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    200gb IDE Maxtor Hard Drive 7200 8mb

    You can get this from the staples website HERE. The list price is $109.94 on the site with an instant $30 discount code given right on the page. (If you can't find it, look harder). Enjoy, PrimeRisk
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    WARNING: Those looking to get HDTV From DirecTV

    I was an early adopter of HDTiVo also. I believe that D* will make it right for their users. Especially the high-end users that are willing to spend nearly $1000 on a piece of equipment. I believe the transition away from MPEG2 will take a very long time and I will get all the service I need...
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    Directv Retentions $15/mo off for 6 months

    Yeah, I got a bunch of perks when I got HDTiVo. I was an early adopter and got my HDTiVo over a year ago. I got it from CC and then called into DTV to get some perks. They gave me $20 off of platinum service for a year, free HDNet ($11/month) for 6 months, $200 service credit, and they came...
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    Avaya Webinar - Avaya Free Bluetooth Headset & a Dummies Book

    If you sit through the VoIP ad (or let it run in the background) you get a soft-copy of VoIP for Dummies book.
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    *warm* - 200GB WD HDD $104 - No Rebates @ CG

    Linky-Linky Not a bad price if you don't want to mess around with rebates. Not Rebate-Phobic? Keep looking for other forum deals...
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    Hot! Cheap WD 200GB HDD - No Rebates!

    The original HDD reported in most xboxs is a bargain-basement 5400RPM with a 2MB cache of various flavors. The primary load on the HDD would be for backed up games and compared to the access time and bandwidth of the DVD-ROM, any ATA100 HDD is going to greatly outperform it. For multi-media...
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    Hot! Cheap WD 200GB HDD - No Rebates!

    I'm sure that someone will argue with me, but I've modded 4 xboxes (xboxi?) and have used 7200 and 5400 RPM alike with no issues and only one of them had an 8MB cache. All are working flawlessly. The 7200 RPMs tend to generate a bit more heat, but never to the point of making an issue. I...
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    Hot! Cheap WD 200GB HDD - No Rebates!

    No Rebate Bullship WD 200GB 2000BB UATA100 2MB 7200RPM Part #2000BB Not the faster 8MB version, but perfect for your TiVo or XBox upgrades! Linky-Linky Only 1 per customer.
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    psa: AT&T long distance minimums started 3/1

    Dump the phone company completely and go with Vonage for $25/month with 500 minutes of LD included... After that it's $3.9/minute. Need a TON of LD minutes? Go for $35/month plan and get unlimited LD to US and Canada.
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    Seagate 200GB 8mb for $127.00 at Mwave!!!*edit* Deal is happening again!

    Smokin'! I got mine. Thanks for letting us know the deal was back on!:D
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    PC: EA Theme Park & Sim Coaster 2.99 - 4.99 + Free SH!

    Cool deal! I picked one up and found a couple other goodies at good prices. The Capcom Coin-Op Collection is a deal if you were a Ghosts & Gobblins fan...only $4.99 Link And Sim Coaster is up for $4.99 too.
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    *UPDATED x2* Potentially hot, potentially cold. Blockbuster to drastically change rental rates.

    Blockbuster is going the way of the DoDo. I've been with Netflix since mid-2000 and I'm still in on the 4 for $19.95/month deal. I realize I've given them over $840 in rental fees over the 3 1/2 years I've been there, but I've also rented over 450 discs from them. That runs the price to...
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    Onkyo Refurb Home Theatre for $249 @ Ecost

    Wholy cow.. ground shipping on the receiver is free, but shipping on the speakers is $136.95. What a scam.
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    1 month Free Service of Vonage for new subscribers

    There is a cancellation fee of $40. Keep that in mind if you try out the service and think you may not want to keep it. I have had vonage for 6 months and wouldn't give it up for anything. But there is a "hidden" fee for cancellation. To date, I've saved $120 over Qwest, not including the 2...
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    Warm Best Buy 2.5 ghz computer W/ Monitor and Printer $389.97 ARs

    I've certainly had some good luck with the newer eMachines. The T2080s are based on an ECS L7VMM mobo with a crippled eMachines BIOS. A quick flash upgrade from the ECS website and you have a respectable AMD 2000+ system with 266MHz DDR, a VIA chipset and 4x AGP all for under $400. I've sold...