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3L LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Free Shipping
$179.99 - MSI P55-GD80 LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Free Shipping
$79.99 - ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Free Shipping
$64.99 - ASUS M4A785-M AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Free Shipping
$29.99 after MIR - ECS AM2+/AM3 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Free Shipping
$54.99 after MIR - ECS BLACK SERIES P45T-A LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Free Shipping
$58.99 after MIR - ECS A785GM-M AM3 785G R Motherboard - Free Shipping
$249.99 after MIR - EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 X58 3SLI RT Motherboard - Free Shipping
$85.99 after MIR - ZOTAC IONITX-B-E Intel Atom N230 Motherboard/CPU Combo - Free Shipping
$99.99 - Foxconn R20-S4 Intel 945GC 1 x 240Pin Intel GMA 950 Barebone - Free Shipping
$139.99 - MSI X58M LGA 1366 Intel X58 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Free Shipping
$59.99 - MSI K9A2 CF-F V2 AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Free Shipping
$174.99 - ASUS P7P55D EVO LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Free Shipping
$84.99 after MIR - Asus P5Q Pro Motherboard - Free Shipping

Networking
$49.99 - NETGEAR WNR2000 Wireless-N Router - Free Shipping
$39.99 - LINKSYS WRT120N Wireless Home Router - Free Shipping
$129.99 - D-Link DGL-4500 Gaming Router - Free Shipping
$39.99 - TRENDnet TEW-639GR Wireless Router - Free Shipping
$39.99 - ASUS WL-520gU Wireless Router - Free Shipping
$9.99 - Rosewill USB 2.0 Wireless 1x1 Pre-N Adapter - Free Shipping

Notebooks/Netbooks
$199.99 - Gateway Red 10.1" Netbook, Intel Atom N270(1.6GHZ) - Free Shipping
$199.99 - Gateway NightSky Black 10.1" Netbook, Intel Atom N270(1.6GHZ) - Free Shipping
$449.99 - Sony Vaio 15.5" Intel PDC - Free Shipping
$649.99 - HP Pavilion 15.6" HP Gaming Notebook - Free Shipping
$189.99 - Acer Aspire One Black Intel Atom N270(1.60GHz) Netbook - Free Shipping

Optical Drives & Media
$49.99 - LITE-ON Black 4X BD-ROM SATA Internal 4X Blu-ray Disc Reader - Free Shipping
$129.99 - LG Black WH08LS20K Blu-ray Burner - Free Shipping
$34.99 - Samsung SE-S224Q R External DVD - Free Shipping
$39.99 - Rosewill USB 2.0 External Slim 8X DVD Burner - Free Shipping
$39.99 - PLEXTOR PX-880SA SW R DVD Burner - Free Shipping

PC Accessories
$14.99 - Rosewill RKV-2UC 2-Port USB KVM Switch - Free Shipping
$23.99 - Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 - Free Shipping
$43.99 - Logitech G11 keyboard - Free Shipping
$46.99 - Logitech Black Cordless Ergonomic Desktop Wave Keyboard/Mouse Combo - Free Shipping
$69.99 - Silver/Black 8 ButtonsCordless Laser Rechargeable Air Mouse - Free Shipping
$29.99 after MIR - Logitech V550 Nano laser mouse - Free Shipping
$15.99 - Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000 - Blue - Free Shipping
$26.99 - Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000 1.3 M Effective Pixels USB Webcam - Free Shipping
$34.95 - SENNHEISER PC151 3.5mm Circumaural Headset - Free Shipping
$39 - Recertified: Gyration GYT8101 GYROTRANSPORT Air Mouse - 5.99 Shipping
$49 - Recertified: Gyration GYT8102 GYROTRANSPORT Air Mouse - 5.99 Shipping
$39.99 - Gigabyte GM-M7800S mouse - Free Shipping
$34.99 - Creative Fatal1ty Gaming USB Headset - Smaller Box - Free Shipping
$34.99 - Creative 73VF040000010 Notebook Pro WebCam - Free Shipping
$49.99 - Creative Sound Blaster Arena USB Gaming Headset - Free Shipping
$49.99 - Adesso WKB-3000UB wireless mini Keyboard - Free Shipping
$14.99 - PLANTRONICS .Audio 480 3.5mm/ USB Canal Stereo Headset - Free Shipping
$59 - Gunner Catalyst Shredder Espresso Digital Performance Eyewear - Free Shipping
$24.99 - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Sound Card - Free Shipping
$69.99 - Creative GigaWorks T40 Series II 32 watts RMS 2.0 Speakers - Free Shipping
$15.99 - Pixxo SS-4697 7 Watts RMS 2.1 Stereo Speakers - Free Shipping
$94.95 - UPS CYBERPOWER|CP1000AVRLCD RT - Free Shipping
$24.99 - Rosewill RX-358-S BLK (Black) 3.5" SATA to USB & eSATA Ext. Enclosure w/Int.80mm fan - Free Shipping
$34.99 - Rosewill R2-JBOD Aluminum 3.5" USB 2.0 DUAL-BAY External Enclosure - Free Shipping
$14.99 - Rosewill RHB-320 7 Ports USB 2.0 Hub with Power Adapter - Free Shipping
$14.99 - Rosewill RTK-045 45 Piece Premium Computer Tool Kit - Free Shipping

Portable Electronics
$19.99 - Sony Premium White Headphones with Gold Plated Connector (MDR-EX56LP/Whi) - Free Shipping
$49.99 - Creative ZEN Mozaic 1.8" Black 4GB MP3 Player - Free Shipping
$68 - Recertified: Microsoft Zune 30GB Digital Media Player with FM Radio and Wireless Connectivity - Free Shipping
$137 - Aluratek "Libre" E-Book Reader Pro with 5" Display, Black - 1.99 Shipping
$9.99 - Rosewill 4 Port USB Charger RUC-6180 - Free Shipping
$79.99 - YAMAHA YPT220 PAK 61 Key Keyboard w/AC Adapter, Keyboard Stand & Headphones - Free Shipping
$19.99 - Energizer - Protective Case w/ Built-in Battery for iPhone (AP1500) - 1.99 Shipping

Printers
$64.99 - HP Officejet J4680 CB783A 4800 x 1200 dpi Wireless Thermal Inkjet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer - Free Shipping
$89.99 - Canon PIXMA MP560 3747B002 9600 x 2400 dpi Wireless InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer - Free Shipping

Servers
$109.99 - SANS DIGITAL TowerRAID TR4M-B - 4 Bay SATA to eSATA (Port Multiplier) JBOD / RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 5 Enclosure - Free Shipping
$299.99 - acer Aspire Easystore H340 Intel Atom 1.6Ghz 2GB 1TB GBLAN 4 Bay Hotswap Windows Home Server - Free Shipping

