January 6, 2010
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge – for $580 from Lenovo.com. Taking a step away from their previous styling and form factors, the new ThinkPad Edge now has *gasp* color options. Love them or hate them, the glossy ThinkPad Edge comes with a stylish and functional keyboard, 13.3″ LED screen, Win7, and choices in CPU (AMD or fork over more moola for the CULV Core 2 Duo).
Garmin nüvi Widescreen GPS – for $200 at Amazon.com. Text-to-speech, bluetooth, and 4.3″ widescreen = a solid GPS choice (unless you have an Android 2.0 powered smartphone).
The Office: Season 1-5 – for $89 at Amazon.com. Its the Office. For cheap.
Flip Mino 2GB – $100 from Amazon. Black model, about $25 bones less than other comparable retailers. Grab one today and start your own lipdub sensation.
December 23, 2009
BlackBerry Bold 9700 for $0.01 from Amazon.com with a new AT&T service plan. Limited time with free activation! (A $36 savings). The Bold is a pretty decent phone (not withstanding the current BlackBerry outage), 3G HSDPA/UMTS, Quad-band GSM, GPS, BlackBerry OS 5.0, 2.44 inch display (480 x 360), backlit QWERTY keyboard, video, bluetooth, and much much more features.
iriver Lplayer 4 GB Video MP3 Player for $40 at Amazon.com. Seriously, it’s not always about the iPod. If you just want a no frills MP3 player that won’t burn a hole through your pocket, the iriver Lplayer will do the job nicely (and with portability too). Plus, its 60% off!
GiiNii 7-Inch Analog Picture Frame for $30 from Amazon.com (seriously what’s up with Amazon and ridiculous deals?). Yeah, a digital photo frame may be a cliché gift, but for $30 you really can’t go wrong. 480 x 234 resolution, 5-1 memory card slot with a secondary SD card slot, and USB connectivity to most digital cameras and PCs.
Asus Eee PC 1005HA Black for $261.75 from Microsoft Store. I’m not sure where they got the $261.75 number from, but this is a stellar deal for a tried-and-true netbook. 1.66GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1GB memory, 250GB HD, 10.1″ LED backlight display, up to 7 hours of battery life, 3 USB ports, & Windows 7 Starter. Rock on cheap computing. Rock on.
December 22, 2009
Lexar Media 16GB SDHC Memory Card – $30 at JR.com. Though it was spotted in the wild for around $25 a few days ago, this current 16GB memory card is now $30. You can also get an additional 5% cashback if you use Bing CashBack or 3% for Fatwallet CashBack. Similar puppy goes for ~$60 on Amazon.
Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 – $64.40 at Amazon.com. You’re not going to become the next YouTube celebrity by rocking that 1.3 MP internal webcam from your netbook. Buy a real webcam and become a real star. Or not.
Dell Inspiron Mini 1011 – $309 at Amazon.com. This netbook sports the “old” Intel 1.6Ghz N270 Atom Processor, 1GB of memory, 160GB of HD space, a 10.1″ 1024 x 576 LCD screen along with Windows 7 Starter and up to 8 hours of battery life. Decent deal if you’re a Dell fanboy.
December 21, 2009
Samsung TL320 12MP Digital Camera for $200 at Amazon. With “list price” of $380, this 12.2 megapixel camer is a pretty good deal. 5x optical zoom, wide-lens support, 3″ AMOLED viewscreen for improved contrast and better power efficiency — the Samsung TL320 can be a good pick for the mid-range, point-and-shoot categories of digital cameras.
55% off Volcom Clothes, Hats, and Shoes from 6pm.com. Get yourself warm and ready for winter, especially if you’re being rocked by the current storm. Personally I like the Dingo Checkburst Boardshort (and a trip to Hawaii along with the shorts) — but that’s just me.
MSI 16 inch 2.2 Ghz Core 2 Duo Laptop for $480 at OfficeDepot. Remember when sub-$500 laptops were a big draw a couple of years ago? These days it’s much easier to find sub-$500 machines sporting mainstream processors instead of their weaker, value-oriented siblings. T600 2.2 Ghz Core 2 Duo, 4GB of RAM, 320GB of HD space, 1366 x 768 16″ LCD, DVD-RW, GeForce 8200M-G, and Windows 7 Home Premium. To think a similar powered machine will cost over $1,000 just a year ago.
December 8, 2009
Lenovo ThinkPad W500 Core 2 Duo for $919 (after coupon) from Lenovo.com. Expires 12/09. Core 2 Duo P8700 2.53 Ghz, 2GB RAM (probably best to buy another stick of 2GB), 160GB HD, and ATI Mobility FireGL.
Other Deals From Around the Web
Toshiba 15.6″ LCD TV w/ Built-in DVD Player for $199.99 at Amazon. 1366×768 resolution w/ 800:1 contrast, WMA, MP3 and JPEG Playback. A good buy if you need to save the space and fit this in a guest room etc.
Samsung All-in-One Monochrome Laser Printer for $179.99 at OfficeMax. Priced around $230 ~ $250 at other retailers so this is a pretty decent deal if you’re in the market for a laser printer.
NeatReceipts Business Cards Mobile Card Reader/Scanner for $39.99 from Amazon. Scans at 300 dpi, extracts relevant info from business cards and inputs to your computer.
December 7, 2009
HTC Droid Eris FREE (activation cost also waived) at LetsTalk.com with approved Verizon Wireless plans (once you add to cart you can change plan to one that fits your usage pattern). [Found via Dealzon].
Other Deals from Around the Web
Panasonic VIERA 26″ 720p HDTV on Amazon for $299.99. Three HDMI input and 1 PC input.
Nikon Coolpix S620 12.2MP Digital Camera on Amazon for $129.99. 4x optical zoom, 2.7″ LCD, and comes with a Li-ion rechargeable battery.
Arrested Development Complete Series on Amazon for $28.99. Enjoy G.O.B. and gangs in this complete series box set without dealing with FOX’s wacky scheduling.
December 2, 2009
Motorola DROID for $119.99? Grab one today from Dell and laugh at your friends that bought it a few weeks ago for full retail price. Ouch.
Potential Stocking Stuffers
Disney Up Blu-ray (4 Disc Combo Pack w/ Digital Copy & DVD) from Amazon for $19.99
Star Trek Blu-ray (Three-Disc + Digital Copy) from Amazon for $19.99 (the price is almost good enough to forgive the Uhura + Spock relationship)
Planet Earth – The Complete BBC Series from Amazon for $29.99.
For more latest deals check out Dealzon or check Woot.com’s deal of the day.
September 25, 2009
If you’re a news junkie like me, you may have read about a recent finding produced by America’s Research Group, which found that in the past holiday season, approximately 72% of customers haggled with a retailer, compared with 56% the year before. Upon hearing this news, the consumer advocate in me was delighted and I proceeded to do a little dance in the head — or so I thought until fellow passengers on the bus started starring at me funny.
Public dancing aside, it was even more enjoyable to read that about 80% of those attempting to haggle were successful at getting a better deal, compared with about half of those who were successful a year earlier. Despite difficult economic times, it was refreshing for us at BillShrink to see that more Americans are getting over the idea that the act of haggling can be bad-form — after all, when done properly and gracefully, haggling is just another way for a savvy consumer to get a better deal.
If haggling isn’t your forte, have no fear, we have a few tips for you.
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