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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Dell.com - Western Digital Portable 1TB Drive for $100
Western Digital Elements SE Portable 1TB USB Drive for $100 with coupon J5ZCPL58QC3P06

Amazon.com - Corsair Performance 128GB Solid State Drive for $250
(expired: price raised)

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Just like Newegg did yesterday, today Amazon put the Corsair (CMFSSD-128GBG2D P128) 128GB Performance Solid State Drive up for $250 ($1.95/GB) with free shipping.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Dell.com - Iomega Portable 1TB USB Drive for $100
Iomega (34866) 1TB USB Portable Hard Drive for $100 with coupon R47WBGPT466T2$ . Usually sells for $130, and has pretty good reviews.

Newegg.com - deals today
- Corsair Performance P128 (CMFSSD-128GBG2D) 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive for $250 today only ($1.95/GB). It usually sells for around $320. Does not include a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter. The Corsair SSD's were recently mentioned in our SSD Article. The P128 is nice, but if you're going to spend $250, we recommend also looking at the Crucial C300 128GB for $260 after coupon HELLO from eWiz.com ($2.03/GB), or select the eWiz's bundle of the C300 with a Highpoint Rocket 620 SATA3 PCIe Card for $275 after coupon HELLO . According to HardDriveBenchmark.net, their Disk PassMark shows the Crucial C300-CTFDDAC128MAG has better overall performance numbers than the Corsair CMFSSD-128GBG2D.
- OCZ Diesel 8GB USB Flash Drive for $24
- Gigabyte Geforce GTX 460 768MB Video Card & OCZ ModXStream Pro 600-Watt PC Power Supply for $210. The card usually sells for $200, and the power supply $60. Also two Visa Prepaid Cards are available by mail-in rebate, totaling $30.
- Intel Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter for $27. Most stores sell this highly rated gigabit adapter for $35, and seems like a good value for someone who needs an additional gigabit network port on their desktop computer.
- Energizer Extended Battery for iPhone 3G/3GS for $15. Extends and/or charges an iPhone 3G/3GS up to 70% of its internal battery, and can be worn while talking on the phone.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

eWiz.com - 1.5TB Hard Drive $68
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Samsung Ecogreen F2 (HD154UI) 1.5TB 5400rpm Hard Drive for $75, and coupon HELLO gives $7.50 off in the cart. At $67.50 it prices out to about 4.5 cents per GB. Most other stores sell it for around $95, and it has very good reviews. Benchmarks reported to be between 60 and 90 MBytes/sec.

Note, eWiz limits each of their coupons to one use per household.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Newegg.com - Rosewill 5-Bay Hard Drive eSATA Enclosure for $166
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Back again is the Rosewill eSATA 5-Bay Hard Drive Enclosure. Price is $166 after starting at $200, coupon ROSEWILL826 gives $50 off, and shipping adds $16.

It's an external hard drive bay, to let you add a bunch of Serial-ATA (SATA) disks individually (JBOD) or as a RAID array. Since the drive bay works through a single eSATA port from you computer, the port must be a "multi-port eSATA" capable of supporting 5 drives from a single eSATA cable. They did throw in a PCIe x1 card with two eSATA ports each capable of multi-port. The unit has very good reviews.

eWiz.com - Intel X25-M 160GB 2.5" SSD for $370
Intel X25-M 160GB Gen2 2.5" Solid State Drive for $400 with free shipping, and coupon LION330 gives $30 off in the cart.

This is a bare drive only, and does not include a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter for desktop/tower computers like the retail version does, but you can buy a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter from Newegg or Amazon if you need one.

Also available:
- Kingston SSDNow V-Series 30GB Solid State Drive for $76.50 with coupon HELLO ($2.55/GB) from eWiz.com. Usually sells for $90.

Newegg.com - USB Slim Portable CD/DVD Burner for $37
Rosewill 8x CD/DVD Burner Drive for $37 today. Last week a similar portable drive with Lightscribe was available for $40, so this is a very similar deal in comparison, but portable CD/DVD drives usually go for $50. It's a portable drive, and powers items through the supplied USB data cable. It's mainly useful for laptop/netbook computers which do not already have a built-in CD/DVD drive, but can also be used with any computer.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Amazon.com - 16GB Retractable USB Flash Drive for $24
(expired)

Transcend 16GB JetFlash 500 USB Flash Drive for $24 today. Free shipping with a $25+ order. One good review.

eWiz.com - Crucial C300 128GB SSD for $240, or with SATA3 Controller $255
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This deal expires today, and is a great deal for someone looking for one of the best SSD's on the market today. It's a crucial C300 128GB Solid State Drive for $270, and coupon SHINE2630 gives $30 off in the cart. At $240 for 128GB, it prices out to about $1.88 per GB, a great value for a high performing, highly rated, very reliable SSD.

You can also get a Highpoint Rocket 620 SATA3 Controller Card for desktop/tower PC's for $15 more. Click here but do not add the C300 to your cart, instead scroll down to the combo deal that includes the SATA3 Controller, and press "Add To Cart" next to it. The bundle comes up as $285, then apply coupon SHINE2630 to get $30 off making it $255. The Highpoint Rocket 620 usually goes for around $35, and is not to be confused with a "Highpoint RocketRaid 620".

Connecting the C300 SSD to a regular SATA port can give around 280 MBytes/sec reads, but according to this review, connecting it to the Rocket 620 can achieve 370 MBytes/sec reads. However there are user reviews who reported no speed increase, and even some speed loss when connecting their SSD to the Rocket 620. This is likely because they installed the card into a PCIe x1 slot with a 250 MBytes/sec limitation. According to this Crucial forum, some people had success installing the Rocket 620 into a PCIe x4 or x16 slot to achieve 378 MBytes/sec reads on the C300. At only $15 it card may be worth a try to see how it works in your desktop PC, but don't be surprised if it becomes more hassle than it's worth.

The C300 is 2.5" form factor so it can fit inside a laptop computer, and includes a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter for installing inside a desktop/tower computer.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Newegg.com - deals today
- Western Digital 2TB USB Desktop/External Hard Drive for $100 with coupon EMCYTZT118 .
- A-Data 16GB Secure Digital SDHC Memory Card for $28. Most 16GB SDHC Cards go for around $33, and this one has mostly good reviews. When using in a digital camera, depending on camera type, settings, and photo quality, roughly 350 to 550 photos can be stored per GB, so this 16 GB card can store somewhere around 5,600 to 8,800 photos.
- Samsung 18.5" LCD Monitor for $105 with coupon EMCYTZT120
- Asus Radeon HD 5750 PCIe x16 Video Card for $120 and a $20 Prepaid Visa Card is available by mail-in rebate. Most other Radeon HD 5750 cards go for around $150 before any rebate.
- Canon Vixia HF R10 Flash Memory Camcorder for $350 with coupon CAM827B . It has 20x image stabilized optical zoom and decent reviews.
Also FYI on future deals available.

