D-link 802.11b AP 59.99 (Possibly Free in CC after PM/MIR !!), PCI wireless card 49.99 - OM 8/4-8/10, 8/11-8/17

[nataraj]

Thanks to the scanned office max ads for the next week (8/4 to 8/10) at Sunday Deals ....

Edit : Oh well ... Sunday Deals site is closed now. Apparently threatened with legal action by CC. Look at your local OM Ad.

Edit : Some other regions will have this ad next week. For eg. I'm getting this ad in Missouri for next week. Follow the above link to check.

D-Link Access Point : $59.99 + tax
D-Link PCI Wireless PCI Adapter : $49.99 (not that good a deal) +tax

The access point seems to be DWL-900AP, looking at the picture of D-Link 900AP at OM. The price on OM now shows $169.99, though in the ad it says reg. $89.99. Tiger Direct has the higher model DWL-1000AP for the same price (plus shipping) after $10 MIR (expiring today - 7/31). Here is the cnet Review of 900AP.

If any $10 / $15 off $50 can be found this would be a good deal for the access point.

AP900 at Circuit City is priced at $179.95 with a $50 MIR. Do a PM with OM next week. Circuit City assures a 110% price match within 30 days of buying the product. So you can even buy the AP now (and express pickup locally).

59.99 - (179.95-59.99)x0.10 - 50 = (1.97)

So, after tax you will end up paying a couple of bucks. All this assumes, OM access point is DWL-900AP. Model numbers are not mentioned in the OM ad. If anyone can verify (in Florida wher it is already running ?) that the model is indeed DWl-900AP, pls post. BTW, since model # is not mentioned, it might be a bit tough to get CC to PM this ...

Update : The promotion is regional. For eg. it is not available in Missouri. I'm going to wait and see if the deal comes in my area next week. Otherwise, I'll return the access point back to CC.

Also, some OM stores have d-link wireless router with print server 713P on sale for $99 (see this thread ). I tried price matching for this with CC but without luck. In one place the manager was willing to PM but only to price after MIR (169 instead of 199). In another store he was not even willing to PM since according to him it was a clearence item (and not "advertised"). I'm going to try to first buy the router and then do a price match at customer service. That might work ...

 

[MrHappyMonkey]

does the PCI adapter need a PCMCIA card, or does it come with one?

 

[nataraj]

Originally posted by: MrHappyMonkey
does the PCI adapter need a PCMCIA card, or does it come with one?

This is probably DWL-520 , which is an integrated solution, so an extra PCMCIA card is not needed. DWL-500 is the PCI card with a PCMCIA adapter & the PCMCIA wireless card.

 

[LiverX]

So this could be added to a router to provide wireless operation? How?

thx...

 

[Leland]

DHCP.

Just think of this thing as a wireless hub running at whatever speed it does its thing at.

My question, will a normal 802.11b card work w/ this or do I need the snazzy 2.4 ghz card?

 

[nataraj]

Originally posted by: LiverX
So this could be added to a router to provide wireless operation? How?

Just connect the AP to the router using RJ45. Look at the network diagram in this
DWL-900AP DataSheet.

 

[wfay]

this particular sale was already going on in Central Florida OMax this week =)

i just found this out from my parents earlier today -- i have them check the circulars for me when i'm looking for something which lately has been wireless stuff. you might be able to see the ads using zip code 32903.

there has been some discussion of this happening (omax circulars are not national) lately on AT and FW. so i'm not terribly suprised. i wonder what circular my parents will receive next week, perhaps the national circular from this week??

wayne

 

[claw]

Originally posted by: Leland
DHCP. Just think of this thing as a wireless hub running at whatever speed it does its thing at. My question, will a normal 802.11b card work w/ this or do I need the snazzy 2.4 ghz card?

All 802.11b cards run at the 2.4GHz frequency.

 

[nataraj]

Bump for the addition of Possible Free part ...

 

[Mani]

Is everyone sure that the PCMCIA card is detachable from the PCI card? I have seen cards like this before where doing this would mess things up...

 

[RadioactiveMagpies]

if you live near a microcenter, they have the DWL-500 wirelss lan pci card for $39.99 - no rebates.
Great for pricematching.

 

[drti]

D-Link Wireless Access Point
D-Link Wireless Access Point.
Item # 20164162, Style # DWL-900AP

D-Link Wireless PCI Adapter
Wireless PCI Adapter.
Item # 20164144, Style # DWL-520

D-Link Wireless LAN USB Adapter
Wireless LAN USB Adapter. $20 Mfrs? Mail-In Rebate.
Item # 20071627, Style # DWL-120

the item #s are the same w/ the adv.

