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Thursday, May 15, 2008

SuperMediaStore.com - 2GB MicroSD Memory Card $9
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2GB MicroSD Memory Card for $9 with free shipping. Most other stores sell them for $15 to $20.

A MicroSD compatible device can store pictures and music on this card. 2GB of storage would store around 2000 minutes of standard quality MP3s, around 3500 of 1.3-megapixel photos, or around 2000 of 3-megapixel photos. That is a lot of storage for a portable device.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Frys.com - 1TB internal hard drive for $187
Maxtor 1TB internal Serial-ATA Hard Drive with 32MB cache for $180, plus about $7 shipping. It includes a Serial-ATA cable, and is a pretty good deal at $0.19 per GB.

OfficeDepot.com - 10% off
10% off all items online, except technology items.

Also a $30 off $150 coupon is available.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Newegg.com - good deals today
- Samsung 750GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $110 after coupon EMCAFBDAC . It has 32MB-Cache and 3 year warranty, and a hot deal at under $0.15 per GB.
- Antec 500-Watt PC Power Supply for $55 with coupon EMCAFBDAD
- Trendnet 8-Port Gigabit Switch for $25 with coupon EMCAFBDBJ
- Rosewill PCI Card for Wireless Networks for $20 with free shipping coupon EMCAFBDBG and a $10 mail-in rebate is available ($10 after rebate). For connecting a desktop PC to a wireless router.
- 100-pack Verbatim DVD Media for $28, and a $9 mail-in rebate is available ($19 after rebate)
- Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router for $40.

Monday, May 5, 2008

ZipZoomFly.com - 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $77
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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.
- Samsung 750GB Serial_ATA Hard Drive, 32MB Cache, 3 year warranty for $110 plus shipping ($117 shipped).
Seagate drives run louder than Western Digital and Samsung.

Saturday, May 3, 2008

ZipZoomFly.com - 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $77
(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.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

MacMall.com - 120GB 2.5" internal hard drive for $44, or $39 after rebate
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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.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Newegg.com - DVD Burner for $26 to $33
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- Samsung 20x DVD Burner for $26
- Samsung 20x DVD Burner with Lightscribe for $31
- Lite-On 20x DVD Burner with Lightscribe with Serial-ATA cable for $33
- LG 16x DVD Burner with HD-DVD & Blu-Ray Reader for $180 (reads & writes DVD, reads HD-DVD, reads Blu-Ray)
Each use a Serial-ATA interface, and these prices are about 10% to 20% less than what most other stores charge.

Update (5/1): The Lite-On burner and the LG DVD Burner with HD-DVD/Blu-Ray Reader has expired. The two Samsung drives are still available at the above prices.

Monday, April 28, 2008

ZipZoomFly.com - 500GB Serial-ATA 32MB-Cache Hard Drive $87
Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive with 32MB-Cache and 5 year warranty for $80 plus about $7 shipping. A great deal at $0.175 per GB. Seagate drives are a little louder than Western Digital, but the performance of this drive is one of the best on the market, and other stores sell it for around $100.

A similar deal, Samsung 750GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive (32MB-Cache) for $113 plus $7 shipping ($120), also a great deal at $0.174 per GB.

SuperMediaStore.com - good deals today
- PQI Mini 2GB USB Flash Drive for $14. Has a good review, and most other stores sell it for around $20 after shipping fees.
- Kingston 4GB USB Flash Drive for $18.50. Most other stores sell it for over $20 after shipping fees.
- 4GB SDHC Secure Digital Card for $17. Most other stores sell 4GB Secure Digital cards for over $20.
- 8GB SDHC Secure Digital Card with free SDHC compatible Secure Digital reader for $31. Most other stores sell just a 8GB SDHC card for at least $31.
- 2GB MicroSD Memory Card (for mobile phones & portable devices) for $9. Most other stores sell them for $15 to $20.
- 32 Capacity CD/DVD Wallet for $4.50 after coupon SUN10POFF
- 5 of 24 Capacity CD/DVD Wallets for $18 after coupon SUN10POFF ($3.60 per). Add 5 to your cart, and price drops to $20 for 5, then apply the coupon during checkout.
- 100-pack CD/DVD Paper Sleeves for $4 after coupon SUN10POFF ($0.04 per). Holds one disc per sleeve. No padding in these sleeves, so they provide minimal protection for discs being shipped or carried in a bag, but better than no protection at all.
Each with free shipping.

Friday, April 25, 2008

ZipZoomFly.com - 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $80
(expired: 4/28, price raised to $85)

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Samsung 500GB Serial-ATA internal hard drive is back at $80 with free shipping. Its 16MB cache is half the size of many other drives priced $20 more, but its performance is still pretty good and a great deal at $0.16 per GB.

