Panasonic ES7037CMB Pro-Curve Triple Blade Men's Shaver/Trimmer with an Ear/Nose Hair Trimmer for $47 after shipping fee, and a $20 mail-in rebate is available. This is a great deal for this bundle.
Kodak Z812 Digital Camera with 12x image stabilized optical zoom, and 1280x720 30 frames per second video capture (same resolution as 720p HDTV, half the frames per second. AbesOfMaine.com sells it for $206, the cheapest anywhere, and coupon CJMDY55 gives $10 off in the cart. It has some of the best reviews we have seen for a new camera priced under $200 (Newegg, Amazon, DigitalCameraInfo.com). People say the quality is similar to a more expensive SLR, but more compact, easier to use, and includes HD quality video capture. Note, it does not include a rechargeable battery. It requires disposable CRV3 batteries (1 included), a Kodak brand KLIC-8000 rechargeable battery with a compatible charger, or rechargeable AA batteries rated at least 2500 mAh. Although regular AA batteries will fit, they will not work.
Belkin 1500VA UPS for $160, and a $25 mail-in rebate is available. Most other stores sell it for around $160. Note, one big complaint about this UPS is beeping when operating on battery, which can be silenced by pressing the power button briefly, but cannot be silenced permanently.
Targus HP600 Evolution Nylon Backpack on sale for $27, plus $13 for 3-day shipping for one ($40 total). If you buy more than one in a single order, shipping costs $5 for each additional ($72 total for 2, $104 for 3, etc). Other stores sell this bag for around $80 each (after shipping fees). Onecall is a very good online store with great customer service. We used 2 of these laptop backpacks for 4 years, and still and love them. They are perfect for 15" and 17" notebook computers, but can seem too large for 12" notebooks. It has excellent padding and plenty of room for an extra battery, mouse, power cord, portable 2.5" hard drive, and a water bottle. As a backpack, it is not as stylish as a traditional laptop attache case, but its plain black color does not look too awkward especially for a traveler. Several other laptop bags are now available in the $15 to $35 range, but they are not as nice as this one. The only complaint we heard is the rough material on the inside of the bag can produce scratches on the outside of their laptop. We had not seen that problem, but if someone's laptop really is that fragile, it seems that issue can be prevented by placing a piece of paper or a thin file folder between the laptop and the bag's interior. Some stores sell this backpack with a tiny HP logo on the front, but ours ordered from OneCall have no logo. Having no HP logo on the bag is nice, because it does not advertise to potential thieves that a computer is inside the bag. The product's photos on Onecall are poor, but better quality photos of the same backpack product can be seen on Amazon.com.
A pair of 1GB Crucial Ballistix 1GB DDR2 CAS-4 desktop computer memory (2GB total) for $55 with free shipping, and a $30 mail-in rebate is available. This is one of the best deals around for upgrading a desktop computer with good quality memory. They also have Crucial Tracer memory for $6 more. Same memory with LED lights which flash when the memory is in use, and may be cool for someone with a see-through side window on their PC.
Price comes to $399 with free shipping, a pretty good deal despite including an old "dual core" CPU instead of a newer Core 2 Duo. An upgrade to a Core 2 Duo CPU is available for $70 on the configuration pages. We recommend choosing Windows XP over Vista, because of numerous repored problems with unhappy Vista users.
Roadside Emergency Kit for $10 with free shipping. Includes jumper cables, work gloves, and a tire pressure gauge. Also includes other less than useful stuff, including screwdrivers, nut driver set, pliers, and electrical tape.
Compaq Presario 15" Laptop Computer for $400: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core processor, 1GB memory, 120GB hard drive, DVD Burner, card reader, Windows Vista. Several deals available with purchase of this laptop, including Canon MP210 Printer/Scanner for $0 after rebate.
Coupon code RPAENUEAB9 gives 7% off laptops $1050+, 5% to 10% off TVs 32" and under, and 10% off HD camcorders, digital cameras $229+, GPSs $199+, and home audio $149+.
Skype is a service which allows you to make phone calls from your computer to landline phones and cell phones anywhere in the world. From now through June 1, new Skype customers who sign up to their monthly plans gets automatic 33% off their regular prices. To find the deal, click the above link, then click "Pay Monthly", and sign up. You can choose unlimited calls to anywhere in the US & Canada, anywhere in Mexico, or anywhere in the world. The unlimited to US & Canada costs $6 per 3 months ($2/mo), and unlimited to any phone in the world costs $20 per 3 months ($6.66/mo). Phone calls are placed using Skype software on your computer, so you will need microphone & speakers, or a headset.
