{"id":55523,"date":"2009-11-30T09:43:26","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T14:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theappleblog.com\/?p=36744"},"modified":"2009-11-30T09:43:26","modified_gmt":"2009-11-30T14:43:26","slug":"apple%e2%80%99s-cyber-monday-deals-bummer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/55523","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s Cyber Monday Deals: Bummer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='snap_preview'><\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-36757 styled\" title=\"cyber monday\" src=\"http:\/\/gigapple.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/cyber-monday.png?w=300&#038;h=78\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\" \/>Black Friday was nice, and I actually picked up a pretty good deal on a new Canon DSLR despite the fact that I live in Canada and we don&#8217;t traditionally observe the day. But I&#8217;d be lying if I said I wasn&#8217;t looking forward to Cyber Monday, which is like Black Friday, but aimed at tech geeks and online shoppers. Maybe Apple would beat its own less than impressive Friday discounts.<\/p>\n<p>The day is upon us, and if you&#8217;ve been to Apple&#8217;s homepage, like I have, you&#8217;re no doubt already disappointed. The sales today limit themselves to accessories only, and even those aren&#8217;t that impressive. There&#8217;s nothing even close to a real, deep discount. The good news is that everything in the Apple store ships free between now and December 23, including all small ticket items. <span id=\"more-36744\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Apple&#8217;s Deals<\/h3>\n<p>As for the deals themselves, hardly any seem to have wide-appeal. Here&#8217;s a quick rundown:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Monster Beats by Dr. Dre<\/strong> &#8211; Regular $299.95, on sale for $269.95. Not a bad price, and the new white ones are pretty slick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>mophie<\/strong><strong> Juice Pack Air (Red)<\/strong> &#8211; Regular $79,95, on sale for $71.95. It&#8217;s only the red version, but if you&#8217;d like a bit of a discount on the black one, Amazon has it on sale for $3 off.<\/li>\n<li><strong>L.A.M.B. Bags<\/strong> &#8211; Tote was $399.95, is now $359.95. Ultraviolet 13-inch sleeve was $199.95, is now $179.95. Ultraviolet Gadget Bag was $99.95, is now $89.95. Considering these are basically uglier versions of incase products, designed by Gwen Stefani and marked up, I&#8217;d take a pass. Especially on the &#8220;Gadget Bag,&#8221; which won&#8217;t fit any actual computing device and seems to be a glorified pencil case.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vestax<\/strong><strong> Spin DJ<\/strong> &#8211; Regular $249.95, on sale for $224.95.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eye-Fi 2GB Geo SD Card<\/strong> &#8211; Regular $59.95, on sale for $53.95. This is the one thing I&#8217;d consider buying, since Eye-Fi Geo is an exclusive Apple store product and it would go great with my new Canon. Not a great discount, but better than nothing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>LaCie<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Starck<\/strong><strong> 500GB USB Drive<\/strong> &#8211; Regular $139.95, on sale for $125.95.<\/li>\n<li><strong>MoGo<\/strong><strong> Talk for iPhone <\/strong>&#8211; Regular $129.95, on sale for $116.95.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hello Kitty Air Jacket for iPhone 3GS<\/strong> &#8211; Regular $39.95, on sale for $35.95. The four-dollar discount was enough justification for me to pick this up as a gag gift for my girlfriend, so something good came out of this cyber monday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Better Deals Elsewhere<\/h3>\n<p>If you want to do some real Apple shopping this Cyber Monday, take a look elsewhere. Mac Mall, for example, has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macmall.com\/n\/Apple-Sale-2009\/macCustomPages-1249\" >some pretty great discounts<\/a> on actual Apple computers, including 25 percent off the more expensive MacBook Air model, and 10 percent off current generation iPod touch models.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite Apple-related Cyber Monday deal? Dell&#8217;s offering the <a href=\"http:\/\/configure.us.dell.com\/dellstore\/config.aspx?oc=DNDOFX7\" >Mini 10v netbook for $279<\/a>, after $119 in instant savings. That&#8217;s not much to spend for what remains probably the <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5389166\/how-to-hackintosh-a-dell-mini-10v-into-the-ultimate-snow-leopard-netbook\" >best hackintoshable<\/a> netbook out there, even despite Apple&#8217;s latest attempt foil at-home modders by <a href=\"http:\/\/theappleblog.com\/2009\/11\/11\/apples-atomic-war\/\" >removing Atom support in Snow Leopard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/gigapple.wordpress.com\/36744\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/gigapple.wordpress.com\/36744\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godelicious\/gigapple.wordpress.com\/36744\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/delicious\/gigapple.wordpress.com\/36744\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gostumble\/gigapple.wordpress.com\/36744\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/stumble\/gigapple.wordpress.com\/36744\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godigg\/gigapple.wordpress.com\/36744\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/digg\/gigapple.wordpress.com\/36744\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/goreddit\/gigapple.wordpress.com\/36744\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/reddit\/gigapple.wordpress.com\/36744\/\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=theappleblog.com&#038;blog=5550580&#038;post=36744&#038;subd=gigapple&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1\" \/><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/ads.gigaom.com\/proxy.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fads.gigaom.com%2Fopenx%2Fwww%2Fdelivery%2Fck.php%3Foaparams%3D2__bannerid%3D198__zoneid%3D6__cb%3Dd5a46c1f95__oadest%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fsalesforce.com%252F' ><img src='http:\/\/ads.gigaom.com\/openx\/www\/images\/882338d114410ec8819c4fb6ad88103c.gif' width='300' height='250' alt='' title='' border='0' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id='beacon_d5a46c1f95' style='position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; visibility: hidden;'><img src='http:\/\/ads.gigaom.com\/openx\/www\/delivery\/lg.php?bannerid=198&amp;campaignid=22&amp;zoneid=6&amp;loc=http%3A%2F%2Fads.gigaom.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Ftheappleblog.com%252Ffeed%252F%253Fnoredirect%253D1&amp;cb=d5a46c1f95' width='0' height='0' alt='' style='width: 0px; height: 0px;' \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/TheAppleBlog?a=Lq2oHczkMj0:JhSo6VbBkBM:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/TheAppleBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/TheAppleBlog?a=Lq2oHczkMj0:JhSo6VbBkBM:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/TheAppleBlog?i=Lq2oHczkMj0:JhSo6VbBkBM:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/TheAppleBlog?a=Lq2oHczkMj0:JhSo6VbBkBM:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/TheAppleBlog?i=Lq2oHczkMj0:JhSo6VbBkBM:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/TheAppleBlog?a=Lq2oHczkMj0:JhSo6VbBkBM:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/TheAppleBlog?i=Lq2oHczkMj0:JhSo6VbBkBM:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/TheAppleBlog?a=Lq2oHczkMj0:JhSo6VbBkBM:guobEISWfyQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/TheAppleBlog?i=Lq2oHczkMj0:JhSo6VbBkBM:guobEISWfyQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/TheAppleBlog\/~4\/Lq2oHczkMj0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Friday was nice, and I actually picked up a pretty good deal on a new Canon DSLR despite the fact that I live in Canada and we don&#8217;t traditionally observe the day. 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