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$197 HP Laptop Among Best Buy $197 HP Laptop Among Best Buy's Black Friday Deals
By Jennifer LeClaire
November 25, 2009 9:50AM

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Best Buy is including a Hewlett-Packard G60-507DX laptop for $197 as part of its Black Friday lineup. The retailer is also trying to boost sales with Android smartphone deals, a Sprint MiFi, and Samsung TVs, as well as a VIP contest. Best Buy will actually start the deals on Thanksgiving with a Samsung 46-inch HDTV available online.
 


After a dismal 2008 holiday shopping season, retailers are gearing up early with major Black Friday discount announcements. Best Buy is at the head of the pack with several steals.

Best Buy is selling a limited number of HP Relevant Products/Services G60-507DX laptops, which typically retail for $549.99, for just $197 on Friday. The company is also trying to drive excitement with deals on Android smartphones, Sprint MiFi, Samsung products, and VIP contests.

"Best Buy is committed to continuing to offer a superior shopping experience during the holidays," said Josh Will, vice president of home theater at Best Buy. "While our stores are closed on Thanksgiving, bestbuy.com is open and our customers can be confident that they are getting some of the best prices in the industry this week and throughout the season."

Wireless Deals Galore

This holiday, Best Buy Mobile will offer five smartphones using the Google Android platform across three carrier networks for $99 each with a new two-year activation. They are the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment from Sprint, myTouch 3G Relevant Products/Services and Cliq from T-Mobile, and the DROID ERIS by HTC from Verizon Wireless.

Palm won't be left out of the holiday spree at Best Buy. The electronics retailer also announced that the Palm Pre will sell for $79 on Friday and Saturday.

Best Buy is also offering the Sprint MiFi device free with a two-year contract on Friday and Saturday. The MiFi is a portable 3G device that lets consumers create a personal Wi-Fi cloud. With the MiFi, users can connect cell phones, laptops, portable music players, and other gadgets that offer wireless Internet connection capabilities.

"With the somewhat improved economy compared to where we were last year at this time, retailers are going all out to see if they can dislodge some of that discretionary cash from consumers' wallets, particularly money they thought they were entitled to last year that they didn't get," said Michael Gartenberg, a vice president at Interpret.

Saving on Samsung

Beyond wireless technologies, Best Buy is also offering Black Friday pricing on certain models of Samsung TVs. Best Buy is pushing itself as the destination for home-theater needs this holiday season and showcasing Samsung deals.

Through Nov. 28, Best Buy is offering deep discounts on Samsung TVs, including an entry-level 32-inch Samsung LCD at $397.99, a 40-inch Samsung 1080p at $597.99, and 50-inch Samsung plasma HDTV at $697.99. (continued...)

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