(expired) Nintendo Wii gaming system is in stock for $250 plus $10 for 3-day shipping. Few other online stores have it in stock, and those which do usually require purchasing it with specific games. This is just the console unit with a wireless remote and a sensor, and includes no games. For use on a HDTV, you may want to buy a Component Video Cable for about $7.50 after shipping fee.
refurbished Creative MuVo V100 Small 2GB MP3 Player for $20. On that page, select "2GB" on the pulldown. Other stores sell the 1GB model for $26, and the 2GB for $70. The reviews are mixed when compared against all portable MP3 players, but compared to the tiny MP3 players, it is one of the nicest.
Coupon code MDAYGC gives $10 off during checkout of most orders. Add about $11 to $13 for Thursday delivery, or $12 to $15 for Friday or Saturday delivery.
2 dozen roses, vase, chocolates for $35, plus $13 for Thursday delivery or $18 for Friday or Saturday delivery. Coupon cannot apply toward this.
Several deals of flowers for $40 to $60, also 2 dozen roses for $50. Add $13 for Friday delivery. Mother's Day is this upcoming weekend. Their prices are more expensive than most other online flower stores. What makes this deal great is the superb reviews that Organic Bouquet has received, such as Smart Money who reviewed them as the best quality and value for Mother's Day.
Trendnet 2-port KVM Switch for $25 with coupon EMCAFAHAK and after shipping fee, and a $10 mail-in rebate is available ($15 after rebate). For sharing a USB keyboard, USB mouse, and VGA video with 2 computers. Includes cables.
Acer 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $160 with coupon EMCAFAHBF . Has VGA & DVI inputs, and includes VGA and DVI cables. This is a great deal on a great quality monitor.
2x2GB 800MHz OCZ laptop computer memory (4GB total) for $81 after shipping fee, and a $15 mail-in rebate is available ($66 after rebate). Note, the rebate must be postmarked within 12 days of purchase, After the rebate, this deal is about $10 less than other 2x2GB Laptop Memory. Be aware that some laptop computers are limited to 3GB of memory, even some brand new laptops. If that is the case, installing 4GB of memory would leave you with 3GB of usable memory, which is still more than plenty for most applications.
Linksys WRT54GL Wireless Router for $56, and a $10 mail-in rebate is available ($46 after rebate). You can replace the firmware on this router, such as DD-WRT which is more powerful than Linksys firmware.
Lian-Li PC-A05B PC Case for $90 with free shipping coupon EMCAFAHBD . Most other stores sell it for around $104 after shipping fee.
Ion USB Vinyl Turntable for $85 with coupon EMCAFAHBJ . Used to digitize vinyl records on your computer.
Samsung 52" LCD 1080p HDTV for $1700 with free ground shipping. This is one of the best deals around for a 1080p HDTV of this size. Has built-in ATSC and QAM digital tuners, 3 HDMI inputs, PC input, and great reviews.
Newegg gives free 3-day shipping on non-oversized products. Some of these deals will probably expire today, especially the Samsung 52" LCD, KVM Switch, 2GB MicroSD Card, and 19" Monitor. Update (5/7): As expected, the KVM Switch, Samsung 52" LCD, 2GB MicroSD Card are sold out. Also the 530-Watt power supply and 4GB Flash Drive are sold out. Update (5/7 10am EDT): All of these have expired, except the Linksys WRT54GL router, and the 2x2GB OCZ Laptop Computer Memory.
Thermaltake BlacX Serial-ATA Hard Drive Docking Station for $29 plus $7 shipping, and a $10 mail-in rebate is available (offer code TRM-5303). This device can be very handy for some people. It is a docking station for 2.5" and 3.5" Serial-ATA hard drives, plugs into a PC or Mac's USB port. Being able to slide in any Serial-ATA hard drive means you can create disks full of music, videos, pictures, and backups, then eject the drive and store it in a safe place. This is a great way to store lots of data without taking up precious room on your computer's internal hard drive. Hard drives can store stuff easier than burning DVDs, and being able to quickly slide in & out hard drives without rebooting the computer can be very handy for some people with lots of data storage needs. Effectively, this can help turn spare hard drives into swappable, large capacity USB storage. Fill up a drive of music, another drive with recorded digital videos, and another with backups. Store the drives in anti-static bags in a safe place, easily accessible any time you need them.
