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Customize your mechanical keyboard at TechKeys.us

Brad Agdern — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:42:36 +0000

This post is reserved for the true nerds out there. If you don’t have your suspenders on and your pocket protector in place, move along – nothing to see here. Most of us with office jobs spend a good portion of the day clacking away on a keyboard. Perhaps the “chiclets” of a laptop, or [...]

CafePress Screwed Us, UberPrints to the Rescue in less than 12hrs

Riyad Kalla — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:00:25 +0000

DISCLAIMER: I have no affiliation with any of the companies talked about below nor have I been compensated in anyway from any of the companies. When I have a terrible customer experience or a wonderful one, I feel obligated to blog about it to help others. The Buzz Media is going to E3 again this year [...]

Xbox 360 250GB Hard Drive – $70

Riyad Kalla — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:51:14 +0000

From Dealsea (I felt compelled to post this because I paid something like $130 for my 120GB hard drive a year and a half ago) Microsoft Xbox 360 X16-38655-01 250GB Hard Drive Upgrade Kit $70, Jan 05 Circuit City (a TigerDirect company) has Microsoft Xbox 360 X16-38655-01 250GB Hard Drive Upgrade Kit for $69.99 with free [...]

Adorama Camera – Your Shipping is TERRIBLE (UPDATED)

Riyad Kalla — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:45:42 +0000

UPDATE: Story update at the bottom… The purpose of this post is just so shed some light on a terrible shipping experience from a popular online camera company: Adorama Camera. They weren’t late with the package and I haven’t received it yet, so I don’t know if it’s banged up or not, but I would [...]

Amazon Deal of the Day: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood – $37

Riyad Kalla — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:13:55 +0000

Big thanks to Kris Morton for the heads up that today’s “Deal of the Day” on Amazon is Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood for $37 brand new! Enjoy!

T-Mobile G2 Pre-orders: Radio Shack, Costco and Best Buy

Riyad Kalla — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:32:19 +0000

If you are getting yourself a T-Mobile G2, be aware of the following: Radio Shack is selling it w/ 2 year contract for $150 Best Buy is selling it w/ 2 year contract for $199 Costco will sell it, but the price with a 2-year contract hasn’t been announced yet. In all cases the price [...]

Sign up for Zappos VIP – Free Overnight Shipping for Life

Riyad Kalla — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:46:20 +0000

Zappos is currently offering free signups for their VIP service which provides free overnight shipping for life. Thanks to Matt Young for sending in this heads up, you have until 9am EST on Wednesday the 25th to signup for this deal. If you are already a Zappos customer (like me) just click through to the [...]

WARNING: EdgeStar, CompactAppliance.com and Living Direct are a Terrible Shopping Experience

Riyad Kalla — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:58:04 +0000

NOTE: This post is meant as a warning to online shoppers to avoid shopping with CompactAppliance or any of the “Living Direct Network” of sites — they are a bottom-of-the-barrel company with terrible customer support and you’d be better to spend your money at another reputable dealer. I was recently in the market for a [...]

Samsung UN55B8000 55-Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED HDTV $1899

Riyad Kalla — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:08:31 +0000

From Dealsea Buydig has Samsung UN55B8000 55-Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED HDTV for $2,499. Add it to cart, in the left column, enter special offer code “UN55B8000″ to get it for $1899 with free shipping. Readcustomer reviews at Amazon (134 reviews).

Canon T1i 500d Digital SLR Camera w/ 18-55mm Lens + 55-250mm Lens + Pro 9000 II Printer for $841

Riyad Kalla — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:07:17 +0000

From Dealsea BeachCamera at ebay has Canon T1i 500d Digital SLR Camera w/ 18-55mm Lens + 55-250mm Lens + Pro 9000 II Printer for $1,349 - 8% Bing Cashback - $400 rebate = $841.08 with free shipping.

Klipsch HD 500 5.1 Home Theater System + Onkyo TX-SR507 5.1 Home Theater Receiver $600

Riyad Kalla — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:10:49 +0000

From Dealsea Newegg has Klipsch HD 500 5.1 High Definition Theater System for $599.99. Add it to cart, and enter promo code “FREEGFT32A”, Onkyo TX-SR507 5.1 Home Theater Receiver ($320 value) would be added to cart automatically. Total is $600 with free shipping.

OCZ Vertex 2.5" 30GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $70

Riyad Kalla — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:08:41 +0000

From Dealsea Newegg has OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX30GXXX 2.5″ 30GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) for $110 - $40 rebate (Exp 3/10) = $70 with free shipping.

