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March is here, and even though you may be planning to stay glued to the couch for all of March Madness, we bet you'll also be doing a bit of spring shopping as well. So we've mined the extensive dealnews archives for sales, coupons, and individual products from the past few years to guide you in your quest for the most savvy purchases this month.

Staples' Black Friday Doorbusters are now live. Plus, receive free shipping with no minimum purchase required. Sales tax is added where applicable. Notable items:

• HP Everyday Photo Paper Glossy 8.5x11" 50-Pack for $0 via $9.99 mail-in rebate
• LG 32" 720p LED-Backlit Widescreen LCD HD Television for $299.99
• HP dv7-6b32us Core i7 2.2GHz 17.3" Laptop w/Beats Audio for $599.99 via $50 mail-in rebate
• browse the entire Staples Doorbuster sale

OfficeMax posted its full Black Friday Ad as a 11-page online document. The sale prices will be available in-store on Friday, November 25 starting at 6 am, and on Saturday, November 26 starting at 9 am. Customers can begin shopping online on Thanksgiving Day at 7am ET. Sales tax is added where applicable Some notable deals, each at the best price we've seen:

• HP Photosmart B210a Wireless Multifunction Inkjet Printer for $59.99
• Nikon Coolpix S6100 16MP Digital Camera for $119.99
• HP 2000-354NR Intel Core i3 Dual 2.4GHz 16" Laptop for $389.99
• browse the entire OfficeMax Black Friday Ad

Laptops are a hot item around Black Friday, so it comes as no surprise that we've already seen at least 65 laptop ads — with many more to come. To help you separate the gimmicks from the doorbusters, we've combed through each of the ads and highlighted the best laptop deals so far, including numerous offers that meet our Black Friday prediction prices.

Staples has posted its Black Friday Sneak Peek sales circular as a single-page online document. The sale prices will only be available in-store on Friday, November 25. and there's a limit of one item per customer. Pictured is the Amazon Kindle WiFi eBook Reader bundled with select Special Offers, model no. B0051QVFOS, and a $15 Staples Gift Card for $79 after a Staples "Easy Rebate". (The Special Offers are ads; by viewing sponsored ads on your Kindle, you're able get this lower price.) Assuming you use the gift card, that's tied with a similar offer from three days ago at OfficeMax (since expired) and the lowest total price we could find now by $15. Sales tax is added where applicable. Other notable deals:

• HP Everyday Glossy Photo Paper 50-Pack for $0 after $10 rebate (was $10)
• Garmin nüvi 40LM 4.3" Portable GPS Navigation System w/ Lifetime Maps for $89.99 (was $150)
• BlackBerry PlayBook 7" 16GB WiFi Tablet for $199 (was $499)
• HP Pavilion dv4t Intel Core i3 2.2GHz 14" Notebook for $399 after $50 rebate (was $600)
• browse the entire Staples Black Friday Sneak Peek Ad

Ever taken an order all the way through checkout, only to discover that the coupon code you have has expired? Ever wondered why the site doesn't just allow you to check the code at the beginning, before you spend precious time entering credit card and shipping information? Ever made the face to the left while shopping online?

We feel your pain. dealnews editors shop a lot, so we've made this list of the most common pitfalls we see on retail sites today.

HP Home & Home Office still offers the HP ENVY 17 Intel Core i7 Quad 2GHz 17.3" Widescreen Notebook, model no. LQ620AV, for $1,399.99. Coupon code "NBNV1934" cuts it to $979.99. With free shipping, that's $420 off and tied with our mention from two weeks ago as the lowest total price we've ever seen for a Core i7-equipped HP ENVY 17 laptop. (We saw one that added 3D and Blu-ray for $15 more back in May; however, it featured a slower processor.) Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an Intel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz quad-core processor, 17.3" 1600x900 LED-backlit LCD, 6GB RAM, 750GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6850M 1GB graphics, webcam, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, 6-cell battery, Adobe Photoshop Elements 9, Adobe Premiere Elements 9, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Coupon expires after 600 uses.

TigerDirect via eBay Daily Deal offers the 5.5-lb. HP 630 Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2.13GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook, model no. LV970UT#ABA, for $299.99. With free shipping, that's $50 under our mention from a month ago and the lowest total price we could currently find by $119. It features an Intel Pentium Dual-Core P6200 2.13GHz processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 320GB 5400 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Amazon offers its Amazon Prime members the HP TouchPad Case, model no. FB343AA#AC3, for $24.53 with free shipping. (Non-members can spend $25 or more to qualify for free shipping; otherwise, shipping costs $5.58.) That's a buck under our mention from last week and the lowest total price we could find by $5 today. It features a built-in stand and holes for the headphone jack and on/off button.

Amazon Prime membership is $79 per year; however, Prime is free for college students for one year, and free for parents and caregivers for three months.

