2007 Black Friday Buying Guide for Electronics and Gadgets

November 16th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under • by admin

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Perhaps one of the most interesting examples of capitalism in the last few decades is the practice of consumers flocking to retailers before the crack of dawn on the day after Thanksgiving, known as “Black Friday.” Consumers fight huge crowds and go store to store looking for great deals on Christmas gifts, and retailers make a substantial amount of money during the two or three day period after Thanksgiving. If you’re one of the brave souls planning to venture out into the cold next Friday morning, be sure to come with a plan so you can get all the deals you want from the stores you plan on visiting.

A number of technologically savvy consumers have gotten hold of the circulars for the sales on Black Friday and have posted them online, so you can browse over to a number of different websites and find a listing of each of the deals that the major retailers are offering.

There’s going to be a huge offering on digital cameras this year, all of the major big box retailers are each selling at least a dozen different models at heavily discounted prices. Your best bet is to head on over to Cnet.com, read digital camera reviews and find a model that will suit your needs. After you’ve found two or three cameras that you can buy, look through the circulars and see where you can get that model for the cheapest. Make sure that you compare these prices to online digital camera retailers, because sometimes a Black Friday deal might not be the lowest price. A number of retailers will be offering the first SLR (single-lens reflex) cameras for under $500.00. They’re a bit larger than the typical point and shoot cameras, but definitely offer much better picture quality.

For GPS tracking devices, you’ll be able to find a whole bunch retailers pitching them for around $100 to $150.00. You can get the popular TomTom model for $119 at Best Buy. Circuit City will be offering one GPS tracking, the Mio Walker, for just $99.00!

Portable DVD players and DVD players have essentially bottomed out in pricing, they’re just not going to get much cheaper than they are now. You’ll still be able to get a basic DVD player for around $30.00 and a portable DVD player for $80 to $100.00. If you’re going to buy a standard DVD player or a portable DVD player, it’s probably just best to wait until after the mad rush on Black Friday.

You won’t find too many deals on computers this year—many of the major electronics retailers have skimped out on the deals that they are offering this year. You will however be able to find laptops price between $299 and $349 at both Circuit City and Staples though, so they’re worth checking out if you need a basic machine.

When it comes to HDTV’s, a number of retailers will be offering 32” LCD HDTV’s for just $399. Traditionally prices for these have bottomed out at around $500, so if you manage to snatch a TV through the mad rush of customers, you’ll be getting quite a bargain.

There will be tons of gps tracking bargains to be had this year, but be sure to go in with a plan as to what you’re going to buy before you get there. You can find a full listing of Black Friday circulars at BlackFriday.info.