Software
$69.95 - Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Licensed for 3 PCs - Free Shipping
$23.99 - Acronis True Image Home 2010 Amaray Case - Free Shipping
Free after MIR - AVG Internet Security 2YR/3U 9.0 - Free Shipping

Storage
$214.99 - Intel X25-M Mainstream 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - Free Shipping
$49.99 - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Free Shipping
$89.99 - Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD6400BEVT 640GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive - Free Shipping
$99.99 - Western Digital Elements 640GB USB 2.0 Midnight Black Portable Hard Drive WDBAAR6400ABK-NESN - Free Shipping
$97.99 - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Free Shipping
$89.99 - Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive - Free Shipping
$139.99 - Seagate Barracuda LP ST32000542AS 2TB 5900 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - Free Shipping
$159.99 - Fantom Drives G-Force 2TB USB 2.0 / eSATA External Hard Drive GF2000EU - 9.7
$149.99 - Seagate Expansion 2TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive ST320005EXA101-RK - Free Shipping
$18.99 - Kingston DataTraveler 8GB (4GB x 2) USB2.0 Flash Drive Twin Pack (2pcs) Model DTI/4GB-2P - Free Shipping
$59.99 - CORSAIR Flash Voyager 32GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive Model CMFUSB2.0-32GB - Free Shipping
$129.99 after MIR - HITACHI Deskstar HD32000 IDK/7K 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Free

TV & Home Theater
$74.99 - Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player - Free Shipping
$1.99 - Cables Unlimited - Select HDMI Cable - 6 FEET - Free Shipping
$44.99 - Logitech Harmony 659 Universal Infrared Remote Control - Free Shipping
$14.99 - Rosewill - Free Angel HDMI cable (10 FEET) - Free Shipping
$99.99 - Polk Audio PSW10 Black 10-inch Powered Subwoofer Single - Free Shipping
$479.99 - Polk Audio SurroundBar 360 DVD Theater System - Free Shipping
$99.99 - LG Blu-ray Disc Player BD270 - Current shipping
$99.99 - sling MEDIA SC100-100 SlingCatcher Watch Digital Media On TV From Slingbox, PC, Internet - Free Shipping
$149.99 - SAMSUNG Blu-Ray Disk Player BD-P1600 - Free Shipping
$199.99 - SAMSUNG Blu-ray Disk Player BD-P3600 - Free Shipping
$399.99 - LG 32" 16:9 1080p LCD HDTV 32LF11 - No FS
$549.99 - LG 42" 720p LCD HDTV 42LH20 - 29.99 Shipping
$847.99 - SAMSUNG 46" 16:9 6ms 1080p LCD HDTV LN46B500 - Free
$1399.99 - LG 60" 1080p 600Hz Plasma HDTV 60PS11 - No FS
$479.99 - LG 42" 720p 600Hz Plasma HDTV 42PQ10 - 19.99 Shipping
$99.99 - Recertified: SHARP 19" 16:9 720p LCD HDTV LC-19SB25U - No FS
$699.99 - SHARP 46" 16:9 4ms 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV LC-46SB57U - 39.99 Shipping
$159.99 - Sharp Recertified: 19" 720p LCD HDTV, 1366 x 768,TSC/ NTSC/QAM Tuner, HDMI - Free Shipping
$397.99 - SAMSUNG 32" 16:9 720p LCD HDTV LN32B360 - Free Shipping
$597.99 - SAMSUNG 40" 1080p LCD HDTV LN40B500 - Free
$395.99 - SCEPTRE 37" 16:9 6ms 720p LCD HDTV X370BV-HD - 29.99 Shipping
$299.99 - Honeywell Altura 32" 16:9 720p LCD HDTV MT-HWJCT32B4AB - 19.99 Shipping
$159.99 - REMOTE LOGITECH 915-000035 RTL - Free Shipping
$299.99 - COMBO: YAMAHA 5.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver RX-V365 + Energy Take 5 Pack 5CH Home Theater Speaker System + Free Shipping

Video Cards
$64.99 - HIS H467QS1GH Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Free Shipping
$99.99 - Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 Dual TV Tuner / Encoder 1229 PCI-Express x1 Interface - Free Shipping
$89.99 - PNY VCGGTS2501XPB GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 - Free

Video Consoles & Games
$299.99 - Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle w/Lego Batman & Pure & Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite 120 GB Hard Drive Black - Free Shipping
$199.99 - Nintendo Wii Console White - Free Shipping
$39.99 - SONY DUALSHOCK3 Wireless Controller - Free Shipping
$299.99 - Playstation 3 Slim 120GB System - Free Shipping
$39.99 - Batman: Arkham Asylum Playstation3 Game Warner Bros. Studios - Free Shipping
$39.99 - Batman: Arkham Asylum Xbox 360 Game Warner Bros. Studios - Free Shipping
$39.99 - Halo 3: ODST Xbox 360 Game Microsoft - Free Shipping
$39.99 - Forza 3 Xbox 360 Game Microsoft - Free Shipping
$19.99 - World of Warcraft: Battle Chest PC Game BLIZZARD - Free Shipping

* Prices and availability are subject to change

Wowza. Lotsa deals. You can find all the product links on NewEgg's Facebook page and also see updates on what's already sold out. [Facebook—Thanks, Thai!]

It's a reliable rule of thumb for the rest of the year, made invaluable by the Black Friday hype: Unless you are planning on buying a smartphone anyway—a specific smartphone, on a specific carrier—upfront price deals are a trap. And even though this may seem obvious to a lot of people, some advice is worth repeating, especially with National Irresponsible Impulse Buy Day bearing down on us like some kind of perfectly prophesied minipocalypse. A friendly reminder, about math and the human psyche, from your Gizmodo!

Take the $80 Motorola Cliq at Radio Shack. It's advertised as a huge cut; implicit in the deal is that you're getting 60% off of your new Android phone, which feels great. But what you're really getting is a 6% discount off your total cumulative cost of owning the phone, which, if you get a data plan, is originally at least $1880.

Granted, $120 is still $120, and if you were planning on entering a multi-thousand-dollar two-year contract with T-Mobile anyway, the deal is worth a look. Just don't decide to start a new contract because of one of these deals. You're going to be living with this phone, this carrier, and this contract for two whole years—hen you're standing in line at Best Buy, with a misleadingly-priced cellphone in hand and four months left on your current contract, make sure that the five bucks you're going to be saving each month is really worth it to you.

Because chances are, it's not. [Deal via PC Mag (not PCW, as previously written)]

While you're busy not buying a new smartphone, make sure to check out Sean's definitive master list of other crappy deals to avoid.

