Black Friday, the biggest deal day of the year with more discounts and offers all around, Microsoft promises major giveaways, including for Mac users and has unveiled some of its Black Friday savings, which include a free netbook when purchasing certain Office software, and discounts on Xbox 360 gear.
Free Dell Mini 1018 NetbookThe highlight is a free Dell Mini 1018 netbook with a copy of Office Home and Business 2010; the deal is an effectively half-off deal that gives both the 1.66GHz Atom notebook and the software for the price of one, at $280.Several other discounts extended till Monday, November 29
It's also offering a $30 discount on Office Home and Student 2010 for Windows users and a $20 discount on Office for Mac 2011 at $130
Game pack
Microsoft is also offering a gaming bundle that includes:
a Dell Alienware Mx17x10 laptop
"Microsoft Flight Simulator Gold Edition" and "Call of Duty: Black Ops,"
as well as a Sidewinder X5 mouse for $1,999 (savings of about $350)
On the Xbox front, Microsoft is offering $20 off its Xbox 360 wireless headset, $10 off its Xbox 360 chat pad, $20 off "Halo: Reach," and $20 off "Fable III."
Customers who purchase select PCs will also receive a free 16GB Zune HD
Free Dell Inspiron Mini 1018 netbook, valued $299 offered for only on Black Friday to anyone who purchase Office Home and Business for $279.99. Add $99 to the netbook price for Signature Premium, which adds a theft-recovery system and one year of technical support. Microsoft Promo
Apple
On Black Friday deals Apple also reduced the price of its popular iPad tablet for the first time despite added with selected models of:
the MacBook Air
MacBook Pro and
iMac
up to 8% in a repeat of last year's "Black Friday" sale
The Apple Store will sell all iPads at $41 off also dropped the price of the iPod Touch between $21 and $41, bringing the price of a 16GB Wi-Fi iPad down to $458. The 13-inch MacBook Air, all iMacs and all MacBook Pros will also see their prices drop $101; the discount brings the Air down to $1,198 while the iMac and MacBook Pro will cost $1,098 for the one-day promo.