Marcster

You have to understand that I have only ever used a friend's Garmin StreetPilot c550 and that was pretty fast (and able to lock onto a satellite signal quickly). The only time I read about slowness in Garmins was that it was "occasional".

Yes, it was way before the GPS Lodge review. I'll have to reassess and revise. The GPS Lodge article only came out on 10/17. I'm still a little bummed about the tiny area for inputing destinations on the Navigon, the apparent slowness to respond, and it's inability to import lists of additional POIs from places like POI-factory.com.

Refurb Apple products come in plain brown boxes and are only warranted for 90 days (vs. 1 year for new Apple stuff).

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Just remember that the previous generation of Nanos are a different shape and don't play videos.

Yes, if all you are after is a GPS unit, I STRONGLY recommend going to a "secondary BF store" such as RadioShack, OfficeMax, Office Depot, or Staples. I wouldn't go to Best Buy and Circuit City unless I was dropping $2,000+ and saving a ton of money. To save $100 on a GPS is not worth camping out for 20 hours (to me at least). There are plenty of secondary stores offering GPS units at similar savings to that TomTom that BB will have: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=87388

Best Buy's sale, right now through Wednesday. Retail price @ $199.99, but they'll give you a $20 iTunes gift card on the spot. Apple products typically sell at retail, so that is a good deal. Price Clubs like Sam's have it for $187.99, but no iTunes gift card...

That certainly would be typical of an Apple "sale". "If you want to buy an Apple product, we'll be here to sell it to you."

Did you read the first post on this thread and expand the "spoiler tag"? Those are my recommendations.

You might want to post that question over here: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=81806

http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/reading.gif Just pouring over the print ads on Thanksgiving....

Sheesh, that's only 3700 miles per year. Congrats!

Spec wise, the $399 laptop will run rings around this $229 laptop. If your budget allows, you will be much happier with the $399 laptop.

You need to pick up your ticketed item(s) by 9 am or they may sell them to someone else. Some GottaDealers have been posting about picking up tickets at 3 am and then going off to shop in three more stores and swinging back to BB by 10 am. Those people are going to be disappointed...

Apple doesn't discount, period. The only deals you are going to find is used, refurbs, and any retailer that bundles something in to a laptop sold at MSRP (such as a free iPod). A possible saving grace might be if you qualify for a college student discount.

They're just taking notes from most eBay seller's playbooks. http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/Marcster2005/Smileypad/Mil-Laughter/laugh2.gif

Closing this one up... Please visit http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=89837 for the latest info.

Yep, a ticket is not a guarantee or a contract. You roll the dice and you take your chances.

If you want to complain, please do it in the official thread: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=87281 Closing this one.

But on Black Friday they'll have it for less. :)

http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/Marcster2005/Smileypad/Bananas/ban91.gifFor those of you who are saying that "this unit" or "that unit" don't have an AC Adapter: This adapter takes the automotive DC end and turns it into a standard A/C plug that you can insert into any standard wall outlet: http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/P10398367.jpg $4.99 at Overstock: http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/AC-to-DC-Car-Charger-Socket-Adapter/2117787/product.html?IID=prod2117787 There are many more styles available, from retailers all over. Just google for "automotive dc to ac adapter".

It's not a "false" ad -- they run slightly different specials in different parts of the country. Wal-Mart had a laptop deal for BF 2005 that varied by $200!

Did you want to buy it on Black Friday? Did you read my thread yet?: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=87388

Yeah, it takes 2 - 2.5 hours to check out of our BB on BF. BB may be your only stop, especially if you are not at the very front of the line. Make it count.

Glad you like it... I have a few of that style: http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/Marcster2005/Smileypad/Yes/N1Yes03HL5.gifhttp://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/Marcster2005/Smileypad/Yes/N1okay05HL.gifhttp://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/Marcster2005/Smileypad/Yes/N1clever02HL1.gif