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Seasoned Black Friday shoppers know that the best way to save during this all-important shopping day is to plot out a course of action ahead of time. That means knowing what you want and where to get it -- at the lowest possible price, of course.

Such planning entails scouring the Black Friday ads and comparing prices and selection. To help ease the load, WalletPop has done some of the legwork for you. We've combed through the ads that have been released so far and dug up the best deals on everything from high-definition TVs and Blu-ray players to tools and sweaters.

Popular and boisterous tech blog Boy Genius Report this week ran what one of their contacts claimed to be Apple's Black Friday ad. The ad claimed that Apple would be going against tradition and offering huge cuts across the Apple lineup.

Just how big were the claimed discounts? The ad claims that Apple will offer up to 30% off of all iPods, up to 25% off of all Macs and up to 15% off of accessories, software and other Mac hardware. Needless to say, these would be big, and I mean BIG, discounts for Apple to pull out on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. If they were true, that is.

It's that time of year, ladies and gentlemen! Time to crack open your budgeting software or look at your Christmas Club account and figure out how much money you are going to spend on Black Friday!

Sure it's just a few days past Labor Day, but that doesn't mean we don't have some juicy Black Friday deal predictions for you. After all, the most famous shopping day of the year is only two months away.

I'm a Mac ... and I'm conflicted. For the past 15 years, I've barely placed my finger on a PC, either at work or at home. I've spent most of my career as a magazine editor, a profession that relies almost exclusively on Macs as its primary tool, and over time, Apple's platform has necessarily been hardwired into my brain. But over the past year, as more consumers snap up iPhones and collect endlessly clever apps, my personal relationship with this company has begun to feel abusive.Today, the rest of the world is salivating over the next-gen iPhone, which goes on sale this month. And me? I'm seething over my two-year-old MacBook's third trip since August to the emergency room.

The Daily Deal for Sunday, June 29, 2008

If you're in the market for a Mac computer, Apple is throwing a real sweet deal your way. When you purchase a Mac computer and an 8GB iPod nano or touch at the same time, you will get a full rebate of up to $299 from Apple for the iPod. This offer is good from now until September 15, or while supplies last.

This special deal is only valid for qualified "Apple Education Individuals", which basically means that you must be a student or faculty member involved in higher education. A quick look at the PDF file terms and conditions, reveals exactly who may take advantage of this special offer. The idea behind Apple's offer is a focus on education. It's a play on that old, "get 'em while they're young" marketing strategy.

In any case, a kickback of as much as $299 for purchasing that Macbook laptop and the iPod that you so desperately wanted to buy anyway, is a pretty sweet deal. Just be sure to read the full terms and conditions of this offer so you get your best advantage from it. Then, go to The Apple Store online, any Apple Retail Store, or any Apple Authorized Campus Store. The fine folks there will certainly help you to properly close the deal.