Best Buy Wish List: Computers. Pretty, pretty computers.

by | Dec 27, 2010 | Holiday Tech Gifts | 479 comments

Best Buy Wish List: Computers. Pretty, pretty computers.

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Best Buy Wish List is a sponsored series in which we feature the
things we’re coveting at Best Buy–and then give away gift cards so you can buy them yourself.  Whee!

Computers are pretty important gadgets to us bloggers. Imagine that. It’s a sickness really–our computers get to be a few years (or months) old and suddenly we’re saying ooh…lookie what else is out there.

Best Buy really does have an amazing selection. We sheepishly admit, we didn’t even realize until recently that they carried Apple products. It’s pretty sweet to have so many options from so many brands in one place so we can compare them, along with those clever Blue Shirt folks who can help us make the decision easier.

So, say the magic tech fairy were to wave her wand and grand our every computer wish. Here’s a few things that would top the list:

iMac

Holy moly, the iMac is back. Want! Want! We’d go for this big ol’ 27″ monitor, all things being equal, but hey, we’d settle for the 21″ one too. We’re not greedy.

Dell Studio Laptop

The Dell Studio Laptop is as pretty as it is thin (only one inch – wow), and the HD screen is easy on the eyes. Since both of Kristen’s laptops are dying as we speak, she needs this badly!

Acme Made Trixy Laptop Bag

Of course we can’t wish for a new laptop without wishing for a new laptop bag–or maybe that’s just our inner bag addicts talking. This Trixy Laptop Case from Acme Made is cute and comes in several stylish colors, and it doesn’t look laptop-y at all. (Is that a word?)

The way we see it, one of the smart things about nabbing a computer at Best Buy is that you automatically get six months of Geek Squad’s Ask An Agent service totally free. That means no bugging your techie friends or hitting up your friendly neighborhood IT guy for advice at the school potluck.

Plus, if you purchase a Geek Squad Black Tie Protection plan (always, always get a protection plan with any computer) by January 1, you’ll get an extra month free. Because really, a cool computer is only as smart as the owner who knows how to use it. –Kristen + Liz

Order anything on Best Buy today, 12/27, and receive free shipping in support of the After Christmas Sales event!

Also, follow Best Buy on Twitter and like the Best Buy Facebook fan page
for plenty more great deals, events and updates. Like getting free phone and
online advice from the Geek Squad through New Year’s.

EXTRA EXTRA COOL: WIN IT! Turn your wish list into a reality, mamas, because we’re giving away the final two $500 gift cards to Best Buy!
WHOO!

[see details after the jump]

Congratulations to our two lucky winners who both will receive $500 gift cards to Best Buy: Danai R. and Karen M.


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  2. Melissa on December 27, 2010 at 12:52 pm

    MacBook all the way!!!!! We love our Mac mini, but we fight over it too much so we NEED another Mac!!!!

  5. niki on December 27, 2010 at 12:58 pm

    would love to win one of these!

  8. hasenpfeffer on December 27, 2010 at 1:00 pm

    Uh. Oh. — Our Mac is just about to retire and we really, really would like to get a new IMac with a 27″ monitor, of course! Good luck to us. 😀

  9. Mary on December 27, 2010 at 1:06 pm

    A tablet PC would be awesome, and it would keep the kid occupied on long car trips. http://bit.ly/fTg8kp

  13. magpie on December 27, 2010 at 1:16 pm

    Oh, pick me! I need a new double oven 30″ range. Computer stuff, I’ve got. I really need a new stove. 🙂

  15. Megalina on December 27, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    I’d get a new Mac for sure! Ours is dying and it’s definitely time!

  17. Bob on December 27, 2010 at 1:19 pm

    Definitely put this down towards a Macbook.

  26. Christina on December 27, 2010 at 1:30 pm

    I would love an iMac!

  27. Amanda on December 27, 2010 at 1:34 pm

    I would for sure grab the big Mac daddy desk top to replace our current dying one!

  29. Robin on December 27, 2010 at 1:37 pm

    I want an iPad sook badly!

  30. RachelJ on December 27, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    I’d spend the money on a netbook for my daughter—not exactly a dream computer, but it would be to her.

  35. Kristen W. on December 27, 2010 at 2:02 pm

    a new flat-screen TV!

