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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

480GB SSD for $45 and $47:
- Kingston 480GB Solid State Drive for $45 from Amazon
- Team Group 480GB Solid State Drive for $47 from Newegg.
Cheap prices, cheap TLC cells, and mostly positive reviews.

Sunday, June 9, 2019

Newegg.com - 128GB USB Flash Drive for $14
Team 128GB USB 3.1 Flash Drive for $14 with free shipping. Similar flash drives sell for at least $20.

Friday, June 7, 2019

Newegg.com - Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SSD for $68 For Email Subscribers
Samsung 860-EVO Series 500GB Solid State Drive is $77, same price sold at all reputable stores, and is rarely ever on sale. Newegg is now offering a $10 off promo code EMCXTBTC2 for subscribers of their emails only, making it $67 today.

It's very common to find other 500GB SSDs for about $50, but those use TLC technology which have a lower lifespan despite excellent performance. Samsung uses V-NAND MLC and backs their products by a 5-year warranty. This model also has over 4,000 5-star reviews on Amazon and over 300 on Newegg. We avoid the cheap SSDs because there is nothing more frustrating than losing a drive, all data stored on it, and waiting for a replacement to arrive.

If you are not on Newegg's email list, you can subscribe to get future emails, but cannot get this promotion today.

Friday, May 24, 2019

BestBuy.com - Western Digital 8TB External/Desktop USB Hard Drive for $130
Back again is the Western Digital Easystore 8TB External/Desktop USB3.0 Hard Drive for $130. Rated one of the most reliable and inexpensive 8TB hard drives on the market today.

Western Digital had been using white-label, helium-model Red drives inside this model for the past year. If they are still doing so, this external drive gives you the same drive that they sell for $230. A video shows how to open the enclosure to see what model hard drive you get, and remove the drive if you want to use it as an internal hard drive.

We did this 5 times over the last few months, and put all 5 of the 8TB Red hard drives into a fileserver PC.

Friday, May 17, 2019

Amazon.com - AData 480GB SSD for $42.50, 960GB for $72
(expired)

AData SU655 480GB Solid State Drive is on sale today for $42.50 (8.9¢/GB). Also, the 960GB SSD is $72.24 (7.5¢/GB).

Note, some reviewers reported data failures within the first year. This drive is very affordable, but may not be reliable enough for some people.

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Amazon.com - Docking Station for Laptops and PC Tablets for $45
(expired)

This looks like a great deal for what it does. If you have a PC laptop with a USB3.0 port, or a PC tablet with USB3.0 (like a Surface Pro), this acts like a 2-computer KVM switch with audio/video docking station plus USB hub and dual-monitor support, and a tablet holder. Uses the included cable to plug into a USB3.0 port on your computer, and this review (and a few others) say it can easily share monitors and devices between 2 laptops.

Some reviews say its Mac support may not be good, but seems to be stable on PC/Windows. If you have a Mac, note that some tweaking or support may be required to get working.

For a device that provides all these features, $45 is a hot deal. Similar devices sell for about $80.

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Newegg.com - 24" Monitor $100, 31" Monitor $170, Other Deals Today
- Acer 24.5-inch Frameless Monitor with Speakers for $100 with code EMCTATV22
- LG 31.5-inch IPS Monitor for $170 with code EMCTATV49
- Netgear 16-Port Gigabit Switch for $45 with code EMCTATV54
- 2-Pack of HP M700 120GB MLC Solid State Drives for $38. Normally, 120GB MLC SSDs sell for about $20 to $25 each.
- 3-Pack of AData 32GB USB3.0 Flash Drives for $12. Normally $5 each.

