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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...
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- Post #91
- Nov 29, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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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...
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- Nov 24, 2006
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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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).
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- Post #2
- Nov 13, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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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...
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- Post #3
- Mar 27, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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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...
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- Post #3
- Jan 14, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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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...
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- Post #8
- Dec 28, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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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...
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- Post #4
- Aug 19, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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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...
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- Post #6
- Feb 9, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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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...
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- Post #2
- Jan 27, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Rocky Mtn Radar laser detector with laser scrambler 49

Read this before buying. (Credit due to xxooxxoo at FW for this link.)
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- Post #2
- Jan 20, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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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...
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- Post #37
- Sep 27, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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I/O Magic 8x/4x DVD±RW Drive for "$69.99" AR at Staples

Coupon source? Couldn't find it on chubbywallet or B$.
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- Post #2
- May 15, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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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...
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- Post #18
- Apr 16, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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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
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- Post #9
- Apr 1, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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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!
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- Post #19
- Mar 31, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Credit Card Deals

For those who own a small business, Advanta Bank's business platinum Mastercard pays up to 2% cash back on all purchases (the more you spend the higher the cash back), in the form of a check mailed at the end of the year, with no maximum rebate. (Or at least this was the deal about a year ago...
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- Post #45
- Mar 16, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Hot: audiofile quality custom made cables ON THE CHEAP!

Wow, some pretty long winded posts... guess I'll add mine :-) I am an audiophile but more importantly a music lover. Before burning out on it, I spent 20 years in the high-end audio industry, most of it as a trainer/teacher. My system includes components that most people would consider to be...
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- Post #114
- Mar 12, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Not Hot: AMEX to discontinue 'Private Payments' on Apr 15

Someone once got a hold of my American Express number and charged about $5k in Mexico. I called American Express and told them that I hadn't made those charges. AmEx simply asked me a few questions about whether I had any idea of how or where the card number had been obtained (I didn't), and...
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- Post #5
- Mar 3, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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HOT: Staples Sunday ad. I/O Magic 8x DVD+-RW $99.99 no MIR

According to the rebate center, that rebate is for Office Depot only; will not be honored on Staples purchases.
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- Post #5
- Jan 27, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Over now: Very hot - NO MIR(!) OM substitution - 8xDVD-RW $80+tax out the door

Just to be sure, of those who got a Pacific Digital whose serial number started with a P, can you confirm that the actual drive inside the box was a BTC? Pacific Digital tech support seems to be unaware that they are selling BTC 8x drives. They have repeatedly stated that all of their 8x...
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- Post #87
- Jan 12, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Free A/R - USB Wireless LAN Adapter!!!

Ecost and PcMall are the same people.
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- Post #4
- Dec 31, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Free stuff A/R at PC Mall

Does anyone happen to have a copy of the $15 rebate form for the Kensington Wifi Finder on PCMall? They pulled the rebate form off their site the day after I ordered it, and replaced it with a $10 one. I'd be really appreciative if someone could email or fax me a copy, as even my PCMall...
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- Post #11
- Dec 29, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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8X DVD Burner $79.99 AR at OfficeMax Starts Sunday

It may indeed be a BenQ. I had an OM employee read the speeds off the box and they matched those of the BenQ: DVD+R: 8X CD-R: 24X DVD+RW: 4X CD-RW: 10x It is a + drive, not dual format. A message and email sent to Khypermedia asking for more specs or the name of the manufacturer went...
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- Post #17
- Dec 26, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Cheap Cheap wireless router and PC card

This is a BIG YMMV. I called both rebate centers and all said that copies would NOT be accepted. I then called Amazon, who said that the rebates were not supposed to be concurrent and that it was either/or. Over $100 in rebates is too much to risk. I cancelled my order.
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- Post #9
- Jun 6, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Chase Stockback Credit card deal with 11% cash back

I looked into this card once and decided against it. You get 1% back. The other "up to 10%" is additional rebates if you buy from participating merchants. See this list. Not surprisingly, most of the particpating merchants give you 1 or 2 percent extra, not 10%, and those that do give you...
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- Post #8
- May 9, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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ADS USB Instant DVD for $89.97

> That said, the quality of video capture over USB 1.1 is sad. Why? Wouldn't the difference be one of speed, not quality?
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- Post #6
- Apr 29, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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SUPER HOT DEAL! NEWEGG.COM....