Tomorrow this deal will be available:
- Rosewill 2-outlet DC to AC Power Inverter for $20.
The following deals will be available on Monday morning:
- OCZ Vertex 2 90GB Solid State Drive for $225 ($2.50/GB) and a $25 Visa Prepaid Card will be available by mail-in rebate.
- XFX 750-Watt PC Power Supply for $105, and a some kind of rebate valued at $20 will be available.
- MSI (P55-GD85) PC Motherboard for Intel Core i7 for $180 and some kind of rebate valued at $30 will be available.
- Rosewill 7-Port USB Hub for $16.

eWiz.com - 1.5TB Hard Drive $70, Windows 7 Home $92
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- Samsung Ecogreen F2 (HD154UI) 1.5TB 5400rpm Hard Drive for $70 with coupon HIGH5 . At $70 it prices out to about 4.7 cents per GB. Most other stores sell it for around $95, and it has very good reviews.
- Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit for $92 with coupon HIGH5 .
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit for $92 with coupon HIGH5
The above Windows 7 are the same full OEM ones sold by Newegg for $100. Unless you really need to have more than 4GB of RAM in your computer, stick with the 32bit to avoid some software compatibility problems. For example, Google Chrome, a 32bit app, actually caused some infamous "blue screen of death" crashes on our Windows 7 64bit. 64bit browsers did not have basic features like Flash and basic plugin support. Our Windows 7 32bit computer runs stable and works with everything we throw at it.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Newegg.com - OCZ Agility 60GB Solid State Drive, $25 Visa Card for $125 after rebate
(expired)

OCZ Agility Series (OCZSSD2-1AGT60G) 2.5" 60GB SSD for $125, which is about $25 less than normal price. They also have a $25 Visa Prepaid Card available by mail-in rebate. The purchase price and rebate are valid for purchases through 11:59pm Pacific Time today.

Note, there are some reports of drive failures in their user reviews. If you're looking for a more reliable SSD for $100, check out a Intel X25-V 40GB.

Newegg.com - G.Skill Phoenix Pro 60GB SSD for $144
G.Skill Phoenix Pro (FM-25S2S-60GBP2) 60GB Solid State Drive for $144 when using coupon EMCYWNV32 ($2.40/GB). Pricey, but highly rated and one of the best performing drives on the market.

Solid State Drives: Our policy has always been recommending deals on products that seem to be a great value, and until now, SSD's have been difficult to recommend because of their high cost. Now SSD's are beginning to be more affordable, and are worth looking at.

We will start off showing the difference between hard drives and SSD's, followed by some specific SSD's we recommend.

It's no secret that SSD's are faster than hard drives, and cost more per GB. But selecting which SSD drive is right for you, and how to use an SSD is a little more complicated than a hard drive.

For example, here are some differences between SSD and hard drives, and where the advantage lies.

Hard Drive	Solid State Drive
1.8" & 2.5" drives transfer data around 20-40 MBytes/sec 3.5" drives transfer data around 40-100 MBytes/sec	(advantage) 1.8", 2.5", 3.5" drives transfer around 75-385 MBytes/sec
(advantage) Cost around $0.04 to $0.06 per GB for a 5400rpm or 7200rpm drive, with most recent hot deals around $0.04/GB.	Cost around $1.75 to $2.75 per GB, with recent hot deals around $1.75 to $2.15 per GB.
Has moving parts, so they are susceptible to skips caused by bumpy conditions.	(advantage) No moving parts. Some Youtube videos show someone throwing an SSD from the roof of a 3 story building, plugging it back in, and working fine.
Depending on the hard drive's spindle rotation speeds, they consume about 4 to 8 watts of power and can get very hot.	(advantage) SSD's use less than 1 watt power, and do not get hot.
In Windows filesystems, hard drives benefit from occasional defragmentation to avoid the drive having to spend time finding the data across all areas of the disk, similar to a CD player jumping ahead and back to different tracks just to play a single song.	(advantage) SSD's do not benefit from defragmentation, because SSD's can theoretically access any data on its drive at the same speed. In fact, you should disable defragmentation when using an SSD in Windows, to improve the longevity of your SSD by reducing the amount of unnecessary writes.
(advantage) Hard drives do not degrade in performance as data is written to the drive. Hard drives running a Windows filesystem can become fragmented, especially when they fill up, but can be defragmented.	SSD's can degrade in performance over time as data is written, deleted, then later overwritten. Degradation can begin as early as when the SSD is filled to capacity. A new TRIM feature for Windows and Linux helps slow the rate of degradation. Mac supposedly will release TRIM compatibility soon, but we heard Windows filesystems benefit more from TRIM than Mac by the way they store data on the drive. As described on WindowsITPro.com, TRIM only helps slow the rate of degradation, and does not eliminate it. This is why SSD's probably should only be purchased in brand new condition, to avoid drives which already suffer from degraded performance. Formatting SSD's do not help bring back the performance. There are some SSD-specific "secure erase" or "wipe" or "Sanity Erase" utilities which can restore the SSD back to peak performance by erasing all data blocks on the SSD. Wiping degraded SSD's is great if your SSD contains data that can be easily backed up first then later restored, but not so easy when your SSD contains your operating system.
(slight advantage) Partition and use the entire drive if you want, but keeping hard drives from exceeding 85% capacity will help keep the performance optimal. Drives on Windows can be defragmented to help keep the performance optimal as the drive fills up. If your drive reaches capacity, just delete some data, defragment, and the drive should perform at or near peak performance.	Leaving 10% to 20% free at all times should help reduce the rate of performance degradation. Some people even recommend leaving 10% to 20% unpartitioned, so the SSD will internally use the unallocated space as extra free blocks useful when the drive writes and deletes a lot of data. Check the SSD's specs for its true memory size, as some SSD's have already factored in an automatic 10% to 20% of space which cannot be partitioned. Intel's have about 5% reserved, while Vertex 2's already have about 20% of space reserved. So if you buy an Intel X25-M 80GB to hold your operating system and all your programs, you might want to consider leaving 5GB to 15GB unallocated, unpartitioned, and therefore unusable by you.
Comparing the performance of different hard drives is relatively simple. They spin at either around 5400rpm, 7200rpm, 10,000rpm, or 15,000rpm, where the faster spindle speeds mean faster access to your data.	Comparing SSD performance requires reading reviews and viewing benchmark comparisons.
Can be used safely with most operating systems, even older ones such as Windows XP	Best if used on a newer operating system with TRIM support, or a Mac
(advantage) Friendly to all RAID levels, those with redundancy (RAID 1), those with striping (RAID 0), and those with both (RAID 5,6,10). Double the performance of one disk by striping it across another disk of equal specs.	Most SSD's are not so RAID friendly in Windows yet. Intel came out with Windows 7 TRIM drivers for RAID, but it's new. Also putting SSD on a hardware RAID card with in a stripe set (RAID 0) configuration may not give much benefit unless the RAID card supports speeds faster than the SSDs can perform.

So as a buyer, don't think you need to choose between old clunky technology (hard drives) and new super-fast technology (SSD). As you can see there are many advantages and disadvantages of each. While an SSD can be 2 to 8 times faster than a hard drive (with a bigger boost in performance in laptops than desktops), it really all depends on what you're looking for.

Because SSD's can degrade in performance when doing lots of writes over a period of time, they are usually best when loaded once with something (like the operating system and programs) and limit the amount of changes/writes to your SSD. For this reason, when comparing SSD performance, you probably should focus more on the SSD's sequential reads and random reads than the writes.

Because SSD's can degrade by doing lots of writes, and because of the SSD's high cost, these are reasons why some desktop computer users are buying an SSD for their operating system & programs, but also keeping a hard drive in their computer to store all their music, movies, temporary files, and swap space.

