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    Anyone looking for a new car?

    Anyone call for details? I checked edmunds and found there's a 1000 rebate on Corollas. Their TMV (estimated street price) is 12900, or 2000 more than the advertised price here. That's on an '07 model. It's possible a dealer has an older '06 or even an '07 model that has been used by the...
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    Maximo power generated radio, it has a hand crank and you make the energy it needs to operate with no batteries :)

    Nice deal for a toy or regular use item, but be careful if you plan to use these type of cranked devices for an emergency. Some contain a hidden rechargeable battery (which may explain your surprising run time), and fully charging that battery may take longer than 1 minute of cranking. You might...
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    "Fast-n-Furious" printer on sale at OD

    Well, mine can do 200 spp! Beat that!
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    Sandisk Extreme 256MB CF Card $14.99 Free Ship

    What's your application? If it meets your needs, it might be ok, but these cards are being phased out. About the same price per MB as the SanDisk Extreme® IV CompactFlash® 8GB SDCFX3-8192 List Price: $559.99. The new cards are LOTS FASTER. I'd expect the Extreme card is faster than the...
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    Staples.com Maxtor SATA 200GB 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive with PCI Card Bundle

    quote: My Maxtor hard drive just crashed after about 1.5 years. Out of waranty :-( Not buying more Maxtor drives anymore.
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    Screaming hot: SBC DSL for 12.99 month

    It's time to cancel DSL and get Cable! While you're at it, sign up for Cable VOIP or Vonage and cancel your local telephone. Not all will find this setup ideal, but if enough people jump ship, they'll reconsider. When you look at the total cost of Cable versus DSL, once you factor local...
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    Free 2GB Mailbox

    Signed up. Looks interesting, but I started getting tons of spam, even before I used or gave out the address. On the default settings, the spam blocker is POOR! You have to use the white/black lists and sender confirmation feature to get rid of spam.
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    Girlfriend paid $6000 for a puppy

    Here's a question: bitch (1) or dog (3)?
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    Web hosting - 300 MB/5GB Bandwidth - 2 for 1. $9.95

    Looked around, but his company seems to be a little young to have made the ratings. Still, based on the some of the details I've seen, it appears that they have a bona fide business plan and I wish them luck. I'm considering throwing my $10 in the hat on this one, though the plan seems somewhat...
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    Web hosting - 300 MB/5GB Bandwidth - 2 for 1. $9.95

    Actually, that's exactly my point. Support is usually the last thing some of these companies consider, but probably one of the most important things to a customer, next to functional performance. I'm sure my calculations and estimates are not accurate, but it's easy to see that it's not...
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    Web hosting - 300 MB/5GB Bandwidth - 2 for 1. $9.95

    Another company that competes in the same price point and has received good reviews (do a search) is hostpc.com. Like the other fellow, I've had an account on hostpc for half a year now, and I'm nowhere near the limit. How they do it is simple: automation. Everything is virtually just a program...
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    How good / bad are Outpost.com's Hitachi hard drive rebates?

    I got my Seagate rebates after 3 long months. Have not received Hitachi rebates for 2 prior purchases yet, one from over a year ago. That drive crashed and they're refusing to replace it under warranty because it expired a year and a month after purchase.
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    TOSHIBA 60GB 4200RPM MK6025GAS $84.96

    I've had two Dell hard drive failures in 2 years. The first one was a month after the original 1 year warranty on the laptop ended, so the didn't cover it. The replacement failed a year later. Found out the replacement only carries a 90 day warranty. Most hard drive manufacturers warranty for up...
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    Need a new Chair!!

    If you're looking for a good computer chair, this is one you have to look into
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    PCMCIA or USB Port Replicator with VGA

    Me too. But I just did a back of the napkin calculation and I think that's going to be a challenge. The current 1024x768x16=12.58 mbits, and at 100% theoretical (50-80% is more reasonable, not to mention keyboad, mouse, hard drive/cd-rom, and other usb devices in use simultaneously that also...
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    PCMCIA or USB Port Replicator with VGA

    I've been looking for something similar. Try Targus Universal Notebook Docking Station with Video. Specs look decent, but I haven't seen it in action yet. Make sure you check out the system requirements (USB2 and OS). Also, note video is limited to 1024 x 768 16-bit color. I'm hoping to find...
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    $1999 42" Plasma HDTV @ Costco

    I use TIVO so when 2 or 3 shows are on at the same time, I can watch all of them. This way, I can watch as many as 48 to 72 hours of TV a day!
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    Costco LIFETIME warranty?

