The excitement with Thanksgiving is paralleled with the same amount of excitement over deals on Black Friday, with Staples joining in the fierce market competition through cheap gadget prices. Black Friday 2016 will expect a bigger crowd among tech enthusiasts and those looking for premium devices at a lowered price.
Among the leaked price details included in the November 25th tech rush are Google's Chromecast, the Amazon Echo Dot, and mid-range laptops and printers from such partnered companies as Microsoft, Dell, and HP. For online buyers, the deals will be available all-day Thursday, giving chance for those who prefer to shop online. The next-day pickup policy applied last year will once again be offered, allowing customers to take their orders at Staple's physical retail stores for as early as 6AM.
Along with premium and mid-range devices, Amazon's Fire TV streaming stick will be available with $10 less, bringing down the price to $29.99, with its rival Chromecast at $25. The smart speakers from the Amazon Echo line will face huge discounts, with the flagship Echo going down to $139.99 from its original $179.99, with the Tap echoing the same $40 cutdown to just $89.99. The smaller Echo Dot brings the Alexa voice technology to your own speakers at just $39.99, with $10 off the original retail price.
Windows machines will also meet Black Thursday shoppers, with the Surface Pro 4 i5 going for $800, down from its usual market price of $1,000 as configured. The tablet boasting of an Intel Core i5 processor has a solid 12.3-inch display and runs the latest iteration of Windows 10. With 4GB of RAM and 128GB of SSD storage, more than enough to power basic office tasks and run mid-range games. The downside to this, however, is that it only comes with a Surface Pen. It will cost another $100 to get the cover which includes a detachable keyboard. The Amazon Fire 8-inch tablet is also going down from $130 to $80. This device has 8GB of internal memory and runs the Fire OS natively.
The Friday morning rush is a yearly episode of cheap deals, and the tech consumer base is starting to catch up with the fever. Check out this video to learn more about Black Friday tech deals.