Comes as a bare drive only, without a Serial-ATA cable. If needed, a Serial-ATA Cable for $2.70 after coupon PCMICRO10%OFF with free shipping.

Other similar deals:
- Western Digital 500GB Drive (16MB-Cache) for $87.50 with free shipping ($0.175 per GB)
- Samsung 750GB Drive (32MB-Cache) for $110 plus $7 shipping, which is $117 ($0.156 per GB)

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Dell.com - 750GB External USB Hard Drive $140
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Western Digital 750GB external USB hard drive for $140 with free shipping. A great deal at $0.19 per GB, most other stores sell it for around $190, and is only $5 more than the internal drive.

Outpost.com - three 2GB USB Drives for $14 after rebate
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Three 2GB USB Flash Drives for $35 plus $6 shipping, and a $20 manufacturer's mail-in rebate is available. That comes to $7 per 2GB Flash Drive after rebate.

Update: Price dropped to $28 plus $6 shipping, or $14 after the $20 mail-in rebate. That comes to under $5 per 2GB USB flash drive.

Note, the quality of these drives will likely be worse than other USB flash drives, but it's still a great deal to have USB drives handy even if their performance turns out to be slow.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Newegg.com - Samsung DVD Burner for $27
- Samsung 20x DVD Burner for $27
- Samsung 20x DVD Burner with Lightscribe for $31
- Lite-On 20x DVD Burner with Lightscribe with Serial-ATA cable for $33
- LG 16x DVD Burner with HD-DVD & Blu-Ray Reader for $180
Each with Serial-ATA.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

ZipZoomFly.com - 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $80
Samsung 500GB Serial-ATA internal hard drive for $80 with free shipping. Its 16MB cache is half the size of many other drives priced $20 more, but its performance is pretty good and a great deal at $0.16 per GB.

Comes as a bare drive only, without a Serial-ATA cable. If needed, a Serial-ATA Cable for $2.70 after coupon PCMICRO10%OFF with free shipping.

Update: Price raised from $80 to $85. Still a great deal at a cost of $0.17 per GB.

Friday, April 18, 2008

CircuitCity.com - Western Digital 1TB External USB Hard Drive $198
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Western Digital 1TB External USB Hard Drive for $220 with free shipping, and coupon code BCAS9D4AZB gives 10% off.

Also a 320GB Portable 2.5" USB Hard Drive for $150, and 10% coupon makes it $135. Most other stores sell it for around $170.

Note, USB drives can take about an hour to transfer each 100GB.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Outpost.com - 500GB IDE Hard Drive for $87.50
Maxtor L01Y500 500GB internal IDE (Parallel ATA) hard drive for $80 plus about $7.50 shipping. At $0.175 per GB, it's a great deal for older computers which use IDE instead of the newer Serial-ATA interface.

Similar deals:
- Maxtor 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive with 16MB-cache for $90 plus $7.50 shipping ($97.50) from Outpost.com ($0.195/GB)
- Seagate 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive with 32MB-cache for $105 from Newegg.com ($0.21/GB).
- Samsung 750GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive with 32MB-cache for $113 plus $7 shipping ($120) from ZipZoomFly.com ($0.16/GB).
- Seagate 1TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive with 32MB-cache for $200 plus $7.50 shipping ($207.50) from Outpost.com ($0.21/GB).

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

SuperMediaStore.com - great deals today
- 32-Disc CD/DVD Wallet for $4
- A-Data 4GB USB Flash Drive for $16 after coupon USB20POFF with free shipping.
- 2GB MicroSD Memory Card for $9
Free shipping.

A MicroSD compatible mobile phone and portable device can store pictures and music on a MicroSD card. 2GB of storage would give around 2000 minutes of standard quality MP3s, around 3500 of 1.3-megapixel photos, or around 2000 of 3-megapixel photos.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Dell.com - 4GB USB Flash Drive for $17.50
Kingston 4GB USB Flash Drive for $17.50 with free shipping. Most other stores sell it for at least $21.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

CircuitCity.com - Maxtor 80GB Mini External Hard Drive $44
(expired: sold out)

Maxtor OneTouch III Mini (2.5") External Hard Drive for $44 with free shipping. Most other stores sell small 2.5" external drives for more. A small hard drive like this can be powered by the computer through a single USB cable, so no need to carry a power cable with the drive.

BestBuy.com - good deals this week
- Seagate 1TB internal Serial-ATA hard drive for $190
- Philips 47" 1080p LCD Ambilight HDTV for $1500 in-store or $1570 after delivery fee. Great reviews.
- Westinghouse 42" 1080p LCD HDTV for $997
- Hitachi 50" Plasma HDTV for $1300
- Panasonic 42" 1080p Plasma HDTV for $1450
- Dell Inspiron 15" Laptop Computer for $500 in-store or $520 after delivery fee. Dual Core T2370 CPU, 2GB memory, 160GB hard drive, DVD Burner. It's about $50 to $150 less than what Inspiron Laptops and Vostro Laptops go for on Dell.com even after applying a coupon.