Corsair 520HX 520-Watt ATX Power Supply for desktop PCs for $100 with free shipping, and a $20 mail-in rebate is available. Every other store sells it for at least $110. It has some of the best reviews we've ever seen for a power supply priced under $100, and it's rated as one of the quietest. Note, one of the most common causes of computer hardware failues are electrical issues. Computers need to operate with constant clean power, so a surge protector (or UPS) and a good quality power supply is recommended. If you spent hundreds of dollars on computer components, better be safe than sorry by using a good quality power supply such as this one. When researching power supplies for your next PC, pay more attention to user reviews and less to maximum wattage rating. Update (10am EDT): No longer in stock, but they are taking backorders. Note, the rebate is valid only if submitted within 30 days of order. So if your product has not shipped within the next 2 weeks, you may want to cancel the order or be stuck paying the full $100 price. Update (5/8 4pm EDT): Back in stock at Buy.com.
A 300-pack of CD/DVD Sleeves for $10 with free shipping, and coupon code HM10 gives 10% off. Holds one disc per sleeve. No padding in these sleeves, but provide decent protection from scratches.
Back in stock again is a Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive with 16MB Cache and 5 year warranty for $70. Add $7 for ground shipping for one, and about $1 shipping each additional, so:
one for $77 after shipping fee ($0.155 per GB), or
two for $148 after shipping fee ($0.148 per GB), etc.
Most other stores sell 500GB drives for $85 to $100. It comes as a bare drive only, without any cables. An internal Serial-ATA cable is $0.73 and a Serial-ATA cable with Molex-to-SATA Power Adapter is $1.35, and the shipping fee is not increased when ordered with the hard drive. Other similar hard drive deals:
Seagate 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive, 32MB Cache, 5 year warranty for $85 plus shipping ($92 shipped). One of the best performing drives priced under $100.
Western Digital 500GB, 16MB Cache, 3 year warranty for $85 ($0.17 per GB) with 3-7 day shipping, or at Newegg for $90 ($0.18 per GB) with 2-3 day shipping.
(expired: 5/8) Available again is a pair of Crucial Ballistix 1GB DDR2 800MHz CAS-4 memory for $49 with free shipping, and a $30 mail-in rebate is available. A great deal at under $10 per GB (after rebate) for desktop computer memory.
Also a 10% off in-store coupon is available for some products. Update (5/5): The Dell 22" Monitor deal is sold out, and no longer available at the $200 price. Also the PC Case for $30 is sold out.
Compaq Presario 15" Laptop Computer for $400: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core processor, 1GB memory, 120GB hard drive, DVD Burner, card reader, Windows Vista. Several deals available with purchase of this laptop, including Canon MP210 Printer/Scanner for $0 after rebate.
(expired: Seagate 500GB drive is sold out) Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive (16MB Cache) and 5 year warranty for $70 plus $7 shipping. A great deal at $0.155 per GB. Note, this drive runs louder than most other 500GB drives. If noise is a concern, a Western Digital 500GB with 3 year warranty costs $86 ($0.17 per GB) with 3-7 day shipping, or at Newegg for $90 ($0.18 per GB) with 2-3 day shipping. Update (3pm EDT): The Seagate 500GB drive is sold out.
Samsung internal 750GB Serial-ATA hard drive with 32MB-Cache and 3 year warranty for $120 with free shipping ($0.16 per GB). Comes as a bare drive only, without any cables. If needed, an internal Serial-ATA Cable is $2.70 with coupon PCMICRO10%OFF
Digital Cameras, many of which are $10 to $30 less than all other stores, including:
Kodak Z812 Digital Camera (12x image stabilized optical zoom, 720p video capture) for $196 after coupon. Every other store sells it for more, and it has some of the best reviews we have seen for a new camera priced under $200. Note, it does not include a rechargeable battery. It requires disposable CRV3 batteries (1 included), a Kodak brand KLIC-8000 rechargeable battery, or rechargeable AA batteries rated at least 2500 mAh.
