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    Core 2 E6400 and ECS Combo $199 at Fry's B&M

    Just got back from Fry's (Manhattan Beach, CA). It is the retail box version. I don't think there should be any YMMV. It is in their computer system.
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    Seagate PATA 200G $40 after $70 rebate at SoCal Fry's

    I did not get one as already have more disk space than I need and my next computer will most likely be SATA. But a great deal if you need a HD now. Also Seagate rebate is quite reliable.
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    Western Digital 120GB WD1200JBRTL $20 AR ..Outpost

    I got the same deal in June. Both $30 rebates are showing as in process on WD web site.
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    Staples Ad for week of July 24 - July 30

    In the Staples I went to (Hawthorne, CA), the box said 'Made in Taiwan' and I didn't see the SKU# on the box. The UPC code is 7410169559.
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    Western Digital 120 GB Hard Drive $19.99 AR @ Fry's

    I got one too at the Manhattan Beach Fry's (SoCal) while doing my weekly Fry's inspection, even though I don't really need it. By the way, are those USB2 Hard drive enclosures any good? I could make this an external drive.
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    Father's day deal at Circuit City

    Just bought these two items to go with the digital camera which I got as a gift. Both seem to be good deals.
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    Adobe Photo Elements 3.0 $60 at BestBuy

    This only applies to the bigger boxed version (SKU 6850838). If you own a previous version, you can get another $20 MIR. BTW, anyone knows this is much more powerful than the SW that comes with the camera(Nikon Picture Projects).
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    Benq DW1620 Retail bonus pack at Newegg $60

    The OEM is $50 + $4 shipping. This retail pack is $60 + free shipping. and looking at the pictures, it comes with softwre of course, but also one box of 52xCDr and one box of 16x DVD+R discs. I cannot find out the quantity, but both are cake box packed, perhaps 20? Looks like a good deal...
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    Officemax new gimmick - 15% Brown bag sale

    There is an Officemax insert in the Los Angeles Sunday Times which is a brown paper bag. It says you get 15% discount on all items you can put in the bag. Certain items are excluded of course. If you are going to buy something from them anyway, this is an extra 15% savings.
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    Memorex 512MB Travel Drive $40 in store $15 rebate at Fry's LA

    I tried two Radio Shacks and both were out of the $20-after-rebate 512MB flash drive. This is the next best thing I find.
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    Sony 17" LCD monitor for $319(free shipping) at Newegg

    Great brand name from a great vendor. Model# SDM-S73 Item # N82E16824006066 Specifications: Panel Type: TFT Active Matrix LCD Native Resolution: SXGA (1280 x 1024) Pixel Pitch: 0.264 mm Brightness: 250 cd/m2 Contrast Ratio: 400:1 (Typ.), 500:1 (Max) Response Time: 16ms View...
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    [Not Hot] Can't Read Online Fry's Ads Anymore

    The OCR site usually has 5-7 pages of ads while the LA times site only has 3-4 pages. Unfortunately OCR abandoned the PDF format and use a style similar to LA times with even a smaller image. You really have to click on every section to see clearly unless you have a 21"+ screen.
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    Antec Sonata $60 AR at SoCal Fry's

    Title says it all.
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    Shuttle AN35 Cables

    It comes with 1 IDE and 1 floppy cable. You can connect a CD/DVD drive and a harddrive to the same IDE channel using one IDE cable. If you want to connect CD and harddrive on seperate IDE channels (there are 2), you need to buy another IDE cable (make sure you buy one for ATA100).
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    Fuji DVD+R 8x 25pk $10 AR at SoCal Fry's

    It is +R. -R is $19.99 with $5 rebate. Media code is indeed yuden000 t02 as pointed out by pxc. Some say that Fujifilm rebates are very unreliable. But $15 for 25 top quality discs is still decent IMHO.
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    Fuji DVD+R 8x 25pk $10 AR at SoCal Fry's

    These are TYG02 made in Japan. $15 in store price till 10/12. Hot if you get the rebate. Still decent if you don't.
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    *EXPIRED* 1GB (2x512MB) Corsair PC3200 for $120AR @ outpost.com

    I do not see any product identification on the Corsair Value Select label which the rebate asks for. Maybe it is the same label on all products (the C3 and the 2.5). If that is true, then the only product description is on the rebate receipt. I don't see how they can deny the rebate.
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    Fuji DVD+R 8x 25pk for $12.99 AR at Fry's SoCal

    Sale price $17.99 - $5 rebate = $12.99. Rebate valid till 9/30. Sales price valid till 9/28. Regular price $19.99. They also have $10 rebate for 50pk but I did not see any on the shelf and the 50 pk -R was 'Made in Taiwan'. Not sure about the +R. The rebate coupon says you can buy 3. Probably...
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    Antec SL350 PSU $15 AR at LA/OC Fry's

