Stingydave.org Deals

Right now, I'm on the road visitng family.  Unfortunately, I've had little time to update the site.  When I have had time, there hasn't always been an available Internet connection.  That's been fairly frequent lately and will probably stay that way throughout the weekend.

However, the big news is that Mrs. Stingy is now officially Dr. Stingy! 

Congrats honey. 

Since time is tight, here's an abbreviated list of some cool deals at Buy.com.  Don't forget to sign up with Revolution Card to save $20 on purchases over $50 this month @ Buy.com...

Save $200 on all XPS™ M1530 notebook purchases of $1399 or more (before tax, fees, shipping & handling) - Coupon Code: N148DK363R6WB0

Save $200 on XPS™ M1330 notebook purchases of $1399+ with coupon (before tax, fees, shipping & handling) - Coupon Code: 7D425SNMDPQF3N

Dell has a new dual core Vostro deal for $499 shipped. 

While the system is a little pricer, it features a Core2Duo CPU, 20" LCD, DVD Burner & 2GB of RAM!

Once again, you get the option of Windows XP instead of Vista.  (Yes, that's an upgrade.) 

Base System: 

PROCESSOR    Intel® Core™2 Duo Proc E4500 (2.20GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM    Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
MONITOR    Dell 20 inch Widescreen E207WFP Analog Flat Panel Display
MEMORY    2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz - 2DIMMs
HARD DRIVE    80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE    Single Drive: 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
VIDEO CARD    Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
FLOPPY OR MEDIA READER    No Floppy Drive
MODEM & WIRELESS    No Modem Option
SOUND    Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

Amazon.com has the Onkyo TX-SR605 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver for $369.97 Shipped!

This receiver is usually well over $400.  This price beats anything on Google Products and should be enough power for most audiophiles.

• 90 Watts/Channel at 8 ohms (FTC)
• DTS-ES Discrete/Matrix, DTS Neo:6, DTS 96/24, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic Iix
• Faroudja DCDi Edge Enhancement
• Powered Zone 2 and 12 V
• XM Ready with XMHD Surround

Newegg has the LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DH-20A4P-04 for $25.99 Shipped.

If you're in need of a DVD Burner and IDE is okay (as opposed to SATA), then here you go.

You'll need this code to get free shipping: EMC1204MDD02

(You may need to he a Newegg newsletter subscriber to use the code.) 

Amazon.com has the iGo Stowaway Ultra-Slim Bluetooth Keyboard for $29.99 shipped.

This is a great addition to a Bluetooth capable Blackberry and other PDA/handhelds and certain phones.

It's portable too. 

Dell Home is offering an additional $200 off this slick AMD configuration!  Unlike the server deal, this $449 base config is loaded!

Specs:
PROCESSOR    AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 5000+
OPERATING SYSTEM    Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
MONITOR    No Monitor
MEMORY    2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
HARD DRIVE    500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™  (Nice!)
OPTICAL DRIVE    16x DVD+/-RW Drive
VIDEO CARD    NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Integrated Graphics GPU
SOUND    Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
KEYBOARD & MOUSE    Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER    No Floppy Drive Included
MODEM & WIRELESS    56K PCI Data Fax Modem

UPDATE:  Here's an almost identical deal with an Intel-based CPU.

PROCESSOR    Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4500 (2MB L2 Cache,2.20GHz,800 FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM    Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition - English
MONITOR    No Monitor
MEMORY    2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
HARD DRIVE    500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE    16x DVD+/-RW Drive
VIDEO CARD    Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
SOUND    Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

Wareshousedeals.com is a "new" deals service from Amazon.com.

It is similar to the Dell's Outlet.  Basically, you can find deals on amazon items in real time that are open box, refurbished or whatever.  The cool thing is that you have a 30-Day return policy.

"If you are unsatisfied with the product for any reason, you can return it in its original condition within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping cost if the return is a result of our error." 

As refurb return policies go, that one is near the top.  I think Dell's is slightly better, but still.

Happy bargain hunting.  Drop us a line if you score anything cool.

It's a slow day in the world of deals today.  It's the Saturday in between months, plus last weekend was crazy.  That happens sometimes.  So anyway, I thought I'd respond to some email...

A reader asked, 

"Any good deals on digital photo frames?"

It's funny.  I haven't been paying that much attention to this category.  For one, sometimes they come bundled with a camera.  They aren't brand new items, but they're certainly hot this year and prices seem all over the place.

At any rate, Ritz Camera has a few deals right now on them right now

Sunpak 7in Digital Photo Frame

Portable USA 5.6in Digital Picture Frame

Portable USA 15in PU-15W Digital Picture Frame

Matsunichi 8" Digital Picture Frame w/MP3 and MP4

 hope that helps I'll post some more deals on digital frames as I see them. 

Another reader asked... 

"...know any deals on a VCR?  it's hard to find anything NIB and especially without the dvd combo...i'd probably settle for a dvd recorder combo if it had a built in tuner and antenna in and out connections...maybe the LG RC797T...?  lemme know...and thanx for all the other deals i've already taken advantage of!!!"

VCRs... Hmmm... You're right it's tough to find a VCR that's not attached to a DVD, mostly because nobody really makes them anymore.

Perhaps your best bet for a plain VCR is to search ebay.

Here's a great deal on a refurb VCR/DVD recorder combo, but that's not quite NIB.

However, unless you really have your heart on a store-bought VCR, I'd strongly consider getting a cheap VCR on ebay and getting a separate DVD Recorder that can handle DVD-RAM discs.  DVD-RAM allows you to play and record on the same disc at the same time. 

(That's a great time saver and great way to skip TV ads and get time in your life back.)

Circuit CIty has a great deal on the Toshiba D-R400 Upconversion DVD Player/Recorder at $99 and that is about half of what I paid for mine a while back.  It does handle DVD-RAM

In the next email, I'll look for some deals on gaming PCs.  Stay tuned...

Circuit City has the Eclipse In-Dash Portable Navigation with CD Receiver for ~$399 (plus tax) installed!

You'll find some GPS units for by themselves at $400+. 

If you have a 10% coupon or something to that effect, this gets a lot sweeter. 

To top it off this car system has all the bells and whistles!