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HWZ Deal Alert (Pre-Black Friday Edition): 24th November 2015

By Marcus Wong - 24 Nov 2015

HWZ Deal Alert (Pre-Black Friday Edition): 24th November 2015

Got deal, got talk! GDGT! =)

Are you as excited for Black Friday week as we are? This is the traditionally the time of year when the best deals and bargains can be had from retailers in the U.S., but recent years have seen retailers move sales online too, so the rest of us can get in on the action. From established marketplaces like Amazon, Newegg, Lazada, Qoo10, and Taobao for hardware to the various app stores from Amazon, Apple, Google, and smaller developers for software, the HWZ team has got you covered as far as great deals go. 

Here's some of the deals that have caught our eyes at the moment:
 

1.) Suunto Core Sahara

 

Yes, the buzz this year has all been about smartwatches, but if you’re big on outdoor sports like mountaineering and would like a watch that’s just pretty smart, check out the Suunto Core Sahara on Lazada. It packs an altimeter, a barometer and a compass with weather information giving you all the information you to tackle the great outdoors. The yellow color version is now going for just S$209.00, some 60% off the usual price of S$559.00. While you’re at Lazada, why not look into setting up a ShopBack account too? A little cash back never hurt anyone…

 

2.) Shoppy Drone Quadcopter with Camera

 

Also from Lazada, is the Shoppy Drone Quadcopter with Camera. This has a built-in 4-axis gyroscope for stable flight, LED lights for flights at night, a control range of 300m to 500m, and of course, a 2MP camera for bird’s eye view videos. It’s going for S$119 on Lazada, 60% off the retail price of S$299, and some $10 cheaper than what Shoppy is asking for.

 

3.) Nikon D3200 24.2MP DSLR Camera with 18-55mm and 55-200mm NIKKOR VR II Lenses

 

Photography fans may be keen to check out this bundle on Adorama. For just US$396.95, you get the 24.2MP Nikon D3200 APS-C DSLR camera, the 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Lens VR II, and the 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Lens VR II. That’s an instant savings of US$480 from the list price of US$876.95, and it basically gives you a full kit to start taking photos with, covering you from 18mm all the way down to 200mm. Definitely worth considering, but do note that this only applies to the Black version.

 

4.) Canon VIXIA HF R60 Camcorder

Also on Adorama, is the Canon VIXIA HF R60 Camcorder. This compact camcorder boasts a 57X Advanced zoom (32.5-1853mm) with SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer for stable video even at the extreme zoom ranges. It does full 1080p recording at 60 frames per second, and comes with an 8GB internal Flash Drive that you can expand on with SD cards. It’s going for US$249.00, a $150 savings from the regular price of US$399.00.

 

5.) Nikon D750 24.3MP full-frame camera with Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G ED VR lens

If you’re looking for a more advanced camera bundle, swing over to B&H Photo and pick up the Nikon D750 DSLR Camera with 24-120mm Lens. This 24.3MP full-frame camera features a tilting 3.2-inch LCD monitor and the ability to record uncompressed video to an external recorder. We really liked this camera last year, and now it comes with a SanDisk 16GB Extreme UHS-I U3 SDHC Memory Card (Class 10), spare Watson EN-EL15 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (7.0V, 2000mAh), and a Ruggard Commando 36 DSLR Shoulder Bag. All for US$2,396.50, which is a $1000 savings from the original price of US$3,396.95.

 

6.) Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR Camera with 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 STM Lens

Also on B&H Photo, is this Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR Camera. This highly capable camera has 65 cross-type Phase Detect autofocus points, and does an incredible 10 frames per second continuous shooting even at full resolution. It comes with the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens, and is going for US$1,649.00, a savings of $500 from list. You may remember we put it against the Samsung NX1 earlier this year, and we were definitely wowed by the continuous shooting rate then.

 

7.) ASUS Google Nexus 7 Android tablet (Wi-Fi version)

Meanwhile, Newegg has the ASUS Google Nexus 7 Android tablet (2013 Wi-Fi version) for US$129.00, a $100.99 savings off the list of US$229.99. That’s a great price for this tablet that features a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Quad-Core processor, 7-inch WUXGA (1920x1200) IPS touchscreen, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of flash storage, and runs on Android 5.0. You can read all about this older tablet and how it fared when we reviewed it.

 

8.) SanDisk Ultra II 2.5-inch 480GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive

Newegg also has the SanDisk Ultra II 2.5" 480GB SATA 6Gbps Internal Solid State Drive for US$109.99, $60 off the retail price of US$169.99. This has free shipping within the U.S. so you can consolidate orders at your freight forwarder (don't forget to factor shipping cost) if you’re picking it up. Otherwise, you can get the same drive for S$156.99 from Newegg Singapore, but you’ll have to add S$26.96 for shipping, bringing the total to S$183.95, which is still cheaper than the local RRP by about $215.

So what are you waiting for? Buy, buy, buy, mai tu liao (translation: don’t wait any longer) #BBBMTL!

Editor's note and disclaimer: The deals are not an endorsement or recommendation of the product from the editorial team. Instead, the listed items present themselves as a good deal based on the novelty factor and how much of a discount it is being offered from standard retail pricing at the time of publishing. Please note that we are not responsible in any way if you're unable to secure the listed offer due to errors on our part or should the offers expire by the time you've checked them.

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