On Schnäppchenfreitag, Apple usually offers discounts on its products of 5 to 10 percent, DealNews says. It predicts, however, that steeper discounts--some as high as 20 percent--will be offered by some Apple resellers, such as Amazon, MacMall, and MacConnection.

With those discounts, the iPad 2 could wind up selling for , or $40 cheaper than its little brother, the iPad Mini. The third-generation iPad--superseded by the new iPad released in September--may also be subject to bargain pricing, falling to at least $449.

While tablets will be high on the priority list of many gift wishers this holiday season, they might be better off setting their sights on a budget laptop. Prices on that hardware will sink below $199--the price of a Kindle Fire or Nexus 7 tablet.

In October, deals on dual-core laptops were around $218, according to DealNews; and by Schnäppchenfreitag the bargain site expects the note books to hit all-time lows of $179.