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Friday March 17, 2006
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 I've been through a couple of CompUSA's so-called Midnight Madness sales, but they've tended to be more slightly unsettled than true dementia. However, tonight from 6PM to midnight, there will be some very good bargains to be found. Quantities are often limited on these deals and some may only be available in-store, so you'll need to move quickly. Just make sure to be back home in front of your TV by 9:30PM Eastern to see the upstart Quakers from Penn knock off the Texas whatever-their-team-name-is's.
- Seagate 200GB Hard Drive for $29.99 after $100 in rebates
- Samsung ML-2010 laser printer for $39.99 after $30 rebate. This baby prints at 20 pages per minute in letter quality. Let's see your $40 inkjet do that. Or even your $249 inkjet. Read David Stone's review on pcmag.com.
- 250GB external USB 2.0 drive for only $69.99 after $100 in rebates. If you're not backing up yet, this looks like a good way to get started. (If you're feeling a bit overwhelmed by the prospect of backing up for the first time, read Backup or Else!)
- D-Link DI-524 802.11g wireless router for only $9.99 after $50 in rebates. We've said it over and over again. An inexpensive router is a great way to protect yourself against malware, even if you're the only one on your broadband connection. Read our review.
- A $29.99 (after $30 rebate) internal dual-layer DVD writer, or get a LightScribe-capable writer for $20 more. And externals are also available at good prices.
- 1 GB of SD or CompactFlash memory for your camera for $29.99 after $20 rebate.
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March 18, 2006 9:52 AM
A #2 seed beating a #15 by just 8 points and only scoring 60. Game in doubt until the final moments. I'm disappointed but I don't feel quaked. Still, congratulations and good luck in the next round. It was a good game.
March 18, 2006 10:32 AM
Ben: Don't cry that the longhorns kicked butt... Just watch out for Boston College.. Ben, I read your post for the 40.00 Samsung Printer and it is a real bargain, I am so glad I got your post.. I also have bought some other things from Comp USA and I bought the two year extended warranty and that only cost $10.00, so over all this printer cost me 49.00 and then the only other problem, but I do not have that problem since I work for a cable comapny is that there was no USB cord... But other than that, it is a great bargain!!! Can't wait untill the next crazy day !!! Mike
March 18, 2006 12:56 PM
Just in case you are still wondering, we are the Longhorns and we Quaked the Quakers.
March 18, 2006 2:22 PM
Are they giving away drives that didn't test so good or did they waaay over manufacture some? That is just suspicious. The machining of the case costs more than that.
March 30, 2006 10:38 AM
I work for CompUSA and almost every printer sold comes without a cord in the box. The trick is the retailer makes a killing on selling the retail customer a USB cord. You don't know this, but if a printer is 60$, the retailer is making maybe 8$ off of it. However, with a USB cord, you buy it for 21$ but the retailer makes 19$ off of it. Then if you buy a service plan, 60% of the money on the service plan is straight profit for the retailer. In pointing out all of these prices, you may think that you are not getting the best deal possible. However, when you need something, you need it. Everyone's prices through-out all the retailers are about the same (excluding Wal-Mart; which sells item so they make about 50% less profit) Theres no way of getting around paying these prices at a "mortar & pestle" shop.