There are so many deals right now, I think it's worth gathering into one thread.
I'm particularly tempted by the Lenovo Legion Go at $499 through both BestBuy and Amazon. There's even an open box deal near me, which is usually what I fall for.
Many Surface tablets and laptops are $300 off at BestBuy right now.
What kinds of deals have you considering treating yourself to an early Christmas?
If anyone's in the market for a Surface Pro 11, there are some decent deals right now at Best Buy, like a 16GB/512GB wih basic keyboard for $899.
All these great deals come to die on the altar of the weak yen. 2 years ago I would have sprung for the high end SP11 😢 but not anymore. The total cost would be almost the same as getting one here in Japan.
The M4 Mac Mini is the current tech temptress for me currently. Also looking to buy a 43-inch monitor SAMSUNG 43" Odyssey Neo G7 to replace two 29-inch Ultra Wide LG Monitors. I have 3 LG 43-inchers for one setup, and once you get used to the large 43-inch screen, it is painfully to go back to Ultra Wide 29'ers. For this secondary setup, I'm likely gonna keep the 29-ers as vertical monitors to add to the sides of the Neo G7. (with all 3 ideally powered by the Mac Mini)
however money is super tight right now...overspent on some recent trips and paired with some ridiculous vet bills, I need to get my Credit Card balance out of the 5-digit range before I can buy any more tech (that I want, but really don't need)
I finally settled (hopefully) on my replacement for my microsoft sculpts...I love shallow key travel and so most mechanical keyboards are not it for me. I have been using this one for about 24 hours, and I really like it so far:
Logi G915 TKL
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085RMD5TP?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
Wacom sent me an e-mail for their Black Friday sale which included a number of refurb. items --- trying to resist the 2nd gen. Wacom One 13 w/ touch... hopefully it would pair well w/ a Raspberry Pi 5.
I haven't seen any really good black Friday deals for what I'm looking for. Costco has a deal for the M4 Mac Mini that is only just as good as the education store direct from Apple, and Costco is all sold out anyway.
I was also looking for new speakers for our projector because our 14 year old wireless speakers are finally going out, but all the 'deals' I've been seeing aren't any better than their regular price throughout the year.
Also was looking into pen displays for my eventual M4 Mac Mini, but again, no actual deals. It seems Huion and XP Pen increases their prices last week just to drop them back down to their usual price this week as a "Black Friday Deal". 10 thumbs down.
I'm considering driving 8 hours round trip to save $400 on a 512GB blue Surface Pro 11 SDX Plus ($800). Shockingly still available.