 

[wfay]

i am in Florida (as posted above) and can confirm that the AP is the DWL-900P, the ad states "2016-4162" as the product number on the AP, and this is from OfficeMax.com site...

Networking/Connectivity
D-Link Wireless Access Point.
Item # 20164162, Style # DWL-900AP
EA 1 Day $169.99
i think if you print out their webpage WITH the item number AND the style number on it, Circuit City has no choice but to PM it! conveniently enough for me, i have an OM right next door to a CC, so i will definitely get this PM. the extra 10% would be awesome too, making it free AR/PM.

nice catch nataraj!

 

[Taqbascoman]

Let me see if I have this deal correct...

Tomorow I go and buy this item from CC for $180, then when the ad comes out for OM advertising $60...I jsut walk into CC with ad and my receiot and they have to give me 110% of difference back...which means my totla cost will be around $52. And I can still send the the C rebate for $50?

Correct? Shouldn't we all go buy one right now then?

thanks

 

[nataraj]

Originally posted by: Taqbascoman
Let me see if I have this deal correct...

Tomorow I go and buy this item from CC for $180, then when the ad comes out for OM advertising $60...I jsut walk into CC with ad and my receiot and they have to give me 110% of difference back...which means my totla cost will be around $52. And I can still send the the C rebate for $50?

Correct? Shouldn't we all go buy one right now then?

thanks

Thats what I would think ... after all a lot of people were interested in the $79 access point at TigerDirect ... last month !

 

[AnyMal]

Looks like I'm off to OM Sunday morning This should go nice with DWL650 PC Card I picked up there last week for $39.00

 

[Taqbascoman]

I think you have it wrong ANYMAL...

You buy from CC which will pricemathc OM adn tehn get $50 rebate on top. If you buy from OM for $60 you cannot get CC rebate.

Is this right guys?

www.tabascoman.com

 

[SpideyCU]

Holy...I'm going to CC right now and buying that sucker. I don't have a need for a wireless AP right now, but I know soon enough I'll find a deal for a cheap wireless NIC and I'll be wishing I'd gotten this!

 

[rhong]

I don't think CC will give you (179.95 - 59.99) x 110% back.
I think they'll take the rebate into consideration (since it is a CC rebate, right?) and calculate it like this:

179.95 - ((179.95 - 50 - 59.99) x 110%) - 50 =
179.95 - (69.96 x 110%) - 50 =
179.95 - 76.96 - 50 =
$52.99

If this is the case, it's not worth paying the extra and going through with sending in the mail in rebate.
You may think it's worth it.

You may find some unintelligent manager who's willing to do it the other way though, in which case it's a hot deal.

 

[In_Ur_Face]

so i buy this from CC now right? then pricematch with the flyer from OM within 30 days? Does OM have to have it in stock and all that crap?


best bet would probably just be to buy it sunday w/ the OM ad and pricematch it before you buy it?

 

[Zwingle]

Most of the cashiers don't know about the rebates since the rebates print after the item is paid for it prints with the reciept.....I think the chances are good if you bring the Omax ad into CC and have them PM and you should get the rebate to boot.

 

[nataraj]

Originally posted by: rhong
I don't think CC will give you (179.95 - 59.99) x 110% back.
I think they'll take the rebate into consideration (since it is a CC rebate, right?) and calculate it like this:

179.95 - ((179.95 - 50 - 59.99) x 110%) - 50 =
179.95 - (69.96 x 110%) - 50 =
179.95 - 76.96 - 50 =
$52.99

If this is the case, it's not worth paying the extra and going through with sending in the mail in rebate.
You may think it's worth it.

You may find some unintelligent manager who's willing to do it the other way though, in which case it's a hot deal.

If they don't PM, I'd just return the AP and get it from OM for $50 (using $10 off $50 coupon). Its worth a try ...

 

[Chunkee]

I just got this deal this morning with the Office Max email Preview. They send you Sundays ads on Thursday. You have to print them out. I went in this morning and got the D-Link WAP, The DLINK NIC, and the DLINK USB Wireless Adapter. I also picked up 2 cans of Belkin Compressed Air...they were on sale for 5.00 with 5.00 rebate for free. They honored all the sales prices before the sale even went into effect. I ALSO USED A 30 DOLLAR OFF 150 dollar purchase online coupon and they honored that. I got the WHOLE thing for 141.00 and I still have a 20 + 5 + 5 +5 rebates coming. 107 for the wireless setup, an extra NIC and the canned air.....NICE DEAL....Best one in a while.

Good luck everyone.....

John C.

 

[Zwingle]

Chunkee can you forward the email to me here?

I appreciate it!

 

[TheWhoDat]

If possible Chunkee can you PM me the email also.


Thanks!

WhoDat