Desktop users who want an SSD for a super-fast "scratch space" drive separate from the operating system should be prepared to wipe the SSD and reload the files when it eventually runs very slowly.

What to Look For in an SSD:
Since SSD's seem best when used for the operating system, you probably want one that's reliable as well as fast. Here are the three things we will focus on:

Reliability - Nobody wants to pay money for something that causes failure/return/RMA hassles
Performance - obviously you want the best bang for your buck
Support & ease of installing firmware upgrades - SSD is a rapidly changing technology. When new enhancements come out, you want to know the manufacturer provides an easy way to upgrade the drive's firmware.

Reviews of drive failures are the best way to determine a drive's reliability.

Based solely on Newegg's user reviews as of 8/26/2010, the most reliable consumer SSD's today, available in 50GB to 160GB capacity with a cost of around $1.50 to $2.50 per GB appear to be:

Intel X25 (G2 models) - Released a long time ago with almost no reported drive failures or issues since, good support, and good toolkit software for Windows.
Crucial C300 - Almost no reported drive failures or issues since firmware fixes in June. All new drives purchased from a reputable vendor do have updated firmware.
Kingston SSDNow V Series and G.Skill Phoenix Pro - Few reports of failures/issues, their support seem decent, and their existing firmware update tools seem okay.
Corsair Performance and Corsair Force - Few reports of failures/issues, but some reported their firmware update tool was a little difficult to use.
OCZ Vertex 2 - Unfortunately, several reported drive failures & reliability issues recently.
Patriot - Lots of failures.

Technically, the lowest read/write performing SSD above is the Intel X25-M however it does have better random seek times than most of the other drives. This means the overall real-world performance of the Intel's should be just about as good as the newer SSD's which are priced similarly, especially with operating system and application tasks.

For games and bootup times, sequential read speeds are more important. Some resources to compare SSD performance are Anandtech and StorageReview. You will find a drive like the C300 and Vertex 2 series will have some of the fastest transfer rates and quickest bootup times, but if you plan on using this drive for your bootup/operating system, also keep in mind the other factors stated above: reliability & support.

Considering reliability, performance, software, and support, our recommendations for today's best values depend on how much you want to spend, and what you will use the SSD for:

Looking to spend around $100 for the OS and some Programs	Intel X25-V 40GB SSD
Looking to spend around $125 for Apps & Games	Kingston SSDNow V-Series 64GB
Looking to spend around $150 for OS, Apps, Games	G.Skill Phoenix Pro Series 60GB SSD
Looking to spend around $200 for OS, Apps, Games	Intel X25-M G2 80GB SSD
Looking to spend around $250 for OS, Apps, Games	Crucial C300 128GB SSD
Looking to spend around $400 for OS, Apps, Games	Intel X25-M G2 160GB SSD
Just looking for the fastest write speeds	OCZ Vertex 2
If your motherboard supports SATA3	any 2.5" Crucial C300 SSD
If your ultra-portable Laptop/Netbook needs a Micro-SATA 1.8" drive	Crucial C300 1.8" or a Intel X18-M
Use on a non-TRIM supported OS, or in a multi-disk RAID	G.Skill Phoenix Pro or OCZ Vertex 2

Note, our recommendations will change often as prices fluctuate, deals become available, and new drives come out. These are only suggestions, and we recommend you do your own research before making any decision on which is the best for you. If you're using an SSD for the operating system (OS), it is recommended the OS freshly installed on the SSD from scratch, although transferring from an existing hard drive should work fine if you are technically savvy.

If you have a laptop computer or netbook and are unsure whether you need a 2.5" or 1.8" SSD, use Crucial's Storage Advisor. Enter your laptop/netbook's make and model, and it will display compatible SSD's in either 2.5" or 1.8" form factor, telling you which size your portable computer is compatible with.

Most retail versions of SSD's include a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter for installing inside a desktop/tower computer. The OCZ Vertex 2 and the Corsair P128 do not include an adapter.

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eWiz.com - Crucial C300 128GB Solid State Drive for $240
This is a really good deal for someone who has not yet replaced their computer's boot drive with an SSD. It's a Crucial C300 128GB SSD for $270, and coupon SHINE2630 gives $30 off in the cart. At $240 for 128GB, it prices out to about $1.88 per GB. Most SSD's go for around $2.10 to $2.50 per GB, and this one is rated one of the best on the market today in terms of performance and reliability.

It is 2.5" form factor so it can fit inside a laptop computer, and includes a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter for installing inside a desktop/tower computer.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Newegg.com - Rosewill 4-Bay Hard Drive eSATA Enclosure for $100
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This looks like a great deal, and very similar to a recent deal on a Rosewill 5-Bay Enclosure.

This is a Rosewill eSATA 4-Bay Hard Drive Enclosure for $100, valid through this evening only. It is meant for adding up to 4 Serial-ATA (SATA) disks to your computer as a bunch of disks, or as a RAID array. Includes a PCIe x1 card capable of multi-port eSATA (Port Multiplying eSATA), works with Windows and Linux, and has very good reviews. You must use a multi-port eSATA such as the one on the included card, because your motherboard's SATA and eSATA ports will not connect to all 4 drives from a single port.

The 4-bay enclosure itself will work with Linux and Windows, and can work with any other operating system such as Mac and Solaris, as long as you find a compatible eSATA Port Multiplier card and drivers.

The disks can appear as either a bunch of separate drives, or used in a software RAID configuration. Software RAID requires the operating system to boot and set up its drivers before recognizing the RAID array. If you lose the operating system, you risk losing the entire RAID array. If you want RAID and your data really is important to you, replace the included PCIe card with a hardware RAID card capable of eSATA Port Multiplying, such as a Highpoint RocketRAID 622 PCIe Card.

Newegg.com - deals today
- Iomega 320GB Portable USB Drive for $45 with coupon EMCYTZT115 . A similar drive has pretty good reviews.
- Western Digital Black 750GB Hard Drive for $60. Usually sells for $70.
- OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD for $155 ($2.58/GB). Also a $20 Visa Prepaid Card is available by mail-in rebate.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Amazon.com - Corsair Performance 128GB Solid State Drive for $280
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For today only, Corsair (CMFSSD-128GBG2D P128) 128GB Performance Solid State Drive for $280 ($2.19/GB) with free shipping. Most stores sell it for around $320. It does not include a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter for mounting inside a desktop/tower computer.

If 80GB is enough for your operating system, apps, and a couple games, look at a Intel X25-M 80GB SSD for $200. It's rated slightly higher than the Corsair, the OCZs, and the Crucials despite slower sequential read/writes. The X25-M might be a better operating system drive because its performance reportedly does not degrade over time like most other SSDs.

Note that SSD drives should not be defragmented in the operating system. Instead, you should run an SSD with a TRIM compatible operating system. SSDs work differently that hard drives, and for further detail of SSD degradation and how TRIM can help, see this Anandtech article.

