Recent content by Maybelline

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    Logitech Harmony 550 $56.98 Shipped @ TigerDirect

    Shows as $79.98 for me. Too bad, too... I'm looking for a new remote.
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    Acer 5610 15.4" DualCore T2060 laptop - $399 AR @ CompUSA

    Just saw this on another bargain website: Acer Aspire 5610 Pentium Dual Core T2060 512MB RAM 80GB HDD DL DVD+-R/W 802.11 b/g Checks out OK for Ubuntu (which is a big plus for me). Battery life seems to be a problem for some (based on CompUSA's reviewers). Also, 512MB is low, so...
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    Acer notebook $499.99 AR 1GB RAM, Vista premium, dvd burner, 120GB drive

    My mom has this same laptop, and has only had trouble with the "Acer Empower" taskbar item resetting her brightness to 0%. I kill that task, and set it via Fn-(right arrow) and haven't heard of any issues since. One thing that bugged me was the bluetooth switch on the front of the machine...
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    Fry's B&M: 65W AMD X2 4200+ & ECS NFORCE4M-A -- $159

    Didn't find this one posted yet. Even with an ECS board, it seems like a good deal. 65W AMD Athlon 64X2 4200+ NVidia nForce4 DDR2 800 SATA/RAID 6ch Audio/LAN (no integrated video) Anyone have experience running this board with Linux (spec. Ubuntu)? Linkified
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    6 megabit AT&T DSL for $27.99

    Holding out for FIOS... Since I live in N. Texas, I'm hoping it won't be long. Though dumping my cable company has appealed to me on several occasions.
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    compusa video games

    Any list of the XBox titles? Work won't let me leave.
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    Verizon Fiber Optic Broadband 5mbps/2mbps for 40 a month 15mbps/2mbps for 50 a month!

    The only reason I can fathom is because Keller has new building developments all over the place, as does Rowlett, TX & Wylie, TX. I would think the FTTP thing would be easier to institute before homes were built. Maybe that's why they selected those locations.
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    Fry's: Maxtor 160GB 7200 rpm 8MB cache $69.99 NO Rebate! (7/2-7/4)

    Going to pick one up this weekend, thanks OP... ahhh, the sweetness that is sour grapes.
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    Hot or not? HP P4 2.5 GHz & 15" LCD package for $590 @ walmart (was $798)

    Anyone know if the graphics is defeatable? This might be hot with a cheapie 128MB graphics card.
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    Lite-On Burners @ BestBuy starting Dec. 14

    Thanks for the deal. Picked up the DVD burner and the WD 80GB for $248 - 110 MIR = $138 with tax.
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    16x DVD-ROM for $9 , Olympus 4MP camera $199 at OM

    Tulsa, OK is out of the Olympus cams.
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    have you heard of initial audio at walmart with neat features

    Not hot, but I'd own one of these for the bedroom if it had dts or DolbyDigital output.
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    Netgear MR814 Wireless ROuter, $24.99 AR, Shipped

    Got one to replace a wireless-ready Linksys. Thanks!