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Newegg.com - Deals Today
Newegg is running a sale on over 100 computer components and accessories. Deals include:
- Samsung Pro Endurance 128GB MicroSD Memory Card for $30 with code EMCTYVA37 . Normally about $35.
- Seagate Portable 5TB USB Hard Drive for $100 with code 42BBSR19 . Available in Black for $6 more, using the same code 42BBSR19 Normally about $126.
Computer Components:
- Mushkin 500GB TLC SSD for $53. Includes the games Star Trek Online and Neverwinter.
- Team L5 Lite 1TB TLC SSD for $96.
- Corsair CX450M 450-Watt Power Supply for $42 with code EMCTYVW42 and a $15 Prepaid Card is available by mail-in rebate. There is a $3 shipping fee, waived for Newegg Premiere members and ShopRunner members.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

BestBuy.com - Western Digital 4TB Portable USB Drive $80
Western Digital Easystore 4TB Portable USB Hard Drive for $80.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Amazon.com - Western Digital 10TB External/Desktop USB Hard Drive $160
(expired)

Normally over $200, and has been at $160 twice since January. Now it's back at $160.

This is one of the best rated external USB hard drives on the market, useful for reliably keeping backups of photos, videos, and personal information.

10TB is a lot of storage. If you use it to backup your family's camera photos & videos in the highest quality formats, assuming 0.5 to 1 TB per year, it would have enough storage to backup your 4K videos and 12-megapixel photos for well over 10 years. That's a lot of data in one place, so if you bought two to backup the same files on both drives, you would have reliable backups in 2 places in case one drive were to fail.

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Newegg.com - Mushkin 250GB SSD for $33
250GB Solid State Drive are priced cheaper than we have ever seen, and Mushkin is a quality brand.

However, note many of these low-cost SSDs use "TLC" based cells. They are known to provide great-performance (read/write speed), but are known to be of lesser quality than MLC. They have a lower lifespan. This means they are fine for a gaming desktop computer, shared computer, or home theater PC that isn't doing important work.

If we wanted an SSD inside an computer or laptop that we want to last, we recommend paying for for a non-TLC based SSD. For piece of mind that our laptops won't die soon, we use the Samsung 860 EVO and Samsung 860 Pro with V-NAND MLC cells and 5-year warranty. The Pro also has built-in hardware encryption (if your computer's motherboard BIOS supports it).

Monday, April 15, 2019

Amazon.com - Sale on Sandisk and Western Digital Products
One-day sale includes:
- SanDisk 1TB Solid State Drive for $96
- Western Digital 10TB External/Desktop USB Hard Drive for $146
- SanDisk Cruzer 128GB USB Flash Drive for $15, and 256GB USB Flash Drive for $30

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Newegg.com - Western Digital 8TB External/Desktop Hard Drive $130
Western Digital Elements (WDBWLG0080HBK-NESN) 8TB External/Desktop USB3.0 Hard Drive for $140, and code 43DPC7 applies $10 off.

It shows a $7 shipping fee, but 2-day delivery is free with a ShopRunner account. ShopRunner is free for anyone with a PayPal account or with an American Express card.

This is the best price for this drive on the market. Amazon sells it for $10 more (on back-order) and other stores sell it for at least $160.

For external backup storage for files, photos, and videos, this is a highly rated drive.

If you are looking for an internal hard drive for a NAS, network storage, or file server computer, read below for a possible hot deal.

Western Digital often uses "Red" drives inside of this external drive. If you feel lucky, and follow video instructions on how to open the drive case without breaking it (also known as "shucking"), you could get a Western Digital Red 8TB NAS 5400rpm Hard Drive with 256MB Cache that would normally sell for $250 on Newegg and Amazon.

We wanted to increase our fileserver's hard drive capacity, so we did this deal 4 times last month. We followed this video, and used four Guitar Picks purchased on Amazon for $4.

We had good luck, and so did people on Reddit. However Western Digital could change their batch of drives at any time. When getting a drive:
1. Look for "Made in Thailand" written on the bottom of the product box. If you have a Thailand-made drive, it's a good change a Red is inside. If a drive arrives and is not made in Thailand, no Red will be inside and you can return the unopened product for a refund.
2. If you remove the drive case in a non-destructive way (follow this video) and no Red drive is inside, you can put it back together and return the drive for a refund minus a 15% restocking fee.
Note that the drive will have a generic white label, and will not have any indication of the drive' model number. It must be plugged into a computer's Serial-ATA port, and software (or the computer's BIOS) can identity the drive model number.

