Gadget Review Daily Deals: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook $1,099, XCOM Enemy Unknown $17.50, Five Dollar Flash Drive

The well reviewed 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook dropped to $1,099 today, which is $150 off last week. Today’s price even beats out the previous best $1,124 last seen Black Friday. Most ThinkPad laptops are meant to be sturdy, boxy, business-like PC’s, but the X1 Carbon is probably the most stylish ThinkPad released to date with it’s thin appealing design.

If you were a fan of the 1994 XCOM-UFO defense game … or just love turn based RPG-Strategy genre, check out XCOM Enemy Unkown. Today-only Green Man Gaming knocked $25 off the $50 list price AND has a 30% off coupon code, dropping the price to $17.50. That’s the lowest yet by $2.50. While you buy the game from Green Man Gaming it still activates on Steam, and is $16 cheaper than buying directly from Steam.

If you like five dollar footlongs you may be interested in today’s five dollar flash drive deal. This 8GB SanDisk usually runs $15 but today BestBuy.com knocked the price down to $4.99 with free shipping. Your choice of 4 available colors: Blue, Green, Pink or Orange.

	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook Ivy Bridge Core i5-3317U 2.6GHz, 128GB SSD, Windows 8 for $1,099 with free shipping (normally $1,249 – use coupon code NEWYEAR). Cheapest ever by $25.
	XCOM Enemy Unknown (PC Download) for $17.50 (next best is $33 – use coupon code GMG30-DPLIM-DN831).
	SanDisk Cruzer Switch 8GB Flash Drive for $5 with free shipping (normally $15).

LAPTOP DEALS

Beyond the Lenovo X1 Carbon three laptop deals stand out today. An upgraded HP dv7 Quad Edition is cheapest ever after a new 20% off coupon. The configuration below has an upgraded 1080p display and GeFroce GT 650M graphics (decent gaming laptop) and is cheapest ever by $31. If you are looking for a thin and light Ultrabook but the X1 Carbon looks too pricey then get your hands on a cheaper Vizio. The 15.6-inch model below sports a 1080p display, high end Core i7 processor, and 256GB solid state drive for only $799 at the Microsoft Store. Finally, NewEgg has a deal on the 14-inch Lenovo S405 with AMD A-Series CPU for only $360 after coupon, that’s a new low by $20.

	HP Envy dv7t-7200 Quad Edition Ivy Bridge Quad Core i7-3630QM, 1080p display, GeForce GT 650M 2GB, 8GB RAM, Blu-ray, Windows 8 for $1,044 with free shipping (normally $1,305 – use coupon code NB3298).
	Vizio Thin + Light 15.6-inch Ultrabook Ivy Bridge Core i7-3517U, 1080p display, 256GB SSD for $799 with free shipping (next best is $1,058).
	Lenovo IdeaPad S405 59351953 AMD A6-4455M, 4GB RAM, Radeon HD 7500G, Windows 8 for $360 with free shipping (next best is $423 – use coupon code MCLENV12).

GAMING DEALS

A wide range of discounts for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC in today’s gaming section. Nearly all deals below are are all at their lowest price ever and from Best Buy. Perhaps the most notable deals are the Wii U games which for the first time ever are seeing significant $20 price drop… even on popular titles like Call of Duty Black Ops 2 and Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. The only non-Best Buy deal below is the PC download of the Total War Master Collection. It includes seven of the latest Total War games for only $16.

	Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2013 with Gun (Xbox 360, PS3) for $60 with free shipping (next best is $80). Cheapest ever by $8.
	DJ Hero Renegade Edition Turntable Bundle featuring Jay-Z and Eminem (Wii) for $43 with free shipping (next best is $55). Cheapest ever by $28.
	NASCAR The Game: Inside Line (Xbox 360, PS3) for $40 with free shipping (next best is $60). Cheapest ever by $8.
	WWE ’13 (Xbox 360, PS3) for $40 with free shipping (next best is $60). Cheapest ever by $8.
	Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (Wii U, PS3) for $40 with free shipping (normally $60). Cheapest ever by $10.
	Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse (Xbox 360, PS3) for $40 with free shipping (next best is $55). Cheapest ever by $10.
	Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (Xbox 360, PS3) for $40 with free shipping (next best is $55).
	Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Wii U, Xbox 360, PS3, PC) for $40 with free shipping (normally $60). Cheapest ever by $10.
	Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified (PS Vita) for $30 with free shipping (normally $50). Cheapest ever by $8.
	Rise of the Guardians: Video Game (Wii U) for $30 with free shipping (normally $40). Cheapest ever by $9.
	Total War Master Collection (PC Download) for $16 (normally $100 – use coupon code GMG30-DPLIM-DN831). Cheapest ever by $6.

ALL THE OTHER GOOD DEALS

Beyond gaming and laptops, there are a few more stand-out gadgets discounts. First off Best Buy has a giant 27-inch Dell IPS monitor for only $250 – a new low by $50. Dell Home has a 32-inch Vizio 3D Smart TV for $298, a new low on that model. Woot.com offers a 5-pieces Energy Home Theater System for only $125 shipped. The popular Ashton Kutcher promoted Nikon 1 camera was $600 last year but now a refurbished unit is only $269 at Adorama Camera. Lastly, Amazon has a new lowest ever price on a set of Logitech Ultimate Ears 500 in-ear Headphones.

	27″ Dell S2740L IPS LED Monitor for $250 with free shipping (next best is $350).
	32″ Vizio E3D320VX 1080p 3D LCD HDTV with VIA Internet Apps + 3D Glasses (2 Pairs) for $298 with free shipping (next best is $348).
	Energy Take Classic 5 Piece Home Theater System for $120 plus $5 shipping (next best is $189).
	Nikon 1 J1 Camera with Nikkor VR 10-30 mm Lens (Refurbished) for $269 with free shipping (next best is $330). Cheapest ever by $31.
	Logitech Ultimate Ears 500 Headphones for $26 with free shipping (next best is $40). Cheapest ever by $4.

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