Table of Contents

Page 1 - Cell Phones, Computers, Digital Cameras, DVD Players, GPS and more
Page 2 - TVs, Video Games, Printers, Software, MP3 Players and more
Page 3 - Movies and TV Shows (DVD and Blu-ray)

Movies and Television (Blu-ray)

2001 A Space Odyssey (Blu-ray) - $9.49 [Amazon]

Above The Law (Blu-ray) - $13.49 [Amazon]

A Charlie Brown Christmas (Blu-ray) - $17.99 [Amazon]

A Christmas Story (Blu-ray) - $15.99 [Amazon]

Alexander Revisited The Final Cut (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Amadeus (Blu-ray) - $13.99 [Amazon]

A Scanner Darkly (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Austin Powers Collection Shagadelic Edition (Blu-ray) - $41.49 [Amazon]

Australia (Blu-ray) - $14.99 [Amazon]

Baraka (Blu-ray) - $14.99 [Amazon]

Batman 20th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray) - $20.99 [Amazon]

Batman Anthology (Blu-ray) - $51.99 [Amazon]

Batman Begins (Blu-ray) - $11.49 [Amazon]

Batman Begins Limited Edition Gift Set (Blu-ray) - $29.99 [Amazon]

Before The Devil Knows You're Dead (Blu-ray) - $10.99 [Amazon]

Behind Enemy Lines/Patton/Rescue Down (Blu-ray) - $21.99 [Amazon]

Blood Diamond (Blu-ray) - $17.49 [Amazon]

Blow (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Body Of Lies (Blu-ray) - $14.99 [Amazon]

Bonnie And Clyde (Blu-ray) - $20.49 [Amazon]

Bullitt (Blu-ray) - $8.49 [Amazon]

Catwoman (Blu-ray) - $14.49 [Amazon]

Chuck The Complete First Season (Blu-ray) - $20.99 [Amazon]

Constantine (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Coral Reef Adventure IMAX (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Dirty Harry (Blu-ray) - $19.99 [Amazon]

Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector's Edition (Blu-ray) - $52.99 [Amazon]

Dodgeball/Hoosiers/Rocky (Blu-ray) - $21.99 [Amazon]

Earth The Biography (Blu-ray) - $22.99 [Amazon]

Elf (Blu-ray) - $17.49 [Amazon]

Eraser (Blu-ray) - $13.49 [Amazon]

Falling Down (Blu-ray) - $20.49 [Amazon]

Fighter Pilot Operation Red Flag (Blu-ray) - $9.49 [Amazon]

Fred Claus (Blu-ray) - $17.49 [Amazon]

Full Metal Jacket Deluxe Edition (Blu-ray) - $10.99 [Amazon]

Funny Guy Collection (Blu-ray) - $21.99 [Amazon]

Galapagos (Blu-ray) - $15.99 [Amazon]

Ganges (Blu-ray) - $15.99 [Amazon]

Get Smart Movie (Blu-ray) - $14.99 [Amazon]

GoodFellas (Blu-ray) - $10.99 [Amazon]

Grand Canyon Adventure River At Risk (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Green Lantern First Flight (Blu-ray) - $17.99 [Amazon]

Hairspray Two Disc Shake And Shimmy Edition (Blu-ray) - $17.99 [Amazon]

Happy Feet (Blu-ray) - $17.49 [Amazon]

Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (Blu-ray) - $14.99 [Amazon]

Harry Potter Years 1-5 (Blu-ray) - $54.99 [Amazon]

How The West Was Won (Blu-ray) - $20.49 [Amazon]

I Am Legend (Blu-ray) - $14.49 [Amazon]

I Am Legend Ultimate Collector's Edition (Blu-ray) - $30.99 [Amazon]

JFK (Blu-ray) - $20.49 [Amazon]

Journey Into Amazing Caves (Blu-ray) - $11.99 [Amazon]

Journey To The Center Of The Earth (Blu-ray) - $14.99 [Amazon]

Jumper/Transporter/Transporter 2 Pack (Blu-ray) - $21.99 [Amazon]

Last Chance Harvey (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Live Free Or Die Hard (Blu-ray) - $15.49 [Amazon]

Management (Blu-ray) - $19.99 [Amazon]

Mariah Carey The Adventures Of Mimi (Blu-ray) - $11.99 [Amazon]

Marley And Me (Blu-ray) - $14.99 [Amazon]

Mystery Of The Nile (Blu-ray) - $11.99 [Amazon]

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Blu-ray) - $17.49 [Amazon]

Ocean's Eleven (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Ocean's Thirteen (Blu-ray) - $10.99 [Amazon]

Ocean's Trilogy (Blu-ray) - $40.99 [Amazon]

Paris Je T'Aime (Blu-ray) - $14.49 [Amazon]

Planet Earth The Complete BBC Series (Blu-ray) - $40.99 [Amazon]

Pride And Prejudice (Blu-ray) - $19.99 [Amazon]

Pushing Daisies The Complete First Season (Blu-ray) - $22.99 [Amazon]

Quantum of Solace (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Robocop (Blu-ray) - $8.99 [Amazon]

RocknRolla (Blu-ray) - $15.99 [Amazon]

Roy Orbison Black & White Night (Blu-ray) - $11.99 [Amazon]

Rush Hour 3 (Blu-ray) - $15.99 [Amazon]

Sex And The City The Movie (Blu-ray) - $14.99 [Amazon]

Shoot 'Em Up (Blu-ray) - $13.99 [Amazon]

Short Circuit (Blu-ray) - $8.99 [Amazon]

Slumdog Millionaire (Blu-ray) - $14.99 [Amazon]

Smallville Seasons 6 - 8 (Blu-ray) - $47.99 each [Amazon]

Spaceballs (Blu-ray) - $8.99 [Amazon]

Spark Of Insanity (Blu-ray) - $15.99 [Amazon]

Speed (Blu-ray) - $8.99 [Amazon]

Sphere (Blu-ray) - $14.49 [Amazon]

Star Trek The Original Series Season One (Blu-ray) - $57.99 [Amazon]

Star Trek The Original Series Season Two (Blu-ray) - $57.99 [Amazon]

Star Wars The Clone Wars (Blu-ray) - $14.99 [Amazon]

Sunshine Cleaning (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Supernatural The Complete Third Season (Blu-ray) - $25.99 [Amazon]

Super Speedway (Blu-ray) - $11.99 [Amazon]

Swordfish (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Taken (Blu-ray) - $14.99 [Amazon]

Taking Lives (Blu-ray) - $11.49 [Amazon]

Terminator 3 Rise Of The Machines (Blu-ray) - $9.49 [Amazon]

Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray) - $42.49 [Amazon]

Terry Factor Live From Las Vegas (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

The Alps (Blu-ray) - $11.99 [Amazon]

The Aviator (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

The BBC Earth Collection (Blu-ray) - $64.99 [Amazon]

The BBC High Definition Natural History Collection (Blu-ray) - $89.99 [Amazon]

The Boondock Saints (Blu-ray) - $11.99 [Amazon]

