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Archive for December, 2006

Take a chance on a dirt-cheap refurbished desktop PC

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

You won’t believe what $234.50 will buy at Geeks.com: a refurbished Compaq Evo D51S desktop PC, with the classic “wide profile”, and Pentium 4, 2.53GHz CPU.   It gets even better, because the PC comes with 512MB of RAM and a large 80GB hard drive.   The preinstalled operating system is Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (with COA). 

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Save $75 off the MSRP of a Lenovo laptop - just $574.99

Friday, December 29th, 2006

If you’re willing to deal with the minor inconvenience of sending for a rebate, you can purchase a Lenovo 3000 C Series notebook PC, brand new, for just $574.99 from NewEgg.com.  The actual purchase price you’ll pay is $624.99 (lower than the manufacturer’s suggested list price), and then you can apply for a $50 rebate […]

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Fully-loaded desktop PC at NewEgg.com, only $499.99

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Just $499.99 at NewEgg.com, the Acer Aspire ASE500-U-P6200 desktop PC truly is fully-loaded with everything the average computer user will ever need.   It features a fast Intel Pentium 4 620 CPU, (2.8GHz) with Hyper-Threading technology, and it has 1 full GB of DDR2 RAM.  The hard drive is a huge 250GB SATA drive, which runs […]

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Tiger Direct, home of low-priced refurbished laptops

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

The Gateway MX6121 isn’t a huge powerhouse of a laptop, but it’s got all the features a person needs in a reliable and versatile notebook computer.  It’s refurbished (an open-box return), but has a 90 days parts and labor warranty to protect the consumer.

The most striking thing about this inexpensive notebook PC is it’s huge 15.4-Inch widescreen, […]

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Lightning-fast desktop for under $500 at TigerDirect

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

The Systemax Venture B524 is a new desktop PC from a lesser-known manufacturer, but the excellent product reviews at TigerDirect.com indicate that Systemax does a great job of producing a fast and reliable machine.  For $499, the Venture B254 comes with an Intel Pentium 4, 3.06GHz processor (with Hyperthreading), and 512MB of RAM.  The hard […]

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Spend your holiday dough on a unique DVD/notebook combo

Monday, December 25th, 2006

If you’re online looking for ways to spend your holiday loot from Grandma, look no further than SaveAtEagle.com, where you can save a ton of money on a refurbished notebook PC.   There’s no need to buy new when you can find a reliable reconditioned computer with a warranty, for example, the Averatec AV6210HX Mobile Theater […]

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Reconditioned 2.4GHz PC with 250GB hard drive

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

If your main desktop computer need is storage space, this refurbished Hewlett Packard Pavilion 1247c from SaveAtEagle.com may be exactly what you’re looking for.   It has a 250GB hard drive, plenty of room for all the music and video files you can throw at it.  The processor is powerful, too - it’s a 2.4GHz AMD Athlon […]

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Acer Widescreen Notebook at NewEgg.com

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

The Acer Aspire AS3050-1594 is a 14.1″ widescreen notebook computer for $548.99 at NewEgg.com.  NewEgg offers free 3 day shipping, so there are no hidden expenses - you’ll pay the listed price, and you’ll receive a great full-featured laptop.

 
  
As mentioned, this Acer notebook has a widescreen XGA display with 1280 x 800 resolution, all supported […]

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$498 for a Desktop Media Center and Flat-Panel Monitor

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

The Compaq Presario SR2013WM-B Desktop Media Center is a high-value desktop computer bundle, available from Walmart.com.  Not only do you get a powerful desktop PC, but you get a sleek HPvs 17x 17″ LCD flat panel monitor with adjustable tilt and integrated speakers.   Flat panel monitors are great space savers, as well as being much […]

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Wireless Gatebook widescreen notebook, refurbished for $599

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

If you’re interested in a reliable notebook PC at a reasonable price, look no further than the Gateway 3550GZ at TigerDirect.com.  It’s just $599.99, and although it’s refurbished, it comes with a three month labor and parts warranty.

The 3550GZ has all the features you’d expect (and want) in a contempory laptop PC.  The processor is a […]

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