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post #91 of 118
9/30/11 at 12:24pm
Wow, just burned myself by waiting. Saw on my phone this morning that Newegg had a SanDisk Ultra SDSSDH-120G-G25 2.5" 120GB SATA II for $125. Said good through Oct 6 so I figured I had plenty of time. Went back to get it just now, and . . . .SOLD OUT. Would have been perfect for replacing the hard drive in my travel laptop.

Oh well, if there's one thing we should learn from SSDs these days -- if you see a great deal, there will be an even better one in the next week or two. The prices are falling fast.
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post #92 of 118
9/30/11 at 5:54pm
Fry's has a CPU/Motherboard combo on sale this week.

AMD A4-3400 & Gigabyte GA-A75M-D2H for $109 after $10 Mail in Rebate.

I'm definitely interested in the Microcenter deal but am very limited in my budget. Do I buy the i5 now and the MB later, or do I get the combo at Fry's and maybe some ram at the same time? Decisions, Decisions...
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post #93 of 118
10/14/11 at 10:14am
Newegg.com Shell Shocker

Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Special/ShellS...1-_-10142011_2
$84.99 w/ free shipping
Limit 3 per customer
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post #94 of 118
10/14/11 at 10:30am
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Originally Posted by StardogChampion View Post

Newegg.com Shell Shocker

Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Special/ShellS...1-_-10142011_2
$84.99 w/ free shipping
Limit 3 per customer

Sold out.
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post #95 of 118
10/14/11 at 10:36am
Wow, that was fast!
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post #96 of 118
10/14/11 at 11:09am
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Originally Posted by whiteboy714 View Post

Sold out.

That's why I decided not to bother with SSD's right now as they always sell out by the time you have the money to get one.

Sticking with the laptop drive for my new build this weekend!
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post #97 of 118
10/14/11 at 11:21am
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Originally Posted by AVTechMan View Post

That's why I decided not to bother with SSD's right now as they always sell out by the time you have the money to get one.

Sticking with the laptop drive for my new build this weekend!

Lol, odd reason to not get one. SSD to a laptop drive is a huge difference. I have an htpc that had an ssd, and I replaced that drive with a 2.5" HDD. The pc is much slower.

I guess if you don't know any better then its not so bad. But at this point you can find an ssd for a pretty good price. I don't build pc's without them anymore.
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post #98 of 118
10/14/11 at 11:35am
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Originally Posted by whiteboy714 View Post

Lol, odd reason to not get one. SSD to a laptop drive is a huge difference. I have an htpc that had an ssd, and I replaced that drive with a 2.5" HDD. The pc is much slower.

I guess if you don't know any better then its not so bad. But at this point you can find an ssd for a pretty good price. I don't build pc's without them anymore.

Yeah I know...its the progression of technology. I admit sometimes I am reluctant to constantly upgrade all of the time but at some point it will be inevitable. I've never seen an SSD in action and I surely have no doubt that they are miles ahead of mechanical drives as documented here in the forums. I guess once I have experienced it for myself then I can join the camp too. The problem I have is availability when it comes time to look into one; by the time I get my paycheck, the deal always ends or is 'SOLD OUT'. Yeah no doubt they have deals ever so often and as often as they have them, they sell out just as fast. I just don't always have time to hunt these deals down.

When I plan to build my i7 AV editing station the coming months I will go with an SSD for the OS, as it will save boatloads of time with programs like Adobe CS5 suite and other CPU intense software.
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post #99 of 118
10/14/11 at 11:49am
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Originally Posted by AVTechMan View Post

Yeah I know...its the progression of technology. I admit sometimes I am reluctant to constantly upgrade all of the time but at some point it will be inevitable. I've never seen an SSD in action and I surely have no doubt that they are miles ahead of mechanical drives as documented here in the forums. I guess once I have experienced it for myself then I can join the camp too. The problem I have is availability when it comes time to look into one; by the time I get my paycheck, the deal always ends or is 'SOLD OUT'. Yeah no doubt they have deals ever so often and as often as they have them, they sell out just as fast. I just don't always have time to hunt these deals down.

When I plan to build my i7 AV editing station the coming months I will go with an SSD for the OS, as it will save boatloads of time with programs like Adobe CS5 suite and other CPU intense software.

I understand, money is always an issue. I normally just get the best deal I can find when I am ready to buy, I hate waiting weeks just to save 10 bucks.
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post #100 of 118
10/14/11 at 1:28pm
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Originally Posted by AVTechMan View Post

That's why I decided not to bother with SSD's right now as they always sell out by the time you have the money to get one.

Sticking with the laptop drive for my new build this weekend!

Hardly.

Newegg had the 64gb Samsung 470 for two full days earlier this week for $85 and it never sold out.

And the Crucial M4 is available every day from Newegg and Amazon for something like $106.

There will be an SSD in every computer I build from now on.
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post #101 of 118
10/27/11 at 8:30am
Not a hardware component, but a dang good deal on software I had to pass on:

Total Media Theatre 5 is normally $99.99. The Softpedia discount lowers it to $49.99... then use the Halloween coupon code for another 30% off making it only $34.99. Deal lasts until Oct 31st.