Newegg.com - deals today
- Western Digital (WD10EALS) 1TB 7200rpm Hard Drive for $60 with coupon EMCYWNR48
- Western Digital (WD20EARS) 2TB 5400rpm Hard Drive for $100 with coupon EMCYWNR47
- Toshiba Portable 1TB USB Drive for $100 with coupon EMCYWNR49
- HDHomerun Dual HDTV Tuner with Networking for $100. Allows watching of up to 2 digital channels at once on your computers, or use with Tivo-like software to also record. Works with over-the-air (ATSC) antennas, and also works on unscrambled channels on conventional digital coax cable systems. Will not work with satellite, ethernet-based, and DSL-based cable systems such as DirecTV, Dish Network, AT&T U-Verse, and Verizon Fios.
- Lite-On 24x CD/DVD Burner Drive for $18.
- Lite-On 24x CD/DVD Burner Drive with Lightscribe for $20
- LG Blu-Ray Reader, CD/DVD Burner Drive with Lightscribe for $90

Monday, August 23, 2010

eWiz.com - Samsung 1.5TB Hard Drive for $70
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Samsung Ecogreen F2 (HD154UI) 1.5TB 5400rpm Hard Drive for $75 with free shipping, and coupon HIGH5 gives $5 off in the cart. At $70 it prices out to about 4.7 cents per GB. Most other stores sell it for around $95.

Buy.com - Corsair Performance 128GB Solid State Drive for $319
Corsair (CMFSSD-128GBG2D P128) 128GB Performance Solid State Drive for $319 with free shipping. Pricey at $2.49 per GB, but most other stores sell it for around $355 and it has stellar reviews.

Its per-GB price is the same as a very popular Intel X25-M 160GB which can be found for $400. To compare the two,

Intel X25-M 160GB SSD	Corsair 128GB Performance SSD
2.5" laptop form factor, includes 2.5" to 3.5" bay adapter for desktop computers	2.5" laptop form factor, but desktop users will need to buy an adapter separately
Reads at around 175 MBytes/sec Writes at around 100 MBytes/sec	Reads at around 175 MBytes/sec Writes at around 175 MBytes/sec
3 year warranty	2 year warranty
Comes with latest firmware supporting TRIM, and easy to burn & install future firmware updates	Comes with latest firmware supporting TRIM, but looking at past firmware update, it could be more difficult to install future updates
$400 ($2.5/GB), reviews	$319 ($2.49/GB), reviews

Buy.com also has a $10 off $200 coupon valid only for first-time Buy.com customers only. They look at the purchaser's credit card number and login account to determine if they really are a first-time Buy.com customer.

Also OCZ recently released a brand new line of Vertex 2 SSD's, some 2.5" (for laptops) and some 3.5" (for desktops). At Newegg:

OCZ Vertex 2 2.5" 60GB SSD is $169 ($2.83/GB).
OCZ Vertex 2 2.5" 100GB SSD is $319 ($3.19/GB).
OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 120GB SSD is $320 ($2.66/GB)
OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 180GB SSD is $449 ($2.49/GB).

Some of these have a Visa Prepaid Card available by mail-in rebate. The OCZ Vertex 2 reportedly perform faster than the Intel and Corsair SSDs, at around 250 MBytes/sec reads & writes. 3.5" form factor only work in desktop computers (not laptops). OCZ seems to have a pretty good firmware update tool.

SSD technology is changing so rapidly, that it's probably a good idea to wait for better drives and better deals if you can. Those who want an SSD today really should look at each drive's firmware installation instructions, since buying one today may eventually need firmware updates to keep it on the leading edge of this rapidly changing technology.

Update (8/24): For today only, Amazon.com is selling the Corsair P128 Performance 128GB SSD for $280.

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Sunday, August 22, 2010

OfficeDepot.com - deals today
- Seagate 1TB External/Desktop USB Hard Drive for $70
- Toshiba (C655D-S5048) 15.6" Laptop Computer for $400. Athlon II Dual-Core P320 processor, 3GB memory, 320GB hard drive, CD/DVD Burner Drive, Secure Digital Memory Card Reader, Windows 7.
- Epson Stylus NX305 Printer/Scanner/Fax for $40. Usually sells for $70.
Free shipping with a $50+ order.

Newegg.com - deals today
- Western Digital 150GB 10,000rpm Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $100 ($0.67/GB). 10,000rpm drives are meant for increased performance. Note that some SSD drives give better read/write performance than a pair of 10,000rpm drives in RAID-0, so despite SSDs going for around $1.50 to $2.00 per GB, 10,000rpm drives are less desired items than they were just a few months ago.
And available later this afternoon:
- refurbished Fuji F72EXR Compact Digital Camera for $120 (10x image stabilized optical zoom). Despite being refurbished (not new), it has good reviews and new ones do cost about $100 more.
As a note, an OCZ 120GB MLC SSD will be on sale for $249 on Monday morning ($1.66/GB), and will have a $40 Visa Prepaid Card available by rebate.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Walmart.com - Portable 120GB USB Drive for $30
Western Digital Elements 120GB Portable USB Drive for $29 plus $1 for standard shipping.

Also for today only, Amazon.com is selling a Western Digital Elements 500GB Portable USB Drive for $60.

The best value on portable USB drives are 1TB portable drives which can sometimes be found for $95 to $100. Dell had such a deal yesterday, but has expired. If you are patient, some other similar deals on portable 1TB USB drives should be available real soon.

Friday, August 20, 2010

Newegg.com - 16GB USB Flash Drive for $29
OCZ Diesel 16GB USB Flash Drive for $29. Good reviews.

A couple other 16GB USB Flash Drives which are a little smaller:
- Memorex Mini TravelDrive 16GB for $30
- Mushkin Mulholland 16GB USB Flash Drive for $36

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Dell.com - 2TB External/Desktop USB Hard Drive for $110
Western Digital Elements 2TB External/Desktop USB Hard Drive for $110 with free shipping. It's a regular desktop USB drive which connects to a computer with a USB cable, and to a power outlet. It transfers data at about 32 MBytes/sec, or around 2GB per minute, and is good for personal backups and off-system data storage.

Dell.com - Toshiba 1TB Portable USB Drive for $95
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Toshiba Canvio Plus 1TB USB Portable Drive for $95 today. Pretty good reviews. Most stores sell portable 1TB USB Portable drives for around $120, with an occasional deal at $100, so $95 is a hot deal.

This is a portable drive, powers itself only with its included USB data cable. The unit is small enough to fit in a pocket or a front pouch of a laptop bag. The trade-off of the very small size is performance, as these drives only read/write at around 15 MBytes/sec, which is about 900 MBytes per minute, or about 54 GB per hour. If you expect to fill the entire 1TB drive in one sitting, expect it to take 18 hours. One plus side is these are great way to transfer a lot of data between work and home, store in a safety deposit box, and copy files to friends by postal mail where the Internet speeds are too impractical to transfer so much data.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

eWiz.com - Super Talent 32GB USB Flash Drive for $40
Super Talent Swivel 32GB USB Flash Drive for $60 with free shipping, and coupon DONUT1120 gives $20 off in the cart. Most 32GB USB Flash Drives go for around $55 to $70.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Newegg.com - Rosewill 5-Bay Hard Drive eSATA Enclosure for $150
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Rosewill eSATA 5-Bay Hard Drive Enclosure for $150 with coupon EMCYWZY85 . This is meant for adding a bunch of Serial-ATA (SATA) disks or a RAID array to your computer. Includes a PCIe x1 card capable of multi-port eSATA (Port Multiplying eSATA), works with Windows and Linux, and has very good reviews. Regular eSATA ports, such as the ones included on your computer's motherboard, will not connect to all 5 drives. The 5-bay enclosure itself will work with Linux and Windows, and can work with any other operating system such as Mac and Solaris, as long as you find a compatible eSATA Port Multiplier card and drivers.

