So where are these $99 Radeon 8500s?

[Soccerman]

and are any of them actually made by ATi, not 'powered by ATi' so to speak? I've been waiting for this card to come down below the $200 (LE or normal, as long as it's made by ATi) Canadian, and if I could buy it for $99US, that IS below $200 (ok $150 plus any crappy brokerage fees), and I get a freakin 8500 which as far as I'm concerned is a sweet deal (cause even GF3's cost way too much here STILL. a GF4 Ti4400 by ASUS costs about $440 where I live!).

 

[ElFenix]

newegg has been selling them for ~97 for a couple months now.

~87 now for the LE.

 

[Soccerman]

oh great, of course Newegg doesn't ship to Canada.

 

[ElFenix]

i thought you were ok with the brokerage thing

 

[Soccerman]

what do you mean, 'ok with the brokerage thing'??

it's just like adding tax to anything we buy AFAIK, ie, here in Manitoba we have 14% total tax, so at $158*1.14 to give me $180.. at least that's my take on it. oh I could be wrong though.

 

[RamzaBeoulve]

Ah good to see fellow manitobans posting here...

Computer Boulevard should be dropping their prices for the Radeon 8500s soon, but I'm not sure when.

 

[VBboy]

Originally posted by: RamzaBeoulve
Ah good to see fellow manitobans posting here...

Computer Boulevard should be dropping their prices for the Radeon 8500s soon, but I'm not sure when.

LOL. I thought in Manitoba, Radeons grew on palm trees?

 

[joohang]

Radeon 8500 LE 64MB - $139 CDN
Radeon 8500 LE 128MB - $170 CDN

They had a Radeon 8500 64MB special a couple of weeks ago for around $160 but they no longer seem to carry it.

 

[bluemax]

The $139 Radeon 64MB 8500LE is back at NCIX this week.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Soccerman
what do you mean, 'ok with the brokerage thing'??

it's just like adding tax to anything we buy AFAIK, ie, here in Manitoba we have 14% total tax, so at $158*1.14 to give me $180.. at least that's my take on it. oh I could be wrong though.

oh i thought brokerage probably meant one of those freight-forwarders

 

[Kingofcomputer]

Even original Radeon 8500 128MB retail is $145 now (before coupon)
at buy.com

 

[Kurupshin]

You could've got the hercules 128 MB 275/275 radeon 8500 from newegg.com with free shipping last week for only 129 bucks.

 

[bluemax]

I was thinking of $139 CANADIAN (~$85-90 US)

 

[RamzaBeoulve]

Originally posted by: VBboy


LOL. I thought in Manitoba, Radeons grew on palm trees?

now that's just mean

 

[joohang]

Originally posted by: bluemax
The $139 Radeon 64MB 8500LE is back at NCIX this week.

I also save shipping because the store is 1/2 hour away by skytrain.

I used to live just 2 blocks away from NCIX.

 

[bluemax]

This should be a thread for just Winnipeggers!
<- one more

I'm gonna' try to hold out for a Radeon 9000 for the extra video features, though (technically) the 8500 has a bit more power.