    This is most likely better than a lot of cheap 420W PSU on sale from time to time. Link to Fry's ad from Orange County Register. The other thing that catches my eye is the WD 160G SATA for $70 AR.
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    Need a budget video card

    I have an ECS R9200 128MB DV with vga, dvi, and vivo. I bought it not too long ago from Newegg for about $52. A pretty decent budget card if you do not need DX9. Seems to have disappeared from Newegg's inventory for some reason but you may be able to find it somewhere else.
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    [NEWEGG] ADVUEU 723A 17" LCD Monitor with Speakers - $280.00

    Just got one today. It is $295 shipped. The speakers are weak as expected, but the display is bright and clear. And no dead pixels too. Very good value. We'll see about reliability.
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    lcd buying

    Just got one myself. No dead pixels. No ghosting when playing dvd movies. I do not play games so no opinion on that. Display is very bright. I have it set to 1280x1024, which I suppose is the native resolution, at 60Hz refresh rate and true color. Don't know about reliability since it is a new...
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    APC BX800 - 800VA Battery backup - $70 AR at Fry's

    The in store price is $90 which is decent. Then there is $20 MIR.
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    Warm: Thermaltake 420W PSU $42 shipped at Newegg

    There was a thread on this PSU when it was $39. So $42 shipped should be still a good price on a highly regarded PSU.
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    (Dead) Mad Dog 8x/8x (rebadged NEC ND-2500A) DVD±R/RW Drive for "$49.99" AR, less with coupon at Officemax

    The rebate form I got at the OM in Torrance, Calif reads like this (copied exactly at it appears on the form printed by the cash register): "Rebate applies to a Mad Dog Dominator Internal 8X DVD_RW purchased at OfficeMax Store, OfficeMax.com or OfficeMax Direct only. Purchase must be made...
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    SCORCHING HOT MIR on Netgear Products (was Fry's is comming to Chicago!!)

    A heads up for you Fry's newbies: 1. Don't waste time asking questions even remotely technical. 2. For memories and processors, get there early for special deals because you will have to stand in line for a customer rep to take your order, after which you take the paper to get the real stuff at...
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    AMD Athlon 2500+ & ECS N2U400-A $70 @ Fry's

    blacklit: Why don't you keep the Shuttle and sell the ECS board. The Shuttle is one of the best valued Nforce boards and has fair O/C options.
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    Saturday 1 day Sale SF Bay Area Fry's

    Picked up the Seagate 120G ($40 AR) at Orange County Fry's even though I did not plan to buy anything. Too hot to ignore.
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    Frys 1 day sale

    Just back from Fry's. I got the Corsair 512MB PC3200 memory ($60 after $40 MIR). Also got two cans of duster for $1.99. The model number of the RAM is VS512MB400 which is CAS 2.5 and 2.5V according to Newegg product description. I went out of the door with 4 items in mind, the other 2 being the...
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    Antec Plusview1000AMG case $50 AR

    I found this at CompUSA. No power supply though.
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    Highests Multi allowed on an AXP Mobile?

    On my Shuttle AN35 Ultra, I had tried as high as 17x (when I was using DDR266 memory).
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    Power Supply Question - need help from the EE out there

    The ratings of the individual rails are be the same but the combined output power may be different. Just add up the individual rail output and you would notice the sum is higher than the rated output. The reason is it cannot put out the maximum power on all rails at the same time. The 420W unit...
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    Maddog Blue LED 80mm fan $4 at Microcenter

    The spec of this fan is 27cfm/22dba and is in a retail package. Compare this to the Panaflow which was hailed as a good deal sometime ago at around $3 and had a spec of 24cfm/21dba. It seems a decent deal to me.
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    2400+ 2500+ 2600+ Mobile Bartons back @ newegg

    I believe there is also software for K7S5A that can change the multiplier. OCWorkBench is another site that has a dedicated ECS forum.
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    Kingston pc3200 2x256mb $69.99 + tax after $23 rebate at CC

    Just got one from CC in LA. It has Infineon chips (HYB25D256800BT-5). 3-3-3 timing according to spec. I know it is big but is Infineon a good brand?
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    How is FIC Radeon 9200 64MB?

    I came across the FIC Radeon 9200 64MB at Micro Center selling for $40. Seems a good deal to me. Does anyone have experience with FIC video cards or FIC product in general?
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    How is $40 for a FIC Radeon 9200 64MB?

    Is it a good deal for a home PC that is mainly used for office apps, software development and perhaps an occasional movie? I think somebody mentioned this item a while back. I just saw a bunch of them in a Micro Center yesterday.
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    Help picking an Athlon XP and Mobo!?!

    For mobo I am using a Shuttle AN35 Ultra 400 (NF2) and I highly recommend it. It is cheap, stable and has fair overclocking capability. For processor, the Mobile Barton 2400-2600+ is slight more expensive than regular Bartons but is more flexible for overclocking (FSB266/333/400) and, all else...