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Verified by Visa is Useless
I was just shopping on Newegg and decided to purchase some more RAM for my computer. I added the item to my shopping card, hit purchase, entered my Credit Card info and hit Finish. I had forgotten that I had enabled the frustratingly stupid “Verified by Visa” check-out security process in the past… I somehow always [...]
Continue reading...Lenovo IdeaPad S10e – $298
Apr 16, 2009 
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For anyone looking for a Netbook, a hell of a deal for the Lenovo S10e — $50 cheaper (~15% discount) than the regular price from Newegg. From Dealsea: Go to http://www.lenovo.com/cpp Enter “familyandfriends” as passcode Click the following: “notebooks” > “ideapad” > “view S series” Under “IdeaPad S10 High capacity battery”, select “view models” Under either Black or White, select “customize” Add [...]
Continue reading...MSI Scams Buyers On Rebates
Feb 12, 2009 
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This is a common scenario for most nerds. You have a gadget on the mind. It might be a monitor, a video card, a phone, or in my case a notbook. You do the research, memorize the specs, model names, prices, and they you wait for a reason to bite. That reason ranges from waiting [...]
Continue reading...Lenovo – 25% off Thinkpad T Notebooks
Feb 12, 2009 (Click to Rate!)
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From Dealsea Lenovo is offering additional 10-25% off on ThinkPad notebooks and other products with eCoupon “USPTHREEDAYSALE” thru 2/12. [Comments] NEW! 25% off ThinkPad T series Laptops 15% off ThinkPad R, X, Tablet, W Laptops 10% off ThinkPad SL Laptops 15% off IdeaPad Y Series & U Series Laptops 15% off ThinkCentre and ThinkStation Desktops 10% off Lenovo Monitors & [...]
Continue reading...Looking For A Wii This Holiday Season? Try Walmart
Dec 8, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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So your nephew/daughter/significant other/best friend wants a Wii for Christmas, but every store is already sold out and probably will not have anymore in stock before you need it for that gift? You might try Walmart.com. Reuters is reporting that starting today Wamart.com will have thousands of Wiis in stock and available to be shipped [...]
Continue reading...3 SanDisk 8GB Extreme III Compact Flash Card or Extreme III SDHC Card $20
Dec 2, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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From Dealsea Adorama has SanDisk Memory Cards on sale. Buy 3 of each product for $90 - $70 rebate (Exp 1/17) = $20 with free shipping. [Comments] SanDisk 8 GB Extreme III Compact Flash Card (SDCFX3008GA31) SanDisk 8 GB, Extreme III SDHC Card (SDSDRX38192A21) Editor’s Note: That’s a pretty damn smokin deal, SanDisk was doing a blow-out a few months ago and I [...]
Continue reading...Cyber Monday Gaming Deals
Nov 30, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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I don’t know how people get up early on the day after Thanksgiving and spend the whole day shopping. I can barely move after all the great food I ate the day before. That is why I appreciate online retails having sales on “Cyber Monday.” I plan to do a lot of my holiday shopping [...]
Continue reading...Black Friday Deals
Nov 21, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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God… I had forgotten what this time of year gets like around Black Friday; well it’s getting closer, which means “Black Friday” deal leaks from now until the night before. Dealsea has summarized all the known ads thus far, here are the good ones: HDTV Deals of Black Friday 2008 Costco Black Friday 2008 Ad Amazon Black Friday 2008 [...]
Continue reading...Lenovo 2 Day Sale – up to Extra 15% off Thinkpad Notebooks
Oct 23, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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From Dealsea As someone in the market for an X300 or whatever the revised X300 becomes, I was really impressed with the sale price of the X300 (normally $2200+) of around $1400. Lenovo has up to Extra 15% off Thinkpad Notebooks valid through Oct. 24. Use eCoupon code “USPYPWWPOCT” in cart to see extra savings Lenovo new IdeaPad S10 [...]
Continue reading...Xbox 360 Pro 60GB Console Bundle $356
Oct 22, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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From Dealsea Frys has 3 Xbox 360 Pro 60GB Console Bundle for $350 + $6 shipping. XBOX 360 Pro 60GB + 4 Games + Black Wireless Controller XBOX 360 Pro 60GB Console + 5 Games (Online Only) XBOX 360 Pro 60GB Console + 5 Games (Online Only)
Continue reading...Video Game Sale – Grand Theft Auto IV PS3 – $35
Oct 9, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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From Dealsea. Dell Home has some video games on sale. Free shipping $129+. [Comments] Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) $60 – $25 coupon “24LVPRK0T8ZS9?” = $35 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3) $60 – $20 coupon “SBFTVHQS0B76FH” = $40 Madden NFL 09 (PS3) $61 – $25 coupon “$BF6K8D$QHRXSC” = $36 Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Bundle (PS3) $99 – $40 coupon “RSS0N0WK52L125″ = $59 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Xbox 360) $60 [...]
Continue reading...Intel Core 2 Q9550 Quad Core Processor Retail $285
Oct 7, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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From Dealsea Frys has Intel Core 2 Q9550 Quad Core Processor Retail (2.83GHz, 4×3MB, 1333MHz FSB, LGA775 Socket T) for $280 + $5 shipping – Pretty badass deal, Newegg has this CPU for $320. To get a quad-core, high performance chip in your box, $285 is completely reasonable.
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May 1, 2009
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