CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Sarah Tew/CNET Announcements! First, here’s wishing you a safe and happy Thanksgiving! I’ll …
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Black Friday gets all the attention. And why not? It’s all about the “leaked ads,” the doorbusters, the crazy-good deals and the inevitable bad shopper behavior that seems to make the news every year. So where does that leave Cyber Monday? Let’s take a look at some of the common misconceptions regarding the day after the day after the day …
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Apple products are rarely discounted, even during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. But there are still a handful of deals, including some impressive ones, on MacBooks, iMac desktops and iPad tablets if you know where to look. (And for more than just Macs, see our Black Friday deals on all sorts of laptops, tablets and PCs.) Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch) New …
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If you’re looking for a streamer to add to a 4K HDR TV this Black Friday, this is the deal for you. Our favorite streamer overall, the Roku Streaming Stick Plus, will be selling for $50 at retailers nationwide. That’s $20 off the current price of $70, and the same price as the non-4K version right now. The sale price …
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It’s back: The 55-inch TCL S405 4K TV is in stock at Amazon, selling for just $399. (Hat tip to Kinja for spotting.) The question is this: Should you buy it, or should you wait for a (possibly) better Black Friday or Cyber Monday deal? First, you can read David Katzmaier’s full review of the TCL S405. But in light …
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Just after Halloween, a bunch of retailers tried to get a jump on sales for the holiday shopping season, with Amazon, Walmart and eBay all pushing early discounts online this week. But don’t worry if you’re not in the holiday spirit quite yet and are annoyed by “Christmas creep,” the trend of holiday sales and marketing starting earlier in the …
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Black Friday falls on Nov. 24 this year and you’ll need to wait for Sept. 23 and 24 to get the best “doorbuster” deals. But Dell just announced all of its bargains for the month for both Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Rolling Black Friday doorbusters will be available to the public Nov. 23-24, to Dell Financial Service Nov. 13-14, …
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TCNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Enlarge Image It’s hard to tell from the photo, but the Pixma Pro-100 can crank out really big …
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iPhone 8 and iPhone X unveiled: Pictures, photos from the Apple event +47 more See all photos The new iPhones are here! The new iPhones are here! Shiny! Fancy! Want want want! Hold on, there, tiger. It’s easy to get sucked up in Tim Cook‘s Hype Machine (TM) — “This is the best iPhone we’ve ever made” — but there …
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Now playing: Watch this: The real deals of Amazon Prime Day 2:24 It’s beginning to look a lot like Prime Day. On the evening of Monday, July 10 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, and 6 p.m. in the UK, Amazon will kick off its third annual sales event. It’s basically a Cyber-Monday-in-July that promises extra savings over and above the …
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