BestBuy.com - Seagate 1TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $190
Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK 1TB (1000GB) internal Serial-ATA hard drive with 32MB-cache is on sale for $190 with free shipping today until sold out. At a cost of $0.19 per GB, it's one of the best deals around for a large capacity hard drive.

Note, this hard drive is reported to run noisier than Western Digital drives, but its 32MB-cache and faster seek times should outperform Western Digital's 1TB drives.

Monday, March 31, 2008

Newegg.com - Network Attached Hard Drive Chasis $25 after rebate
(expired)

Harking Network Attached Storage Center for $50 with free shipping, and a $20 mail-in rebate is available through today. Install an IDE hard drive up to 250GB, and it turns the drive into a shared storage device with 10/100 Ethernet LAN connectivity. The reviews are not great, but it's a good value for a cheap network enclosure for that old IDE drive you may have laying around.

Friday, March 28, 2008

ZipZoomFly.com - 750GB 32MB-Cache internal hard drive $125
Samsung 750GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive for $118 plus $7 shipping. Other stores sell it for around $130.

Buying a large hard drive with 16MB-cache saves a few dollars, but the performance boost from a 32MB-cache hard drive is usually worth the extra money.

Outpost.com - 500GB IDE Hard Drive for $90
Seagate 500GB internal IDE (Parallel ATA) hard drive with 5 year warranty for $90 with free shipping. A great deal at $0.18 per GB, if you prefer the older IDE interface or have a computer without internal Serial-ATA connectors. Makers of most computers within the last 3 years, such as most Dell desktops, use Serial-ATA instead of IDE.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Buy.com - 1TB internal hard drive for $190
(expired: 3/27)

Western Digital WD10EACS 1TB internal Serial-ATA hard drive is on sale for $190 with free shipping. Also includes a Serial-ATA cable and power adapter. Most other stores sell just the hard drive for $235. A great deal at $0.19 per GB.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Dell.com - 1TB External USB Hard Drive $210
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Western Digital MyBook Essential USB 1TB (1000GB) Hard Drive for $210 with free shipping. A very good deal at $0.21 per GB. It performs far slower than an internal drive, but fast enough to store movies, music, and backups.

Other stores sell it for $230 to $250.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Staples.com - good deals on Seagate hard drives
Several deals on internal and external Seagate hard drives, including:
- Seagate 500GB internal Serial-ATA Hard Drive for just under $100
- Seagate 500GB external USB Hard Drive for $120
Also, see if Staples recently send you a coupon by email. If you don't mind buying on on Ebay, search for Staples online coupon to find sellers with $25 off $100 coupons for about $1.

Update (3pm EDT): The internal 500GB drive is sold out online, but should be available in-store.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Newegg.com - 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive 32MB-Cache for $110
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Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive with 32MB-cache for $120, and coupon code EMCADAHBJ gives $10 off. At $0.22 per GB it costs slightly more than other 500GB drives such as this one, but 32MB-cache is double the size of standard drives which gives better performance.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Newegg.com - External DVD Burner for $50
An external 20x DVD Burner with Lightscribe for $50 with free shipping coupon EMCADBBAE . Most other external DVD Burner drives cost over $65. Internal DVD Burner drives are much cheaper and more convenient, but an external drive is nice if installing an internal one is not possible.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

BestBuy - Western Digital 1TB External USB Hard Drive $207 in-store
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Western Digital MyBook 1TB USB2 External Hard Drive is back at $230 in stores, and a 10% coupon makes it $207. At $0.21 per GB, it's one of the best deals around for a large capacity external hard drive. This one has very good reviews, and runs very silent. Some people who are eager to fill up huge capacity hard drive with lots of data should keep in mind it takes about 3 minutes to transfer 5GB, or about an hour to transfer each 100GB. That's very good performance for storing backup files, videos, and music which do not need blazing fast speeds, but far slower than an internal hard drive.

Friday, March 7, 2008

Newegg.com - 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive 32MB-Cache for $110
Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive with 32MB-cache for $120, and coupon code EMCADAHBJ gives $10 off. At $0.22 per GB it costs slightly more than other 500GB drives, but this one has double the cache buffer size of standard drives giving better performance and a very fast 4ms response time.

