The deal is currently being featured on www.microsoft.com/student, which is a valuable resource for finding great deals on Microsoft software, with links to Office 2010 for $79.95, all the student deals on the Microsoft Store site, all the free downloads from Dreamspark (professional development tools), and more. This almost makes me want to go back to school myself. Well, almost.

One of the more incredible deals I’ve seen this year (at least as far as computers are concerned) is Best Buy’s bargain price on an HP laptop – yes laptop, not netbook – which will sell on Friday for only $197.

The HP G60-507DX normally retails for $549.99 and includes an Intel Celeron 900 processor (800MHz), a 6-cell battery, 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, a Intel GMA4500M GPU, and a 15.6-inch screen. The computer also runs Windows 7 Home Premium.

Of course this insanely low priced PC won’t last long – it’s what’s known as a “door buster,” meaning quantities are limited. If you want to be one of the lucky shoppers to get your hands on this computer, you’ll need to be at the front of the line. That means you’ll probably need to camp out or set your alarm for for some pre-dawn hour to beat the crowd. And don’t be surprise if a few hundred other folks also had the same idea. However, if you’re determined enough to get a new Windows 7 PC on the cheap, this is the sort of deal you can’t ignore.

• Free ground shipping on everything for a limited time.
• Free three-month subscription to Xbox LIVE when you buy an Xbox Elite Console—or get 30% off selected Xbox accessories.
• Save $50 when you buy an Xbox Premium Console and Beatles Rock Band together—yeah, yeah, yeah!
• Save 30% off most headsets for that gamer on your list.
• Get an amazing deal on Office Home and Student—just $79.99. That’s a savings of almost $70! Or save almost $80 on Office Small Business Edition.
• Free Lenovo S10 netbook when you buy a Lenovo T400 or X301 notebook, or A600 all-in-one desktop (first 50 customers).
• Get $50 off an HP PhotoSmart printer.
• Save $50 on any monitor when you buy any desktop or laptop in the store (netbooks not included).
• Get 20% off selected laptop bags or sleeves when you buy selected laptops or netbooks.
• Buy a Sony laptop (VGN-NW250F/S or VGN-FW520F/B) and get a 16 GB Zune HD at no additional cost(first 50 customers).
• Buy an Xbox Elite Modern Warfare bundle console and get two games free: Assassins Creed 2 plus Dragon Age Origins.

These are just some of the deals being featured today. Check out the “Great Deals” section on the homepage for even more bargains.

Although this isn’t a complete listing, here are some examples of what’s out there today:

Dell

• Dell Vostro 1710, $599: 4 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive; comes with Windows 7 Pro.

Staples

• HP Laptop, $299.98, Intel Celeron, 3GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive, Windows 7 Home.
• Dell desktop package, $499.98, AMD, 4GB RAM, 640 GB hard drive, Windows 7 home, 20 inch monitor.

Office Depot 

• HP laptop, $299.99: Intel Celeron, 3 GB, 250 GB, Windows 7 Home.
• HP laptop, $499.99: Intel dual, 4 GB, 250 GB hard drive, Windows 7 Home.
• HP desktop package, $499.99: AMD quad core, 8 GB RAM, 640 GB hard drive, Windows 7 Home, 20″ monitor.
• Compaq Desktop, $229.99: AMD, 2 GB Ram, 250 GB hard drive, Windows 7 home.

Best Buy

• Toshiba laptop, $399.99: Intel Core duo, 3 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard drive, Windows 7 Home.
• Sony laptop, $399: Intel Pentium dual core, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, Windows 7 Home.
• HP package, $499.97: desktop computer, AMD Quad Core processor, 8 GB RAM, 1 terabyte Hard drive, Windows 7 Home, HP 20″ widescreen monitor; HP deskjet D1530 printer.

Another change to the Family Pack was also announced earlier last week. Previously, this licensing pack was only going to be offered in North America, but that’s now been expanded to include eight other countries in Europe – the U.K., Ireland, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and Sweden.

Of course, if you only need a single license, you can order that now from a number of online retailers including Amazon and the Microsoft Store.

(via Yahoo)

At the moment, Bing is featuring the current deals on their Cashback Facebook page and Twitter account.

Here are some of the companies participating and the percentages they’re offering:

• Drugstore.com: 20 percent
• Eastbay: 50 percent
• eBags: 22-40 percent
• HP: 15 percent
• Sears: 4-32 percent
• Circuit City: 12.5 percent
• Shoebuy.com: 20 percent
• TigerDirect: 10 percent or 12.5 percent
• eBay: 10 percent
• Dreamway Trading: 40-50 percent
• RadTech: 40-50 percent
• TrimLife: 50 percent
• Virtual Exchanges: 30-50 percent
• eBay: 10 percent

To use the new feature, look for eBay product ads marked with the cashback icon (gold coin) and the words “Live Search Cashback.” Click through on the ad to make your purchase on the eBay site. After completing your purchase with PayPal, you’ll get a message that you’re now eligible for instant cashback. The amount displayed is then instantly and automatically deposited into your PayPal account so you can continue your online shopping.  

By the way, if anyone was hit by the Black Friday Cashback glitch which caused some shoppers to not receive their promised 40% discount on HP’s deal, you can contact customer support through this site to have your Cashback accounts properly credited.