 GuspazGuspazPremium,MVM
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Re: 12 Dells: Days of (supposed) Deals - Dec 3 2012 You can't get a good computer for $700. You can get a decent one, but a GTX 670 and an i7-3770 are already $700 right there, before even the SSD, HDD, RAM, mobo, case, PSU, ODD, keyboard, mouse, LCD, Windows...
I would say there is little need for most people to spend more than $1800 after tax/shipping without monitor or OS. Because that gets you something pretty close to top of the line today with pretty much everything you could want. But $700? Don't make me laugh.
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 donoreoPremium
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North York, ON | reply to Devanchya
Flaming pile of crap today. Gaming stuff  |
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 milnoc
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said by Guspaz:But $700? Don't make me laugh.
At best, you can get a "work" computer at that price, but that's pretty much it.
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GuspazGuspazPremium,MVM
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Montreal, QC
kudos:20 | reply to Devanchya
Well, actually, today has some decent deals. 3DS bundle with game for $140? Normal price for that is $170 at futureshop.
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said by Guspaz:Well, actually, today has some decent deals. 3DS bundle with game for $140? Normal price for that is $170 at futureshop.
Decent price for the Xbox 360 controllers as well, they're normally $69 (which IMO is overpriced). |
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donoreoPremium
join:2002-05-30
North York, ON | reply to Devanchya
Eneloop charger, $29 from $55? No batteries with it.
Down the side there is this:
Panasonic
Eneloop Charger Kit -1 x Charger, 4 x AA ,2 x AAA
From $39.99
You Save $15.00
Now $24.99 |
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 twizlarI dont think so.Premium
join:2003-12-24
Brantford, ON
kudos:3 | said by donoreo:Eneloop charger, $29 from $55? No batteries with it.
Down the side there is this:
Panasonic
Eneloop Charger Kit -1 x Charger, 4 x AA ,2 x AAA
From $39.99
You Save $15.00
Now $24.99
Pretty sure the $29.99 one comes with batteries.
Eneloop Power Pack - 1 x Charger, 8 x AA ,2 x AAA, 2 x C-spacers, 2 x D-spacers
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Nice laptop today -- Inspiron 15R for $499.99 (the "R" models are the newer chipset and nicer cases).
Also the Canon T2i for (oddly enough) that exact same price, quite a good discount.
The T2i description includes a truly bizarre statement: "Includes E-mount 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 standard zoom lens (SEL1855)". Makes absolutely no sense at all. The T2i, like most Canon SLR's, has Canon's standard EF mount. E-mount is Sony. And "SEL 1855" is the model number of a Sony 18-55 lens! This has to be some sort of really strange mistake.
(What makes it even more frustrating is that the image-stabilized Canon lens that is SUPPOSED to come with the T2i has actually got very good reviews!)
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donoreoPremium
join:2002-05-30
North York, ON | reply to twizlar
said by twizlar:said by donoreo:Eneloop charger, $29 from $55? No batteries with it.
Down the side there is this:
Panasonic
Eneloop Charger Kit -1 x Charger, 4 x AA ,2 x AAA
From $39.99
You Save $15.00
Now $24.99
Pretty sure the $29.99 one comes with batteries. Eneloop Power Pack - 1 x Charger, 8 x AA ,2 x AAA, 2 x C-spacers, 2 x D-spacers It is hard to figure that out. If you click full description, nothing happens.
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donoreoPremium
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North York, ON | After googling, it does appear to have the batteries. I ordered. Free shipping so $34 with tax is good. |
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 pnjunctionTeksavvy ExtremePremium
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I'll probably get that eneloop power pack. My 12 packs of AA/AAA disposables are slowly being eaten away by various peripherals and almost gone.
$70 for the Logitech K800 keyboard is also a decent deal if you are into that model. I already have one and love it, might buy another one for work and try to figure who on my gift list might want one. |
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GuspazGuspazPremium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
kudos:20 | reply to Devanchya
Deals on Eneloop charger packs are kind of pointless. I mean, it's all well and good the first time, but then you've already got the charger, and the price is often higher than the cost to buy the batteries alone...
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donoreoPremium
join:2002-05-30
North York, ON | said by Guspaz:Deals on Eneloop charger packs are kind of pointless. I mean, it's all well and good the first time, but then you've already got the charger, and the price is often higher than the cost to buy the batteries alone...
Since I do not have any, it is  They also have batteries on sale too if you look at the kit, they show up. |
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donoreoPremium
join:2002-05-30
North York, ON | reply to Devanchya
Another day of blah. Take a look, I thought all the gaming stuff was crap too so maybe there are deals. |
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kudos:5 | That's a pretty decent Inspiron desktop for $900, but otherwise you're right -- it's like Dell said "let's put all our crap out today." I'm starting to think that they say that a lot!  |
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Just built my son a new system, for 665, but my buddy (who offers the suggestions) thinks he can do even better. And personally, I'll pick his track record over yours.
Hey if he says the system is better than his, and he's a serious gamer, then anything more than 700 is just the same as buying Apple to make your small pecker look larger.
But go ahead, drop 2 grand on your computer if you must. I mean, the fact it will be worth 1 grand in 6 months is no reason to hold back right? because you deserve the best, even if you also deserve to be laughed at. |
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| said by Sukunai:Just built my son a new system, for 665, but my buddy (who offers the suggestions) thinks he can do even better. And personally, I'll pick his track record over yours. An i3 CPU, a MicroATX board using Intel's budget 6 or 7-series chipset, Intel integrated or very low end dedicated graphics, no more than 8GB of DDR3 and the cheapest magnetic hard drive you could find.
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GuspazGuspazPremium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
kudos:20 | reply to Sukunai
A serious gamer on a $700 rig is going to have substantially lower performance than a serious gamer on an $1800 rig. They're not comparable. Yes, you can save money by getting slower components. No, they're not going to be as fast. A $200 videocard isn't going to be as fast as a $400 videocard.
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