For in-store pickup only, Best Buy offers the 6.1-lb. HP Pavilion Phenom II 1.8GHz 17.3" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook, model no. g7-1167dx, for $449.99. That's $15 under last month's mention (which included shipping) and the lowest price we could find by $109. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features an AMD Phenom II P960 1.8GHz quad-core processor, 17.3" 1600x900 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB 5400 rpm hard drive, dual-layer DVD burner, ATI Radeon HD 4250 graphics card, 802.11n wireless, webcam, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Today only, Woot offers the factory-refurbished HP Pavilion AMD Phenom II 2.6GHz 17.3" Widescreen Notebook, model no. G7-1075DX, for $349.99 plus $5 for shipping. That's $160 under our May mention of a new unit and the lowest total price we could find. It features an AMD Phenom II P650 2.6GHz dual-core processor, 15.6" 1600x900 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB 5400 rpm hard drive, dual-layer DVD burner, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 graphics, 802.11n wireless, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. A 90-day HP warranty is included.

HP Home & Home Office offers the HP ENVY 17 Intel Core i7 Quad 2GHz 17.3" Widescreen Notebook, model no. LQ620AV, for $1,399.99. Coupon code "NBNV1934" cuts it to $979.99. With free shipping, that's $420 off and tied with last week's mention as the lowest total price we've ever seen for a Core i7-equipped HP ENVY 17 laptop. (We saw one that added 3D and Blu-ray for $15 more back in May; however, it featured a slower processor.) Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an Intel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz quad-core processor, 17.3" 1600x900 LED-backlit LCD, 6GB RAM, 750GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6850M 1GB graphics, webcam, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, 6-cell battery, Adobe Photoshop Elements 9, Adobe Premiere Elements 9, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Coupon expires after 600 uses.

HP Home & Home Office offers the HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition Intel Core i7 2GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook in Dark Umber, model no. LM720AV, for $899.99. Coupon code "NBQD1694" cuts it to $774.99. With free shipping, that's tied with our mention from three weeks ago as the lowest total price we've seen for an HP laptop with a Core i7 quad-core Sandy Bridge CPU and Blu-ray drive. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include the Intel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz quad-core "Sandy Bridge" processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 6GB RAM, 750GB 5400 rpm hard drive, Blu-ray player / dual-layer DVD burner combo drive, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6490M 1GB video card, 802.11n wireless with Wireless Display (WiDi), fingerprint reader, webcam, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Coupon expires after 1,000 redemptions.

Best Buy offers the 4.9-lb. HP G42-303DX AMD Turion II Dual Core 2.4GHz 14" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook in Biscotti for $299.99. Shipping adds $14.99, or choose in-store pickup. Even with shipping, that's not only the lowest total price we've seen for an HP G42 laptop by $50, it's also the least expensive HP laptop with an AMD Turion II CPU we've ever seen. Plus, it's a current price low by $185. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include an AMD Turion II P540 2.4GHz dual-core processor, 14" 1366x768 widescreen LED-backlit LCD, 3GB RAM, 320GB 5400 rpm hard drive, dual layer DVD burner, webcam, memory card reader, 802.11n wireless, HDMI output, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

PC Connection Express offers the 3.52-lb. HP Smart Buy Mini AMD Dual-Core 1.6GHz 11.6" Widescreen Notebook, model no. XU009UT#ABA, for $395. With free shipping, that's tied with our July mention as the lowest total price we could find, this time by $70. Features include an AMD E-350 1.6GHz dual-core processor, 11.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 2GB RAM, 320GB 7200 rpm hard drive, Bluetooth, webcam, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Professional.

Note that no optical drive is included.

CostCentral offers the HP TouchPad Case, model no. FB343AA#AC3, for $25.99. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find $11, although we saw it for $4 less earlier today (since expired). It features a built-in stand and holes for the headphone jack and on/off button.

Best Buy offers the HP Touchpad Touchstone Wireless Charging Dock, model no. FB339AA#ABA, for $39.99. Shipping adds $4.99, or choose in-store pickup. Even with shipping, that's $9 under our mention from three weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find by $8. (However, we briefly saw a pair yesterday for $81.98, or $40.99 per dock.) Sales tax is added where applicable. This inductive charging stand allows users to wirelessly charge the device in either portrait or landscape modes.

Update: A reader notes that CDW has it for $34.99 with $9.47 for shipping, which is about a buck under the above mention if you need it shipped. Sales tax is added where applicable.

At OfficeMax, MaxPerks members can purchase a select HP, Toshiba, or Lenovo notebook and get $150 back in MaxPerks rewards. It's the second-best MaxPerks reward we've seen from OfficeMax this year. (We saw $200 back two weeks ago, since expired.) Deals end August 25. The eligible laptops, each with $150 back in MaxPerks:

• Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5226 AMD E 1.6GHz 15.6" Laptop (pictured) for $449.99
• HP 2000-216NR AMD E 1.6GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop for $499.99
• Lenovo G570 Core i3 2.1GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Laptop for $579.99
• Lenovo Edge E420S Core i5 2.3GHz 14" LED-Backlit Laptop for $799.99

Today only, Office Depot offers the HP Officejet E6500A e-All-in-One Inkjet Printer, model no. CN555A#B1H, which also scans, copies, and faxes, for the in-cart price of $64.99. With free shipping, that's tied with our March mention as the lowest total price we could find, this time by $10. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a 2.36" color touchscreen, 32 ppm black, 31 ppm color, up to 4800x1200 dpi resolution, two memory card slots, 250-sheet input tray, Ethernet port, USB connectivity, and more.