Deal of the Day - 5/5/09

Hello All,

If you need a laptop, heck if you even think you want a laptop, then this is the deal for you. CompUSA is selling a HP 15.4" laptop for $329.99. This is a brand new machine, the only catch being a mail-in rebate, but for $100 who cares. This is a netbook priced laptop, buy it if you want a laptop. It is far and away the cheapest 15" new laptop I have ever seen.

Ok, there are definitely some negatives to this machine, but for under $400, you are getting a lot of bang for your buck. My general rule is an Intel Core 2 Duo for $500 or under is a good deal. This is only a single processor, but it is more than enough for most people. You can browse the web and check your email on it just fine. Gaming might stink, but no one buys a $330 laptop for gaming. At least you should not do that. If you do, you get what you paid for.

So on to a short sweet and sour.

The Sweet

1. It is a new laptop for $330.
2. 15.4" Screen
3. Dual Layer DVD Burner
4. Built-in wifi, ethernet, and phone
5. Did I mention it is $330?
   

The Sour

1. Not a dual core machine, so not 64 bit compatible
2. Only 1Gb of ram, although you have an open slot
3. Integrated video card
4. AMD Sempron processor
5. Vista Home comes on the machine
6. No firewire jacks

Ok, so the specs are not awesome, but again it is $330. It will work great for 95% of the things that most people use a laptop for, save your money and buy this if you are looking for a laptop.

The latop can be found here, and the rebate can be found here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 9/30/08

Hello All,

A great deal on a laptop. Office Depot is selling a new Gateway M-6827, 15.4" wide screen laptop for $500 after rebate. You can find this laptop here.

Here are the specs

• Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 2.0GHz CPU.
• 15.4-inch wide screen LCD
• 3GB DDR2 RAM
  
• 160GB hard drive
• Dual layer DVD burner/player
• 802.11g Wireless, 56K modem, and 10/100 Ethernet
• Integrated Webcam
• Windows Vista Home Premium
  

I cannot find any reviews for this model at all, but the hardware looks good, and 3GB of ram should be more than enough for Vista.

This deal ends Saturday the 4th of October.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 9/29/08

Hello All,

The crazy memory card sale is back on again. Adorama is selling SanDisk memory cards cheap, and with the mail in rebate, they are super cheap. You can find all of the sizes, types and prices here. You will have to click on SanDisk on the right side, the click search.

These are very fast cards at cheap card prices. I like SanDisk a lot. They have lifetime warranties on their cards, and they come with card readers and recovery software for all of these I believe. The SD 4GB for sure, as I bought three of them the last time they were on sale.

Note: The rebate ends on October 11th.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 9/18/08

Hello All,

Crutchfield is selling an HD car stereo with CD for $99.99. It is a Dual XHD6420.

You can find reviews here and here. You can find the stereo here.

If you can get your order to total $100 or more, add coupon code 3A825 to your cart to drop the price by $20. There is a $50 mail-in rebate which drops the price to $29.99. Add $6.99 for shipping bringing your total to around $40, depending on what you add to get over $100.

This stereo has an integrated HD Radio tuner, AM/FM radio stations. It also plays CDs, MP3 CDs, and WMA CDs. The rebate ends September 29.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 9/12/08

Hello All,

My friend Mark recommended this monitor deal if you need computer monitor.

Buy.com is selling the 22" Samsung 220WM for $269.99 with free shipping. There is a rebate on the monitor that drops it down to $229.99 to your door. You can find that deal here. Reviews are sparse but you can find the customer ones on Newegg here.

I have a 20" Samsung that I love. I paid $220 for it and would recommend Samsung as well. They make really nice LCD displays.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 9/9/08

Hello All,

A twofer today. Two laptop deals depending on your preferences and what you are willing to pay.

1. Sellout.woot is selling a refurbished 17" HP laptop for $704.99 shipped to your house. This machine has a T7100 Core 2 Duo processor, a screaming video card, is very upgradeable, and, wait for it, has XP installed on it :-). HP is selling the same machines refurbished themselves for only $900. Three other nice features include, it supports 4Gb of ram, it has a HDMI output to hook up to a HDTV, and it has a higher native resolution, i.e. a better screen, than most laptops. It comes with only 1GB of ram, but that is cheap and easy to upgrade, and with XP you do not really need to upgrade. You can find this bad boy here. PC World reviewed the line and liked them, you can fine the review here. Since it is Woot, it is one day or until they sell out, so move fast if you want one.
   
   
2. Office Depot has a Gateway 15" Laptop for $580 after rebate. This is a brand new T5750 Core 2 Duo laptop with 3Gb of ram. It has Vista on it but aside from that the specs are solid. You can find this machine here. The rebate expires on September 13th, so you have a bit more time with this machine, assuming they do not sell out.

I like deal number one better myself, as it has a better screen, and a ridiculous video card. I also like XP better than Vista. Deal two is better for true portability.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 9/1/08

Hello All,

One day only, today, and in store only.

Office Depot is selling a Gateway 15.4" Core 2 Duo laptop for $480 after instant rebate and mail-in rebate. It has 3Gb of ram, 250Gb harddrive, wireless, and more. You can see it here.

The only negative thing with this laptop is Vista, and I hear it is not that bad. This machine is big and fast though, and for under $500, a great deal.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 8/11/08

Hello All,

Here is a good deal on SD cards if you want to jump through a hoop or two.

Beach Camera - SanDisk 4 GB Extreme III 20MB/s SDHC Memory Card W/ MicroMate USB 2.0 Reader

Exclusive 5 Day Sale
Model # SDSDRX3-4096-A21
Expires 08-12-08 ( or when they run out )

To get the deal:
(click the deal) -> add the card(s) to your cart -> go through LIVE Search for extra 4% cash back

The rebate and live together makes 3 cards $5.72/each.
($96 - $3.84 (4% live cash back) - $75 (rebate/visa gift card) = $17.16/3 = $5.72

Without using live and saving a small hoop it is still a great deal:

Buy 1 Card @ $32 Less $20 rebate = $12 / 1 = $12.00 A Card
Buy 2 Cards @ $64 Less $45 rebate = $19 / 2 = $9.50 A Card
Buy 3 Cards @ $96 Less $75 rebate = $21 / 3 = $7.00 A Card

You can find the rebate here, it runs through the end of September at stores listed in the rebate:

http://66.223.110.241/rebates/SandiskQ3VisaRebateExp092808-2.pdf

You can check on the rebate here:

www.web-rebates.com or www.web-rebates.com/sandisk

Current Rebate Promo #: 52999

Later,

John