<p>LOL Zamzam. I’m with OregonianMom, I hate crowds and shopping more than I love bargains.</p>
<p>H is planning to get D a new laptop, hers is 3 years old and sorely outdated for her online classes. Does anybody know what Apple is doing this year? :)</p>
<p>Apple updated their MacBook and MacBook Pro 15 inch models. The reviews that I’ve seen are quite positive. They had some bugs to work out with their new glass trackpad. They don’t have an option for a matte screen (glossy only) and many prefer the matte screen for work. Glossy is generally better for watching movies while matte is better for just about everything else. The entire industry is moving towards glossy screens with matte options typically only available in business models.</p>
<p>The 17 inch MacBook Pro is awaiting the update treatment.</p>
<p>Sorry Eagle, I meant will Apple be having any specials next weekend 
But thanks for the review on the MacBook, that’s what we want to get. :)</p>
<p>It’s pretty hard to get discounts out of Apple. That said, they usually have a 10% discount for college students, homeschoolers, teachers, school board members, and other educational professionals.</p>
<p>They usually have a promotion in the summer for college students where you buy a laptop, get 10% off, and get a free iPod Nano or $200 off on a more expensive model.</p>
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<p>If you’re talking about the broadcast converter boxes for antenna TVs, you should definitely get your $40 rebate from the government and buy one of those boxes ASAP. For a $20 one time fee I’m able to get just as many channels here in the LA area as I had been getting when I had basic cable and had to drop $30 a month. I gave my girlfriend’s mom a box and she went from getting five channels to closer to forty with a much clearer picture.</p>
<p>I have the coupons.</p>
<p>I don’t doubt that there’s a plethora of content in LA. But things may be a little different in the woods of NH.</p>
<p>I should hook up my USB HD converter to see what’s available right now. I checked it out last year and could only see one channel and I think that it was one of those 24 hour shopping channels.</p>
<p>Apple is widely rumored to be doing a $100 off sale on Friday… it may not include the new laptops - which are simply awesome…</p>
<p>See here</p>
<p>[Apple</a> Likely to Offer Black Friday Sales - Mac Forums](<a href=“Apple Likely to Offer Black Friday Sales | MacRumors Forums”>Apple Likely to Offer Black Friday Sales | MacRumors Forums)</p>
<p>for more info</p>
<p>I had thought about skipping the stores Friday, since I have pared my Christmas list WAAAAY down. But DD said she looks forward to this as our mother-daughter tradition. So I’m going, but I’m only paying cash. Leaving the plastic alone until we find out if husband, who works in the toy industry, will have a job after Christmas.</p>
<p>Thanks Eagle. Do you know whether you can stack the education discount with the Black Friday discounts?</p>
<p>I have no idea but it would be great if you could.</p>
<p>Our plans for Friday are to sleep late, play bridge or other card games, maybe see the new James Bond movie and go out for BBQ for dinner.</p>