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    Smoking hot low end Celeron 430/ECS CPU/MOBO combo

    This is back again. It is in the Chicago Fry's ad through 2/7.
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    Griffin Powermate $36 direct from Griffin

    <never mind. info was in summary>
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    DEAD:Seagate 500gb SATA/PATA Retail Hard Drive

    Not too long ago I put together a large raid system in a case with a very limited power supply. I ended up using 500GB WD drives because they used noticeably less power than the 500GB Seagate drives. I can't say whether they are quieter, but at least less power consumption generally means cooler...
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    Partition Magic 8, Ghost 14, and Norton Internet Security 2008 bundle | $5

    Be aware that the $20 upgrade rebate has been valid since 9/1/2006. If you bought Norton Internet Security anytime in the past year, you probably got this rebate already, and they will turn you down this time.
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    Bumped 2 year old thread.

    Link to discussion about drivers for XP It sounds like the LAN can be a hassle.
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    Conroe-L Single Core Cpu's starting at $40 (OEM) + s&h

    It appears that this is fairly low power, with all of them having a thermal design power of 35W (Page with the processors). Good for your HTPC or other quiet machine. In contrast, a Core 2 Duo has a thermal design power of 65W. Almost makes me wish I hadn't paid 50% more for some Turions a...
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    **DEAD**Smoking, En Fuego - FREE Lexmark E450dn B&W laser printer (after $300 MIR)

    [Never mind, someone posted while I was composing.]
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    Tonight only - VIA V21G Motherboard + CPU $45 AR and Free shipping

    I wonder how the Via processor compares to, say, an undervolted Sempron or ML or MT Turion? Using an AMD chip would give you a wide choice of motherboards at, I would guess, similar power consumption and a possibly higher monetary cost and no touchy rebate. Another alternative is a PC Chips...
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    Garmin Forerunner 301 GPS + HRM $155 at Walmart.com

    FYI, Amazon has it for $162 and free shipping
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    Western Digital 320GB 7200RPM at NewEgg for $84.99!

    As an alternative through this week, consider the Maxtor 300GB drive at Staples. I bought one, and it is really a Seagate 320GB 7200.10. It costs $80 + tax but with free ship. If you have a Staples near you, find a $15 of $75 coupon (a little searching will show you where) and it becomes $65 +...
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    OOS - AMD Turion 64 MT37 Lancaster 2.0GHz 1MB L2 Cache Socket 754 Processor - OEM

    I will be getting one of these myself for a file server, but I always like to know how these prices relate to what you can find on ebay. It looks like if you just want a lower power processor and don't mind it being 35W and 1.8 GHz, then you can get a used one on ebay for less than this...
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    Freezer 64 Pro cheap at the egg again...

    Do note that if you need 2 of them, the price drops to $16.89 each. I just bought a pair myself yesterday for 2 new machines.
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    Handango 25% off Today Only (12/23)

    Handango has been offering different discounts each day for the 12 days of Christmas, and today they are offering 25% off your purchase, which is as good as you will get. Just add items to your cart - no codes necessary.
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    PQI 2GB 60X CF Card $10AR - Expired

    The rebate I see is expired 12/8
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    $4 off no minimum + 80mm fan at Nexfan.com

    From their email, which they asked that people share: Nexfan.com Halloween Discount + FREE CLEAR 80x25mm FAN with every order using below coupon code. $5 Value!! coupon code: booooo $4.00 off NO minimum order required. Coupon code expires 10/30/06 Please use the coupon code...
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    DEAL DEAD-Seagate 750GB Retail SATA NOW $399.99 +SH

    Another option through 9/9 is to find at 30% off computer accessories coupon at Best Buy and get the drive for $280 + tax and no rebates. I bought the drive this way yesterday, but I wouldn't be surprised if there is some YMMV on whether any particular store will count the disk as a computer...
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    Panasonic KX-TG5240 5.8 GHZ Expandable Cordless Phone System $42.50+Ship (Tax CA) @ Geeks.com

    FWIW, we have used these at home for a year now, and really like it. It is nice to have no interference with our wireless network, and we like the feature that a light blinks on top of all the handset antennae when there are unread messages.
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    Flashlight keychain $1.25 1st one $0.69 additional F.S.

