Brad

Due to overwhelming demand, Dell has notified it's affiliates that it is pulling the coupon around 3pm CST, so if you are on the fence, you better make your mind up soon. From their e-mail: "We have had amazing results, and we are running at over 5 times our projected run rate. We've never experimented with an offer this rich before, and this test has proven the strength and elasticity of the affiliate channel."

Anyone know of a good case/sleeve for a small laptop like this? Preferrably something equally small?

I thought about getting the bigger battery after reading reviews that said the standard battery only lasted around 2 hours, but the bigger one sticks out quite a bit on the back and makes it a little heavier, so considering I was getting it because it was so light and small, I didn't want to add more size and weight (but I can always get it later if battery life becomes a concern) Some reviews on the 700m: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.aspx?newsID=2022 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1627592,00.asp http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=51&threadid=1388819&enterthread=y http://notebookforums.com/archive/index.php/t-42935.html http://forum.osnn.net/showthread.php?t=40520&page=1&pp=20

lol. it's addicting, isn't it? which model are you getting?

I was able to place an order for a 700m. My order confirmation does show the $200 rebate, so (at least when I ordered) they are stackable. Rumors are Dell is going to (if they haven't already) kill the rebates, so order soon if you want in. My final price should be $799 shipped after rebate. I took the standard 1.6GHz config and upgraded to the 60GB HD to get the total to $1499.

For anyone interested, here is a list of items we had in our Black Friday database last year: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/black_friday_2003.txt

So let's kick off the forum with this question: What are you looking to get a great deal on during Black Friday this year? Last year was a big year for laptops and electronics (DVD players, TVs, etc...). What about this year?

There is an adapter for the Pioneer that converts their IPBUS input to a regular a/v input. You would connect that to the rear of the unit, then the XM output to the other end. I bought the adapter at crutchfield, but you might find it cheaper elsewhere

I bought everything I needed at CircuitCity. I too have a weird dash size, but CC had the dash kit for around $12. What vehicle (model/year) do you have?

I thought the same thing, but I was able to do it easily, and that included hooking up my XM to the aux. input and another adapter that I needed to keep my car's chime and retained accessory power working. As with any head unit, you might need other parts such as wiring harnesses or dash kits to make it look good, but the actual installation is easy, even for a car audio n00b like me, lol

I have the non-premier version. Works great.

There are some auctions on eBay with buy-it-now for $330 as well.

I don't think this deal has free shipping (at least I didn't see it when I went through checkout - it was $33 for me) so when you add shipping and tax, the deal isn't as hot as just being $674 shipped would be, but it's still a nice deal if you need one.

$375?

These OEM versions aren't the "Pro" versions, are they? Computers4Sure has the OEM version for $198.95 with free shipping. Use $15 coupon code LSC994 to get it for $183.95 shipped with no tax in most states.

We had this deal last month: http://www.gottadeal.com/deal-info-id-3863-store-amazon.html Yes, it is one of the older black & white models, but for e-mail use, it's a great deal.

You're right. Although they might not have been notified of the shortage until just this week, which is why they cancelled the orders and did not communicate anything prior to it. I know they did take a lot of orders. We sold a few through this site and a lot of the other deal sites had it. Honestly I'm surprised they actually cancelled the orders. Usually they'd just e-mail you saying "we won't get them in the next 2 weeks, we might get them by december, if you want to cancel, cancel, otherwise just wait" so the fact that they were proactive and cancelled them tells me they don't anticipate getting any in the next few months... This could be really bad for XM if this shortage continues. Christmas day is always the day with the highest # of activations, so if people can't get them for gifts, it could really hurt them... hopefully they don't have shortage problems with the SKYFi2.

I'm sure Amazon expected to receive a new supply of units, but like that thread on XMFan said, they were probably notified that there was a shortage and they weren't going to be getting any anytime soon. Good that you got a $20 GC though.

Amazing when you consider our old performa 630cd's had hard drives smaller than this $40 key chain sized drive, hey ross? :)

It's worth a shot... :) You can also make your own home kit by buying an antenna and a few cables from radio shack. Or go with the skyfi now and then ebay it and get the skyfi2 when it comes out...

How about some speakers. People seem to like this Dell set at Overstock.com: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=RjWYtCqO0*M&offerid=38611.180&type=14&subid=0&bnid=958806 There is a $5 off $65 coupon to bring the final price to around $68 shipped.

Here is the rebate: http://65.119.30.151/UploadFilesForNewegg/rebate/SR%20-%20Newegg%20HDTV%2010-NEGG-89%20-%202.pdf I wonder if Buy.com will have a similar rebate...

Buy.com also has it for $174.99 with free shipping and no tax in most states: http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10375953 Plus you can use a coupon if you can make Buy.com think you are a new customer :)

Yep. I'd still wait for the SKYFi2, but if they are having problems making these, who knows when the SKYFi2 will eventually come out.

There are rumors of Roady2 shortages: http://www.xmfan.com/viewtopic.php?t=28973