The disks can appear as a bunch of regular drives, or used in a software RAID configuration. Software RAID requires the operating system to boot and set up its drivers before recognizing the RAID array. If you lose the operating system, you risk losing the entire RAID array. If you want RAID and your data really is important to you, replace the included PCIe card with a hardware RAID card capable of eSATA Port Multiplying, such as a Highpoint RocketRAID 622 PCIe Card.

Amazon.com - HOT! - 2TB Hard Drive for $92
(expired: 3:30pm EDT, sold out)

Western Digital Green (WD20EARS) 2TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $102 with free shipping, and coupon GXTPOFES gives 10% off during checkout.

The coupon will apply toward one or many drives in a single order, but there could be a limit of 4 of these drives per person. The coupon code is limited to one use per account, so once used to order one drive, you may have trouble ordering another with the same coupon code.

At $91.80 each, it prices out to 4.6 cents per GB, and the drive has good reviews.

This deal will likely expire soon.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

eWiz.com - Samsung 1.5TB Hard Drive for $68.40
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Samsung Ecogreen F2 (HD154UI) 1.5TB 5400rpm Hard Drive for $76 with free shipping, and coupon PREPPY gives $7.60 off in the cart. That prices out to about 4.6 cents per GB. Most other stores sell it for around $95.

This deal likely expires some time today.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Dell.com - 1.5TB External/Desktop USB Hard Drive for $90
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Western Digital 1.5TB Elements USB External/Desktop Hard Drive for $90. Usually sells for around $105.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

eWiz.com - Samsung 1.5TB Hard Drive for $68.40
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Samsung Ecogreen F2 (HD154UI) 1.5TB 5400rpm Hard Drive for $76 with free shipping, and coupon PREPPY gives $7.60 off in the cart. That prices out to about 4.6 cents per GB. Most other stores sell it for around $95.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

eWiz.com - Samsung 1.5TB Hard Drive for $68.40
Samsung Ecogreen F2 (HD154UI) 1.5TB 5400rpm Hard Drive for $76 with free shipping, and coupon PREPPY gives $7.60 off in the cart. That prices out to about 4.6 cents per GB. Most other stores sell it for around $95.

Newegg.com - deals today
Portable Drives & Memory Cards:
- Hitachi 320GB Portable USB Drive for $50, and a $10 mail-in rebate is available.
- Samsung 250GB Portable USB Drive for $40
- Western Digital 1TB Portable USB Drive for $100 with coupon EMCYWZY57
- Kingston 4GB Secure Digital (SDHC) Memory Card for $9.59.
Drives & Storage
- Seagate 500GB Hard Drive for $40 with coupon EMCYWZY29
- Western Digital BLack 1TB Hard Drive for $80
- Western Digital Black 2TB Hard Drive for $160 with coupon EMCYWZY69
- Rosewill eSATA 5-Bay Hard Drive Enclosure for $150 with coupon EMCYWZY85 . Includes a PCIe x1 card capable of multi-port eSATA, and has very good reviews.
10% off of all DVD Burners and Blank Media with coupon EMCYWZY88 such as:
- LG 22x CD/DVD Burner Drive for $16.19 with coupon EMCYWZY88
- Samsung 22x CD/DVD Burner with Lightscribe for $18 with coupon EMCYWZY88
Other Stuff
- AVG Antivirus/Antispyware 2-Year License for Windows for $15 with coupon EMCYWZY49 . Try it free first for up to 1 year, then upgrade to this 2-year license if you want to.
- Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000 720p Webcam for $35 with coupon EMCYWZY38
- Logitech G700 Wireless Gaming Mouse for $100. Brand new mouse, expected to be released next Monday. Includes a small USB RF receiver.
- Cooler Master HAF Full-Tower PC Case for $140. Usually sells for over $150. HAF stands for high air flow.
- Canon All-In-One Laser Printer for $80.
- Yamaha RX-V765 Home Theater A/V Receiver for $370, and coupon code FREEGFT81XA gives a free SPK-9110 wireless headphone. Most other stores sell just the Receiver for around $400.
Codes apply in the cart, and each code can be used just once per account.

Monday, August 9, 2010

eWiz.com - 1TB Hard Drive for $58
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Samsung (HD103SJ) 1TB 7200rpm hard drive for $58 with coupon PREPPY (just under 6 cents per GB). Great reviews.

Amazon.com - Portable 640GB USB Drive for $69
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Toshiba Canvio 640GB USB Portable Drive for $69 today. It does has some poor reviews, though.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Meritline.com - 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $38
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Western Digital (WD5000AAKS) Caviar Blue 500GB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $43.50 with free shipping, and coupon MLC170340080417NL1 gives $5.50 off in the cart. This drive has great reviews.

Dell.com - deals today
- Western Digital (WD20EARS) 2TB Hard Drive for $100 with coupon Z3D?X?2RHZQG94 ($0.05/GB). Pretty good reviews.
- Vizio 47" (SV472XVT) LED-backlit LCD 1080p 240Hz HDTV for $1150 with coupon 1107FH869MMR9M . Most other stores sell it for around $1375. More pricey than other 47" LCDs because of its LED-backlit feature, which is better technology than LED-edgelit and conventional LCD.
- Vostro 230 Mini Tower PC with 23" Monitor for $477 ($469 plus $8 shipping). To get the deal, add it to the cart without any monitor, and a Samsung 2494LW 23.6" LCD Monitor automatically appears in the cart free. Base configuration is an Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93GHz processor, 2GB memory, CD/DVD Burner Drive, 160GB hard drive

Newegg.com - deals today
Hard Drives:
- Samsung (HD103DJ) 1TB 7200rpm Hard Drive for $60 ($0.06/GB). While Samsung drives are not as popular as Seagate and Western Digital, the customer reviews on Newegg are stellar.
- Western Digital (WD15EARS) 1.5TB 5400rpm Hard Drive for $80 ($0.533/GB). It should be noted the 2TB version (WD20EARS) is frequently on sale for $100 ($0.05/GB).
External Drives & Storage:
- Western Digital Elements 1.5TB USB Desktop/External Hard Drive for $90 ($0.06/GB)
- Western Digital Elements 2TB USB Desktop/External Hard Drive for $110 ($0.55/GB)
- Mushkin Mulholland 32GB USB Flash Drive for $65. Rare to find it under $70, and is one of the smallest and best 32GB flash drives on the market today.
Other Stuff
- Onkyo TX-SR508 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver for $250 with coupon EMCYTZT76 . Good reviews, and other stores sell it for around $275 to $300.
- Sans Digital (TR4M) 4-Bay Hard Drive to eSATA Port Multiplier Enclosure for $90. Seems like a great deal. The 5-bay version goes for $200. It includes a poorly rated eSATA card which uses software RAID, but you can purchase your own eSATA or port multiplier-compatible RAID card, such as a RocketRAID 2300 and use an eSATA bracket, although it is reported to be incompatible with LSI, HP P-series, Areca, and 3ware controllers.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Newegg.com - deals today
- Kingston 4GB Secure Digital SDHC Memory Card for $9.15. Depending on camera type, settings, and photo quality, roughly 350 to 550 photos can be stored per GB, so this 4GB card can store somewhere around 1400 to 2200 photos.
- Energizer iPhone 3G/3GS Extended Battery for $15. Unlike other extended battery devices which cover the speaker and microphone, the phone can fully operate while attached. While it is a "case" it will provide very little phone protection from physical abuse, but will add another 70% to the battery life of the phone.
- Sennheiser HD-201 Headphone for $15 with coupon EMCYWYP72
- LG Portable USB 8x CD/DVD Burner for $40. Uses 2 USB ports.
- Rosewill 45-Piece Computer Tool Kit for $15 with coupon EMCYWYP43
- Western Digital Black 640GB Hard Drive for $55 with coupon EMCYWYP32 . Note that many 1TB hard drives can be found for around the same price, so this deal is really for people who already have 640GB Black drives for their RAID and JBOD setups, and are looking for more.
Coupon codes are limited to one use per account.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Newegg.com - Blu-Ray/CD/DVD Burner for $110
LG (WH10LS30K) 10x Blu-Ray Burner with CD/DVD Burner and Lightscribe for $110 with free shipping. When added to the cart, a single Blu-Ray 25GB BD-R Disc, Cyberlink PowerDVD 9 3D Edition, and 3G Glasses all appear free in the cart.

