If you’re waiting until Black Friday or Cyber Monday to get the best deals on laptops, tablets, iPads, and other electronics – good! Because this year’s sales are expected to be well worth the wait. Here is our list of the top five websites offering the best deals on gadgets, components, games, televisions and computers.
NewEgg’s Cyber Monday deals range from great prices on cameras, software, games, cell phones, LED backlight LCD monitors, PCs, laptops and tablets, hard drives, PC parts, Ethernet wall-plug adaptors and other gadgets to hook up your home and office. Sign up for their Promo Codes emails for exclusive savings now, and to get the scoop on Cyber Monday deals later.
Amazon is already gearing up for Cyber Monday and urges customers to sign up for their daily deals e-mails to keep up to date on the latest – and lowest – discounts. Other ways to stay in the deal loop are to Like Amazon on Facebook and follow @amazondeals on Twitter, where they promise to tweet about Cyber Monday, Deals of the Day and Lightning Deals. Since Amazon has become the “everything store,” you can find just about everything you need or want for your technological aspirations including PC components, hard drives, memory, CPUs, DVD drives, monitors, keyboards, etc.
NerdWallet scours the internet daily to find the best Black Friday through Cyber Monday deals around, along with the latest news, leaks and ad scans. Right now, they’re posting news and predictions, but closer to the day, this will become a valuable research for strategic Cyber Monday shoppers. Apparently, 15” Core i7 Haswell laptops, Core i3 and Core i5 Ivy Bridge laptops are predicted to offer substantial savings this year.
Frys.com last year discounted Lenovo, HP and Vaio laptops by an average of around $200 off of their regular prices, not to mention deeply discounted printers, tablets and televisions. And – don’t forget, they also have toys. Last year’s ad featured a $4 miniature remote control helicopter. No leaks yet on what this year’s Thanksgiving weekend ad will bring. Keep tabs on their weekly ads on their website.
MicroCenter’s claim to fame is an old-school approach to computers and electronics. The site isn’t flashy, but it’s functional, and it’s well known among gadget lovers for having great prices year-round. Check their website for their Hot Ad Deals, clearance items and refurbished deals.