Do we have a Black Friday 2018 Deals thread

Minusorange · 23 Nov 2018 at 23:35

Destination said:
On BT
Do you configure per device, or per hub?
Do you open sessions, or set it in windows, and forget?

Per device, has its own installer and very light resource using program with plenty options to tweak in settings if you just want it to automatically connect with kill switch enabled

Greebo · 23 Nov 2018 at 23:43

Althought consider buying a better router where you can set up the VPN on the router and everything connected to the router will go through it. Handy for certain items where you cant install the VPN software.

Puzzled · 24 Nov 2018 at 00:18

Greebo said:
Lenovo Explorer Windows Mixed Reality VR Headset and Wireless Motion Controllers for £109.99 is my best deal so far.
Worth having a dabble in VR for that price I think. Pretty sure I would get my money back if i got bored or didnt like it.

Good timing on that, code didn't last long for the extra discount.

I'm still holding out for a better PSVR deal, in no rush and stock seems to be hampering bundle prices.

Greebo · 24 Nov 2018 at 00:23

MonkeyMan said:
Good timing on that, code didn't last long for the extra discount.

I'm still holding out for a better PSVR deal, in no rush and stock seems to be hampering bundle prices.

I would have been tempted with the far superior Samsung Odyssey+ for £300 if Samsung wasn't doing it for US customers only for BF. Still full price £549 in the uk

Andy321 · 24 Nov 2018 at 00:28

Picked up an ACER Predator X34P for £649.99. I'm happy with that as I was interested in getting one anyway.

5punk3monk3y · 24 Nov 2018 at 00:53

So far bought this lot

Henry hoover for the missus for crimbo (I have no idea why she wants one so bad) £99
Toshiba 49" 4k TV for the bedroom (vestel set) £269
A pair of mid life crisis air Jordans for me £48
Various Amazon stocking fillers £30
27" ultrawide monitor £117

That's the last of the crimbo gifts sorted.

Minusorange · 24 Nov 2018 at 00:56

Spent way way too much on music plugins and synths

chaparral · 24 Nov 2018 at 03:20

I Just seem the xbox game pass is going for £47.99 for 12 months

Looks like it normally cost £95.98

Illusion · 24 Nov 2018 at 08:49

Destination said:
On BT
Do you configure per device, or per hub?
Do you open sessions, or set it in windows, and forget?

If you had a router that supports OpenVPN certificates you could set it up once and have all devices routed across it but I very much doubt the BT Hub supports it. The GUI for Windows/Mac is easy to use though

freddie64 · 24 Nov 2018 at 09:04

Was hoping the Logitech G153 would have been reduced so sadly had to go elsewhere.

Got this for £99.99

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Logitech G513 Carbon RGB Mechanical USB Gaming Keyboard Linear Switch UK Layout (920-008855)= £139.99
1 x Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Tunable Gaming Mouse (910-004618)= £59.99

Total: £208.68 (includes shipping: £8.70)

Can't grumble at a free mouse and a price reduction to boot.

For some reason the keyboard on its own was reduced to £115

Destination · 24 Nov 2018 at 09:06

Illusion said:
If you had a router that supports OpenVPN certificates you could set it up once and have all devices routed across it but I very much doubt the BT Hub supports it. The GUI for Windows/Mac is easy to use though

Thanks, i went for it in the end, through quidco also, so should get some back hopefully.

SexyGreyFox · 24 Nov 2018 at 10:51

[USER=77857]@simpletom[/USER] said:
Count me in as well.
You know your stuff, so I'll stalk your purchase.

I ended up getting the Behringer 1202FX.
It wasn't in a sale but the shop owed me £25 so I got it for £38.
I need it to get 2 synths, guitar and mandolin to go to 2x powered Mackie SRM450s.

Psycho Sonny · 24 Nov 2018 at 10:58

Raggs said:
bit of damp squib on the tv front the 65 inch set i was looking at has gone up 30 quid today

tv deals were crap unless you were in the market for an OLED

i wanted the XF90 preferably the 65 inch and it didn't move in price in fact i could have gotten a better deal 2 weeks ago from sony direct.

49 inch - £900
55 inch - £1000
65 inch - £1500
75 inch - £2500

made sense to go for the 55 inch so I did. if the 75 inch had come to £2000 I would have went for it. Needed the 65 inch to be less than £1400 for it to be worthwhile. 55 inch it is. which isn't small but I would have liked the 65 inch.

black friday isn't any good unless you want something like an amazon tablet or smart home overpriced bulbs.

chaparral · 24 Nov 2018 at 12:08

Psycho Sonny said:
tv deals were crap unless you were in the market for an OLED

Guessing that because OLED TV's RRP is so over priced to start with they can easily knock £500 to £1000 off them and still make a good profit...

Psycho Sonny · 24 Nov 2018 at 12:20

chaparral said:
Guessing that because OLED TV's RRP is so over priced to start with they can easily knock £500 to £1000 off them and still make a good profit...

no they can't OLED is a far more expensive technology. they also only have 1 factory where they are manufactured. whereas LCD's are produced in hundreds of factories. second OLED factory comes online in circa 2020 so we have a long time to wait before they will become much cheaper

Raggs · 24 Nov 2018 at 12:22

TV manufactures take the **** XF90 65 inch was £2400 at launch now it's £1550 6 month later never buy a tv in the first half of the year (unless it's a January sale) you'll get stung by the inflated rrp.

Psycho Sonny · 24 Nov 2018 at 12:27

Raggs said:
TV manufactures take the **** XF90 65 inch was £2400 at launch now it's £1550 6 month later never buy a tv in the first half of the year (unless it's a January sale) you'll get stung by the inflated rrp.

you wot m8?

how much did ryzen cost at launch or intel cpu at launch compared to 6 months or 12 months later?

technology 99% of the time gets cheaper with time. it's amazing you don't understand this basic concept.

Raggs · 24 Nov 2018 at 12:35

Psycho Sonny said:
you wot m8?

how much did ryzen cost at launch or intel cpu at launch compared to 6 months or 12 months later?

technology 99% of the time gets cheaper with time. it's amazing you don't understand this basic concept.

eh if i didn't understand the concept i would have bought a tv in April and not now

newbiejim · 24 Nov 2018 at 12:54

Psycho Sonny said:
tv deals were crap unless you were in the market for an OLED

i wanted the XF90 preferably the 65 inch and it didn't move in price in fact i could have gotten a better deal 2 weeks ago from sony direct.

49 inch - £900
55 inch - £1000
65 inch - £1500
75 inch - £2500

made sense to go for the 55 inch so I did. if the 75 inch had come to £2000 I would have went for it. Needed the 65 inch to be less than £1400 for it to be worthwhile. 55 inch it is. which isn't small but I would have liked the 65 inch.

black friday isn't any good unless you want something like an amazon tablet or smart home overpriced bulbs.

Pretty sure I saw a flyer for Costco on hukd saying the 65 in is going to be costco online only from 26th for £1360 ish

Edit: https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sony-65xf9005bu-131998-costco-instore-3112066

chaparral · 24 Nov 2018 at 12:54

Psycho Sonny said:
no they can't OLED is a far more expensive technology. they also only have 1 factory where they are manufactured. whereas LCD's are produced in hundreds of factories. second OLED factory comes online in circa 2020 so we have a long time to wait before they will become much cheaper

You say that but

Sony 65AF9 was £3999 on release and about 4 weeks later it everywhere in sales for £3499 and a lot of people are getting it for £3299 and below by price matching
I myself paid £3135 about 3 weeks ago for mine..