home : hot deals & information involving: games Saturday, August 28, 2010
Amazon.com
- DJ Hero with Turntable for $40 (expired)
The game "DJ Hero" with a Turntable controller for $40 today only, available for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and Nintendo Wii.
BestBuy also sells them for $40 (in-store and online), and most other stores sell the games for $50.
Gamestop.com
- buy 1 game, get 1 40% off with code SAVE40
Add two new or used in-stock games to your cart, then apply code SAVE40 to get 40% off the least expensive game.
Not valid on Madden NFL 11, systems, accessories, limited editions, and collector editions.
Does work on PC, Wii, Xbox360, Playstation3, PSP games including new releases.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
SteamPowered.com
- Borderlands game for PC $10 (expired)
Borderlands for PC is on sale for $10.19 available through the Steam system.
Pretty good reviews on the game.
Also available on that page is all 3 downloadable content for the Borderlands games, all 3 for $10.17.
The "Four Pack" is just four licenses of Borderlands meant for giving away as gifts to friends.
Steam lets you purchase & download games online, and play them locally on your computer.
The Steam application is required to be running on your computer.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Target.com
- Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands for $20 in-store
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands for either Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Playstation Portable, and Nintendo DS for $20.
Prices valid in-store only on the PS3, Xbox360, and Wii versions.
Most other stores sell it for around $35.
Dell.com
- Starcraft 2 PC game for $45 (expired)
Starcraft 2 Wings of Liberty game for Windows for $45 with free shipping.
Just about every other store sells it for around $60.
Here's Starcraft 2 information.
Buy.com
- dual charging station for Nintendo Wii Remotes $10
Dual charging station for Nintendo Wii Remotes for $10 with free shipping.
Does not include the remotes.
Western Digital Elements SE Portable 1TB USB Drive for $100.
Other stores sell it for around $120.
It's slightly larger than the Western Digital My Passport portable drives, but smaller than most other manufacturers' portable drives.
It provides a capacity of a around 950GB.
With small, leightweight design comes a performance hit.
It can transfer up to around 1.3 GBytes of data per minute, or about 80 GB per hour.
If you need to fill the whole drive with data, such as off-site storage or for sending a friend your complete media library via US Mail, it can take around 12 hours to fill the entire drive.
TrendNet TEW-652BRP Wireless-N Router for $20.
Don't expect much quality and performance from a $20 router, but a good solution for someone who does not have a 5+ megabit connection and has no desire to spend a lot on computer equipment.
Other stores sell it for around $35.
Sony DSC-W330 Compact Digital Camera for $129.
14-megapixel photo, 4x optical zoom, image stabilization, and 640x480 movie capture.
Most stores sell it for around $150.
According to Sony's website, it supports both Memory Stick Media and the much more common Secure Digital cards.
Logitech Cordless Trackman Wheel Trackball Mouse for $28 with coupon HHM4QNZ3303N1Z .
Only a good deal if you order 2 for a total of $68, because free shipping only kicks in with a $49+ order.
A great deal though, since most stores sell it for around
$40 each.
Vizio (VF551XVT) 55" LED-Backlit LCD 1080p 240Hz HDTV for $1550 with coupon MRJ0KF$ZF5349R .
Most other stores sell it for around $1800 to $1900, and it has great reviews.
LED-Backlit allows for local dimming of areas across the screen, to produce deeper blacks.
Computers:
Inspiron 15" Laptop for $400 to $600.
Upgrading the processor from a Celeron to a Dual-Core on the $400 model raises the price to $450, and includes 3GB memory and 250GB hard drive.
Vistro 1015 15.6" Laptop for $529.
Includes a Core 2 Duo T6570 processor, 3GB memory, 320GB hard drive, CD/DVD Burner, webcam, and choice of either Windows 7 Professional or Windows XP Professional.
Vostro 3500 15.6" Laptop for $699.
Includes Core i5-430M processor, 4GB memory, 320GB hard drive, CD/DVD Burner drive, Bluetooth, 6-cell battery, Geforce 310M 512MB video card, wireless b/g/n, webcam, and Windows 7 Professional.
Inspiron 570 Desktop PC without monitor for $380 or $550.
The $380 model includes an Athlon X2 (dual core) processor and 3GB memory, and the $550 includes an Athlon X4 (quad core) processor and 6GB memory.
newly released Alienware M11x 11.6" Laptop for $949 meant for portable gaming.
The $949 configuration comes with a Core i5 processor, 2GB memory, and Nvidia Geforce GT 335M 1GB graphics card, which performs really well for a laptop computer.