11 Jun 09 Kingston SNV125-S2BN/64GB 64GB SSDNow solid state drive for $126.99 at Newegg Canada
A pretty hot deal over at Newegg Canada for the Kingston SNV125-S2BN 64GB SSD drive… it shows $136.99, but if you apply the coupon code CEMCLTML39 it takes it down to CA$126.99. A good deal for a SATA II, 2.5″ notebook drive…
Your call if the benefits of an SSD drive outweigh the price difference compared to regular mechanical drives. The specs claim 100MBps sequential read with 80MBps writing speed.
That’s a pretty good deal considering the same drive is US $134.99 on Amazon.com US $134.99 on Amazon.com
Tags: bargains, Deals, Hardware, Kingston SNV125-S2BN, NewEgg Canada
16 Jan 09 Dell 3007WFP-HC 30” 2560×1600 LCD $899 shipped – January 2009 Dell Days of Deals in Canada ROCKS ! Wow… awesome reviews.
As much as people in the online communities have been bitching (excuse my language) over the previous few Dell Days of Deals being lame and not worth the effort of waking up at 6:00am to be first to see the daily bargains.. they certainly have outdone themselves in this January 2009 edition of the Small Business DOD event.
I wrote previously about the 2709W at $599 down from 999, and the 2309W at $169 (!) and today they pulled out their flagship 3007WFP-HC for $899 today only – down from $1599.
Yowsa. Obviously, that will cost you over $1000 with taxes for a monitor, but this isn’t just any monitor. 2560×1600 pixels of native resolution. 92% colour gamut. Wide cold-cathode fluorescent lighting (W-CCFL) backlight. 178 degree viewing angle. 8ms gtg and 12ms btb pixel response time. 300 cd/m2 of brightness.
For $899, this is a steal. Please, if you think that this is expensive because you can get a 42” or 50” HDTV display for around the same money – this is a computer monitor with far higher resolution (and quality, not mention input options)…
You will also need a pretty serious graphics card to drive this 2500x1600px monitor hard enough to make it work well.
That said… I would gladly have one… (OK, I’m spoiled by my 2707…)
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Tags: bargains, Days of Deals, Deals, Dell 3007WFP-HC, Hardware, reviews
15 Jan 09 Dell S2309W 1920×1080 HD LCD monitor for $169 shipped free today on Dell Canada
Wow… more nice lunchtime shopping deals; perhaps the 2709W at $599 a couple of days ago was a bit too rich for your blood, but you still want a very nice LCD display… The Dell S2309 supports 1920×1080 pixels of resolution which, by the way, is the minimum resolution I recommend for anyone buying any sort of external display today. Why? That’s the resolution required to view HD movies (Blu-ray, HDTV, etc) in its native format. It has a DVI-D with HDCP support for playing back copy-protected HD Blu-ray discs from either your stand-alone player or directly from a computer.
Dell Canada has the S2309W for $169 shipped free (today only) as part of the current Business Days of Deals – this is day 4 and it’s been a pretty impressive round of deals this time. While 23” is probably as small a screen size you would realistically want to use for 1920×1080 pixels of resolution (your fonts will be on the small side in Windows)… you will not find any other quality LCD display with that resolution under $250 at the very least. As Steve Jobs might say; One more thing: it also comes with a 3 year advance exchange warranty! That is one of the nice things about the items in the business area of the Dell store: they get good warranty support. Advance exchange means that if there’s a problem with the display in the next 3 years – they ship you a replacement in advance before you send yours back!
Other specs of note include a 1000:1 contrast ratio and a 5ms pixel response time – better for gaming, and actually an improvement over the 2709W time of 6ms. Keep in mind that the 2709W is an S-PVA panel which is much higher quality, but it’s also over triple the price …
Tags: bargains, Days of Deals, Deals, Dell S2309W LCD, Hardware
12 Jan 09 Free 1 year subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus – $39.99 ? No way! $0.00 :-)
After a rough day at work (argh, backups, backups backups…) it was nice to come across this really nice deal:
It’s normally US $39.95 for 1 year, but McAfee has a deal to get VirusScan Plus free for 1 year! Add the $39.95 product to your cart and use promo code VSPPROMOCF to get it – free, legal and instant download with a year of updates.
You can decide if VirusScan is worth it and works well on your system. I use it on a regular basis, and the issue is not so much whether it detects virii or malware, but how much of your computer resources it uses.
Tags: bargains, Deals, IT Security, McAfee VirusScan, Software
12 Dec 08 Transcend 8GB Micro SDHC Flash Card for $27 shipped at Newegg Canada
Newegg Canada has some pretty hot deals since they launched their Canadian site a couple of months ago. They’re not quite as great as the ones for US residents since Newegg Canada charges some serious shipping charges.
That being said, I came across this Transcend 8GB Class 6 Micro SDHC memory card – perfect for use in your fave PDA, cell phone, smartphone, or even laptop as a memory stick (a tiny one) … the kicker is that this is the fastest MicroSD card speed currently available: Class 6. The reviews on it are, good, and the price is $21.99… plus, you get $10 off with the coupon code MMCHCADT10.
So, even with the average $12 UPS Standard shipping charge, you’re looking at $27 for a 8GB Micro SDHC memory card (with standard SD adapter included) shipped to you in Canada. Pretty sweet. Beats the $50 “on sale” price for this at FutureShop, Best Buy, etc.
I plan on trying it in my HTC Touch touchphone, Dell Axim X51V PDA, Canon SD700IS digital camera and on the DVD players that have card readers to watch videos and listen to music.
The coupon for $10 off expires at midnight tonight ; December 12th. Check it out here on Newegg ….
Tags: bargains, Class 6, Deals, Hardware, MicroSD, SDHC, Transcend 8GB Micro SDHC, Transcend TS8GUSDHC6
