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Oh my, is it that time again already? With word that retail giants like Walmart will be kicking off Black Friday by opening its doors on Thanksgiving evening this year, Apple gets the jump on its own holiday gift guide this week.
Apple has posted its annual 2012 Holiday Gift Guide on its website Tuesday, ready to arm early bird shoppers with all of its hottest tech for the upcoming season.
“Turns out, there’s more than one perfect gift,” the headline reads. “Find something special for everyone on your list. And get free shipping on everything in our gift guide.”
Needless to say, the iPad mini tops the gift guide with its $329 base price, but the web page is broken into categories for iPad, Mac, iPhone and iPod as well.
It’s not just Apple products, either — there are plenty of third-party accessories including the Apple Store exclusive Squier by Fender USB Stratocaster Guitar for $199.95 which makes us wish we knew how to play, or the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 for $299.95 we’ve chatted up on this very website many times in the past.
While the early bird may get the worm, keep in mind that Apple is likely to unleash its own Black Friday one-day shopping event the day after Thanksgiving as they’ve done every year, so some of these prices may get a little discount come next Friday, November 23. Stay tuned!
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