2014 Holiday Specials for Tech Lovers

With the 2014 Holiday shopping season well under way, retailers have been busy slashing prices on many popular technology items like tablets, laptops, cameras, smartphones, and much more. All these best selling technology products and gadgets features here are available at Amazon and can be purchased directly at their secure website.

Below you will find many of these products with special discounts for the Holiday season, but also look out for discounted prices on specific days like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This is a limited time offer from Amazon starting November 27 and ending December 1, 2014.

The Amazon Fire HD Tablet has been one of the best selling tablets in 2014, even with top tablets like the Apple iPad and other Popular Android tablets like the Samsung Galaxy in the market. One of the main reasons for the popularity of the Fire HD tablets is the competitive price factor.

For example, the Amazon Fire HD 7-inch tablet generally priced at $139, is being offered at a special price of $109. It is equipped with a quad-core 1.5 GHz processor, front and rear-facing cameras, single band Wi-Fi, comes in 8 GB or 16 GB memory storage options, and has a 8-hour battery life.

Also, the new Fire HDX tablet which is regularly priced at $199, is being offered at a special price of $179. It is equipped with a quad-core 2.2 GHz processor, front facing HD camera, dual band Wi-Fi as well as 4G capability, and comes in 8 GB or 16 GB memory storage options. The battery life is approximately 11 hours of mixed use.

Amazon has great Black Friday deals on digital and video cameras. For example, the Canon EOS Rebel T5i Digital SLR (with 18-55mm STM Lens) camera regularly priced at $849 is now available on special for $649.

The Canon EOS Rebel T5i which is the new flagship product of the Rebel line, is an 18 MP camera with a continuous shooting speed of up to 5.0 fps. It has a 3-inch LCD touch screen with Full HD Movie mode and built-in stereo microphone. It is equipped with the EyeFi wireless communication technology.

The GoPro HERO4 camera is on special as well. The GoPro HERO4 (silver) Holiday Bundle which is regularly priced around $530 is available at a discounted price of $399.99. This popular extreme action HD video camera bundle comes with the GoPro HERO4 (silver) camera, a SanDisk Extreme 32GB UHS-I/U3 Micro SDHC memory card, GoPro Headstrap Mount and Quick clip, Wasabi Power Battery (2-Pack) and Dual Charger, and the Bobber - floating hand grip.

You will also find many good deals on computers, including ultrabooks, of different brands like Toshiba, Lenovo, ASUS, Apple, Dell, HP, Acer and others.

For example, this 13-inch touch screen Acer Aspire S7-392-9890 ultrabook regularly priced at $1,600 is now available at a special price of $1,235. This Acer ultrabook is equipped with an Intel Core i7-4500U 1.8 GHz processor, 8 GB RAM, and 256 GB solid state storage. It comes installed with Windows 8 and has a 7-hour battery life.

Another ultrabook at a great discount is the Lenovo ThinkPad Helix 36984SU. This popular ultrabook is regularly priced at $2,179 and is now being offered for $1,293. It has a 11.6-inch detachable touch screen and is equipped with a 2.0 GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 8 GB RAM, and 256 GB solid state storage. It comes installed with Windows 8 Pro and has an approximate 5.6-hour battery life.

Laptops, Tablets, Ultrabooks Comparison

With rapid advancements in technology, we’re seeing faster, lighter and more efficient computing and wireless devices in the market. The influx of new and advanced computers and tablets, can leave the consumer confused in terms of what is best for their needs.

Advertizing can be deceptive and luring to the consumer leaving the consumer with a device that may not match their needs. Therefore the very first step in buying any laptop or tablet is determining the need. Once you have determined your need, you will have to decide whether a tablet, laptop or ultrabook will suit you best.

You can learn more about the difference between laptops and ultrabooks. Essentially, ultrabooks are faster, lighter and more portable compared to laptops. Also, they cost a little more than traditional laptops, so in some cases, the consumer will benefit from owning a laptop including their lower and reasonable prices. I believe that as ultrabooks become cheaper, they will ultimately replace traditional laptops. 

Tablets and laptops are quite different though, and serve a different purpose for the consumer. Tablets are much more portable than laptops or ultrabooks, and are mostly used for consumption of information. Contrary to tablets, laptops and ultrabooks are used for content creation and data processing. One of the big differences between tablets and laptops is that the latter has a physical keyboard and most tablets have a virtual keyboard. 

If you are looking for the top tablets in the market, you can visit Tablet Comparison Guide where you will find information, specifications, and video reviews of some of the best tablets. The Apple iPad was among the first tablets to be introduced in the market in 2010. However, the competition has been fierce with introduction of popular Android tablets, at much more reasonable prices. 

If you are looking for the top ultrabooks in the market, you can visit Ultrabook Comparison Guide where you will find information, specifications, and video reviews of some of the best ultrabooks in the market. In 2012, Intel introduced ultrabooks which have become popular. You can expect to see better, more efficient and more reasonably priced ultrabooks in 2013.