All of ours purchased from Newegg last month had model WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 drives inside, which is a popular helium-filled Western Digital Red 8TB with 256MB cache. It's a good drive for file storage, since performs great, runs cool, is reliable, and has TLER enabled (better for RAID and NAS setups than a regular hard drive). Here is a test result of the drive.

Monday, April 8, 2019

Newegg.com - Team 240GB SSD for $29, 32" Monitor $200
- Team Group L5 LITE 240GB Solid State Drive with 3D NAND cells for $29.
- Team Group L5 LITE 480GB Solid State Drive with 3D NAND cells for $49. A warning that Team is a Taiwanese company so warranty and service may require shipping the product to Taiwan.
- Acer 32-Inch Freesync IPS Monitor (2560x1440) for $200 with coupon code EMCTYTD22 . 4ms response time, 75Hz refresh rate.
- Seagate Portable 4TB USB Hard Drive for $80 with code 43DPC8
- Seagate Portable 5TB USB Hard Drive for $105 with code EMCTYTD25
- Onkyo TX-NR686 7.2-Channel A/V Receiver for $300. Also a free $30 Newegg Gift Card is included.
- Polk Audio T30 Center-Channel Speaker for $70 with code 43DPC2 . Normally about $99.

Saturday, April 6, 2019

Newegg.com - LG 22" Monitor $85, Portable 4TB Hard Drive $90
- LG 22-Inch Monitor for $85. HDMI input, 1920x1080 display.
- Seagate Backup Plus 4TB USB3.0 Portable Hard Drive for $90 with code 41WRKS11
- Rosewill Wireless Optical Mini Mouse for $6.50 in White color.
- LG 27-Inch IPS FreeSync Gaming Monitor for $400. Height/pivot adjustable stand, 3840x2160 resolution, 5ms response time, and 3 year warranty. Normally about $446.

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Newegg.com - Rosewill Mid-Tower Desktop Computer Case & Speaker System $90
(expired)

For computer builders, a Rosewill ATX Mid-Tower PC Case with 4 of 120mm LED-color fans for $90. The case has tempered glass on 3 sides, and the fans have 9 LED color modes.

A Rosewill 2.1 Speaker System With Bluetooth is included for free ($70 value) with 30-watt powered subwoofer and two 10-watt speakers.

If you want the speakers and the colored LED fans for your PC build, this looks like a hot deal. If you just want a PC case and don't need speakers, check out a cheaper Cooler Master HAF-912.

Friday, March 29, 2019

Amazon.com - Sale on Logitech Accessories
Amazon is running a one-day sale on Logitech accessories, including wireless mice, keyboards, headsets, and webcams.

A Logitech G300s Optical Mouse is $15 (normally $27).

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Newegg.com - Deals Today
- Asus 27" IPS Monitor for $140 with code EMCTWVB44
- Western Digital 250GB Solid State Drive for $45 with code EMCTWVB55
- Crucial MX500 500GB Solid State Drive for $64 with code EMCXTWVB2 . Limited to subscribers of Newegg emails.
- Patriot 256GB M.2 SSD for $37.
- Western Digital Black 2TB Hard Drive for $100 with code EMCTWVB26 . 5-year warranty.
- 2-Pack of Silicon Power 32GB USB Flash Drives for $8
- 2-Foot Ethernet Cable for $2 after $1 shipping fee, or $1 with free shipping on a $25+ order.
- 24" SATA Cable for $1.58 after $1 shipping fee, or $0.59 with free shipping on a $25+ order.
- 3-Pack of AData 32GB USB3.1 Flash Drives for $12

Friday, March 22, 2019

Newegg.com - 3-Pack TP-Link Smart Plugs $33.25, 480GB SSD $49
- 3-Pack TP-Link HS100 Wifi Smart Plugs for $33.25 ($11.10 each) when applying coupon code SMARTNGY3 in the cart. Normally $15 each or $27 for 2. We have one connected to a surveillance camera that sometimes drops off Wifi, and needs to be power cycled. Rather than climb a ladder to unplug and plug in the camera's power cable, the TP-Link app can cycle the power from a smartphone. Other people use a Wifi smart plug to boil water in an electric kettle or make toast at a certain time in the morning.
- Team Group L5 Lite 3D 2.5" 480GB SSD for $49