Black Friday Tablet/Tablet PC Tracking Thread & Discussion

Quote from cpatrader : Here are some of my guesses for the tablet sales on Black Friday: Best Buy will sell the 16GB Asus TF 300 for $249 or the 32GB Asus TF 300 for $299. They already had that price in the summer on the 16GB tablet. Best Buy or Staples will sell the Toshiba Excite 10 16GB for $279 - $299. The Acer A200 will sell for $199 at a couple of stores which is the actual sales price right now at Gamestop. The Lenovo S2109 will sell for $199 at Office Depot (as they are currently unloading them at $239). Someone will sell the Samsung Galaxy 2 10.1 for $299. The Google Nexus 7 models will drop around $20 only. Just guessing on all of these of course.

Quote from iicbhii :

Tried doing a multiquote but it's not showing up... looks like he's not too far off on a few. Newegg just sent out their Black November email.
ASUS TF300T 10.1" down to 299 from 399
Refurb Asus TF101-B1 for 249 down from 599.

Quote from lhotdeals : Microsoft Surface has built in USB as well, and probably more device support than the android ones

Thanks, but are the apps as good as android?

Quote from pretty_girl : iPad Mini, I need it so much

Gonna add it to your trash heap?

Quote from skvk : My bro wanted a tablet which has a USB port. Seems only some models of Acer Iconia and Asus transformer have them. Anything else? Hopefully will find a good deal on one of those.

I got a micro-USB Male to USB Female adapter for 67 cents on Amazon with free shipping. Now my S3 has a full-blown USB port when I need it. I can link you.

this is the year of the tablets ... tablets are flooding the market and becoming out dated fast ....

there will be and continue to be plenty of deals on tablets which OS is unsupported ...

Quote from yevomega : I got a micro-USB Male to USB Female adapter for 67 cents on Amazon with free shipping. Now my S3 has a full-blown USB port when I need it. I can link you.

can you link me or PM me to? I'll rep you now even if you dont but appreciate the help!

Quote from skvk : Thanks, but are the apps as good as android?

The apps are much better as they are all tablet optimized as opposed to Android just stretching them out, but Android has far more apps.

Hoping the Galaxy 2 will be under $300. Under $250 would be even better! Was going to pick up the Nexus 10 but was hoping it'd have a microSD slot

Quote from cpatrader : Best Buy will sell the 16GB Asus TF 300 for $249 or the 32GB Asus TF 300 for $299. They already had that price in the summer on the 16GB tablet.

Hey, don't know if you're waiting on this, but Newegg has the 32GB Asus TF300T for $299 today! http://slickdeals.net/f/5415882-N...e-shipping

I have my sights on the N7 32gb 3G unlocked WITH microUSB support. Also picked up an OTG cable from Amazon for less than a buck to make that happen. Sure it took a month to get to APO AE but I got it. Most of the N7 users will do the same!

whats better? Samsung Galaxy 2 10.1 or the Asus TF 300?

Buy a tablet for whatever ecosystem your recipient uses the most. They will thank you for it. Officially supported tablets are the best (Surface, Nexus, iPad ). SD cards are not deal breakers as long as you have a good ecosystem to support your device.

Microsoft's is strong but newer for tablets: Xbox Music, Skydrive, Office, etc.

Apple's is more closed off than most, but has the widest app selection: iTunes, iCloud, etc.

Google's seems to have the most services, and are inherently web-based, so compatible with non-Google devices, and can be accessed anywhere: GMusic, GDrive, GDocs, GMovies, etc.


Trust me, nothing sucks more than being an avid Apple user, and getting a cheap Android tablet for Christmas. Same with being an avid Android/Microsoft user and getting an iPad, now that Android tablets are good, and MS tablets exist (though baller status counts for something I guess ).

As for BF deals. There will be good deals on older Android devices (Galaxy tab 7, 10.1, Transformers, etc.). Nexus will not be on sale, and if so, $25 off at most. The note 10.1 might be on sale, but at most $35-50 off. Most newer tablet devices will only drop $25-$50 most likely.

Apple won't have sales greater than $50 off, unless re-sellers are clearing iPad 3 stock, but again, expect very little off.

Microsoft devices are too new, so again will most likely be $50ish off at most, though most are out of stock anyway.


This season older Android devices will most likely be the best bargain.

Quote from kevinmbuck : whats better? Samsung Galaxy 2 10.1 or the Asus TF 300?

Most likely I'd go with TF 300. Same resolution screens, sturdier materials, closer to stock Android experience, cheaper and more likely to receive timely updates.

Quote from dissident : I figured I'd start this thread to track new arrivals of Tablets, reviews of existing tablets, along with tablet prices and potential Black Friday deals along with general discussion, reviews, and the like. Basically a thread for people looking to get a tablet over Black Friday or the holidays and a place to discuss them in specific.

Thank you for doing this! I'm basically just a passerby--I look at SD often, but I don't post (don't have the time to get good enough to avoid people flagging me. I'm in the market for a tablet but it's TOTALLY overwhelming--I'm looking forward to your info!