The Bucket List (Blu-ray) - $15.99 [Amazon]

The Day After Tomorrow/I, Robot/The Terminator (Blu-ray) - $21.99 [Amazon]

The Departed (Blu-ray) - $10.99 [Amazon]

The Golden Compass (Blu-ray) - $14.99 [Amazon]

The Last Samurai (Blu-ray) - $10.99 [Amazon]

The Magic Of Flight (Blu-ray) - $10.99 [Amazon]

The Moody Blues Lovely To See You Live (Blu-ray) - $10.99 [Amazon]

The Notebook Limited Edition Gift Set (Blu-ray) - $23.99 [Amazon]

The Orphanage (Blu-ray) - $19.49 [Amazon]

The Passion Of The Christ (Blu-ray) - $8.99 [Amazon]

The Perfect Storm (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

The Polar Express (Blu-ray) - $17.49 [Amazon]

The Polar Express/National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation/Elf/A Christmas Story Pack (Blu-ray) - $42.99 [Amazon]

The Polar Express Presented In 3-D (Blu-ray) - $20.99 [Amazon]

The Searchers (Blu-ray) - $7.99 [Amazon]

The Shawshank Redemption (Blu-ray) - $20.49 [Amazon]

The Silence Of The Lambs (Blu-ray) - $8.99 [Amazon]

The Terminator (Blu-ray) - $7.49 [Amazon]

The Transporter (Blu-ray) - $8.99 [Amazon]

The Ultimate Matrix Collection (Blu-ray) - $51.99 [Amazon]

The Who At Kilburn 1977 (Blu-ray) - $12.99 [Amazon]

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Torchwood The Complete First Season (Blu-ray) - $49.99 [Amazon]

Training Day (Blu-ray) - $10.99 [Amazon]

Traitor (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

True Blood The Complete First Season (Blu-ray) - $31.99 [Amazon]

Twister (Blu-ray) - $15.49 [Amazon]

Under Siege (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Valkyrie (Blu-ray) - $14.99 [Amazon]

V For Vendetta (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Watchmen Director's Cut (Blu-ray) - $16.99 [Amazon]

Wedding Crashers (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

When We Left Earth The NASA Missions (Blu-ray) - $28.99 [Amazon]

Wild China (Blu-ray) - $23.99 [Amazon]

Wyatt Earp (Blu-ray) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Movies and Television (DVD)

17 Again (DVD) - $14.99 [Amazon]

2001 A Space Odyssey (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]
24 Redemption (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

24 Seasons 5 - 7 (DVD) - $19.99 each [Amazon]

300 (DVD) - $8.99 [Amazon]

300 Limited Edition Collector's Copy (DVD) - $23.49 [Amazon]

A Boyfriend For Christmas (DVD) - $8.99 [Amazon]

Absolutely Fabulous Absolutely Everything - $65.49 [Amazon]

A Christmas Story (DVD) - $10.49 [Amazon]

A Clockwork Orange (DVD) - $10.99 [Amazon]

American Dad! Volumes 1 - 3 (DVD) - $12.99 each [Amazon]

American Girl Three Pack (DVD) - $17.99 [Amazon]

American History X (DVD) - $5.99 [Amazon]

A Miser Brothers' Christmas Deluxe Edition (DVD) - $10.49 [Amazon]

An American Christmas Carol (DVD) - $5.99 [Amazon]

A Nightmare On Elm Street (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

As Time Goes By Complete Original Series (DVD) - $89.99 [Amazon]

Australia (DVD) - $9.99 [Amazon]

A Walk To Remember (DVD) - $6.49 [Amazon]

Ballykissangle The Complete Collection (DVD) - $74.99 [Amazon]

Baseball A Film By Ken Burns (DVD) - $50.99 [Amazon]

Batman Begins (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

Becket (DVD) - $11.99 [Amazon]

Beetlejuice 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (DVD) - $8.49 [Amazon]

Blazing Saddles (DVD) - $5.99 [Amazon]

Blood Diamond (DVD) - $5.99 [Amazon]

Blow (DVD) - $5.99 [Amazon]

Blue Planet Seas Of Life Special Edition (DVD) - $30.99 [Amazon]

Body Of Lies (DVD) - $11.99 [Amazon]

Borat Cultural Learnings Of America (DVD) - $5.49 [Amazon]

Boston Legal Seasons 1 - 4 (DVD) - $12.49 each [Amazon]

Carrier (DVD) - $20.99 [Amazon]

Christmas In Wonderland (DVD) - $4.99 [Amazon]

Chuck The Complete First Season (DVD) - $19.99 [Amazon]

Citizen Kane (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]

Coupling The Complete Seasons 1-4 (DVD) - $49.99 [Amazon]

Cranford (DVD) - $19.49 [Amazon]

Curb Your Enthusiasm Seasons 1 - 5 (DVD) - $15.49 each [Amazon]

Curb Your Enthusiasm The Complete Seasons 1-6 (DVD) - $79.99 [Amazon]

David Lynch's Inland Empire Limited Edition (DVD) - $16.99 [Amazon]

Deadliest Catch Seasons 1 & 2 (DVD) - $14.99 each [Amazon]

Deadwood The Complete Series (DVD) - $97.49 [Amazon]s\

Degrassi The Next Generation Season Seven (DVD) - $13.99 [Amazon]

Die Hard (DVD) - $5.49 [Amazon]

Dirty Jobs Collection One (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

Doctor Who Seasons 1 - 4 (DVD) - $41.99 each [Amazon]

Dodgeball A True Underdog Story (DVD) - $5.49 [Amazon]

Dodgeball A True Underdog Story Unrated (DVD) - $5.49 [Amazon]

Dracula Dead And Loving It (DVD) - $5.79 [Amazon]

Dragon Ball Z Seasons 1 - 5 (DVD) - $19.99 each [Amazon]

Drive In Cult Classics (DVD) - $4.99 [Amazon]

Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman The Complete Series (DVD) - $66.99 [Amazon]

Eddie Murphy Delirious (DVD) - $5.99 [Amazon]

Elf (DVD) - $8.99 [Amazon]

Emily Of New Moon The Complete First Season (DVD) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Emma (DVD) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Empire Of The Sun (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

Enron The Smartest Guys In The Room (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

Fawlty Towers The Complete Series (DVD) - $30.99 [Amazon]

Flight Of The Conchords The Complete Second Season (DVD) - $20.99 [Amazon]

Forbidden Planet (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]

For The Bible Tells Me So (DVD) - $12.99 [Amazon]

Fred Claus (DVD) - $11.99 [Amazon]

Friday (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

From The Earth To The Moon The Signature Edition (DVD) - $14.49 [Amazon]

Full Metal Jacket (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

Gabriel Iglesias Hot And Fluffy Live From Bakersfield - $7.99 [Amazon]