I got this from http://forum.slysoft.com/showpost.ph...49&postcount=1
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post #102 of 118
10/27/11 at 10:10am
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Originally Posted by rwpritchett View Post

Not a hardware component, but a dang good deal on software I had to pass on:

Total Media Theatre 5 is normally $99.99. The Softpedia discount lowers it to $49.99... then use the Halloween coupon code for another 30% off making it only $34.99. Deal lasts until Oct 31st.

I got this from http://forum.slysoft.com/showpost.ph...49&postcount=1

Wow $35 what a good deal!
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post #103 of 118
10/27/11 at 6:36pm
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Originally Posted by hlkc View Post

Wow $35 what a good deal!

Use HLWFB40BOFF coupon code for 40% off instead of HALLOWEEN coupon code, and it brings the price down to $29.99.
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post #104 of 118
10/27/11 at 9:02pm
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Originally Posted by kgod View Post

Use HLWFB40BOFF coupon code for 40% off instead of HALLOWEEN coupon code, and it brings the price down to $29.99.

Glad I waited, thanks.
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post #105 of 118
10/28/11 at 10:55am
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Originally Posted by kgod View Post

Use HLWFB40BOFF coupon code for 40% off instead of HALLOWEEN coupon code, and it brings the price down to $29.99.

Dead as far as I can tell. Unless someone knows of a way around it.
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post #106 of 118
10/28/11 at 11:45am
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Originally Posted by jenielsen View Post

Dead as far as I can tell. Unless someone knows of a way around it.

Yes, it's dead now, but $49.99 is still a great price.
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post #107 of 118
10/28/11 at 11:53am
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Originally Posted by kgod View Post

Yes, it's dead now, but $49.99 is still a great price.

I even tried getting smart and re-adding another $100 version of the program, which coincidentally brings back the Coupon box. Then I was able to add the coupon and get $40 off. However, once you then delete the $100 version, it automatically removes the discount and the Coupon box... Hmm, these programmers are getting too smart for us cheapskates.
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post #108 of 118
10/28/11 at 12:50pm
Directron has the "Intel Celeron G530 Sandy Bridge 2.4 GHz LGA1155 Dual-Core 32nm Processor, Model: BX80623G530, Retail Box" for $48.99 w/ free shipping

http://www.directron.com/bx80623g530.html

If you buy more than $50 and use coupon code "SUPER50" they'll give you $1 off.
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post #109 of 118
10/28/11 at 1:09pm
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Originally Posted by kgod View Post

Yes, it's dead now, but $49.99 is still a great price.

What about the 30% off code from my link? HLWFB30AOFF
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post #110 of 118
10/28/11 at 6:52pm
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Originally Posted by rwpritchett View Post

What about the 30% off code from my link? HLWFB30AOFF

The problem is that they removed the "Apply Promotion Code" box so there's no way to enter the code.
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post #111 of 118
10/28/11 at 7:34pm
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Originally Posted by StardogChampion View Post

Directron has the "Intel Celeron G530 Sandy Bridge 2.4 GHz LGA1155 Dual-Core 32nm Processor, Model: BX80623G530, Retail Box" for $48.99 w/ free shipping

http://www.directron.com/bx80623g530.html

If you buy more than $50 and use coupon code "SUPER50" they'll give you $1 off.

Superbiiz.com has it for $45.04 with free shipping. Just add it to your cart, then apply the coupon code SPOOKY for 15% off.
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post #112 of 118
10/28/11 at 10:50pm
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Originally Posted by ben7337 View Post

Superbiiz.com has it for $45.04 with free shipping. Just add it to your cart, then apply the coupon code SPOOKY for 15% off.

Superbiiz.com has been my goto store for cpu's & motherboards lately. I just picked up a G620 cpu for $63 shipped from there & a DH67GD board for $92.99 shipped a few weeks ago. Just look for their coupon codes on the home page.
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post #113 of 118
10/29/11 at 8:43am
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Originally Posted by kgod View Post

The problem is that they removed the "Apply Promotion Code" box so there's no way to enter the code.

Close the window, clear cookies, redo your order.
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post #114 of 118
10/29/11 at 8:45am
I'm looking to buy an SSD for my main desktop to put the operating system and software on. Any good deals out there right now?
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post #115 of 118
10/29/11 at 11:32am
Ended up purchasing this one: Patriot Memory PYRO 60 GB Solid State Drive

$94.99-$20 rebate.

Edit: Oops, missed that had to purchase by 9/30 and have in by 10/31. Thought had to purchase by 10/31.... should I cancel and choose a different SSD?
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post #116 of 118
10/29/11 at 11:45am
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Originally Posted by ben7337 View Post

Superbiiz.com has it for $45.04 with free shipping. Just add it to your cart, then apply the coupon code SPOOKY for 15% off.

FYI: Max discount is $15 if you're ordering more than one.
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post #117 of 118
11/3/11 at 5:40am
15% off Corsair PSUs w/ promo code SVCORSAIR11, ends 11/3
MIR varies by model

Examples:
CORSAIR CX430 $44.99 - 15% - $20 MIR = $18.24
CORSAIR CX500 $59.99 - 15% - $20 MIR = $30.99
CORSAIR CX600 $59.99 - 15% - $10 MIR = $40.99
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post #118 of 118
11/17/11 at 12:44pm
Current Newegg Shellshocker - Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) 1.5v - $29.99 less $5 rebate = $24.99.

$25 for 8gb; too good to pass up. I'll use it one of these days.
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