Other hard drive deals:
- Hitachi 1TB Serial-ATA Drive 32MB-Cache for $260 at Newegg after coupon EMCADAHDC and a $30 mail-in rebate is available ($230 after rebate)
- Seagate 1TB Serial-ATA Drive 32MB-Cache for $235 at Outpost plus about $7 shipping ($242)
- Western Digital 1TB External USB Drive for $230 at Dell

Monday, March 3, 2008

BestBuy - 10% off in-store
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Only valid on specific categories of items in-store, such as $399+ TVs, DVD players & recorders, home audio & speakers, flash and external hard drives (not internal drives), $149+ printers, networking products, mice, keyboards, graphic cards, software, media, portable music devices, $249+ digital cameras, and $279+ camcorders.

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Newegg.com - 4GB USB Flash Drive for $17
Kingston DataTraveler 4GB USB Flash Drive for $17 with free shipping. While several other stores also sell 4GB Flash Drives for around $17, most stores sell this particular drive for around $37.

Update: Amazon just dropped their price to match Newegg's deal on this drive. Amazon has free ground shipping with a $25+ order, and Newegg has free shipping on this item.

Outpost.com - 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $100
(expired)

Seagate 500GB internal Serial-ATA hard drive for $100 with free shipping. Runs a little louder than a Western Digital 500GB which costs $5 more and has similar performance.

Another hard drive deal. Western Digital 500GB 5400 to 7200 rpm for $95 after coupon EMCACABA . It performs slower than the Seagate and Western Digital 500GB drives mentioned above, no factor for storing music and videos, but if performance is important best to spend a few dollars more for a faster drive.

Update (3/2): Also, Dell.com has a Seagate 500GB Serial-ATA Drive with 32MB buffer for $110, twice the buffer of most other 500GB drives for improved performance.

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Staples.com - 400GB Hard Drive $70, 19" LCD $160, 22" LCD $200
- Western Digital 400GB internal Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $70 with free shipping ($0.175 per GB). Any internal drive priced under $0.20 per GB is a great deal.
- Acer AL1916wAbd 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $160 with free shipping. Has VGA & DVI and good specs. Staples says it only has a 1 year warranty, but Acer.com says it has a 3 year warranty.
- Acer AL2216Wbd 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $200 with free shipping. Has VGA, DVI, and 3 year warranty. This is a great deal for a 22" monitor with excellent reviews.
- Brother MFC-665CW Printer/Scanner/Fax wired & wireless network compatible for $100 with free shipping. Other stores sell it for around $180. This is a great deal for a network-ready all-in-one with very good reviews.
These are hot deals, and may not last long.

Update: Check if Staples.com recently sent you an email containing a coupon. Some people received a $30 coupon from Staples, which can apply to the above deals.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Newegg.com - Lite-On 16x Serial-ATA DVD Burner for $25
(expired: price raised)

Lite-On DVD Burner with Serial-ATA interface just dropped to $25 with free shipping.

Also, other similar deals:
- DVD Burners with Serial-ATA interface several for $29 to $38 with free shipping
- DVD Burners with Parallel-ATA (IDE) interface several for $24 to $40 with free shipping
Most of these drives do not include any software.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Dell.com - Western Digital 1TB External Gigabit NAS Drive for $210
(expired: 6pm EST, price raised)

Western Digital MyBook World WDG1NC10000N 1TB (1000GB) External Hard Drive with 10/100/1000 Ethernet is on sale for $210 with free shipping. Other stores sell it for around $275. It provides 1TB of file storage to all computers on your wired home or office network. Also another USB-based hard drive can be attached to this unit to provide additional storage. Additional product information is available on Western Digital's website. It's an incredible deal at $0.21 per GB for an external NAS drive.

Staples.com - HOT! - free shipping on all orders
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Free shipping on all orders this week, regardless of order total.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Buy.com - 2GB USB Flash Drive for Chinese New Year for $11
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Back in stock at $11 with free shipping. It is a Kingston 2GB USB Flash Drive, Red color with Chinese New Year symbol.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Newegg.com - DVD Burner Drives $24 to $36
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- DVD Burners with Serial-ATA interface several for $28 to $36 with free shipping
- DVD Burners with Parallel-ATA (IDE) interface several for $24 to $40 with free shipping
Most come as bare drives only, without any cables and DVD burning software. There should be no noticeable performance difference between Serial-ATA and IDE, however Serial-ATA is preferred in most new computers.

The best drives on the list are Samsung 20x Serial-ATA with Lightscribe for $30, Lite-On 20x with Serial-ATA Cable for $32, and Asus 20x Serial-ATA with Lightscribe for $36.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Staples.com - HOT! - free shipping on all orders
Free shipping on all orders this week, regardless of order total.

BestBuy.com - President's Day Sale

SuperMediaStore.com - 4GB USB Flash Drive for $13 after rebate
A-Data 4GB USB Flash Drive for $20 with free shipping, coupon code USB10POFF gives $2 off, and a $5 mail-in rebate is available.