BlackBerry Computer Deals and Best Sales

Cowboom offers the used BlackBerry PlayBook 7" 16GB WiFi Tablet, model no. PRD-38548-001, for $159.99. Coupon code "Playbook20" cuts it to $129.99. With free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $50, although we saw it for $10 less last week (since expired). Sales tax is added where applicable. This 0.4"-thick tablet weighs 14.4 oz. and features a 1GHz dual-core processor, 7" 1024x600 touchscreen LCD, 16GB of internal memory, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 3-megapixel 1080p front-facing camera, 5-megapixel 1080p rear camera, support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1, BlackBerry Tablet OS, GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, digital compass, and micro USB and HDMI ports.

No warranty information is provided; this item may be missing parts and/or have dents and scratches.

After months of speculation, Apple has officially announced its third-generation iPad, but the real story in Wednesday's announcement was actually the iPad 2. At $399, it's the most discounted and aggressively-priced iPad ever. But this is just the beginning of what's to come, as retailers and tablet manufacturers will assuredly need to respond to Apple's price cut. So how cheap could the iPad 2 get? And how will it affect Android pricing?

Here at dealnews, we're not about to resolve the great debate between Apple iPad loyalists and those who love the Android tablet platform. We'd rather see everyone get on the same side of a battle: fighting high prices. We've searched high and low for five great tablet deals, so flex those touchscreen muscles and let's get started with the bargain hunting.

Interested in jumping on the tablet bandwagon? Check out our roundup of the best Cyber Monday tablet deals we've seen so far. We've found four Editors' Choice deals as well as one all-time low tablet. Get a BlackBerry Playbook that's dropped $49 since last week, a Barnes & Noble NOOK tablet with a $25 credit, and more.