Cyber Monday is here a day early this year with Staples, so we’ve dug in deep to pull out some of the hottest deals. With free shipping on all orders with no minimum and with Staples bringing some hot deals in mobile tech, these deals should be a no-brainer to fill out some of your business needs.
We’ve hand picked some of the best deals below, but don’t take our word for it—check out the complete list of Cyber Monday deals at Staples. Just don’t forget that despite the name, all of these deals are available today. While you’re at it, be sure to enter Mario Armstrong’s tech’d out sweeps for a chance to win a $2,300 tech makeover. First, a killer laptop at a killer price.
Insane Laptop Special: HP Pavilion dm3 13″ – $329
After crushing it with some great laptop deals on Black Friday, HP is at it again on Cyber (Sunday +) Monday at Staples. Today we’ve got a ridiculously good deal on an amazingly mobile number, the HP Pavilion dm3 13″ for $329. If you don’t know about the Pavilion dm line, then you don’t know your portable tech. Despite the low, low price these are no underpowered netbooks. The dm3-3112nr carries dual-core pentium tech, 4Gb of RAM, and a 320 GB hard drive. Excited yet? You should be, this is no slouch that will leave you pining for some aftermarket upgrades—the dm3 comes with everything you need to start working right away.
An LED display with HP’s BrightView tech will be perfect for sharing your laptop’s display on the couch or plane for a quick movie while on the go, Wireless N means the fastest in WiFi connectivity, and a real killer feature in a notebook of this class: a backlit keyboard for working in the dark.
The TrueVision webcam is going to make you look like a star when chatting with clients over an HD Skype call, a media reader makes for easy integration into your mobile lifestyle, and while the 6-cell battery probably won’t last the full 7 hours HP claims, it should be more than enough for 5 full hours working on WiFi and doing some light web browsing. Expect no less than 4 to 4.5 full hours watching HD videos on this machine.
This is the lowest price you’re going to find on a lightweight but not lightly powered 13″, one inch thick, under 4 lbs laptop this holiday season, so don’t hesitate to grab the HP Pavilion dm3 from Staples.
Livescribe Smartpen – $99
If you read Justin Alcon’s review of the Livescribe Echo smartpen and wanted one but balked at the $179 price tag on the top-of-the-line 8GB model, then this deal with blow you away—Staples is selling this monster of a smartpen for only $99 (no rebates attached!).
At this price for a Livescribe with 8GB, don’t hesitate to pick up a handful for your office, as this price is a steal for smartpen technology and you won’t see a deal like this again anytime soon. I’m sure that some of you have spent $100 on just a pen before, so to get something with not just replaceable ink catridges but also live recordings of your handwriting and audio of your meetings.
Deals like this don’t come around often and if your office is looking to adopt smartpen tech you can either get a high end 8GB Livescribe model today or grab an entry-level pen for the same price next week.
Can’t Miss these iBeats: $99 w/ $20 Gift Card
Fans of Dre’s series of Beats headphones know that these babies don’t go on sale often. In fact, they haven’t gone on sale at Staples but you are getting the next best thing: a $20 gift card from Staples with the purchase.
The iBeats are the only model that you can justify to your boss since they double as a headset with a built-in mic. If you want to blast some tunes while still able to take a call this holiday season, you absolutely can’t go wrong with this rare deal on Dre’s iBeats.
And if these aren’t exactly your cup of tea, don’t fret. Dre’s Solo headphones (over-the-ear style rather than the in-ear iBeats) have a gift card with purchase too. So take a look at the Solos and then make the decision about what works best for your mobile lifestyle.
STAPLES LINK: Buy Black iBeats for $99 (also in Chrome)
Back it Up—750 gigs for $64
We’re not here to beat you over the head like a broken record, but this bears repeating. Your entire business could be at risk if you’re not regularly backing up not just some but ALL of your data.
The ideal backup drive needs to be larger than your laptop’s hard drive. So for users with a 250, 320 or even 500 GB drive in their notebooks, this Canvio 3.0 plus drive with 750 GB of storage will more than cover your space needs for years to come.
You also need connectivity options that are future proof. This portable drive packs a USB 3.0 port, so when you finally get around to upgrading that dusty laptop you’ll be able to experience the fastest in transfer speeds.
Finally, you don’t want to get soaked on price. At $64 this Toshiba external drive is cheaper than most internal drives of the same size, so it’s really a no brainer—head on over to Staples.com and grab one now. Your data will thank you.
Put a Projector in your Pocket for $349
Pocket projectors (sometimes also called ‘nano’ or ‘pico’ projectors) are going to take over the business world in the coming years. As we increasingly do work on the go, we’re realizing that we don’t always have access to a conference room with a projector. Working in a client’s home? You can’t exactly expect them to look over your shoulder at a Power Point presentation on your laptop.
A projector that you can take anywhere has a ton of uses, but if you want to buy one that’ll last you need connectivity options. With WiFi, bluetooth, internal storage and a MicroSD slot, this pocket projector is almost as perfect as it’s price: $100 off for only $349 at Staples for Cyber Monday.
We’ve got our hands on one of these babies, so stay tuned—we’ve got a full review coming tomorrow of the hottest and most connected pocket projector on the market.