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Would You Trample a Fellow Shopper to Get One of These 5 Black Friday Deals?

62 percent off a High-Def TV? Excuse me while I run you over to get one. Here's the scoop on the biggest Black Friday deals.

Written by Patch Editor Dennis Robaugh

A review of advertised Black Friday prices shows that Target stores may be offering some of the steepest discounts — the kind of savings certain to inspire trampling hordes of bargain hunters with no regard for their own safety or yours.

24/7 Wall St. recently collected the 9 Best Deals on Black Friday. We recap the five biggest discounts here.

5. A Dell Inspiron 15 laptop, with 15.6-inch screen, Celeron Processor, 4GB RAM, 320 GB

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  • Black Friday price: $199.99; a 47.4 percent discount
  • at Dell.com
  • "Laptops will likely be a hot item this holiday season with several distributors offering Black Friday deals on Dell and HP computers."

4. Sony Wifi Blu-ray Player

  • Black Friday price: $55; a 47.6 percent discount
  • at Target
  • "Since Blu-ray technology has become available, its popularity has risen, especially as old movies, previously unavailable in such high quality, have been enhanced."

3. Kindle Fire 7” HD 16GB Tablet

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  • Black Friday price: $79; a 53.3 percent discount
  • at Staples
  • "Staples’ Black Friday discount of more than 50 percent on the new Kindle Fire ... will be difficult to beat."

2. Nikon L320 Digital Camera

  • Black friday price: $99; 56.8 percent discount
  • at Target
  • "With smartphone users taking pictures with their device at an increasing rate, demand for digital cameras has waned."

1. A 50-inch Element LED HDTV

  • Black Friday price: $229; a 61.8 percent discount
  • at Target
  • "50 inches is the new 'sweet spot' for TV display size. The same TV is available at Wal-mart, which also offers a smaller-sized 40-inch Element for considerably less, $178."

Want to see more? Visit 24/7 Wall St. And remember, be careful out there.

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