  38. Sarah Howard on December 27, 2010 at 2:05 pm

    I will take one iMac, thankyouverymuch.

  39. Kelley Seymour on December 27, 2010 at 2:05 pm

    After spending a large(unexpected) amt of money to fix our car, and spending the rest to make sure my 4 boys had a great Christmas, it would be great for me to get to spend a little on myself!!! That is something I never do! I would love to have an ipad but would NEVER spend that money on myself unless I won it! A girl can dream, right?

  41. Kellie on December 27, 2010 at 2:10 pm

    A Dell lap top. URL listed above.

  47. Michele on December 27, 2010 at 2:29 pm

    I would LOVE a MacBook Air. It’s perfect for taking with me and searching my favorite sites! http://bit.ly/hmZLik

  49. Amy Johns on December 27, 2010 at 2:32 pm

    I would love an HP All in One Touchsmart computer for me and my kids. I think it would be a great family computer.

  59. Meredith Hertzler on December 27, 2010 at 3:28 pm

    I’d get one of those touch screen desktops for a family computer. I don’t want to share my Powerbook with the kids.

  61. Meghan on December 27, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    Thats a tough one. I REALLY want to switch to a mac but I also REALLY like the Blue Label laptops. That stream wireless to your TV. Back lit keyboards aw yes. My Dell is on it’s last leg. I’ll be buying a computer for sure this year.

  70. Tracey G. on December 27, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    I think I would shed a tear of joy each time I looked at that new 27″ inch iMac monitor on my desk!

  78. ste on December 27, 2010 at 4:57 pm

    I’d either get a Mac Mini (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Apple%26%23174;+-+Mac+mini+/+Intel%26%23174;+Core%26%23153;2+Duo+Processor+/+2GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive/9952305.p?id=1218200370733&skuId=9952305&st=mac%20mini&cp=1&lp=1) or if I were truly to get my DREAM computer, I’d get a MacBook (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Apple%26%23174;+-+MacBook%26%23174;+Air+/+Intel%26%23174;+Core%26%23153;2+Duo+Processor+/+11.6%22+Display+/+2GB+Memory+/+64GB+Flash+Storage+-+Aluminum/1534115.p?id=1218267719422&skuId=1534115). I love Macs.

  84. Mary F. Graetzer on December 27, 2010 at 12:54 pm

    no question, but that I’d use it on a MacBook Pro……my desktop Mac, a G5, which seemed so advanced when I bought it is hopelessly out of date……….I drool over these all the time.

  86. Jennifer on December 27, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    I would get an iPad!

  89. Ashley on December 27, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    I would buy a new laptop for my husband’s b-day! (then I could keep the one I alreday bought him for myself!!) 🙂

  91. Teddy Gwyn on December 27, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    We’d love the 27″ iMac in our house!!!

  93. Anissa on December 27, 2010 at 7:12 pm

    I need a new netbook, though not sure which one…

  100. Helena R. on December 27, 2010 at 3:33 pm

    New iMac! That’s an awesome computer but I can’t afford it, LoL

    f00girl[at]hotmail[dot]com

  102. Jenny M on December 27, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    I have a MacBook, but my hubby is a diehard PC user, so I’d get a Sony laptop to replace our old one.

  104. Christie W on December 27, 2010 at 9:28 pm

    Oh this is an easy one! I’ve been drooling over this MacBook pro. Literally My husband has to drag me out of best buy that’s how many times I’ve looked at it. I’m surprised the people who work there haven’t given me a towel to wipe up the drool 🙂 But if I won I’d put it towards the 17″, 4GB, 500GH Hard drive model…

    How your turn to drool…

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Apple%26%23174%3B+-+MacBook%26%23174%3B+Pro+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i5+Processor+/+17%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+500GB+Hard+Drive+-+Aluminum/9911584.p?id=1218193867793&skuId=9911584

  108. Debi (Truthful Mommy)Cruz-Beck on December 27, 2010 at 9:58 pm

    MacBookPro would be my dream computer right now!I have a Giant Mac but I need one for on the go blogging:)Love my Mac products!!

  109. Maggie Storm on December 27, 2010 at 5:00 pm

    Oh hands down, I’d get the iPad. I have a MACbook Pro and a PC laptop, but I need an iPad to share my portfolio to clients. So that’s what my dream computer equipment is.

