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Bargain Hunters Challege v 2.0

post #1 of 21
7/16/04 at 1:13am
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I have gone through the old thread and summarized most of everything that everybody found, but I left out some of the computer component pricing that is changing daily.

Keep up the sharp eyes, everyone!

The bargain summary Last updated 7/15/04

Link now works. Much thanks to Devion!
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post #2 of 21
7/16/04 at 12:20pm
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Here's the original post from The Master Bargain Hunter

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Originally Posted by Braingoo
Welcom all bargain hunters! I thought this would be a good thread to start for everyone out there that loves a good bargain on a great product!

Plus the thrill of the hunt is exilerating!

I would like to start this thread as a way of hunting down bargains on useful items for our laptops and or desktops computers!

How it works is you post an item you would like to purchase and everyone sees it and tries to beat the price you found before long we will have the cheapest price on the net. By pooling our ablities we should come up with some killer prices. (Winner one with the cheapest price gets the satisfaction of beaing the bargain hunter of the day, week , month till soemone dethrones you with another bargain!)

I will start off with the first item I think is much needed for these laptops and that is a good notebook cooling device.
here is an example.
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...e&searchdepa=1

It does not have to be this exact item but this is one of the most popular.

Feel Free to add your own items,reveiws, general comments also!

HAPPY HUNTING!
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post #3 of 21
7/16/04 at 12:44pm
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Originally Posted by smileytim
Here's the original post from The Master Bargain Hunter
Thanks tim for cleaning that up that looks realy nice. Now I just need to go out and find some new bargains for this thread!!
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post #4 of 21
7/16/04 at 12:59pm
Braingoo -

I dont know if it is legal to sell DVD-X...I doubt it.

But you CAN NOT activate the software once it is on your computer...

-Mancuso
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post #5 of 21
7/16/04 at 1:13pm
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Originally Posted by Potsdamlander
Braingoo -

I dont know if it is legal to sell DVD-X...I doubt it.

But you CAN NOT activate the software once it is on your computer...

-Mancuso
I did not post that one! I dont even use it or reccomend DVD-X-Copy. Why would I? When you can get much better IMO software that does the same thing for FREE!

http://www.dvdshrink.org/where.html
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post #6 of 21
7/16/04 at 1:20pm
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do both dvd shrink and dvd x-copy copy from a dvd to a regular 800 meg CD? i thought x-copy actually copied from dvd to dvd, so you wouldnt lose picture quality, bonus features...etc...
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post #7 of 21
7/16/04 at 1:26pm
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Originally Posted by smileytim
do both dvd shrink and dvd x-copy copy from a dvd to a regular 800 meg CD? i thought x-copy actually copied from dvd to dvd, so you wouldnt lose picture quality, bonus features...etc...
Well I dotn think DVDshrink will copy to a 800meg CD but if you get Dr.Divx like I did you can do it. DVDshrink will however let you copy all the extras and Menus over noproblem there is some loss when compressing it but its hardly noticable!
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post #8 of 21
7/16/04 at 3:45pm

Logitech Headset

This is a good quality head set. the sound is good and the mic works wonderfully with the laptop after minor driver swtich. Its also blue that matches my laptop sorry no silver or green this time!



http://www.evalueadded.com/datasheet.asp?mid=70798

only $12.39
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post #9 of 21
7/16/04 at 3:50pm

Logitech Mouse!

I also want to get one of these to match my laptop as well. Again no silver or green but this stylish number does come in red!



http://www.iunitek.com/iunitek/index...cs&part=999563

Only $40.55
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post #10 of 21
7/16/04 at 4:14pm

New drive for the Enclosure!

I need a new drive for my enclosure something biggger to hold more stuff then I can delegate the old 120Gb to my desktop!

Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive
Capacity: 250GB
Average Seek Time: 8.9 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: IDE ULTRA ATA100
Features: High-Performance with 8MB Buffer
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years
Packaging: OEM Drive Only



http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...144-309&depa=0
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post #11 of 21
7/16/04 at 6:20pm
Buy a creative nomad 4GB MP3 player break it open and presto you have a 4GB compact flash card for a $199.99 http://www.newegg.com/app/viewprodu...MP=OTC-d3alt1me
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post #12 of 21
7/16/04 at 7:14pm
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Originally Posted by jsd91741
Buy a creative nomad 4GB MP3 player break it open and presto you have a 4GB compact flash card for a $199.99 http://www.newegg.com/app/viewprodu...MP=OTC-d3alt1me
AdamR (a member here) just did that same thing a few months back! Its a great idea!

Tim...thanks for doing this...we really needed it done. Spank You!
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post #13 of 21
7/17/04 at 5:46pm
With that MP3 player.... is that memory xD ? That'll be awesome for a camera...
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post #14 of 21
7/25/04 at 12:32am
Frys Electronics has Maxtor 160G HDD/7200rpm/8mb cache for $69

They also have a deal on P4 3.0 Northwood CPU/boxed/512 cache/800fsb/HT/ and ECS mobo, chipset 848P for $199.99
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post #15 of 21
7/25/04 at 1:12pm
I also saw some other bargains at Frys yesterday.Sale is over the 27th

25pk DVD-RW 2.4Xfor $17.96
50pk DVD-R 1Xfor $14.50
50pk CD-R 24xfor $4.50
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post #16 of 21
7/26/04 at 3:42pm
Netgear wired router! For those with boradband connections you shoudl get one of these will work as a hardware firewall to protect you fromall that crap that is outon the net plus it will allow you to connect 3 more PCs to your Broadband connection. I told one person I know to go out and get one and he realy likes it he gets alot less spyware and such and it was realy easy to setup. for parents you can even login to the router and tell it waht sites are not allowed and what times people are allowed to logon. this router is initaly 59.99 but has $50 in rebates effectivly making it $10 if you want to put up the effort. Thso mail-in rebates are a pain in the butt though!


Netgear wired router with 4 port switch.
http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.js...qp=0&oid=56039

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post #17 of 21
7/26/04 at 3:50pm

Best dual layer Drives!

These are the best dual layer drives you can buy and they are dirt cheap. I personaly have one of thier CD-RWs and it is great Lite-on Makes some quality stuff and are the OEM for alot of other guys. They also made the power brick for the Area-51m. Look on the bottom i fyou don't belive me. Anyway here is a dual layer dvd drive for only $82 and its quiet efficiant and seems to work very well by the review i have read. I fyou are in the market for a new drive you should look into this one. I know its high on my want list. (that is a very long list BTW)

Lite-on duallayer DVD+/-RW ( I know they are out of stock more will be in shortly they are very popular!)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...106-947&depa=0

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post #18 of 21
7/30/04 at 2:21am
http://www.shop4tech.com/

Some of the BEST prices on media I've been able to locate anywhere.

Still waiting on dual-layer media, though.
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post #19 of 21
8/20/04 at 12:31am
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Page hosted by Devion. Bargain summary back up
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post #20 of 21
8/29/04 at 6:47am
Anybody that is, to say the least, a bit disapointed with the sound quality on their A51m's should take a look at the Creative MP3 Plus USB external sound card. It cost me 24.00 at Fred Meyers(regional, but they have website} and is rock solid with music or games and sounds amazing for the money when hooked up to some small Altec lansing two ways. It has a lot of features for the dough and all my onboard sound problems went away with its arrival. Seems like I couldn't keep the AC97 drivers fresh enough and was constantly reinstalling them. My games sound awesome now and music is a joy again. Check em out!
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