They say Black Friday was so named because Philadelphia city officials usually braced themselves for “massive traffic jams and over-crowded sidewalks” as people take advantage of the day off to shop until they drop for the holidays. In any case, those problems are non-existent when you shop online, and Dell has a lot of Black Friday deals for shoppers looking for a computer for themselves or loved ones.

Over drinks yesterday, my friend shared an insight. Thanks to my hangover, I’ll have to paraphrase everything:
Him: “Would you know how well retailers did during Black Friday?”
Me: “Not yet, I think it’s too early to tell. I’m sure a report will come out soon.”
Him: “Well, all I’m saying is that if people don’t buy this year, even with the low prices, things must be really bad.”
Me: “From what I’ve seen, things look good. Did you read about that Wal-Mart temp employee killed in a buyer stampede?”
Him: “Oh yeah… so there were lots of buyers right?”
Me: “Well if that case is …read more

Great job America! Retailers become generous (or “generous”) for Black Friday and this is what happens? You’ve just played out Lord of the Flies for the whole world to see. And for what? Cheaper TVs to see grown men bang each other at even better detail? Computers to download porn?
First off, over at a Toys R Us in Palm Desert, bad blood between two groups of shoppers led to a gunfight that left 2 dead. Now it isn’t clear if these events are tied to Black Friday (in fact Toys R Us came out with a statement implying such to …read more

Despite all the iPhone hate, Apple’s laptops deserve all that love. Same with its desktops. Check out what retailers are planning to offer come Black Friday, which is tomorrow:

Current Model
Retail
MacMall
BestBuy
Amazon

13″ White MacBook
$999
-$100
-$100
-$81

13″ 2GHz MacBook
$1299
-$119
-$100
-$79

13″ 2.4GHz MacBook
$1599
-$149
-$150
-$129

15″ 2.4GHz MB Pro
$1999
-$200
-$100
-$200

15″ 2.5Ghz MB Pro
$2499
-$250
-$100
-$210

17″ 2.5GHz MB Pro
$2799
-$250
-$100
-$105

1.6GHz MacBook Air
$1799
-$149
-$150
-$55

1.8GHz SSD MacBook Air
$2499
-$179
-$150
-$129

20″ 2.4GHz iMac
$1199
-$119
-$100
-$69

20″ 2.6GHz iMac
$1499
-$129
-$100
-$80

24″ 2.8GHz iMac
$1799
-$159
-$150
-$119

24″ 3.06GHz iMac
$2199
-$159
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Mac Pro 2.8GHz
$2799
-$250
-$150
-$174

Note: MacMall and Amazon’s prices take into account the mail-in rebate.
Source: Mac Rumors