Get Smart Seasons 1 -3 (DVD) - $15.99 each [Amazon]

Gettysburg (DVD) - $5.49 [Amazon]

Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]

Giant (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]

Gilligan's Island The Complete Series (DVD) - $37.99 [Amazon]

GIlmore Girls Seasons 1 - 7 (DVD) - $18.99 each [Amazon]

GoodFellas (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]

Gossip Girl The Complete First And Second Season (DVD) - $49.99 [Amazon]

Gossip Girl The Complete First Season (DVD) - $14.99 [Amazon]

Gremlins (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

Hallmark Collector Set V.1 (DVD) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Happy Feet (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (DVD) - $8.99 [Amazon]

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (DVD) - $8.49 [Amazon]

Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban (DVD) - $8.99 [Amazon]

Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (DVD) - $8.99 [Amazon]

Heathers 20th High School Reunion Edition (DVD) - $6.49 [Amazon]

Heathers THX Version (DVD) - $5.99 [Amazon]

Helter Skelter (DVD) - $6.49 [Amazon]

Henry Poole Is Here (DVD) - $5.99 [Amazon]

Horror Classics 50 Movie Pack Collection (DVD) - $11.99 [Amazon]

House Of Wax (DVD) - $6.49 [Amazon]

How I Met Your Mother Seasons 2 and 3 (DVD) - $19.99 each [Amazon]

How The Grinch Stole Christmas (DVD) - $12.49 [Amazon]

I Am Legend Ultimate Collector's Edition (DVD) - $21.99 [Amazon]

Igor (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

Inkheart (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]

Interview With The Vampire (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

Into Great Silence (DVD) - $16.99 [Amazon]

Into The Woods (DVD) - $12.99 [Amazon]

I, Robot Two Disc All Access Collector's Edition (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (DVD) - $12.49 [Amazon]

Jane Austen Collection (DVD) - $30.99 [Amazon]

Jane Eyre Masterpiece Theatre (DVD) - $16.99 [Amazon]

Jeeves & Wooster The Complete Series (DVD) - $28.99 [Amazon]

Jeff Dunham Arguing With Myself (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

Jeff Dunham Spark of Insanity (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

Jim Gaffigan Beyond The Pale (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

John Adams HBO Miniseries (DVD) - $20.99 [Amazon]

John Pinetter I'm Starvin'! (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

Judge Judy Justice Served (DVD) - $5.99 [Amazon]

Jumper Two Disc Special Edition (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

Kit Kittredge An American Girl (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

Kung Fu The Complete Series (DVD) - $37.99 [Amazon]

Last Chance Harvey (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

Les Miserables The 10th Anniversary Case In Concert (DVD) - $18.99 [Amazon]

Lions For Lambs Full Screen Edition (DVD) - $5.49 [Amazon]

Lions For Lambs Widescreen Edition (DVD) - $5.49 [Amazon]

Little Shop Of Horrors (DVD) - $5.99 [Amazon]

Live And Let Die (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

Live Free Or Die Hard Unrated (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Five (DVD) - $25.99 [Amazon]

Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Four (DVD) - $25.99 [Amazon]

Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Three (DVD) - $25.99 [Amazon]

Love And Basketball (DVD) - $5.79 [Amazon]

Mad Money (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

Man On Fire Two Disc Collector's Edition (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

Man On Wire (DVD) - $10.99 [Amazon]

Marley And Me (DVD) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Masada The Complete Epic Mini Series (DVD) - $15.99 [Amazon]

Masterpiece Theatre Mansfield Park (DVD) - $13.99 [Amazon]

Masterpiece Theatre Northanger Abbey (DVD) - $13.99 [Amazon]

Meet Me In St. Louis (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]

Message In A Bottle (DVD) - $6.49 [Amazon]

Metalocalypse Complete Season One (DVD) - $13.99 [Amazon]

Metalocalypse Complete Season Two (DVD) - $13.99 [Amazon]

Monarch Of The Glen The Complete Collection (DVD) - $99.99 [Amazon]

Moonlight The Complete Series (DVD) - $18.49 [Amazon]

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

Mr. & Mrs. Smith Unrated (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

Mrs. Doubtfire Behind The Seams Edition - $7.49 [Amazon]

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (DVD) - $5.98 [Amazon]

Mythbusters Collection One (DVD) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Mythbusters Collection Two (DVD) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Napoleon Dynamite Like The Best Special Edition Ever! (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

Observe And Report (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]

Office Space Special Edition With Flair (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Blu-ray) - $20.99 [Amazon]

One Tree Hill Seasons 1 - 5 (DVD) - $23.99 each [Amazon]

Orphan (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]

Pan's Labyrinth (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

Paris Je T'Aime (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

Pathfinder (Blu-ray) - $9.49 [Amazon]

Peanuts 1960's Collection (DVD) - $19.49 [Amazon]

Peanuts 1970's Collection (DVD) - $20.99 [Amazon]

Peanuts Holiday Edition (DVD) - $22.99 [Amazon]

Peanuts I Want A Dog For Christmas Charlie Brown (DVD) - $10.99 [Amazon]

Planet Earth & The Blue Planet Seas Of Life Collector's Edition (DVD) - $58.99 [Amazon]

Planet Earth The Complete BBC Series (DVD) - $30.49 [Amazon]

Poltergeist (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

Practical Magic (DVD) - $5.99 [Amazon]

Predator (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

Pride And Prejudice 10th Anniversary Collector's Set (DVD - $25.99 [Amazon]

Pride And Prejudice The Special Edition (DVD) - $19.99 [Amazon]

PS I Love You (DVD) - $8.99 [Amazon]

Pushing Daisies The Complete First Season (DVD) - $19.49 [Amazon]

Quantum of Solace (DVD) - $8.99 [Amazon]

Reba Seasons 1 - 6 (DVD) - $8.49 each [Amazon]

Righteous Kill (DVD) - $14.49 [Amazon]

Robin Crusoe On Mars Criterion Collection (DVD) - $26.99 [Amazon]

Rocky Two Disc Collector's Edition (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

Ronin (Blu-ray) - $9.49 [Amazon]

Roots Four Disc 30th Anniversary Edition (DVD) - $33.49 [Amazon]

Scooby-Doo/Scooby-Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed (DVD) - $8.49 [Amazon]

Scooby Doo Where Are You The Complete Third Season (DVD) - $12.49 [Amazon]

Secondhand Lions (DVD) - $6.49 [Amazon]

Sense & Sensibility Collector's Set (DVD) - $25.99 [Amazon]

Sense & Sensibility (DVD) - $19.49 [Amazon]

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]

Sex And The City The Complete Series (DVD) - $118.99 [Amazon]

Sex And The City The Movie (DVD) - $11.99 [Amazon]

Singin' In The Rain (DVD) - $11.99 [Amazon]

