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Friday, Nov 23, 2007 12:50pm
Amazon launches its first o... |
Although the retailer has held unofficial sales in the past, Amazon today began its first sale targeted at buyers shopping on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving which sees a flood of holiday customers. The event is highlighted by significant discounts on HDTVs such as Sony's rear-projection 60-inch Bravia SXRD A3000, which drops from $2,200 to $1,700 as a result of the sale. Three Samsung sets also see major discounts, ranging from a 32-inch LNT3252H that drops 30 percent to $700, the 42-inch HPT4264 plasma at $1,000 (down 50 percent), and the higher-end LNT4665F 46-inch, 1080p-capable LCD that Samsung claims offers a 15,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio.A handful of portable devices are also seeing large price drops, Amazon says: SanDisk's outgoing 2GB Sansa e250 music player is now said to sell for just $50, while two rival GPS units, the TomTom ONE 3rd Edition and the Garmin nuvi 360 are selling for $150 and $330 respectively, representing drops of 40 and 66 percent each. The discounts are not expected to last beyond today. |