AVS official 2012 BLACK FRIDAY and CYBER MONDAY SPECIALS deal thread!

Wow, that's an incredibly powerful CPU for $100. Must. Resist. Impulse buy.

Very nice deal. Too bad the Sandy's don't get the mobo bundle discount. Perhaps its time to retire my C2Q.

I just might run down to MicroCenter tomorrow, but I'd burn up about $30 of my truck at $.50/mile so I wonder if I call I can get it shipped?

I've always successfully had Fry's pricematch. For me, Fry's is 5 minutes away while Microcenter is 45 miles.

See if any nearby competitors will PM

The nearest Frys to me is just as far away.. I don't even know who sells PC parts around me anymore.

Doesn't matter. These things went OOS pretty damn fast, as expected.
It looks like the going rate on the FS/FT forums will hover around 125 or so shipped.

So why are the external drives always the loss-leaders?

i5 MicroCenter deal is completely sold off everywhere.. so i guess no more of these. I wonder Fry's will honour the out of stock/discontinued microcenter deal offer now?

Ah, atleast i can expect to get my hands on 2tb hdd's on black friday going for 69 dollars...

Yea i got blinded by half of the ads.. Missed the 3TB offer... AVS is giving my wife nightmares, each time she sees me on the forum.. she expects junk coming in the home and more card statements.. *in her own words*

I'm gonna wait out this Black Friday. Not that I need anything critical, but I could pick up a few "nice to have" things.

I have a sneaking suspicion that this holiday season is gonna suck for the retailers, and we may see even lower prices by the end of the year. (And my suspicion is supported by the fact that the dollar's value has gone up almost 4% in ~ a month, and there are no signs of it slowing down).

But then....I do have "some" empty space left in the rack....


Edited by kapone - 11/18/12 at 8:51pm

are these prices valid online also?

One storage server
One backup storage server
One main HTPC
One Domain controller/TV server (with 2 Cetons)
One 24 port switch
One Dell 16 port KVM switch.
One Pioneer DVD player (for SACD and DVD-A playback)
One Denon 4311ci
Six ATI MM100s (Balanced/Unbalanced converters)
Three Behringer A500s (main speakers)
One Behringer EP 2500 (powers 4 15" subs)
Odds and ends - One HDHR prime, Logitech remote extender, Microsoft ehome etc etc
A buttload of wiring and power strips.

After i build my storage server, the next thing i am aiming at is a RACK. Where can i get a decent RACK for best bang for the buck? I checked mid atlantic, sanus, they are damn expensive.. just for fabricated metal attached with screws and bolts?.. :

u try e- bay ? If your willing to work a bit on refinishing (paint etc.) you have some good deals to be found . Only draw back could be shipping . Just a thought though

I got this open frame rack from Amazon, NEW, free shipping, for about $100. Granted it was about 3-4 years back. They are available even now for about $330 shipped from them, but keep an eye out. They go on sale often.

Just looked at Sanus EcoSystem Racks, they are going for 1200 dollars, was about to do some research, until i came back here and found the options are on ebay and amazon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AH_Kpq_X80

Thanks guys.
I wonder how much a fully assemble rack would cost after all the accessories/doors are added.. would it hover around the same cost as sanus ecosystem is charging??