Amazon.com - Western Digital 1TB Hard Drive for $56
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Green (WD10EARS model) for $55.50 with free shipping. Usually goes for around $70.

This is an internal hard drive, meant for desktop computers and hard drive docking stations (like the BlacX). For external USB hard drive deals,
- Western Digital 1TB USB Desktop/External Drive for $67.50 with coupon GXTPOFES from Amazon.
- Western Digital 2TB USB Desktop/External Drive is available for $110 from Newegg.
- Toshiba Canvio Plus 1TB USB Portable Drive for $100 with coupon EMCYTZT74

Sunday, August 1, 2010

eWiz.com - 1.5TB Hard Drive for $65
Samsung Ecogreen (HD154UI) 1.5TB Serial-ATA 5400rpm Hard Drive for $76 with free shipping, and coupon SCHOOL15 gives $11.40 off in the cart. That comes out to 4.3 cents per GB. Most reviews are positive, however some had their drives fail shortly after plugging them in.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Newegg.com - Western Digital 1TB Hard Drive for $65
Western Digital Caviar Blue (WD10EALS) 1TB 7200rpm Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $65 when added to the cart along with coupon EMCYVNV25 . With its two internal 500GB platters, it's rated one of the fastest, quietest, and most reliable 1TB hard drives on the market today.

Newegg.com - Western Digital External/Desktop 2TB USB Hard Drive for $110
Western Digital Elements 2TB USB Desktop/External Hard Drive for $110 with coupon EMCYVNV45 .

Monday, July 26, 2010

Newegg.com - 2TB Hard Drive for $100
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Western Digital Caviar Green (WD20EARS) 2TB (2000 GB) 64MB-Cache Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $100 today. That comes out to 5 cents per GB.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Amazon.com - Portable 640GB USB Drive for $70
Seagate Expansion 640GB Portable USB Drive for $70 today. Powers itself through the single USB data cable. Other stores sell it for around $110.

Newegg.com - Western Digital 2TB External/Desktop USB Drive $115
Western Digital Elements 2TB USB Desktop/External Hard Drive for $130 plus $5 shipping, and coupon WEEKENSALE23 gives $20 off in the cart. It plugs into a power outlet, and into a USB port on a computer.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

1saleaday.com - 8GB USB Flash Drive for $0 after rebate
(expired)

Kingston 8GB DataTraveler 101 USB Flash Drive for $20. A $20 mail-in rebate is available from Kingston. Rebate must be postmarked within 30 days of purchase.

This deal will likely expire sometime this morning.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

eWiz.com - Intel X25-M 80GB SSD for $190
Intel X25-M 80GB Serial-ATA Solid State Drive for $210 with free shipping, and coupon BUBBLE20 gives $20 off in the cart.

Newegg.com - deals today
Portable:
- Toshiba Canvio Plus 1TB Portable USB Drive for $100 with code EMCYVNY28
- Samsung Portable CD/DVD Burner Drive for $40
Regular Drives:
- Lite-On 24x CD/DVD Burner for $18
- Western Digital Black 1TB Hard Drive for $80 with code EMCYVNY46
Other Stuff:
- Rosewll 8 Hard Drive Enclosure for $230 with coupon EMCYVNY76 . Fits up to 8 Serial-ATA hard drives, and allows you to set up all drives for use with your computer, or set up RAID volumes. The included PCI card is really just an eSATA card and comes with software RAID drivers, and does not perform very well. Using a RocketRaid 2314 Card will greatly improve the performance of the RAID array. It is important to note it uses 2 eSATA ports, and only 4 drives are connected to each port. This means a RAID configuration is limited to 4 drives, so filling this enclosure with more than 4 drives will require two separate RAID arrays.
- Kingston 8GB Secure Digital SDHC Memory Card for $15.

Friday, July 16, 2010

eWiz.com - 1.5TB Hard Drive & USB/eSATA Drive Docking Station $90
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Samsung Ecogreen (HD153WI) 1.5TB 5400rpm hard drive for $80. Add it to the cart along with coupon CASTLE10 to get it for $70.

Or, click here and scroll down to the "combo deal" which includes a BlacX (ST0005U) USB & eSATA Hard Drive Docking Station for $100. Add the combo to the cart along with coupon CASTLE10 to get both for $90.

1.5TB drives usually cost around $85 to $120, and this BlacX usually goes for around $35. The BlacX is a how-swappable docking station for any Serial-ATA drive, and plugs into a computer's USB or eSATA port. eSATA transfers data much faster than USB, but few computers have a eSATA port. If your desktop computer has no eSATA ports, you can get a SATA to eSATA Bracket for $5.50 which plugs into an internal Serial-ATA port and provides external eSATA.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

eWiz.com - deals today
As we mentioned yesterday, consumer hard drive prices continue to drop, so this summer is a good time to find great deals on large capacity hard drives at around 5 to 7 cents per GB. SSD prices are also falling, now almost down to $2 per GB. Some people are setting up their PC's with a lightning fast 32, 64, or 80 GB SSD drive for the operating system, and a 1, 1.5, or 2 TB drive for everything else.

Some deals at eWiz today:
- Samsung (HD502HJ) 500GB 7200rpm hard drive for $41 with coupon BEACH5
- Samsung (HD103SJ) 1TB 7200rpm hard drive for $60 with coupon BEACH5 (6 cents per GB).
- Hitachi 1TB 7200rpm hard drive for $60 with coupon BEACH5 (6 cents per GB).
- Western Digital Blue (WD10EALS) 1TB 7200rpm hard drive for $65 with coupon BEACH5 (6.5 cents per GB).
- Samsung (HD153WI) 1.5TB 5400rpm hard drive for $70 with coupon CASTLE10 . That comes out to 4.7 cents per GB. Note, this is an older model. Newest model is a HD154UI.
- Samsung (HD153WI) 1.5TB hard drive & BlacX eSATA & USB Drive Docking Station for $90 with coupon CASTLE10 The docking station usually sells for around $38 by itself.
- Western Digital Black (WD1002FAEX) 1TB 7200rpm hard drive for $80 with coupon CASTLE10 (8 cents per GB).
- Western Digital Green (WD15EARS) 1.5TB 5400rpm Hard Drive for $80 with coupon CASTLE10 .
- Kingston SSDNow V-Series 30GB Solid State Drive for $80 with coupon CASTLE10 ($2.67/GB). Most other stores sell it for around $95.
- Kingston SSDNow V-Series 64GB Solid State Drive for $128 with coupon CASTLE10 ($2/GB). Most other stores sell it for around $160.
- Kingston SSDNow V-Series 128GB Solid State Drive for $220 with coupon CASTLE10 ($1.72/GB).
Coupon BEACH5 gives $5 off any $15+ order, and CASTLE10 $10 off any $75+ order. The above hard drives work in desktop and tower computers. The above SSD drives will also work in laptop computers.

eWiz also seems to have good prices on other things, such as laptop hard drives and headphones. A Sennheiser HD-280 Headphone is $68 with code CASTLE10 .