    5th Unit made a mistake in packing my shipment. I ordered a screen protector, and they sent me a bluetooth dongle. Oh, well, it was only a buck and change. With the prices so low, you can't complain too much if something goes wrong.
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    Solid Website Hosting Deal, HostPC

    Yes, starting Thursday. 6/1 through 6/15 Thread at hostpc
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    Hot: Commercial Disk Defragment Software - $12 AR

    This is FAR at outpost ($30 - $30 rebate) if you are getting TaxCut or TurboTax Link Of course, you have to pay shipping.
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    *HOT* Thermaltake Mambo Case $49AR

    Compusa Network members get free shipping.
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    Kingston 1GB MiniSD Card -- $36.00

    Price drop - now $33.90 after $15 rebate
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    Thermaltake Rebates@xoxide.com

    For what it's worth, googling will show you sources for the Bigwater SE in the $100-106 range with no rebates, so no need to rush to get it from Xoxide.
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    Golf Ball Fans on sale at Xoxide

    Looks interesting. I don't have experience myself, but this review says the 1000 RPM model is inaudible, but doesn't move much air.
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    *HOT* Westinghouse W33001 30in Widescreen LCD TV $639

    Cnet reivew says Mediocre (4.5/10)
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    Radio Shack Axion 3.6" Personal DVD Player MAKE -$5.01 AR 12/23 only!! HOT HOT HOT!!!

    They just removed the $70 rebate. It now shows as being $64.99
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    Trust Tiger's Rebated?

    My experience: no worse than anyone else. I've had no problems with the Ultra rebates. The manufacturer's rebates from small, obscure companies always seem a little dicey regardless of who is selling the goods (Tiger, Fry's, PC Connection or others). I've gotten all of them, rarely having to...
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    AMD Athlon 64 Mobile 3200+ OEM for $140

    FYI, Pricewatch says eWiz has it for $5 more and free shipping, so no need to be hasty in purchasing this.
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    Custom 80-conductor IDE cables

    I don't believe that there is a minimum between the drives if you use an 80-conductor cable, just between the motherboard and the drives. The ATA/ATAPI-7 standard, page 29 says device 1 (the middle one) must be at least 5 inches from the host, and the two disks must not be more than 6" apart. On...
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    Custom 80-conductor IDE cables

    I'm putting together a file server, and I am finding that standard, flat 18" ribbon cables are inadequate. The overall length is fine, but the I need the middle connector to be 1.5" inches from the end, instead of 6". Has anybody tried relocating the connector on a standard 80-conductor cable...
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    Free Hosting after Rebate

    Doesn't look good
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    CPU to minimize cost and heat on a file server?

    A64 with Cool and Quiet sounds good to me. I'll try that route. Frys has a pretty decent deal on a MB/CPU combo right now. 500GB drives are a good suggestion, but currently it would roughly double the storage costs compared to 300GB drives. Of course, if it takes an extra machine to hold...
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    CPU to minimize cost and heat on a file server?

    Heat concerns: I've got enough heat and fan noise from my existing boxes, so I'd like to keep it down whenever possible, particularly for a machine that has low average utilitization. I wonder about the CPU utilization too. I'm not sure, and haven't found anything solid on it. Old movies...
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    CPU to minimize cost and heat on a file server?

    Recently I have been getting very old home movies transferred to High Definition video, yielding literally terabytes of data. I'm going to set up an archive server to hold these files, which range in size from 40 to 250GB apiece. My current plan is a simple linux server with 6 to 8 300GB disks...
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    ATI HDTV wonder remote edition $99.99 Frys

    I checked the Chicago Fry's today and it was $149. I didn't think to try a pricematch to the other frys.
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    Linksys NSLU2 Network Storage Link $59 Today only 5/10 @ staples.com

    I have 2 of these, one for a server and one for mirror backup of the server. There are quiet, very small, easy to set up, very reliable, and I like being able to hack it by installing custom firmware. It is very stable, and I haven't had to do any administration on them since I set them up 9...
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    Water cooled cases

    For what its worth, you can get the PC2-650BU case for $10 more at coolerguys, which has a much better reseller rating. Unfortunately, they charge $10 more for shipping than infotechnow (31 vs 21 to Chicago)
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    Hottest Deal OF ALL TIME!!

    I'd like to get the Nokia 6620 from Amazon but without the 2 year committment. Looking over the agreements and rebate forms, it looks like buying the phone now would let you apply for the AT&amp;T and Amazon rebates, but there is a risk of missing the AT&amp;T rebate. For that, you have to be on...