Recent content by rs

R
Free Windows Vista Business & Office Professional 2007 ?

If you take both pieces of software, your tax liability will be about $240 at the end of the year (federal and state taxes on a combined $800 "prize" - that's what Microsoft says they will report to the IRS). If you take one or the other, you don't have to provide your SS # because Microsoft...
- rs
- Post #91
- Nov 29, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
R
Seagate 250 mb SATA2 HD w/8 mb buffer vs Maxtor 300 mb SATA w/16 mb buffer?

Frys.com has the Maxtor L01F300 300 gb SATA HD with 16 mb buffer for around $75 shipped. It is apparantly SATA, not SATA 2. Buy.com had the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3250824AS 250 gb SATA II HD with 8 mb buffer for $62 shipped. (Now $10 higher - I ordered it when cheaper - but it seems to...
- rs
- Thread
- Nov 24, 2006
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
R
Buy discounted audio goodies...help save an audio pioneer's life!

You are misreading the page. The $200, for example, is how much of the selling price the seller will donate if you make the purchase - not the price of the item (which is still thousands of dollars).
- rs
- Post #2
- Nov 13, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
R
Hyundai ImageQuest B90A 19" LCD Monitor - OD

Actually it was the same $189. I bought it and am happy with it. Tomshardware.com rated it very highly, saying that if you weren't going to spring for ViewSonic's high-end 19", this was the 19" to buy. 8 ms, good brightness and contrast, text looks good. I like the fact that it will stand...
- rs
- Post #3
- Mar 27, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
R
Cheap MP3 Players w/Voice Rec. at Ecost **AR**

Yes, and I'd advise staying away. This is actually a MachSpeed rebate, not an Ecost rebate. (Despite some people's experience to the contrary, I've had good luck with Ecost rebates.) I bought one of these from Ecost about 10 months ago. It took 7 months and about a dozen emails and phone...
- rs
- Post #3
- Jan 14, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
R
NOT HOT! NewEgg the next BestBuy?

When you actually start your post in the Hot Deals section with "NOT HOT," shouldn't this just maybe make a light bulb go off in your head that you shouldn't be posting it there? There is not even a deal posted here at all. Mods, please lock...
- rs
- Post #8
- Dec 28, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
R
Belkin tunecast FM transmitter 9.99 + shipping

I tried to get in on the $3 deal for this at Tweeter.com last week but it ended up being a price mistake (no surprise) and they cancelled the orders. But even for $3 (shipping included) I almost passed on it after reading the reviews (on Amazon, I think). I can't remember the last time I've seen...
- rs
- Post #4
- Aug 19, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
R
Hot or Not? Kenwood Entre Entertainment Media Server $399.88 List $1499.98

I looked into this a bit. I think I'm not going to bite, but it may be a good deal for some. First of all, it's also available from the same vendor for $299 as a refurb, here. In my experience (15 years in the audio industry), refurbs like this have a higher out-of-the-box defect rate than...
- rs
- Post #6
- Feb 9, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
R
Zone Alarm with Antivirus Free After Rebate $24.95 - $24.95 MIR

Good post, but still a tough call. Comes with a 1 year subscription. Basically you're just getting the antivirus component free after rebate, given that ZoneAlarm without antivirus is a free download anyway. Of course you can get Norton free after rebate on a regular basis (as long as you have...
- rs
- Post #2
- Jan 27, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
R
Rocky Mtn Radar laser detector with laser scrambler 49

Read this before buying. (Credit due to xxooxxoo at FW for this link.)
- rs
- Post #2
- Jan 20, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
R
Onkyo refurb deals

Having been in the industry for about 15 years, I can tell you this about refurbs. As a rule, if you get a good one, it will last as long as an "A-stock" unit. However there is a higher rate of "out of the box" defects. The reason is that a certain percentage of units returned as defective have...
- rs
- Post #37
- Sep 27, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
R
I/O Magic 8x/4x DVD±RW Drive for "$69.99" AR at Staples

Coupon source? Couldn't find it on chubbywallet or B$.
- rs
- Post #2
- May 15, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
R
Onkyo Good Deal Gone Bad...HELP

No. He ordered it at NO price. He found a bug on their site allowing him to put a PRICED receiver into his cart and have it check out for $0.00. There is no way that a reasonable person would think that Onkyo was giving away free receivers. He was trying to steal a receiver. The fact that...
- rs
- Post #18
- Apr 16, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
R
Cigarette Ligher outlet for your PC. Takes one bay. $19.95

Cool, I've always wished I could light a cigarette from my PC. :D
- rs
- Post #9
- Apr 1, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
R
AMEX Starwood BVG Card, Earn 1.25 miles/dollar! No Fee 1st yr

Thank you, Dealonfire, for the heads-up that this ends today. I had been meaning to apply and kept putting it off. Thanks to your update, I applied today and will get the bonus miles!
- rs
- Post #19
- Mar 31, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways

RESOURCES

Top Bottom