HOT: Antec 500W SmartPower 2.0 for $49.99

[burney]

Circuit City has Antec 500W SmartPower 2.0 for $49.99 after $25 MIR..the deals expires on 4/8/06.

Is this hot?

 

[Ctrackstar126]

Usually about 90 in a store so I would say a good deal. Very good power supply

 

[burney]

how is antec for rebates?

 

[uwannawhat]

Originally posted by: burney
how is antec for rebates?

Excellent & quick!

 

[weepul]

this is the smartpower, not trupower. reviews show that the smartpower series is very weak compared to the trupower series. sorta like the valueram version of high end ram makers.

Pricwatch shows an average price of ~$70.
http://castle.pricewatch.com/s/search.asp?s=antec+sp-500

Newegg is selling it for $69 (+ $7 shipping):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103937

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[burney]

^all the reviews at newegg are positive

 

[weepul]

Originally posted by: burney
^all the reviews at newegg are positive

it's a pretty good power supply. decent if you don't try to overburden it. just like i love my kingston valueram, but i wouldn't expect my kingston valueram to OC much.

just a little note for people who've heard antec psus are the best.

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[weepul]

here's the online link:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Antec-Po...atOid/-13015/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

though I don't see the mention of the rebate. is this a B&M thing where the rebate gets printed?

I found the rebate you speak of at CompUSA:
http://image.compusa.com/pdfs/0022200.pdf
but it's limited only to purchase at CompUSA

CompUSA is also selling the same PSU for $50AR. Did you confuse CompUSA and Circuit City?
http://www.compusa.com/adproducts/product_info.asp?product_code=332377

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[burney]

This deal is avaible in-store....it is also posted in the circuit city adds

 

[weepul]

I just went through the weekly ad online and didn't see any mention of the PSU:
http://circuitcity.shoplocal.com/circui...erid=-99827&siteid=196&storeid=2397221

A search on "antec" also resulted nothing from the weekly ad:
http://circuitcity.shoplocal.com/circui...1&searchtext=antec&go.x=0&go.y=0&go=Go

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[burney]

hmm maybe is only my local CC only(chicago).

 

[unclebud]

i remember seeing the same thing this sunday at the cc here
maybe post the cc product identifier so people can look it up in the system? cc has been getting sparse on antec lately imo

 

[oslama]

Originally posted by: burney
how is antec for rebates?

I am still waiting for my CrapUSSR rebate for Black Friday.

 

[furballi]

Just purchased the Antec Smartpower 350 2.0 for $18 AR. Excellent PSU. Cool n Quiet. The 12V rail is 12.10 to 12.21 as measured by a DMM, regardless of load (3100 Sempron over clocked to 2.44GHz, Prime95, and Nero Recode 6 running at the same time).