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Newegg.com - deals today
- Antec Nine Hundred Two ATX Mid-Tower PC Case for $90 and a $20 mail-in rebate is available ($70 after rebate).
- Brother MFC-495CW Printer/Scanner/Fax for $74. Other stores sell it for $80 to as much as $120.
- Canon MP270 Printer/Scanner for $47. Most stores sell it for around $70.
- Canon iP4700 Printer for $52.
- Energizer Extended iPhone Battery for $15. For iPhone 3G and 3GS only. Protects part of the phone, and the phone's speaker & microphone work fine with the battery attached. Extends the battery life to about 70% more than regular.
- Dolica Black Case for SLR Camera for $20 with free shipping. The combo available adds a (not so) "free" small padded case & 4GB memory card, but adds $7 shipping.
- Western Digital Black 750GB Serial-ATA 7200rpm Hard Drive for $60 with code EMCYVZP52 ($0.08/GB)
- Samsung 1TB Serial-ATA 5400rpm Hard Drive for $55 with code HDDSAMSUNG1 ($0.055/GB)
- Toshiba Portable 500GB USB Drive for $65 with coupon EMCYVZP25
- Sony CD/DVD Burner Drive for $20. Installs into a drive bay of a normal desktop PC.
- Rosewill Portable USB CD/DVD Burner Drive for $40.
- Logitech X-540 5.1 Speakers for $70 with code EMCYVZP29 . Most other stores sell it for around $90.
- Logitech MX-518 Wired Gaming Mouse for $33 with code EMCYVZP28 and a $15 mail-in rebate is available ($18 after rebate). The mouse has a very good rating, not as high as the Logitech's with an adjustable weight cartridge, but still very good for the price.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Dell.com - Western Digital External 1.5TB Hard Drive for $85
Western Digital Elements 1.5TB External/Desktop USB Hard Drive for $85 with free shipping. Most other stores sell it for around $100. It's a regular external hard drive, uses both a power adapter and a USB cable.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Newegg.com - deals today
- Patriot Xporter XT Boost 8GB USB Flash Drive for $20.
- Rosewill 3.5" Internal Memory Card Reader for PC for $8. Installs into a 3.5" drive bay, and plugs in to a USB Header port on the motherboard.
- Kingston 16GB Secure Digital Memory Card for $30.
Drives:
- Western Digital Caviar Blue (WD6400AAKS) 640GB 7200rpm Hard Drive for $50 with code EMCYVYW25
- Western Digital Caviar Green (WD8000AARS) 800GB 5400rpm Hard Drive for $50 with coupon EMCYVYW26
- Western Digital Caviar Green (WD20EARS) 2TB 5400rpm Hard Drive for $120.
- Asus CD/DVD Burner Drive for $19
- LG CD/DVD Burner Drive for $21
- Lite-On CD/DVD Burner Drive for $24

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Dell.com - deals today
- Toshiba 640GB USB Portable Drive for $65. Portable 640GB USB drives usually sell for around $100.
- Viewsonic VX2739wm 27" LCD Monitor for $300
- Dell Adamo untra-thin 13" laptop for $999 with free shipping code ?8CN$RJ?W5TQ0C

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Dell.com - 500GB Portable USB Drive for $60
Western Digital Elements 500GB Portable USB Drive for $60. Most other stores sell it for around $90.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Newegg.com - Portable 1TB USB Drive for $100
Western Digital Elements SE 1TB USB Portable Drive for $100 today. Usually sells for around $120.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

eWiz.com - Super Talent 16GB USB Flash Drive for $18
(expired)

Super Talent 16GB USB Flash Drive in either black or silver for $25.50, shipping adds about $2.50.
- coupon DONUT1910 gives $10 off of the black
- coupon DONUT1710 gives $10 off of the silver
Final price is about $18.

No reviews seem to exist for this exact model, but another similar Super Talent Flash Drive has good reviews. Speed of this model is unknown, but considering the huge price sale, we suspect the file transfer speed could be slow.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

eWiz.com - Samsung 1.5TB Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $71
(expired)

Samsung 1.5TB 5400rpm Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $81 with free shipping, and coupon JULY4TH gives $10 off in the cart. An amazing deal at $0.047 per GB.

For a price comparison, Newegg sells it for $80 with coupon EMCYTNR47 .

Monday, June 28, 2010

Dell.com - Portable 1TB USB Hard Drive for $100
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Western Digital Elements SE Portable USB Drive for $100. Powers itself through the included USB data cable, so no need to carry a power cable as well. Most other stores sell it for around $100.

Newegg now sells a Toshiba 1TB Portable USB Drive for $100, about the same physical dimensions as the Western Digital.

BestBuy.com - 320GB Laptop 2.5" Hard Drive for $35
(expired)

Western Digital Scorpio Blue 320GB Serial-ATA 2.5" Hard Drive (meant for laptops and 2.5" drive bays) for $35 with free shipping. Also can work inside a Playstation 3. Good reviews, and most other stores sell it for around $50.

