Welcome to Cyber Monday 2011, another day of manic shopping madness! This one’s supposed to break last year’s record, if it matters, just like Black Friday apparently did (by as much as 26%) last week. Still shaking off Black Friday and the holiday eat-shop-eat-sleep-eat binge that followed? Here’s a quick rundown of what’s shaking in crazy-crazy online deals-land, tech-wise:

Best Buy

Nook Simple Touch for $79.99 (regularly $99)
Apple 15-inch MacBook Pros discounted $150 to $200

Target

Samsung 40-inch 1080p LED TV for $700 (regularly $1,199)
LG 50-inch 720p Plasma TV for $549 (regularly $749)
Gears of War 3 edition Xbox 360 for $399.99
Target’s tossing in a $75 store gift card.

Newegg

Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 CPU for $119.99 (was $139.99)
8GB of Corsair XMS3 (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM for $37.99 (was $47.99)
42-inch LG 1080p LED TV for $499.99 (was $799.99)
Dell Inspiron 15.6-inch laptop with 2.3GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB memory and a 640GB hard drive for $499.99 (was $749.99).
Logitech G110 Black USB Wired LED Backlighting Gaming Keyboard for $39.99 (was $79.99)
Energy RC Micro 5.1CH Home Theater System for $329.99 (was $799.99)

Amazon

big-screen Kindle DX for $259
Canon PowerShot S95 10MP digital camera for $291, down from $399.

Office Depot

Asus 15.6-inch laptop with LED screen and AMD dual-core E-350 processor for $349.99 (regularly $499.99)
15.6-inch Toshiba Satellite laptop with LED screen and AMD dual-core C-50 processor $299.99 (regularly $429.99).

Walmart

47-inch LG LED 1080p TV for $879 (regularly $1,199)?
Apple’s Wi-Fi + 3G iPad 2 for $688 (regularly $729) with a starter accessory bundle.

Walmart’s technically dubbed its deals “Cyber Week” specials, so assuming supplies last, you’re good through Friday.

Dell

a bunch of fair-to-decent deals (some already sold out as I’m typing this),
46-inch Sony Google 1080p TV for $798 (was $1,398)
Dell-brand 22-inch “ultra-thin” LED monitor for $139.99 (was $219.99)
Dell V715W all-in-one printer for $99.99 (was $169.99).

Xbox LIVE

That’s right, Xbox LIVE, which means you’ll need an Xbox 360 to shop. Assuming you have one, you’ll definitely want to check out Beyond Good & Evil HD, on sale for just 240 Microsoft Points (about $3, or 75% off).

Technology moves at a breakneck pace. No one is disputing that. And it feels like just yesterday that we evaluated the Asus 2400ET, a touch-enabled All-In-One desktop that had high-end specifications and a $1,250 price tag to match. Turns out, that was nearly four months ago, and if you aren’t interested in a touch panel, a Core i5 processor, and don’t have deep pockets, perhaps the scaled-back ET2011 we’ll be showing you here is worth consideration. This is a somewhat unique product in the Asus Eee Top ET2011 AIO line up, relying on AMD’s Fusion Brazos E-350 APU in lieu of a more traditional desktop processor.

In the notebook world, we’ve been duly impressed with AMD’s Fusion line up. In fact, Brazos mostly trumped Intel’s Atom platform in the mobile space. In most cases, we actually prefer E-Series Fusion APUs over Atom; it falls in a similar power envelope, benchmarks tend to be  higher, heat output is minimal, and machines with AMD inside tend to cost a bit less.

This particular all-in-one machine is clearly aimed at people who don’t want to spend a wad of money on a desktop, and just need something to handle basic tasks while taking up a small amount of space. In terms of its specifications, this machine hits all of the high points. It’s plenty for most “average” users, and it’s one of the sleeker, lighter AIO form factors that we’ve seen. It’s easy to transport, ships with both a (basic) mouse and keyboard, and even includes a Super Multi DVD drive. An interesting omission (likely in the effort of cost-cutting) is the touch panel. We’ll turn our attention to that in the pages to come, but for now, here’s a breakdown of what exactly Asus is providing for a palatable $499.99.

Specifications and Features (as tested)

• AMD 1.6GHz Brazos (Fusion) E-350 dual-core APU
• 4GB of 1066MHz DDR3 RAM
• 20″ LCD (1600×900); LED backlight
• AMD Radeon HD 6310 graphics
• 1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
• 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
• Super Multi DVD Burner
• 0.3MP webcam
• HDMI input
• VGA output
• USB 2.0 x 6
• RJ-45 (Ethernet 10/100/1000)
• Headphone / Mic Input Jacks
• 3-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader
• Non-Backlit Keyboard
• Bundled Wired USB Mouse
• Stereo Speakers
• 11 Pounds
• 19.5″ (L) x 14.6″ (W) x 0.8″ (H) – (Dimensions)
• Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
• Price (as tested): $499.99
• 1-Year Warranty