8 best Cyber Monday tech deals

Black Friday has passed, but the discounts aren’t over. Cyber Monday promises steals and deals for gadget lovers, from tablets and laptops to accessories and extras. Here’s a few of our favorites.

1. Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch GlowLight: $49

Amazon may sell more e-readers, but the latest from Barnes & Noble has been widely praised for hitting all the right points. It’s a good size, the battery lasts forever, and the screen is readable both day and night. And at $49, down from the usual $79, it’s a wonderful buy.

2. Google Nexus 7: $199

The Nexus 7 is one of the best tablets on the market. It’s packed with power, and features a pure installation of the Android operating system straight from Google, without the unremovable, unwanted bloatware that crowds most other tablets. Staples is selling it for $30 off.

3. Toshiba S55D-A5383 15-inch Laptop: $399.99

While tablets are powerful and portable, laptops and desktops are still essential tools for most folks. Staples has an assortment of Toshiba laptops discounted as much as $200, including the A5383, which features a quad-core AMD processor, 8GB of memory, and a 750GB hard disk.

4. Motorola Moto X: $0.01

A penny won’t buy much these days, but this Cyber Monday it’ll get you one of the most buzzed about smartphones around: The Moto X. Amazon is selling this phone for just one red cent, when purchased with a service agreement. Skip the plan and you’ll pay $599.99 instead.

5. Samsung UN46EH5000: $478

You’ll save nearly $500 buying the latest TV tech from Walmart, and the company throws in free shipping on orders over $35. The UN46EH5000 is a 1080p, LED TV that usually sells for almost $1,000. It’s a bargain at this price.

6. $100 iTunes gift card: $79.88

Best Buy is offering a $15 discount on an iTunes gift card -- a reasonable enough savings. But you can save even more if you swing by Sams Club, which offers members four $25 gift cards for just $79.88.

7. Fujifilm FinePix S4530: $119

Smartphones are eating into the digital camera market, but that hardly means the end for cameras. If you want luscious pictures of an event that you’ll remember for a lifetime, turn to the big lens and high-quality image processing power of a real camera, like the FinePix S4530 -- $210 off at Best Buy.

8. Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini: Free

Want a new smartphone? It’s hard to beat free. That’s what Sprint is offering for the new Galaxy S4 Mini, a compact version of the ultra-popular phone that carries all the same features as its big brother.