Slumdog Millionaire (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

Smallville Seasons 1 - 8 (DVD) - $15.49 each [Amazon]

Smallville The Complete Seasons 1-8 (DVD) - $159.99 [Amazon]

Stargate Continuum (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

Star Trek The Next Generation Complete Series (DVD) - $214.99 [Amazon]

Star Wars The Clone Wars (DVD) - $8.99 [Amazon]

Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip The Complete Series (DVD) - $14.99 [Amazon]

Sunshine Cleaning (DVD) - $8.99 [Amazon]

Supernatural Seasons 1 - 4 (DVD) - $14.99 each [Amazon]

Supernatural The Complete Seasons 1-4 (DVD) - $89.99 [Amazon]

Survivorman (DVD) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Taken (DVD) - $9.99 [Amazon]

The Adventures Of Robin Hood (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]

The BBC Natural History Collection (DVD) - $99.99 [Amazon]

The Best Of Star Trek The Next Generation (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

The Best Of Star Trek The Original Series (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

The Big Bang Theory The Complete First Season (DVD) - $15.99 [Amazon]

The Bodyguard Special Edition (DVD) - $6.49 [Amazon]

The Christmas Blessing (DVD) - $8.99 [Amazon]

The Civil War A Film By Ken Burns (DVD) - $50.99 [Amazon]

The Closer Seasons 1 - 4 (DVD) - $15.99 each [Amazon]

The Closer The Complete Seasons 1-4 (DVD) - $69.99 [Amazon]

The Color Purple (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]

The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus 16 Ton Megaset (DVD) - $43.99 [Amazon]

The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus Collector's Edition Megaset (DVD) - $69.99 [Amazon]

The Complete Thin Man Collection (DVD) - $28.99 [Amazon]

The Corporation (DVD) - $16.99 [Amazon]

The Dark Knight (DVD) - $8.99 [Amazon]

The Departed (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

The Devil Wears Prada (DVD) - $5.49 [Amazon]

The Exorcist (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

The Goonies (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

The Living Daylights (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

The Lord Of The Rings The Fellowship Of The Ring (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

The Lord Of The Rings The Return Of The King - $8.49 [Amazon]

The Lord Of The Rings The Two Towers (DVD) - $8.99 [Amazon]

The Marx Brothers Collection (DVD) - $17.99 [Amazon]

The Mary Tyler Moore Show Seasons 1 - 4 (DVD) - $8.99 each [Amazon]

The Matrix 10th Anniversary Edition - $20.49 [Amazon]

The Mission (DVD) - $10.99 [Amazon]

The Namesake (DVD) - $4.99 [Amazon]

The Nativity Story (DVD) - $8.99 [Amazon]

The NeverEnding Story (DVD) - $5.99 [Amazon]

The NeverEnding Story/The NeverEnding Story II (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

The Nightmare On Elm Street Collection (DVD) - $24.99 [Amazon]

The Notebook (DVD) - $8.99 [Amazon]

The Nutcracker (DVD) - $13.99 [Amazon]

The Office The Complete Collection BBC Edition (DVD) - $29.99 [Amazon]

The Outsiders The Complete Novel (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]

The Phantom Of The Opera (DVD) - $5.99 [Amazon]

The Polar Express (DVD) - $8.49 [Amazon]

The Red Balloon (DVD) - $9.99 [Amazon]

The Secret Life Of Bees (DVD) - $9.99 [Amazon]

The Shining (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

The Shining Two Disc Edition (DVD) - $11.49 [Amazon]

The Simpsons Movie (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

The Simpsons Seasons 1 - 9 (DVD) - $12.49 each [Amazon]

The Sopranos The Complete Series (DVD) - $190.99 [Amazon]

The Universe The Complete Season One (DVD) - $20.99 [Amazon]

The Venture Bros Season Three (DVD) - $13.99 [Amazon]

The Visitor (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

The War A Film By Ken Burns And Lynn Novick (DVD) - $50.99 [Amazon]

The Wedding Singer (DVD) - $6.49 [Amazon]

The West Wing Seasons 1 - 7 (DVD) - $17.99 each [Amazon]

The Wire The Complete Series (DVD) - $122.99 [Amazon]

The X-Files Seasons 1 -8 (DVD) - $12.49 each [Amazon]

Thunderball (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

Training Day (DVD) - $5.49 [Amazon]

Traitor (DVD) - $7.99 [Amazon]

True Blood The Complete First Season (DVD) - $33.99 [Amazon]

Twilight Zone The Complete Definitive Collection (DVD) - $124.99 [Amazon]

Two And A Half Men: Seasons 1 - 5 (DVD) - $14.99 each [Amazon]

Valkyrie (DVD) - $9.99 [Amazon]

Very Special Christmas Special (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

V For Vendetta (DVD) - $6.49 [Amazon]

V The Complete Series (DVD) - $10.49 [Amazon]

V The Final Battle (DVD) - $10.99 [Amazon]

Waitress (DVD) - $4.99 [Amazon]

Walk The Line Two Disc Special Edition (DVD) - $6.49 [Amazon]

Warner Brothers Classic Holiday Collection Vol. 1 (DVD) - $15.99 [Amazon]

Wedding Crashers (DVD) - $5.99 [Amazon]

What Happens In Vegas Extended Edition (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

William Shakespeare's Hamlet (DVD) - $10.99 [Amazon]

Windtalkers (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

Woodstock 3 Days Of Peace & Music (DVD) - $9.99 [Amazon]

X2 X-Men United (DVD) - $6.99 [Amazon]

X-Men 1.5 (DVD) - $7.49 [Amazon]

X-Men The Last Stand Collector's Edition (DVD) - $6.49 [Amazon]

Yes Man (DVD) - $11.99 [Amazon]

You've Got Mail Deluxe Edition (DVD) - $5.99 [Amazon]

More Deals

Page 1 - Cell Phones, Computers, Digital Cameras, DVD Players, GPS and more
Page 2 - TVs, Video Games, Printers, Software, MP3 Players and more

In other words, many of these "deals" really aren't deals at all. Often, Black Friday sale products are priced differently between stores, or they are priced at or above deals you can find elsewhere any day of the week. You might see a particularly juicy deal in a flyer on a big ticket item like an HDTV, only to discover that the store only had a few units to sell. The bottom line is that you need to do your homework, and this is a good place to start.

After digging through a mind-numbing quantity of deals, I came away with a few impressions about how some major retailers do business. Simply put, they are taking advantage of the herd mentality. Losses taken on truly great deals (which are often in limited quantities), are made up by selling high volume products or crap products at or above their normal retail value.

The companies examined here have different angles on Black Friday, though. Amazon always has volatile pricing, so some of its Black Friday prices are already above the current going rates. Besides that, because it shows you its own prices and prices of its third-party vendors during searches, sometimes its own prices look high. Walmart has great prices, but you have to watch out for crappy products. And Sears and Best Buy, well, they just have bad deals—many of the hottest items on their list are available cheaper right now at other retailers.

