Black Friday has passed, but the discounts aren’t over. Cyber Monday promises steals and deals for gadget lovers, from tablets and laptops to accessories and extras. Here’s a few of our favorites.
1. Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch GlowLight: $49
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Amazon may sell more e-readers, but the latest from Barnes & Noble has been widely praised for hitting all the right points. It’s a good size, the battery lasts forever, and the screen is readable both day and night. And at $49, down from the usual $79, it’s a wonderful buy.
2. Google Nexus 7: $199
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The Nexus 7 is one of the best tablets on the market. It’s packed with power, and features a pure installation of the Android operating system straight from Google, without the unremovable, unwanted bloatware that crowds most other tablets. Staples is selling it for $30 off.
3. Toshiba S55D-A5383 15-inch Laptop: $399.99
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While tablets are powerful and portable, laptops and desktops are still essential tools for most folks. Staples has an assortment of Toshiba laptops discounted as much as $200, including the A5383, which features a quad-core AMD processor, 8GB of memory, and a 750GB hard disk.
4. Motorola Moto X: $0.01
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A penny won’t buy much these days, but this Cyber Monday it’ll get you one of the most buzzed about smartphones around: The Moto X. Amazon is selling this phone for just one red cent, when purchased with a service agreement. Skip the plan and you’ll pay $599.99 instead.
5. Samsung UN46EH5000: $478
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You’ll save nearly $500 buying the latest TV tech from Walmart, and the company throws in free shipping on orders over $35. The UN46EH5000 is a 1080p, LED TV that usually sells for almost $1,000. It’s a bargain at this price.
6. $100 iTunes gift card: $79.88
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Best Buy is offering a $15 discount on an iTunes gift card -- a reasonable enough savings. But you can save even more if you swing by Sams Club, which offers members four $25 gift cards for just $79.88.
7. Fujifilm FinePix S4530: $119
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Smartphones are eating into the digital camera market, but that hardly means the end for cameras. If you want luscious pictures of an event that you’ll remember for a lifetime, turn to the big lens and high-quality image processing power of a real camera, like the FinePix S4530 -- $210 off at Best Buy.
8. Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini: Free
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Want a new smartphone? It’s hard to beat free. That’s what Sprint is offering for the new Galaxy S4 Mini, a compact version of the ultra-popular phone that carries all the same features as its big brother.
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