iPads and Samsung Tablets on Sale

Fry's Electronics offers the Samsung Series 5 ATIV Smart PC Intel Atom 1.8GHz 64GB SSD 11.6" Windows 8 Tablet, model no. XE500T1C-A04US, for $398. Choose free in-store pickup to dodge the $10.79 shipping fee. That's $169 under our shipped mention from March (which included a $100 Amazon gift card) and the lowest total price we've seen for a new model. (It's currently $102 below the lowest shipped price we could find.) Features include an Intel Atom Z2760 1.8GHz dual-core processor, 11.6" 1366x768 capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, 2GB RAM, 64GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and 2-megapixel front-facing camera, USB, micro HDMI port, 2-cell battery, and Windows 8 32-bit.

Walmart offers the refurbished 1.3-lb. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" 16GB Android Tablet in Titanium Silver, model no. GT-P5113-TS16A, for $249.99. Choose free Site-to-Store pickup to dodge the $3.97 shipping fee. That's tied with our mention from last week and the lowest total price we could find for a refurb by $26. It features a TI OMAP 4430 1GHz dual-core processor, 10.1" 1280x800 (720p) LCD, 1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, 802.11n wireless, 3-megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing camera, microSD card slot, Bluetooth, and Google Android 4.0 OS (Ice Cream Sandwich).

newegg offers the 2.5-lb. Samsung Series 9 Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 1.7GHz 13.3" LED-Backlit Ultrabook in Silver (pictured), model no. NP900X3D-A04US, bundled with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) 7" 8GB Android Tablet in Red, model no. GT-P3113GRSXAR, for $969.99 plus $7.99 for shipping. (The tablet is automatically added to cart.) That's tied with our mention from two weeks ago and $112 under the lowest total price we could find now for these items if purchased separately elsewhere. The laptop features an Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz Ivy Bridge dual-core processor, 13.3" 1600x900 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 802.11a/n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, 1.3-megapixel webcam, USB 3.0, microHDMI port, 4-cell battery, and Windows 8 64-bit. The tablet comes with a case and features a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1024x600 LCD, 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage, front- and rear-facing cameras, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 3.0, microSD card slot, and Android 4.1 OS (Jellybean).

Note that no optical drive is included in the laptop.

Walmart offers the refurbished Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) 7" 8GB Android Tablet in Titanium Silver, model no. GT-P3113-TS8ARB, for $149.99. Choose free Site-to-Store pickup to avoid a $3.97 shipping charge. That's tied with last week's refurb mention and the lowest total price we could find now by $15. It features a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1024x600 touchscreen display, 8GB of internal storage, front- and rear-facing cameras, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 3.0, microSD card slot, and Android 4.0 OS (Ice Cream Sandwich).

Of note, no warranty information is provided.

Amazon offers the Samsung Galaxy Note 16GB 10.1" WiFi Android Tablet in Deep Grey, model no. GT-N8013EAYXAR, for $429 with free shipping. That's $71 under our February mention (which also included a $100 gift card) and the lowest total price we could find by $19. It features an ARM Cortex A9 1.4GHz quad-core processor, 10.1" 1280x800 touchscreen display, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, microSD card slot, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash, 1.9-megapixel front camera, 720p video capture, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, and Android 4.0 OS (Ice Cream Sandwich).