> <FONT size=3>It says on a slip of paper in the packaging that the plug with the > green sticker on it is the one for the flash reader. Thanks. My unit was missing that piece of paper. I knew that green sticker had to mean something!</FONT>
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- Post #57
- Apr 26, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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SUPER HOT DEAL! NEWEGG.COM....

<FONT size=3> > 1) Harass the Dell techs until you finally find someone can > tell you what those pins on the back of the front i/o panel are for. I spent a few hours harassing Dell yesterday. They were completely clueless. Finally I was summarily told (supposedly by level 3 tech support) that...
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- Post #55
- Apr 26, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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SUPER HOT DEAL! NEWEGG.COM....

The apacer unit has two sets of inputs (apparantly one for its single usb port and one for the card reader functions). Did you combine both sets into the one makeshift USB plug, or did you make two different USB plugs? Second question: Better yet, can anyone advise me on this? On my Dimension...
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- Post #53
- Apr 26, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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SUPER HOT DEAL! NEWEGG.COM....

Looks like this might be a solution, then. But which wire on the apacer plug goes to which wire on the cut-up USB cable?
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- Post #50
- Apr 26, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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SUPER HOT DEAL! NEWEGG.COM....

Anyone get this to work in a Dell Dimension 8250? I can't find USB pin outs on the motherboard, and Dell tech support doesn't even know what a USB pin out is! Sorry for the WOB, but if anyone can provide advice, please email me at tech-at-busdepot-com . I'd be really appreciative! Otherwise I...
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- Post #40
- Apr 26, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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MyWay Toolbar & Home Page - Google-beater, and No Banners!

I thought Myway was more of a Yahoo replacement... Actually Yahoo and Google are very similar in what their customizable home pages can do. Before switching to Myway, I switched from Yahoo to Google about six months ago, for a couple of reasons - local headlines for one, and the fact that My...
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- Post #5
- Mar 27, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Hot! Sony generic XM radio receiver $79.99 - $75 MIR @ BB (in car section)

Well, I have a universal Sirius unit with standard RCA line output jacks (Jensen), and also a Kenwood XM unit with FM Modulator, both new and unactivated until I decide what to use. Anyone want to trade either of them for one of these Sony's? tech@(nospam)busdepot.com
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- Post #22
- Mar 27, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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MyWay Toolbar & Home Page - Google-beater, and No Banners!

I think this qualifies as a hot deal, since it's a feeebie, and an improvement over a feature that many of us use. I learned about it from a PC mag article and messed with it for a few hours yesterday. I am really impressed! For those of you who use the Google toolbar like I did, the Myway...
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- Mar 27, 2003
- Replies: 21
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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[SOLDOUT] HP ze4101 laptop $299.50 at Staples YMMV

Thanks for the tip! What a bargain! I got the display model (with box and UPC) at my local Staples (NJ), they allowed the $50 coupon code, and both rebates printed out at the register. The price came up $599.50 right off the bat. Only problem is, my unit is missing 3 keys on the keyboard...
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- Post #81
- Jan 21, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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restaurant gift certificates cheap, hot IMHO, but ymmv

It's restaurant.com. You can buy the gift certificates from their website for 50% of face value all the time, so it's only a hot deal on eb*y if it's much lower than that. (Plus, the auctions add a $1 "handling fee" even though you print your own certificate from a link). There are some limits...
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- Post #4
- Jan 17, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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petition against copy-protection controls

99,904 signatures so far. Can we AT'ers kick it over 100k? It's worth taking a moment - government-mandated copy protection is definately a "cold" deal.
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- Post #4
- Aug 22, 2002
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Hotter than the fires of hell!!! Look at this laptop!

Medion is a German computer company that is trying to make headway into the U.S. market. They recently opened up a U.S. office (in NJ, I think???). Their marketing plan is to blitz warehouse clubs with a large quantity of a single model at a very cheap price, thus selling a ton of them quickly...
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- Post #65
- Aug 1, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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HOT: HPNA + ethernet router by Panasonic $39.98+ ~ $6 shipping in J&R

Nice unit; it's been on clearance for a while, having been discontinued by Panasonic. J&R did have the matching wireless cards for around $50 each, not sure if they still have any or not. The wireless cards use a derivative of 802.11b, which is not compatable with other brands but according to...
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- Post #2
- Jun 11, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Have 80GB Maxtor Ext from Staples? Get a $50 MIR w/purchase of DV Producer

According to the fine print on the rebate, it only applies to certain retailers (but does not specify which). Have you confirmed that Staples is one of them?
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- Post #12
- Jun 9, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways

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