  126. Julie Joyce on December 27, 2010 at 10:30 pm

    So, about 2 years ago, we became a Mac family and we haven’t looked back – well, for the most part. My one complaint is not with Apple itself, but with our other devices that refuse to come up with drivers for MAC/OS – I don’t get it, but it happens! For this reason, I’ve been considering buying a PC just so we have the option. Yes, this is probably a bit much, but hey – if I had a free $500 to spend on this http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+AMD+Phenom%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+17.3%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+500GB+Hard+Drive+-+Helios+Gray/1261624.p?id=1218244144048&skuId=1261624 why not? Plus, it would save my husband and I from fighting over the computer – he could take the PC of course!

  140. Kami P on December 27, 2010 at 11:01 pm

    A computer for the kids to do homework on so I can use mine when I need it.

  143. Lina on December 27, 2010 at 11:04 pm

    I really need a new laptop- my 6 year old keeps crashing on me. I’m a Dell fan and need lots of good working memory!

  144. Zmama on December 27, 2010 at 11:04 pm

    Love macs! I need an iPad !

  145. Elain Ponce De Leon on December 27, 2010 at 11:05 pm

    I’m still wanting to buy my hard-working warrior of a hubby an iPad and this would definitely allow for that to happen! Thanks for the opportunity.

  150. Camtu Jacobson on December 27, 2010 at 11:17 pm

    Please please pleeeeeeez pick me! I would love an iPad!!!

  182. Larry P. on December 27, 2010 at 10:57 pm

    I’m big into movies and this laptop is run by the powerful i7, bluray/3D ready, and HDMI out!! All with a 1T HD to store my digital media on!

  185. Katie G. on December 28, 2010 at 12:07 am

    I would love, love, LOVE to get one of these! Apple MacBook Pro!
    A $500 g/c would put a nice dent in the price!!

  186. Kristen on December 28, 2010 at 1:37 am

    Sony Vaio, just looking for something fun and cute at this point. I have a high performance one for everything else.

  200. Kelly Z on December 28, 2010 at 9:07 am

    I’d love to put it towards a new imac or laptop. My current imac is getting towards the end of its lifespan. My hubby needs a new laptop, too, and we’re also looking at buying a flat screen TV (finally) and blu ray player. SO many electronics, so little time (and money)

  235. Nava on December 28, 2010 at 3:49 pm

    I’m in lala land here..deciding what to pick if I won..a new MacBook Pro would actually make my life as a graphic designer easier. Seriously. My computer is about 6 yrs old (yeah, I know!) and I can’t run more than one graphics programs at once due to RAM limitations (its been upgraded to its max sadly). I’m currently drooling over the 13″ (I didn’t want to get greedy over the larger displays): http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Apple%26%23174%3B+-+MacBook%26%23174%3B+Pro+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B2+Duo+Processor+/+13.3%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+250GB+Hard+Drive+-+Aluminum/9911593.p?id=1218193867751&skuId=9911593 (pardon any typos from my drool-stuck keys).

  240. Margaret Smith on December 28, 2010 at 4:53 pm

    I’d love to get the Dell – Inspiron Laptop / Intel® Core™ i3 Processor / 15.6″ Display / 4GB Memory / 500GB Hard Drive – Mars Black
    Model: I15R-1835MRB | SKU: 1287221

    Here’s the link (to drool over):
    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i3+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+500GB+Hard+Drive+-+Mars+Black/1287221.p?id=1218247185331&skuId=1287221&st=dell laptop&contract_desc=null

    Thanks so much.
    rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com

  263. Gordon Weiss on December 28, 2010 at 9:56 pm

    Toshiba has never let me donwhttp://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Pentium%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Helios+Black/1271351.p?id=1218245811462&skuId=1271351

  305. Amy on December 29, 2010 at 2:32 pm

    Oh I’ve got my eye on this gorgeous little thing: http://bit.ly/fp7fR7
    Mac love!

  310. Victor on December 29, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    would love to buy this Toshiba netbook, it’s top of the line! http://bit.ly/gavWJJ

  314. Mary Peyton on December 29, 2010 at 3:03 pm

    Ok – I’d have to get iphones so my husband would stop calling me and asking me to google stuff for him! http://bit.ly/hiyjEl

  317. heidi on December 29, 2010 at 3:11 pm

    Oh!! I need a netbook. Our big computer is upstairs and having a smaller one would make internetting MUCH easier!

