With America's economy steadily declining, it's important to make smart purchases. Check out Gearlog's deals for Thursday.

1. Dell's XPS M1530 laptop is on sale for $1199, saving you $632 off the original price. The offer ends at 6 a.m. CT on Saturday, November 15. The laptop comes with Intel Core 2 Duo, 4BG of memory, and for the deal includes a free upgrade to a 500GB hard drive ($150 value), as well as a free upgrade to 256MB NVIDIA video card ($100 value).

2. The Kodak EasyShare 7.0 MegaPixel Portable Digital Camera is only $59.99 from eCOST.com. The camera, which sells for $129.99 at Best Buy, has a 2.5-inch LCD display and 16MB of internal memory. This deal runs out at 7 a.m. EST on Friday, November 14, so hurry up.

3. From Buy.com, Canon's PIXMA MX310 Multifunction Photo Printer (left) is only $68.51. Marked down from its original price of $109.99, the printer has a high resolution of up to 4800 x 1200 color dpi, and has free shipping.