home : hot deals & information involving: Outpost Friday, May 16, 2008last update: 1:30pm (EDT)
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- 19" LCD Monitor for $108 after rebate
Tyris T902WDT Widescreen 19" LCD Monitor for $139 plus about $9 shipping, and a $40 mail-in rebate is available.
Also a Canon Printer for $50 with free shipping, and a $50 mail-in rebate is available when purchased with the monitor.
A similar non-widescreen Tyris monitor had good reviews.
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- Geforce 7200GS Graphics Card for $6 after rebate
EVGA Geforce 7200GS 256MB PCIe Graphics card for desktop computers for $50 plus about $6 shipping, and a $50 manufacturer's mail-in rebate is available.
A good deal if you need a cheap graphics card for a spare computer, but it has relatively poor reviews.
If you are looking for a much better low-cost graphics graphics card, it may be better to pay an extra $25 and get a Geforce 8400GS 256MB Graphics Card for $31 after shipping and rebate.
It has better support for dual monitors, better drivers, and performs well for the price.
Final cost after 2 rebates is $140, assuming both rebate checks come.
It has DVI input, and includes a VGA cable.
Note, this deal is very risky for 2 reasons: the quality of the monitor, and the chance of not getting the $50 rebate on the monitor.
This really is a cheap LCD monitor, so be aware that if you dislike it and already submitted the rebate, you may be stuck paying over a hundred dollars for a poor quality item that no one wants.
Even some recently completed Ebay auctions had trouble selling this monitor.
The few reviews of this monitor gave it about 3 stars out of 5, and there are a couple reports of broken LCDs and the manufacturer failed to provide adequate support.
Our recommendation is to avoid a deal like this unless you really do want a cheap LCD monitor and do not care about quality.
The mail-in rebate for the monitor appears to be a Fry's rebate, not a manufacturer's rebate.
Fry's has a poor history of not fulfilling their own rebates, and chances of not getting your $50 is greater than a manufacturer's rebate.
The $50 printer rebate is a manufacturer rebate.
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- 2x1GB DDR2 1066MHz OCZ Memory $30 after rebate, maybe
This deal is only for someone who can submit a mail-in rebate within one or two days after receiving an order.
A pair of OCZ 1GB 1066MHz DDR2 memory for $70 with free shipping, and a $40 mail-in rebate is only available if mailed within 10 days of purchase.
Outpost.com orders shipped to the Eastern half of the country should arrive by May 21, and Western half by May 22.
That only leaves customers who use free ground shipping with as few as 1 or 2 days to mail the rebate, so only do this deal if you are confident the rebate can be submitted in time.
Most stores sell a pair of 1GB 1066MHz memory for around $60.
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- 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.
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- 2x1GB DDR2 1066MHz OCZ Memory $30 after rebate, maybe
This deal is only for someone who can submit a mail-in rebate within one or two days after receiving an order.
A pair of OCZ 1GB 1066MHz DDR2 memory for $80 with free shipping, and a $40 mail-in rebate is only available if mailed within 10 days of purchase.
Outpost.com orders shipped to the East coast should arrive by May 20, and West coast by May 22.
That only leaves you with 1 to 4 days to mail the rebate, so only do this deal if you are confident the rebate can be submitted in time.
Most stores sell a pair of 1GB 1066MHz memory for around $60 to $70. Update (5/15):
Price dropped by $10.
Updated title with new price.
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- Geforce 6200 AGP Graphics Card for $6 after rebate (expired: 5/11)
EVGA Geforce 6200 256MB Graphics Card for older AGP interface for $45 plus about $6 shipping, and a $45 mail-in rebate is available.
Only works with an older AGP interface inside their PC, such as with older Pentium based systems before Dual Core.
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- 2x1GB DDR2 800MHz Crucial Ballistix Memory $19 after rebate (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.
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- 2x1GB DDR2 800MHz Crucial Ballistix Memory $19 after rebate (expired: 5/1, shipping no longer free)
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). Update (4/29):
Price raised by $1, still a great deal.
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- Uniden 3-Handset 5.8GHz Cordless Phone for $68 (expired: 4pm EDT, sold out)
Uniden TRU9485-3 3-Handset 5.8GHz Cordless Phone System for $60 plus about $8 shipping.
This is a great deal, since most other stores sell this package for around $130, and is probably the best value around for a multi-handset cordless phone system priced under $100.
The quality, range, and features of these phones are very good.
Additional handsets can be added for about $30 each.
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- three 2GB USB Drives for $14 after rebate (expired)
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.
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- 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.
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- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU G0 Stepping for $187
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz CPU is on sale for $180 plus about $7 shipping.
This is a great deal, since most other stores sell this CPU for around $245.
You must have a Intel LGA775 compatible motherboard for this CPU.
Our motherboard recommendation is a Gigabyte or Abit motherboard with a P35 based Northbridge chipset.
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- 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.
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- Portable iPod Charger for $2 (expired: sold out at Outpost and Meritline)
Universal iPod charger on sale for $2 with free shipping.
It plugs into a normal power outlet, and requires a dock connector or the USB connector cable which came with your iPod.
More detailed product information on Amazon.com or on MacSense.com.
Also Meritline.com has a similar universal iPod charger for $3 after coupon AC2091454OFF .
Saturday, March 1, 2008
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- 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.
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- Apple iPod Touch 8GB for $249 (expired)
Apple iPod Touch 8GB on sale for $249 with free shipping.
Most other stores sell it for around $280.