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Buy.com seems to have declared a Cyber Week, not just Cyber Monday, since many (but not all) of their deals are good through December 7. Here are a few of the many bargains on their list that looked interesting:

SAVE $90.04 - Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5904 Laptop AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core TL-60 2GHz,3GB, 250GB, 15.4”, DVD±R/RW, Webcam, Vista Home Premium. FREE BUDGET SHIPPING. Buy.com price: $569.95 (expires 12/1/08), List price: $659.99

SAVE $199.01 - Samsung 2233BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 20,000:1 (DC), 5ms, 1680 x 1050, DVI. FREE BUDGET SHIPPING. $50.00 Mail-in Rebate $179.99 After Rebate (expires 12/5/08). Buy.com price: $229.99, List price: $379.00

SAVE $99.01 - Magellan Maestro 3140 3.5" GPS w/ Text To Speech and Bluetooth - Refurbished. FREE BUDGET SHIPPING. Buy.com price: $79.99, List price: $179.00

It looks like most online merchants started their sales on Black Friday, but they haven’t forgotten Cyber Monday. Here are some bargains from TigerDirect who is also offering $1.99 shipping and  a free 2009 (5-user) CA Internet Security Suite w/purchase of any desktop or laptop.

SAVE $220 - Acer Aspire Laptop Bundle w/D-Link WBR-1310 Wireless G Router -  Intel Celeron 2.13GHz Wireless 1GB DDR2 120GB HDD DVDRW 15.4" WXGA Webcam Vista Home Premium $399.99* (US) Price after $39 MIR, rebate expires 12/02/08

SAVE $80 - Garmin Nuvi 205 GPS 3.5" Touch Screen Display MicroSD Card Slot Voice Prompts $119.99 (US)

SAVE $60 - I-Inc 28" Widescreen LCD Monitor 3ms WUXGA 1920×1200 HDMI Built-In Speakers $299.99 (US)

SAVE $150 - Samsung 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor 5ms 8000:1 DCR 1440×900 WXGA+ DVI Black $139.99 (US)

The distinction between Black Friday and Cyber Monday for online retailers is blurring as evidenced by my annual email from Toshiba Direct which lists laptop bargains for both days, although they are strictly an online retailer while Black Friday was traditionally for those hardy folks who want to wait out in the cold on the day after Thanksgiving for the doors to open at a brick & mortar store.

In any case, as I have mentioned previously, I am a satisfied owner of a Toshiba laptop, so if you are looking for one you won’t go wrong if you take advantage of one of the Toshiba deals:

Black Friday (11/28/08)

Save on Black Friday with coupon code ACCESS20 - Take 20% off all Toshiba genuine accessories - 11.28.08 Only!

Black Friday Exclusive: Take an unbelievable 30% off Satellite laptops

Cyber Monday (12/01/08)

Toshiba pays your sales tax with the purchase of a Satellite or Qosmio laptop priced at $499 or more on 12.1.08 only!

Take $10 off $50+ or $20 off $100+ orders! Includes Satellite and Qosmio laptops and accessories. Use coupon code BF1020 at checkout. 11.29.08 - 12.1.08.

In particular, the 30% off a Satellite laptop on November 28 looks very good, but as always you might care to check your favorite online store in case they are doing even better on price.