Nikon D40 Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm Lens and free 4GB SDHC Card for $460 after coupon. Not much cheaper than what most other stores sell it for, but the free 4GB card makes it a good deal.
Items which do not have free shipping can get a little pricey, $6 to $9 to ground ship most orders. Abes of Maine already has some of the best deals on many digital cameras, so be sure to check their prices with the coupon if you're looking to buy a camera.
Next February, all television stations nationwide will stop broadcasting on analog frequencies and will only broadcast digital signals. The digital broadcasts are capable of carrying high definition video and surroundsound audio, but require some people to buy new equipment for their old TVs to work on the new signals. Most stations are already broadcasting in digital, but they are required to shut down their analog broadcasts in February, 2009. To help people with indoor antennas ("rabbit ears") or rooftop antennas, the US government now offers a $40 coupon for a digital TV converter necessary for tuning the new signals on exising television equipment. The coupon is obtainable online or by calling 888-388-2009. The coupon is only for someone with old television equipment and:
receives free TV over the air with an antenna, and wants to continue to get free TV, and
does not want to buy a new television with built-in ATSC tuner before February 17, 2008, and
does not want to pay for cable or satellite service.
If you have any of the following, then you will not be affected by the switch next February:
Cable, Satellite, and Fiber service customers will be unaffected by this switch.
Anyone with a "digital set top box" already receives a digital signal, and will be unaffected by this switch.
HDTVs using a built-in ATSC tuner (for digital and HD over-the-air broadcasts) already receives digital signals and will continue to do so after February.
HDTVs using their built-in QAM tuner, hooked directly into the cable jack on the wall will be unaffected by this switchover, since the signal is already digital.
Anyone thinking of buying an HDTV and wants to use it with free over-the-air channels using an indoor or outdoor antenna should make sure an "ATSC Tuner" is included in the specs of the HDTV. Also, NTSC TV tuners on your PC used with over-the-air television signal will also stop working next February. Over the next 6 months there will be plenty of stores putting TV Tuner cards on sale, but avoid buying them unless they include ATSC or QAM tuners.
Sony Cybershot DSC-H3 Digital Camera is on sale for $210 after using coupon GJM0$VQ502XH90 in the cart. Most other stores sell it for $240, $250, and $300.
For example, a Inspiron 530 Desktop with XP when upgraded with a Quad Core Q6600 CPU and a 24" LCD Monitor, it prices at $999 or $699 after coupon. Even if you do not want a 24" Monitor, you can probably get about $350 by selling it brand new on Ebay, leaving you with just a quad core computer at a total cost of about $350.
A bundle of Grand Theft Auto IV for Xbox 360 with a free Xbox Live 3 Month Gold Card for $60 plus about $2 shipping. Most other stores sell just the game for about $60, and the 3 month card usually sells for about $20 by itself. The reviews of this game are incredible, however this game is meant for mature players only. CircuitCity sells the Playstation3 version for $60 with free shipping, and includes a free $10 gift card.
Refurbished (not new) Canon S3 IS Digital Camera with image stabilized 12x optical zoom for $220 with free shipping, and a $20 automatic discount applies when added to the cart. Most stores sell it new for $300. It only comes with a 90 day warranty.
refurbished Brother MFC-240C Printer/Scanner/Fax for $50, and a $20 Easy Rebate (08-14001) is available ($30 after rebate). It does come with a 1 year warranty, and the new MFC-240C costs about $100.
Hanns-G 21.6" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $200. Good reviews, and other stores sell it for around $250. Note, to digitally connect to a PC or Mac's DVI port, you need to buy a DVI-to-HDMI cable or adapter.
(expired) Seagate ST9120822A 120GB internal Serial-ATA 2.5" (laptop) hard drive is on sale for $39. Ground shipping adds $5 to the order, and a mail-in rebate is available for the shipping fee. Most other stores sell this and other 120GB 2.5" hard drives for around $70. 2.5" drives perform slower than regular size hard drives, but the 2.5" drives are considerably smaller, more portable, and designed for use inside a laptop computer.
(expired: 5/2) A cheap no-name brand Ethernet Switch with capable of 10 and 100 megabit on all of its 8 ports. The device is pretty small. Price is $22 with free shipping at Buy.com, and a $20 mail-in rebate is available. This deal is quite risky since the quality of this brand's products is unknown, and the company has a history of leaving some rebates unfulfilled (read some rebate woes here). Also across the entire Internet we can only find one positive review on this item. Still a great deal worth considering if you were already thinking of paying $20 for a network Switch.
