The 2021 Black Friday Deals Thread

Werewolf · 30 Nov 2021 at 15:51

In total with the Black Friday deals this year I got the Stadia/Chromecast (just shipped), a new laser level with better angles than my old one, and a pole mount for it.

The laser level (with a tripod*) and mount were semi spur of the moment but I'm struggling to get some shelving up (I like to make sure the uprights are right) and the old laser was a pain to use for this job so they came up at the right time as the pole mount means I can just put it in place without it taking up a lot of floor space (unlike the tripod or balancing a stack of things for the old one).

*Cheaper than the bare model.

spikey57 · 30 Nov 2021 at 18:32

jpaul said:
jeez that's massive - given the investment £500 do they have a longer guarantee ... or, suck much more mobile battery

It is more the fact that the mechanical drive is quite old, and quite slow, I will keep it in the machine but not plugged in as a back up.

I wanted to have the reliability, speed advantage and now the silence.

It didn't cost me £500, it cost me £221 for the SSD. It's not a top of the range SSD, but it's still faster than the mechanical drive I had.

This was for my desktop pc and I used the larger slower drive for just my apps and data and things that aren't performance dependent like music. I have a couple of 500GB and 1TB SSD's that I use for gaming.

JamesH85 · 30 Nov 2021 at 19:02

Dunno if it's worth mentioning but QuidCo currently have a 80% cash back on a nordvpn 2 year sub that's only £58.46 for 2 years. Seems like a bargain.

randomshenans · 1 Dec 2021 at 08:11

I'm so glad I didn't pull the trigger on an air fryer for myself...

My birtdoy today and my kids got me a Philip's Air Fryer haha! I was so close as well. It was in my basket and everything. Least I have one now!

Werewolf · 1 Dec 2021 at 15:25

Received the Stadia bundle earlier, just plugged it in and it's a nice joypad to use for steam which is what I wanted

It also has a usb C cable and a charger in the box which is handy

Greebo · 1 Dec 2021 at 15:26

Werewolf said:
Received the Stadia bundle earlier, just plugged it in and it's a nice joypad to use for steam which is what I wanted

Just had mine handed over, will try it tonight. Still the best BF bargain at £19 IMO

thenewoc · 1 Dec 2021 at 15:39

My Stadia is meant to be coming tomorrow. Only got the it's going to be late email yesterday which was late in itself since it was originally scheduled for delivery on 25th Nov. but glad mine has as least been dispatched now.

Haggisman · 1 Dec 2021 at 18:28

Werewolf said:
Received the Stadia bundle earlier, just plugged it in and it's a nice joypad to use for steam which is what I wanted

This is the info I was looking for, just ordered (£20 deal is still on for anyone interested)

dlockers · 1 Dec 2021 at 18:35

thenewoc said:
My Stadia is meant to be coming tomorrow. Only got the it's going to be late email yesterday which was late in itself since it was originally scheduled for delivery on 25th Nov. but glad mine has as least been dispatched now.

Same

Still not really sure what it is for

dlockers · 1 Dec 2021 at 18:37

randomshenans said:
I'm so glad I didn't pull the trigger on an air fryer for myself...

My birtdoy today and my kids got me a Philip's Air Fryer haha! I was so close as well. It was in my basket and everything. Least I have one now!

I got told it's great for nugs when you just want a low number of nugs but clearly not enough nugs to justify being a heathen and turning the oven on. The number of nugs could be as low as 1 and as high as 6 (beyond 6 and you should use the oven)

Haggisman · 1 Dec 2021 at 18:54

dLockers said:
Same

Still not really sure what it is for

It's a chromecast, and a controller for your pc. Apparently there's some kind of streaming thing as well?

thenewoc · 1 Dec 2021 at 19:30

dLockers said:
Same

Still not really sure what it is for

The chromecast allows you to cast from certain apps like youtube, iplayer etc to the TV that the chromecast is attached to. This is the main reason I bought one as my TV is not smart anymore as the TV apps vanish after a few years when the TV model is no longer supported by the developers.

The Stadia controller I believe can be used on the PC as an alternative to an Xbox controller or with the Stadia service which there is an app you have to install on a phone. I believe you get the first month's subscription to Stadia Pro for free then it's £8.99 a month to access a range of free game titles.

Kelt · 1 Dec 2021 at 19:53

Well I treated myself this Black Friday for a change.

Got myself a 2x10 GRX gravel bike, a powerhouse of a PC, a Poco F3 smartphone and a Ninja Foodie 9-1 cooker.

Xmas has come early!

Haggisman · 1 Dec 2021 at 20:32

thenewoc said:
I believe you get the first month's subscription to Stadia Pro for free then it's £8.99 a month to access a range of free game titles.

You still need to pay full price for most games though don't you? (even with the subscription).

Out of interest, my bank is showing 2 separate £19.99 pending payments from Google play store (with different descriptions), did anyone else get this? I assume it will sort itself out once the payment is actually processed?

thenewoc · 1 Dec 2021 at 20:47

Haggisman said:
You still need to pay full price for most games though don't you? (even with the subscription).

Out of interest, my bank is showing 2 separate £19.99 pending payments from Google play store (with different descriptions), did anyone else get this? I assume it will sort itself out once the payment is actually processed?

Yes it's some free with the subscription and some others can be bought if you have a subscription.

https://stadia.google.com/games?hl=en-GB

I think if you have a Ubi subscription you can play their games through Stadia too but I think you need to have the Stadia Pro sub too.

I checked my credit card transactions earlier and definitely didn't have two charges for it.

Haggisman · 1 Dec 2021 at 20:52

Hmm, might as well have a look during the trial i guess, just wanted another controller for the PC really, and the chromecast is always a bonus

thenewoc · 1 Dec 2021 at 20:54

Haggisman said:
Hmm, might as well have a look during the trial i guess, just wanted another controller for the PC really, and the chromecast is always a bonus

If I was staying away from home for work I might take it with me if I had unlimited data.

dlockers · 1 Dec 2021 at 21:05

thenewoc said:
The chromecast allows you to cast from certain apps like youtube, iplayer etc to the TV that the chromecast is attached to. This is the main reason I bought one as my TV is not smart anymore as the TV apps vanish after a few years when the TV model is no longer supported by the developers.

The Stadia controller I believe can be used on the PC as an alternative to an Xbox controller or with the Stadia service which there is an app you have to install on a phone. I believe you get the first month's subscription to Stadia Pro for free then it's £8.99 a month to access a range of free game titles.

Much obliged! Maybe the Chromecast will solve my poor Plex streaming performance with the built in WiFi/LG App.

HoneyBadger · 1 Dec 2021 at 21:12

I bagged a new Razer Tomahawk ITX case, and a new Varta F21 Silver Dynamic AGM Car Battery: Type 115 for just over £35 delivered for both.

Puzzled · 1 Dec 2021 at 23:36

I saved a fair bit this black Friday as I forgot to checkout my basket

Bargain