Schnäppchenfreitag Deals Start This Weekend

04.11.2011
Major retailers are jumping the gun on by offering doorbuster specials this weekend, including $200 Windows laptops and 32-inch LCD HDTVs. For tech enthusiasts with a serious bout of bargainitis, now may be the time to shop.

Deal-hunting site Schnäppchenfreitag 2011 that Best Buy has several trample-thy-neighbor bargains in its sale, which runs Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5.

Most noteworthy is the $200 , which features a 14-inch display with 1366-by-768 resolution; 2GB of memory (expandable to 4GB); an (1MB cache, 2.3GHz, 800MHz front side bus); a 320GB hard drive (5400 rpm); a 4-cell lithium-ion battery; a DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; and Windows 7 Home Premium Edition.

OK, so maybe it's not the fastest laptop on the block--note the measly 2 gigs of RAM--but it's a still a pretty good buy at $200. (Regular price is $350.)

Other Best Buy deals include: a for $400 ($100 off); an with a 3-inch LCD screen for $40 ($60 off); and a with a scratch-resistant InvisibleSHIELD for $360 ($70 off).

Starting Sunday, Nov. 6, has a few doorbusters too, including a Westinghouse 32-inch LCD HDTV (720p resolution, 60Hz refresh rate) and an Acer laptop with an 11.6-inch display. Each sells for $197. That's a $102 off the laptop's regular price, and $82 off the TV.