Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Black Friday 2005 - Apple (and others) After Thanksgiving Sale
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Black Friday Was The Bomb
The Deals I thought best and got were:
Arrived 3:30 AM for 5 am opening
Fry's Campbell CA 80 GB Hitachi PATA HD $0
160 GB Acomdata External Firewire HD $40
(fanless case worth at least $30)
200 CD/DVD Storage case $0
25 DVD+R blanks $1.50
Arrived 3:35 am for Queue reservation and 6 am opening. Made it to my place about 5:15
Staples Campbell CA 200 GB Maxtor PATA HD $30
512 MB USB 2 Memory Stick $10
50 DVD-R blanks $2.94
Arrived about 6:35 after a 5 am opening
Comp USA San Jose CA 160 GB Hitachi SATA HD $20
While waiting in line at the Staples (I was in and out of Fry's in less than 5 minutes - I was the first one to reach a checkout register although I was about 150th in the queue - then onto the Staple line across the street where I was about 10th), a young man in front of me told me of how he and his father were at the 5 am ZOO opening at CompUSA. I knew about the $20 160 HItachi SATA deal from the ad in Thursday's paper. I asked him if he got one. He said none were out and no one knew where they were - so "no" he said. I said "they might still be there." I know CompUSA hides expensive HDs when they go on radical sale so none will slip out in the crowd unpurchased. So I took a chance and drove over there about 15 minutes away from Campbell in South San Jose. Sure enough they were all in the back and no telling how many are still there. Perseverance furthers.
Total of 600 GB HD space for about $60 or 10¢ a GB - (DV Tape costs at least 20¢ a GB)
75 DVD blanks for about $4.44 or 6¢ each. Other stores are selling CD blanks for more.
The Deals I thought best and got were:
Arrived 3:30 AM for 5 am opening
Fry's Campbell CA 80 GB Hitachi PATA HD $0
160 GB Acomdata External Firewire HD $40
(fanless case worth at least $30)
200 CD/DVD Storage case $0
25 DVD+R blanks $1.50
Arrived 3:35 am for Queue reservation and 6 am opening. Made it to my place about 5:15
Staples Campbell CA 200 GB Maxtor PATA HD $30
512 MB USB 2 Memory Stick $10
50 DVD-R blanks $2.94
Arrived about 6:35 after a 5 am opening
Comp USA San Jose CA 160 GB Hitachi SATA HD $20
While waiting in line at the Staples (I was in and out of Fry's in less than 5 minutes - I was the first one to reach a checkout register although I was about 150th in the queue - then onto the Staple line across the street where I was about 10th), a young man in front of me told me of how he and his father were at the 5 am ZOO opening at CompUSA. I knew about the $20 160 HItachi SATA deal from the ad in Thursday's paper. I asked him if he got one. He said none were out and no one knew where they were - so "no" he said. I said "they might still be there." I know CompUSA hides expensive HDs when they go on radical sale so none will slip out in the crowd unpurchased. So I took a chance and drove over there about 15 minutes away from Campbell in South San Jose. Sure enough they were all in the back and no telling how many are still there. Perseverance furthers.
Total of 600 GB HD space for about $60 or 10¢ a GB - (DV Tape costs at least 20¢ a GB)
75 DVD blanks for about $4.44 or 6¢ each. Other stores are selling CD blanks for more.
Some good deals there Multimedia! We picked up a few things - two portable DVD players (Mintek and Initial) for about a net of $50 at Kohl's and a 512MB CompactFlash card at Staples for $15. Also some miscellaneous stuff like cheap photo paper, etc.
I picked up the JBL OnStage speakers at the Apple Store for $131, which I was happy with. Ordered online, so should get them later this week.
I picked up the JBL OnStage speakers at the Apple Store for $131, which I was happy with. Ordered online, so should get them later this week.
Wow, "Black Friday"? That's a new one on me, but then it's been a long, long time since I've had to work in retail [thank you, digital revolution!].
I always thought that Black Friday was the day the US stock market crashed in 1929, instigating the Great Depression....
I always thought that Black Friday was the day the US stock market crashed in 1929, instigating the Great Depression....
It was actually over the course of several days in October 1929 that the stock market declined significantly. However you often hear of "Black Monday" referring to the 1987 event where the market fell nearly 23% (but that was a world-wide event).
Black Friday refers to the numbers at retailers being "In the black" or positive due to a large influx of sales. The "Black Friday" naming is a little unfortunate, I think.
Black Friday refers to the numbers at retailers being "In the black" or positive due to a large influx of sales. The "Black Friday" naming is a little unfortunate, I think.