The way I see it, your odds of scoring a big-time deal at a brick-and-mortar store are slim, and catching the best deal online is often based entirely on timing, maybe even watching the price of a product over an extended period of time. So this year I plan on skipping the crowds (and a potential trampling) on Black Friday in favor of shopping through some online comparison engines, setting up price alerts and doing some price trending analysis to give myself the best chance of scoring real deals.

The following lists feature some of worst deals on hardware offered up by four major retailers. At the bottom is a supplemental list of products you should avoid at all costs.

Best Buy

While Best Buy's offerings during Black Friday are decent, there are an alarming number of instances where they are getting beat on the price—sometimes badly.

• Cellphones: Motorola Droid priced at $199.99 w/contract, available at Dell Mobility for $120.
• Cellphones: Motorola H710 Noise-Canceling Bluetooth Headset priced at $39.99, currently available from Wireless Emporium (via Amazon) for about the same price with shipping.
• Electronics: Bose in-ear headphones priced at $89.99, found on Amazon for $89.95 right now with free shipping.
• Home Theater: Monster HDMI Cable priced at $49.95, see our piece on the Truth About Monster Cable
• Home Theater: Sony 7.1 Channel 770-Watt A/V Receiver priced at $279.99, currently available on Amazon for $262.91
• Home Theater: Samsung Home Theater System priced at $399.99, currently available at Best Buy and Amazon for the same price.
• Televisions: Sony 46" 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV priced at $852.99, but on Black Friday, Walmart will sell it for $798
• Televisions: Sony 40" 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV priced at $662.99; Walmart's Black Friday price is $598
• Televisions: Samsung 42" 720p Plasma HDTV priced at $547.99, only $2 cheaper than current Amazon price with free shipping
• Televisions: Samsung 40" 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV priced at $597.99, only $2 cheaper than current Dell price with free shipping
• Televisions: Samsung 32" 720p LCD HDTV priced at $397.99, only $2 cheaper than current Amazon price with free shipping
• Portable Storage: Sandisk Cruzer 8GB priced at $19.99, available at Office Depot and Office Max for $14.99
• Blu-ray: Samsung BD-P4600 Blu-ray Disc Player priced at $279.99, available online for $278.75 with free shipping
• Blu-ray: Samsung BD-P1600 Blu-ray Disc Player priced at $149.99, currently available from Amazon for the same price with free shipping
• Digital Media Cards: Sandisk 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo priced at $14.99, on Black Friday available from Staples for $12.99
• Digital Media Cards: Sandisk 8GB SD Card priced at $19.99, on Black Friday available from several retailers for $14.99
• Digital Cameras: Nikon Coolpix P90 priced at $299.99, currently available at Adorama (via Amazon) for the same price with free shipping

Walmart

Not surprisingly, Walmart is pretty good about setting the lowest prices. They don't always have the most eye popping offerings, but their deals are solid. Out of their Black Friday electronics lineup, I only found a few questionable (and relatively minor) issues.

• Blu-ray: The hot $78 Magnavox NB500 Blu-ray Disc Player deal is well priced, but keep in mind that this is the same player they have discounted during the holidays for the last couple of years. It's great for entry-level users, but don't expect streaming Netflix or Amazon on demand, or any of the other features found in sub-$200 Blu-ray players.
• Digital Media Cards: Sony 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo priced at $20, available from ABX ProTech (via Amazon) for $13.63 with shipping
• Electronics: Philips 6-foot HDMI cable priced at $19. While that's still a lot cheaper than Monster cable, it's overpriced. You can get cable just as good at Monoprice.com or Amazon for under $4.

Sears

Sears has something of a reputation for bad Black Friday deals, and this year appears to be more of the same. Looking through their offerings, I noticed a significant number of electronics being sold at or above prices that you can find at other retailers on any given week.

• Digital Cameras: Sony DCR-SR47 60GB Hard Disk Drive Camcorder priced at $299.99, on Black Friday available at Best Buy for $249.99
• Televisions: Sony 52" LCD HDTV (Model KDL52V5100) priced at $1599.99, available for less than $1400 from several online retailers with free shipping
• Televisions: Sony 46" LCD HDTV (Model KDL46V5100) priced at $1239.99, available for less than $1000 from several online retailers with free shipping
•Televisions: Sony 40" 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV priced at $664.99, on Black Friday available at Walmart for $598
• Televisions: Samsung 55" LED HDTV (Model UN55B6000) priced at $2469.99, currently available at or below that price from several online retailers with free shipping
• Televisions: Samsung 50" Plasma HDTV (Model PN50B530) priced at $899.99, currently available from Crutchfield for the same price with free shipping
• Televisions: Samsung 46" LED HDTV (Model UN46B6000) priced at $1599.99, currently available via ecomelectronics for $1574.95 with free shipping
• Televisions: Samsung 46" 1080P Class LCD HDTV (Model LN46B500) priced at $899.99, on Black Friday available for $848 at Walmart and Best Buy
• MP3 Players: GPX 4GB MP3/4 Player priced at $32.99, available from Kmart for $24.99
• Home Theater: Sony Bravia 5.1 Channel 1000 Watt Integrated Home Theater System DAV-HDX589 priced at $329.99, available at Best Buy for $279.99
• Home Theater: Panasonic Blu-Ray Home Theater System (Model SC-BT200) priced at $399.99, currently available at 6ave (via Amazon) for $376.84 with free shipping
• GPS: Magellan RoadMate 1220 GPS priced at $89.99, on Black Friday available at Kmart for $84.99
• Blu-ray: Sony BDP-S360 Blu-ray Disc Player priced at $149.99, on Black Friday available via Target with a $20 gift card and currently priced at Amazon for $133.89 with shipping
• Blu-ray: Samsung BD-P1600 Blu-ray Disc Player priced at $149.99, currently available from Amazon for the same price with free shipping
• Digital Media Cards: Sony 2GB Memory Stick PRO Duo priced at $12.99, currently $12.82 on Amazon with shipping

Amazon

While I expected Amazon's prices to fluctuate from one minute to the next, I did not expect some of their current prices to be far below the price they planned to offer as part of their Black Friday deal. It's almost like they are using Black Friday fever as an opportunity to jack up the profits on certain items. Both price points are competitive, but it appears that scoring the best deal is more about price trending over an extended period of time than it is about Black Friday. Amazon also has a funny situation with its third-party retailers. You can see in the list below that many partners are already underselling Amazon's Black Friday prices. It's a good issue to have if you're in the market for particular items—provided you trust the third-party retailer.