    I too bought some energy saver bulbs with 5 year warranty at costco that went bad. Instead of returning to costco, I called the manufacturer (these had an 800 number printed on the base of the bulb). A week later, replacements arrived in the mail! Just another option.
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    Amazon.com 1.57% (hidden) discount

    Is the A9 discount an instant discount? If so, a 1.57 bird in the hand is worth more than 2 in the bush.
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    Extremely hot deal on new Sharp 37" LCD...

    Moore's Law has now extended beyond silicone and applies to many consumer technology products. That's something to smile about. Too bad it doesn't happen faster and damn those new features that keep things expensive.
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    Extremely hot deal on new Sharp 37" LCD...

    Every purchasing decision is based on many factors and usually winds up being a compromise of several. Your best value depends on how much you value price (cost is no object vs. lowest cost), size and weight are important/insignificant, picture quality (must have best vs. "EDTV is close enough...
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    Free 25 Digital Prints @ Target *EDIT* Expired

    The lady at Target didn't know, all I could tell was it was some sort of Kodak machine. Also, I hadn't been checking the machine type before the poor results, but in the future, I'll pay much more attention as I now think that makes a big difference in print quality. Thanks for the input on the...
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    Free 25 Digital Prints @ Target *EDIT* Expired

    Be careful, picture quality varies at different photo printing locations using different equipment!!! I've developed pictures at Yahoo and Ofoto (via net/mailed to home) and Costco, Walgreens, Rite-Aid, and Target (walk-in service). All have been fairly good to very good, and compared to my...
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    $10 off no minimum @ Crutchfield.com

    How about an ipod? See Crutchfield to sell iPods article at macminute.com. Checked today and didn't find ipods, but ipod accessories at Crutchfield available now may squeak by restrictions. Also, for those who haven't checked out itunes and the music store, there's now a Windows version...
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    Free word processor Abiword!

    I use WordStar and its a lot better than vi. You should try it!
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    Cooling down: Now from $399 (Dell SB 4550 from 339 w cdrw and 256MB ram)

    Call them for a price match. If that doesn't work, you did say it's only two weeks ago. Just return the computer. They should just take it back.
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    WTH?? Telemarketers outsourcing to India?

    Just a few comments and a question: 1) Telemarketers are scum (right there next to the lawyers, so you know my bias is against the professions not any nationalities). 2) Previously, there were scum from 50 states calling you, now we face scum from 200+ countries disturbing us from our peaceful...
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    DEAD: ONE MORE REBATE-Last Day! - get dell dimenstion 8250 P4 2.4G for MAYBE $60!!

    Here's another place to start... Taking the "Bait" Out of Rebates FTC Online Complaint Form (can't get any easier than this) California Attorney General Complaint Form
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    DEAD: ONE MORE REBATE-Last Day! - get dell dimenstion 8250 P4 2.4G for MAYBE $60!!

    Here's an article by Arnold Diaz, Scheme's Scams & Savin' a Buck (5/24/00) ABC News 20/20 Maybe he will do a followup, tell him your experience with Dell "Know a scheme, scam or way to save a buck? Tell us about it."
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    air fare price cut - details here

    Is this an airfare war or a war airfare?
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    DEAD: ONE MORE REBATE-Last Day! - get dell dimenstion 8250 P4 2.4G for MAYBE $60!!

    I hope you're right about the 2 free slots (4 slots total). If that is the case, and you have two systems ( or you and a buddy), one of the systems can get all 4 of the 128mb sticks for a total of 512mb (but no longer expandable) - estimated worth of the 2 128mb sticks = ~$100. Buy 2 256mb...
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    20" Toshiba Flatscreen TV $54!!!!

    I found these others searching for tv's at cdw. They go in my cart, but I can't seem to get the shipping costs. Any brave souls willing to give these a try? <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http:// http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=388265">PANASONIC 27IN...