Black Friday Sales
Nov 25 2021
This year I had that $10 credit on Amazon I had to spend by Dec 03. Looking through Amazon's lists of stuff on sale is rather frustrating as their filters are poor and the lists seem disorganized. Luckily there are news sites (and Ars Technica turned out to be the best imho) that tell you the best sales, which don't necessarily mean Amazon.
Apple AirPods Max for $420 at Amazon (regular $550). I do want the Max because it has a microphone which is the only thing I miss with my Beats Pro (mic is on the cable so if I walk away I don't have a mic). Still, my Beats works fine so decided I don't need this yet. Hopefully if I break my Beats it's close enough to the next Black Friday that I can use my wired Beats in the meantime (which has better sound but is like a vice squeezing my head).
A replacement WiFi router maybe. Apple sells the Linksys Velop AX4200 WiFi 6 Mesh System ($250 for one). This was not on sale on Amazon though they probably had something similar. Then I checked my MBP which only has WiFi 5 (802.11ac) so don't actually need a WiFi 6 router until my next Mac.
Maybe it was finally time to get an Apple Watch. The Series 7 is pretty nice and on sale for $380 at Amazon (regular $400) but very few choices (possibly there were more choices in the morning and all sold out by the time I checked). SE also looks ok (it's basically a Series 5) on sale for $220 at Amazon but choices severely limited (basically for the 44mm GPS-only there was only gold with a white band, not sure how many guys can pull that off). But Apple is also having a sale, buy an SE and get a $50 Apple gift card so effectively $230.
Then I heard that mom wants an Apple Watch so we'll probably buy her the Series 7 for the extra sensors. If she doesn't want it and we can't convince her to keep it then I might take it myself. Therefore no Watch SE this year.
Eventually I settled for buying a nice book, The Maps of the Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign. Eighth book in a series which I have the previous seven (six in hardcover which is nice because all the many maps are in color).
Apple AirPods Max for $420 at Amazon (regular $550). I do want the Max because it has a microphone which is the only thing I miss with my Beats Pro (mic is on the cable so if I walk away I don't have a mic). Still, my Beats works fine so decided I don't need this yet. Hopefully if I break my Beats it's close enough to the next Black Friday that I can use my wired Beats in the meantime (which has better sound but is like a vice squeezing my head).
A replacement WiFi router maybe. Apple sells the Linksys Velop AX4200 WiFi 6 Mesh System ($250 for one). This was not on sale on Amazon though they probably had something similar. Then I checked my MBP which only has WiFi 5 (802.11ac) so don't actually need a WiFi 6 router until my next Mac.
Maybe it was finally time to get an Apple Watch. The Series 7 is pretty nice and on sale for $380 at Amazon (regular $400) but very few choices (possibly there were more choices in the morning and all sold out by the time I checked). SE also looks ok (it's basically a Series 5) on sale for $220 at Amazon but choices severely limited (basically for the 44mm GPS-only there was only gold with a white band, not sure how many guys can pull that off). But Apple is also having a sale, buy an SE and get a $50 Apple gift card so effectively $230.
Then I heard that mom wants an Apple Watch so we'll probably buy her the Series 7 for the extra sensors. If she doesn't want it and we can't convince her to keep it then I might take it myself. Therefore no Watch SE this year.
Eventually I settled for buying a nice book, The Maps of the Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign. Eighth book in a series which I have the previous seven (six in hardcover which is nice because all the many maps are in color).