Tostitos Vimeo Ad Will Melt Your Face Off

Riyad Kalla — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:00:53 +0000

Saw a Tweet from adii (WooThemes founder) that said “This shit is intense” and a link over to a Vimeo page that looked to be an ad from Frito Lay for their Tostitos salsa. I thought “he must be impressed easily” and pressed play. The animation is beautiful, looks like something out of Pixar and [...]

Citi Announces "No Balance" Penalty for Card Holders

Riyad Kalla — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:08:57 +0000

Thanks to Todd Swarthout for the heads up on this one. In a world where logic is dictated by the guy with the biggest bank account balance, Citi has started notifying card-holders that if they spend less than $2400/year they will be charged a $60 yearly “service fee” in order for Citi to cover it’s “rising [...]

20% off Entire Lenovo Outlet Store

Riyad Kalla — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:47:15 +0000

And another smoking-hot coupon we found online, have fun! From Dealsea Use coupon code “SAVE20″ when checking out from the Lenovo Outlet Store to get 20% off your order. The state of the content sold by the Outlet Store is described as follows: New Order canceled and never shipped Factory direct excess Redistributed Product was [...]

Free Motorola Droid on Verizon via Bing Cash-Back (2-year Contract Required)

Riyad Kalla — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:41:41 +0000

Whenever we see deals online that make our ears perk up, we repost them here because we can’t be the only ones that think these are saucy. From Dealsea Click here to go to Microsoft Bing. Click on the Wirefly Bing Cashback link on the top. Your Motorola Droid for Verizon Wireless is $49.99 – $50 [...]

eBay is Designed to Encourage Ripping Off Sellers

Riyad Kalla — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:30:30 +0000

I used to sell on eBay a lot a few years ago and had an OK experience. A few times I had people try and rip me off, but fortunately the fear of bad feedback killed the transactions before they could continue. Last week I decided to clear some tech out of my closet, so [...]

50% off WooTheme Valentine's Discount Until February 19th

Riyad Kalla — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:52:00 +0000

WooThemes is running a 50% off Valentine’s Day special that existing customers can “give” to others via Email (it allows Woo to collect potential marketing leads). Regardless of the motivation, it’s 50% off. So if you were in the market for a WordPress or Expression Engine theme and like one of the WooThemes you see [...]

My Experience with HTC Nexus One Support was Mediocre

Riyad Kalla — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:29:13 +0000

Disclaimer: This is a re-telling of my experience with HTC Nexus One support on February 8, 2010 from 9am through 10:30am. I wanted to relay my experience so any potential Nexus One shoppers out there may get an idea of their own experience-to-be if they run into trouble. I bought a Nexus One 2 weeks [...]

eBay Shipping Costs for Seller 67% Higher than Originally Calculated

Riyad Kalla — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:29:51 +0000

I’ve had an on-again, off-again relationship with eBay for about 8 years now. If found it handy in the past to try and sell more obscure items on eBay than Craigslist when I didn’t think I would find locals that would be willing to pay what I wanted for the item. In all that time, [...]

Verified by Visa is Useless

Riyad Kalla — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:04:03 +0000

I was just shopping on Newegg and decided to purchase some more RAM for my computer. I added the item to my shopping card, hit purchase, entered my Credit Card info and hit Finish. I had forgotten that I had enabled the frustratingly stupid “Verified by Visa” check-out security process in the past… I somehow [...]

Lenovo IdeaPad S10e – $298

Riyad Kalla — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:42:31 +0000

For anyone looking for a Netbook, a hell of a deal for the Lenovo S10e — $50 cheaper (~15% discount) than the regular price from Newegg. From Dealsea: Go to http://www.lenovo.com/cpp Enter “familyandfriends” as passcode Click the following: “notebooks” > “ideapad” > “view S series” Under “IdeaPad S10 High capacity battery”, select “view models” Under [...]

MSI Scams Buyers On Rebates

Brad Agdern — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:42:11 +0000

This is a common scenario for most nerds. You have a gadget on the mind. It might be a monitor, a video card, a phone, or in my case a notbook. You do the research, memorize the specs, model names, prices, and they you wait for a reason to bite. That reason ranges from waiting [...]

Lenovo – 25% off Thinkpad T Notebooks

Riyad Kalla — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:57:17 +0000

From Dealsea Lenovo is offering additional 10-25% off on ThinkPad notebooks and other products with eCoupon “USPTHREEDAYSALE” thru 2/12. [Comments] NEW! 25% off ThinkPad T series Laptops 15% off ThinkPad R, X, Tablet, W Laptops 10% off ThinkPad SL Laptops 15% off IdeaPad Y Series & U Series Laptops 15% off ThinkCentre and ThinkStation Desktops [...]