• Computers: ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook priced at $349.99, amazingly it is currently available on Amazon for $339.99—so the promoted Black Friday price is $10 higher.
• Computers: Samsung N120-12GW 10.1-Inch White Netbook priced at $363.32, again, Amazon is selling it cheaper right now—only $319
• Computers: Toshiba Satellite T135-S1307 TruBrite 13.3-Inch Ultrathin Black Laptop priced at $699.99, selling on Amazon right now for $599.99
• Electronics: Archos 5 250 GB Internet Media Tablet priced at $259.95, currently selling on Amazon for $229.99
• GPS: DeLorme Earthmate PN-30 Green Handheld GPS priced at $224.37, currently selling on Amazon for $179.99
• GPS: DeLorme Earthmate PN-30 Realtree Handheld GPS priced at $236, currently selling on Amazon for $179.99
• GPS Garmin Nüvi 780 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with MSN Direct Service priced at $179.99, important to note that MSN Direct is shutting down in 2011
• GPS: Magellan RoadMate 1220 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator priced at $96.94, currently available on Amazon for $89.99
• GPS: Magellan RoadMate 1440 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator priced at $149, currently available on Amazon $138.91 with shipping
• GPS: Magellan RoadMate 1470 4.7-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator priced at $149, currently available from Electronics Expo (via Amazon) for $139.39 with shipping
• Home Theater: Denon S-32 Internet Radio with Built-in Speakers and 2-Alarm Clock priced at $319, currently available from One Call (via Amazon) for $299
• Television: LG 37LH55 37-Inch 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV priced at $866.97, currently available from Adorama (via Amazon) for $849.99
• Television: Panasonic VIERA G10 Series TC-P42G10 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV priced at $909.69, currently available on Amazon for $897.87 with shipping Update: price jumped overnight to $916.42

The Worst Gadgets of The Year

There are bad deals, and then there are bad products. Except where otherwise noted, the gadgets in the lists above are more or less worth it if you can find the best prices. The stuff below appear under the Worstmodo tag; it's the stuff we don't want to see any of you people buying. We've mentioned a bunch more Don't Buy products our continuing gift guide series, but here are the most egregious offenders of the year.

TwitterPeek: If you are going to make a gadget that only handles Twitter, it had damn sure better provide an experience that outstrips what I could do with just about any ordinary cellphone. By most accounts, the TwitterPeek fails in this regard. If you spend $99 for 6-months or $200 for a lifetime of service on this, you have lost your mind.

Garmin Nuvifone G60 GPS Phone: As our review clearly states, the Garmin Nuvifone G60 should be taken out back and put out of its misery. Besides functioning poorly, it charges you for what other devices can do better, and for free.

Sony PRS-600 Touch Edition Reader: Sony has long been a proponent of the e-ink ebook, but they keep messing it up by overlaying it with a resistive touchscreen. The trouble is glare—even in the gentle light of a reading lamp, you can see your reflection as you try to make out the page. Some reviewers don't mind this for some reason, but we do, and besides, with so many ebook options out there, why settle for a compromised machine? (We haven't reviewed the upcoming Sony PRS-900 Daily Edition, but we have been told that the touchscreen is constructed the same. This is bad news for Sony. Steer clear!)

Windows Mobile 6.5: With the bar being set by the iPhone and Android, and the Palm Pre doing a nice job of keeping up, Microsoft needed to get their act together with Windows Mobile if they really wanted to compete. The 6.5 update doesn't bring anything new to the table outside of some UI tweaks. As we noted in our review, it's a major letdown...and then some.

Panasonic SDR-SW21 Waterproof Camera: Despite a $400 price tag, the SDR-SW21 takes 640x480 SD video and 0.3MP stills, putting it the same league as some of the crappiest cameraphones. It's also billed as being waterproof and rugged, but can only be used at depths above 6-feet. A complete piece of garbage, pure and simple.

CatGenie Litter Box: A litter box that does all the cleaning for you sounds like a cat lover's dream come true—that is until you realize that the CatGenie creates as many problems as it solves. It cleans up well, but it's also an enormous, power sucking money pit. Check out our review for the full details.

Cell-Mate Hands Free Cellphone Holder: How could wearing a Bluetooth headset in public make you look like a bigger idiot? Answer: when the Bluetooth is coming from the phone strapped to your head. The product page doesn't explain where you can actually buy one of these cellphone-holding headsets, but if you come across the Cell-Mate in the wild, just keep on walking.

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Pre-Black Friday (Active Now)

HP MediaSmart LX195 1.6GHz Atom 640GB Home Server $199.99 (list: $399.99)
Microsoft SideWinder X5 Gaming Mouse $24.99 (list: $49.99)
Creative Fatal1ty Gaming USB Headset $34.99 (list: $69.99)
Antec Three Hundred Illusion ATX Mid Tower Case $49.95 (list $69.95)
Seagate 2TB External Hard Drive $149.99 (list: $179.99)
Intel SS4200-E 1.6GHz Network Storage Server $149.99 (list: $219.99)
ViewSonic VFD810-50 8-inch Digital Photo Frame $49.99 (list: $69.99)
Logitech RX1500 3-Button Laser Mouse $12.99 (list $39.99)
Samsung S2 640GB Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drive $99.99 (list: $129.99)
Sparkle GeForce 8400GS PCI-E Low-Profile Video Card $19.99 (list $34.99)
Creative GigaWorks T40 Series II Speakers $69.99 ($149.99)
Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard $43.99 (list $63.99)
Monster 16ft High Speed HDMI Cable $29.99 (list: $54.99)
Canon DC410 DVD Camcorder $199.99 (list: $279.99)
Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST32000542A 3.5" Hard Drive $139.99 (list $179.99)

Black Friday (starts 11/25 at 3PM PST)

10% Cash Back starts at 3PM PST on all products on NewEgg.com
7" Digital Photo Frame $29.99
HDMI Cable - 6 FEET $1.99 after MIR
46" 1080P 120Hz LCD TV $699.99
430W ATX 12V Power Supply $16.99
Acer Aspire One Black Intel Atom N270(1.60GHz) Netbook $189.99 Starts 6AM Friday
LITE-ON Black 4X BD-ROM SATA Internal 4X Blu-ray Disc Reader $49.99
Logitech Black Cordless Ergonomic Desktop Wave Keyboard/Mouse Combo $46.99
Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive $97.99 Starts Tuesday, 11/24
YAMAHA 5.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver plus Energy 5CH Home Theater Speaker System $299.99

Hit up the link to Logic Buy for the direct links to the pre-Black Friday offers. [Logic Buy]

• $100 off MacBook Pros
• $100 off iMacs
• $20 off iPod touches
• $20 off iPod nanos
• $20 off Apple TV

And assorted other minor cuts on accessories like AirPort routers, wireless keyboards and the Magic Mouse. I was hoping for a better deal on a Time Capsule, personally. Supposedly, these deals are for the online store only, not the brick & mortar locations, so there's more to come. [BGR]