All of the 2008 Coupon Books just dropped by $2 down to $13 (actually $10 per book plus $3 shipping for an entire order). The Entertainment Book contains hundred of coupons for local restaurants, entertainment, and retail stores valid through November 1, 2008. The kind of restaurant coupons in the book are typically buy-1-get-1-free items, and can take a few uses to recoup the $13 paid for the book. The book also includes coupons for national chains of car rentals (valid anywhere in the country) through June 30, 2009, such as 25% to 40% off regular rates by reserving a car with the codes and/or telephone numbers listed in the book. The discounts are not shown in the book, but if you call their number and use the codes in the book, often the prices are at least 25% better than what you find directly on the car rental company's website. In addition to the discounts, they also have coupons for $5/day off weekend car rentals, $20-25/week off full week rentals, and free car class upgrades. If you're thinking of renting a car for 3 days or more sometime in the next year, and if you do not already have some kind of discount, picking up this book can save you some money. When buying this year's book, it is a good idea to decline their offer to buy next year's book right away. A deal on next year's book should come up soon, and will be a better deal than committing to buy next year's book right away.
Hanns-G 21.6" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $200 with free shipping. To digitally connect to a computer's DVI port, you need a DVI-to-HDMI cable or adapter. Update: This deal has expired.
For the first weekend of each month, present your Bank of America ATM card, credit card, or MBNA credit card at an eligible museum's box office to get 2 free general admission tickets. The first weekend for this promotion is this upcoming weekend, and museums on their list are mostly in northeastern states, CA, FL, MI, TX, and a few other states.
Linksys WRT54GL Wireless Router for $57, and a $10 mail-in rebate is available ($47 after rebate). This one can have its firmware replaced with third-party firmware, such as DD-WRT.
(expired: 5/1) A cheap computer with very basic specifications, good for doing email, surfing the web, word processing, storing digital camera photos, playing kids/educational games, and other basic tasks. Its default configuration comes with a Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 CPU, Windows Vista Home, no monitor, 1GB memory, 250GB hard drive, DVD Burner, keyboard, mouse, memory card reader, and 3 year in-home warranty for $368 with free shipping. No monitor is included. Upgrading the CPU to a Core 2 Duo for $100 or $150 more is still a pretty good deal, especially since it includes a 3 year warranty. When adding your own cards, this slim computer only accepts "low profile" cards, such as a low profile Geforce 8400GS graphics card. If you already have a keyboard & mouse, and if you have no need for a built-in memory card reader, you can select:
Keyboard included in Dell Bluetooth Package [subtract $10]
Dell Media Card Reader included in Dell Bluetooth Package [subtract $20]
You can ignore the warnings and still check out with a final price of $338 with free shipping. Update (5/1): Price dropped by $20, to $348 with the base configuration, and drops to $318 when the keyboard, mouse, and card reader are removed. Updated title with new prices. If you need a monitor with a new computer, a new deal now available is:
Vostro 200 Slim Tower with 19" LCD Monitor for $449: Core 2 Duo E4500, Windows XP or Vista, 1 year warranty, Dell 19 inch E198WFP, 2GB memory, DVD Burner, 160GB hard drive.
Mother's Day is Sunday, May 11. Standard delivery fees apply for delivery on Thursday, May 8, or for a flexible delivery date of May 8 or May 9. Guaranteed delivery on Friday, May 9 or Saturday, May 10 costs extra.
(expired: 4/30) EVGA Geforce 8800GTS 320MB PCI-Express Graphics Card just dropped to $115 plus $7.59 shipping (a $15 pricedrop since yesterday), and a $30 mail-in rebate is available. The Geforce 8800GTS 320MB has great benchmarks compared to other cards on the market, better than Geforce 7000 series cards and almost all Radeon cards, and a great value at under $100. Most other stores sell it for $150 to $200. This card dropped $15 in the last day, probably to help make room for Geforce 9600 cards. The Geforce 8800GTS 320MB card performs slightly better than a Geforce 9600GT 512MB card, but the 9600GT consumes less power. If you purchased this card from Newegg within the last couple days at a higher price, call them at 800-390-1119 or chat online, and request a refund for the price difference. Newegg has excellent customer service.