Update (6/29): Shipping no longer free. Now it adds around $14. In-store pickup is not available.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Newegg.com - deals today
- Samsung 2TB 5400rpm Hard Drive & USB Hard Drive Docking Station for $110.
- Solar Powered AA Battery Charger for $20. Charges 2 included AA batteries in around 6 hours.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Newegg.com - deals today
Drives & Storage
- Western Digital Black 640GB Serial-ATA 7200rpm Hard Drive for $60. Most other stores sell it for around $75.
- OCZ Vertex 2 50GB MLC SSD for $185. A $10 Visa Prepaid Card is also available by rebate.
- Samsung 1TB Serial-ATA 7200rpm Hard Drive for $65 with coupon EMCYTNN25
- Western Digital Green 1.5TB Serial-ATA 5400rpm Hard Drive for $85 with coupon EMCYTNN38
- Western Digital Elements 2TB USB Desktop/External Hard Drive for $120 with code EMCYTNN24 .
Electronics:
- JVC In-Ear Headphone for $10 with coupon EMCYTNN76 . Most other stores sell it for around $20.
Computers:
- Home Theater PC Bundle for $971. Core i5-750 2.66GHz processor, Gigabyte Intel P55 Micro-ATX Motherboard, Antec Fusion Micro-ATX Media Center/HTPC Case, Thermaltake 850-Watt Power Supply, Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB Video Card, HDTV Tuner for ATSC/QAM, 2x2GB Corsair DDR3-1600 4GB Memory, Seagate 2TB 5900rpm Hard Drive, Lite-On Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Reader Drive, 6-foot HDMI Cable. Three Visa Prepaid Cards are also available after 3 separate mail-in rebates, totaling $45.
Monitors
- Viewsonic (VX2250wm-LED) 21.5" LED-Backlit LCD Monitor with built-in speakers for $180. This looks like a really nice new monitor, with a screen only 1.9" thick and weighs only 7.5 lbs. Bundle in a mounting kit for $200 plus $5 shipping ($205 total price).
- Samsung (XL2370-1) 23" LED-Backlit LCD Monitor for $280. 5 million to 1 dynamic contrast ratio, 2ms response time.
Other Computer Hardware:
- Rosewill Laptop Silent Cooling Fan Tray for $30. Usually sells for around $50.
- 15-pack Memorex Blu-Ray BD-R Discs for $25 with code EMCYTNN55
- Encore USB Fax/Modem for $13.
- EVGA Geforce GTS 250 1GB PCIe Video Card for $139.50 with coupon VGA061710 . A $30 Visa Prepaid Card is also available by rebate.
- Antec Three Hundred Illusion Mid-Tower ATX Case for $50 with coupon EMCYTNN22 . Most other stores sell it for around $60.
- Intel Core i7-930 2.8GHz CPU & Asus P6X58D-E ATX Motherboard for $490.
- 2x2GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1600 4GB Dual-Channel Memory for $90, and a $10 Visa Prepaid Card is available by mail-in rebate.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Dell.com - deals today
Computers and Monitors:
- Vostro 430 Mini-Tower PC without monitor for $600 with Core i3-530 processor, 3GB memory, CD/DVD Burner Drive, 250GB hard drive, Geforce G310 512MB Video Card, no monitor. When added to the cart, a Western Digital Elements 1TB USB Desktop Drive automatically appears free.
- Mini 10" Netbook for $300.
- Dell E2310 23" LCD Monitor for $169 with coupon FRK0?FZ7NTNSSP
- Dell IN2010N 20" LCD Monitor for $91
Other Stuff:
- Toshiba 320GB USB Portable Drive for $40 with coupon ?PDN0$L3GHLV29 . A really good value for a portable 320GB drive.
- Western Digital (WD20EARS) 2TB 5400rpm Serial-ATA Hard Drive for $110. Most other stores sell it for around $140.
- Dell MX860 Wifi Printer/Scanner/Fax for $101. Most other stores sell it for around $130.

Newegg.com - Hitachi 1TB Hard Drive, Docking Station for $60
Hitachi 1TB 7200rpm Serial-ATA Hard Drive and Rosewill Hot-Pluggable USB Docking Station for Serial-ATA drives for $60 for both.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Newegg.com - Portable 250GB Laptop Drive for $40
Hitachi 250GB 2.5" Laptop Hard Drive for $60, and code DADSDAYHDD gives $20 off in the cart.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Newegg.com - Samsung 1.5TB USB External Desktop Hard Drive for $95
Samsung StoryStation 1.5TB USB External Hard Drive for $95 with coupon EMCYTZT23 . Not as portable as other drives, but really good reviews and good for someone who wants to make backups of files on their computers.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Newegg.com - deals today
- Hitachi 2TB 7200rpm Hard Drive for $120 with coupon EMCYTZR25 ($0.06/GB). A $20 Visa Prepaid Card is also available by mail-in rebate.
- Seagate 500GB 7200rpm Hard Drive for $40.
- D-Link DIR-601 Wireless g/n Router for $30 with coupon EMCYTZR24
- Razer Goliathus Gaming Mouse Mat for $20 with coupon RAZERFS614
- Razer Dual-Sided Gaming Mouse Mat for $32 with free shipping code RAZERFS614
- Western Digital RE4-GP 2TB Hard Drive for $275.
- Western Digital RE4 2TB Hard Drive for $280 with code EMCYTZZ33 . Here is a review. This is the newer, slightly faster version of the aforementioned RE4-GP 2TB drive. The "RE" class enterprise drives are designed for RAID configurations with redundancy in data, such as RAID levels 1,5,6,10, and should not be beneficial in standalone and RAID 0.
- LG Blu-Ray Burner & CD/DVD Burner Drive for $123 with coupon EMCYTZR26
- Antec Nine Hundred Two Steel ATX Mid-Tower PC Case for $100 with coupon EMCYTZR23 . Most other stores sell it for around $125. Also a deal on a Antec Twelve Hundred 750 Full-Tower ATX Case is available with $30 off code antcp1200 .

Thursday, June 10, 2010

eWiz.com - 16GB USB Flash Drive for $26
Super Talent 16GB USB Flash Drive for $33.50 plus $2.35 shipping within the continental US, and coupon code DONUT2210 takes $10 off in the cart.

No reviews exist on this model, but the price is extremely good for a 16GB USB2 Flash Drive. Most other 16GB USB Flash Drives go for around $35 or so.

If you rather not take the risk, check out a Mushkin Mulholland 16GB USB Flash Drive for $39. Every other store sells that drive for around $45, and it is our recommended pick for people looking for one of the smallest, fastest, and best flash drives on the market today.

Dell.com - deals today
- 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 PSP 3000 Core System for $129.
- Samsung (PN42C450) Plasma 720p 600Hz HDTV for $539.
- Vizio (E320VL) 32" LCD 720p HDTV for $370 with coupon 6ZM5GLQ5J$7749
- Vizio (E420VL) 42" LCD 1080p HDTV for $629 with coupon BZZ$P8JDVBCTB?
- Sharp Aquos (LC-60E88UN) 60" LCD 1080p 240Hz HDTV for $1600 with coupon FJZP$5HMDP7092 . Most stores sell it for around $1800.
- 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.
LCD Computer Monitors:
- Dell ST2310 23" LCD Monitor for $160 with coupon BWMHLGDHF9CP3R
- Dell ST2410 24" LCD Monitor for $181 with coupon BWMHLGDHF9CP3R
- Dell SP2309W 23" LCD Monitor for $209 with coupon BWMHLGDHF9CP3R
Also a lot of laptop & desktop computers are on sale on their days of deals page.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Newegg.com - deals today
The following deals are valid now:
- Seagate 2TB 5900rpm Hard Drive for $100 with code seagate30 . Not so good reviews.
- Biostar Socket 785G Micro-ATX Motherboard & AMD Sempron 140 2.7GHz Single-Core CPU for $70.
The following deals will be valid at 3am EDT (12am PDT):
- OCZ StealthXStream 500-Watt PC Power Supply for $45. A $20 Visa Prepaid Card is available by mail-in rebate.
- Pioneer (VSX-1020-K) 7.1-Channel A/V Receiver for $450 with coupon EMCYTYS22
- Sennheiser HD-201 Headphones for $20 with coupon EMCYTYS23
- Rosewill 45-Piece Computer Toolkit for $15 with code EMCYTYS25
- Polk Audio Monitor-60 Black Floorstanding Speaker for $108 for one with coupon EMCYTYS26
The following hot deals will be valid as of 1pm EDT (10am PDT), and will expire tonight:
- Samsung (TL105) Wide-Angle Compact Digital Camera 12-megapixel, 4x optical zoom for $101 with coupon EMCYTYS24 . Other stores sell it for $120.
- Samsung (LN32C550) 32" LCD 1080p 60Hz HDTV for $505.
A note, if you were considering a Samsung 1.5TB 5400rpm Hard Drive at $90, wait until Monday when it goes on sale for $80.