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Mini+Netbook+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Atom%26%23153%3B+Processor+/+10.1%22+Display+/+1GB+Memory+/+250GB+Hard+Drive+-+Obsidian+Black/1063166.p?id=1218215939305&skuId=1063166

    I would also love a new camera. Canon DSLR? Yep, I’d love one.

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Canon+-+EOS+Rebel+T2i+18.0-Megapixel+Digital+SLR+Camera+-+Black/9778635.p?id=1218171770784&skuId=9778635&st=canon dslr&contract_desc=null

  326. sec623 on December 29, 2010 at 4:21 pm

    I would love, love, LOVE to have the Dell Laptop http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Studio+Laptop+with+Intel&%23174%3B+Core&%23153%3B+i5+Processor+-+S15Z-2249CPN/9999140800050013.p?id=pcmprd140800050013&skuId=9999140800050013
    for my classroom! Right now, I have 27 students, and only 2 computers for them to use. One of those computers is being used so that I can also use the projector and document camera for lessons. With a nice, new, shiny Dell Laptop, I could give them back one of their computers, and I could get rid of the gazillion cords that are running across the floor of my classroom because of the desktop computer hooked up to the projector/doc cam! Thanks CoolMomPicks for a great giveaway!!!!

  338. Stacy on December 29, 2010 at 6:48 pm

    I didn’t know Best Buy sold Mac’s! I would love this one: http://bit.ly/d3TsrS
    nrdunningATgmailDOTcom

  345. SCMama on December 29, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    Daddy uses the Mac Mini and Baby has commandeered Mama’s Ipad! How else am I going to read coolmompicks.com every night??!!

  357. squorkymama on December 29, 2010 at 10:05 pm

    The Mac mini: http://tinyurl.com/2epynry

    My husband is using my ooooold iBook, and another MacBook isn’t in the budget, so the mini is top of our list right now, geek-wise.

  370. Danika Carter on December 30, 2010 at 12:22 am

    I’d get this Samsung monitor so I can quit scrunching down to see the screen on my laptop http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsung+-+23%22+Widescreen+Flat-Panel+LCD+Monitor+-+Glossy+Black/9777593.p?id=1218171770452&skuId=9777593&st=9771832,%209777593_&cp=1&lp=2

    or I’d get an Ipad. I’ve been drooling over them since I first saw them and there’s no way I’d be able to afford one on my own

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Apple%26%23174;+-+iPad%26%23153;+with+Wi-Fi+-+32GB/9811406.p?id=1218178659533&skuId=9811406

  376. Colette on December 30, 2010 at 1:47 am

    http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=7956599&pid=1153336298633&catId=abcat0404000&ev=prodView

    I would need at 4 or 5 of these memory cards for the cameras that we keep filling up too quickly. Then I can’t leave a link to the cool cables and cords as I haven’t a clue which they are. But my husband has been talking about our receiver not linking to the tv and stereo properly and he would live to be able to tackle this project. He also always wants external hard drives, he always looks at them when we go to best buy.

  381. Lanae on December 30, 2010 at 12:58 am

    I want an iPad! http://bit.ly/gjl9I5…and I never win anything. Hope my odds are good tonight!

  397. Karin H. on December 30, 2010 at 1:35 pm

    I would get an iPad to help me be more organized as a wife, a mom (times 3) and a full time student.

  431. Nina on December 31, 2010 at 3:42 am

    I would get the
    HP – Laptop / AMD Turion™ II Processor

    New! HP – Laptop / AMD Turion™ II Processor / 15.6″ Display / 4GB Memory / 320GB Hard Drive – Biscotti

  438. Nancy Sloan on December 31, 2010 at 10:53 am

    The one I would love is this Apple® – iPad™ with Wi-Fi + 3G – 64GB
    Model: MC497LL/A | SKU: 9811319
    9.7″ widescreen display; 3G technology and 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi; Bluetooth; iBooks support; measures just 0.6″ thin and weighs only 1.6 lbs.

  464. brian e. on December 31, 2010 at 10:07 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway…I would use it towards buying an Apple – MacBook® Pro / Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor / 13.3″ Display / 4GB Memory / 320GB Hard Drive: http://goo.gl/dV5pc

    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com