DEAL ALERT THREAD

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:51 am

thought having a running thread for deals on games, consoles, electronics....whatever, might be a good idea.

XBox 360 for $199
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?s ... caid=17654

I also saw Target had FIFA08 for $29 and also Burnout Paradise for $29

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:34 am

That's a refurbished 360, btw.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:49 am

jLp vAkEr0 wrote:That's a refurbished 360, btw.

Aren't they all?

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:15 am

sportdan30 wrote:
jLp vAkEr0 wrote:That's a refurbished 360, btw.
Aren't they all?

Seems like it.

slyguy · Post by **slyguy** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:38 pm

sportdan30 wrote:
jLp vAkEr0 wrote:That's a refurbished 360, btw.
Aren't they all?

So true So true

ddtrane · Post by **ddtrane** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:06 pm

Great deal for us PSP owners:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820171311

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:08 pm

Any deals on Mac laptops?

I'm looking to get a Mac laptop, no idea which etc.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:55 pm

Danimal wrote:Any deals on Mac laptops?

I'm looking to get a Mac laptop, no idea which etc.

They're rarely discounted, especially since sales have been going up the last couple of years.

However, they run this promo every fall:

http://www.apple.com/backtoschool/

And every year, after this fall promo is over, they introduce a new line of iPods for the upcoming Holiday season.

So you'll be getting a free iPod which will be replaced by newer, "better" models.

Also, at least once or twice, they update their computers, to line up with the newest Intel chipsets. Besides faster processors, you may get bigger hard disks, maybe more RAM, for the same price.

This site tracks the updates or rumors of updates. It lists how long it's been since a given Mac model was last updated and the likelihood of an impending update.

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:03 pm

Thanks for the links.

Not sure how I would qualify for the back to school stuff.

I really don't want to spend more then $1500 and people tell me not to buy a Mac Book only buy a Pro so I don't know what to do.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:16 pm

I have a Macbook Pro and you'll love it, I doubt you can get it for your budget price though. Do you work in a big CO? I have a corporate account with Apple where I get 15% off on anything. But depending on what your use is for, what's wrong with the Macbook?

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:24 pm

I thought the back to school promo was available to everyone. I believe the apple.com link talks about buying from Apple Store too.

Students, faculty and staff at colleges may also get discounted prices on the computers through educational discounts.

As for MacBook vs. MacBook Pro, the latter are slightly faster but also bigger screens, keyboards and a dedicated GPU, plus aluminum case instead of plastic case.

For reasons of price though, MacBooks are way more popular.

There are rumors including at the macrumors.com link about MacBooks coming with new designs, to make them look more like MacBook Airs and Pros.

Feanor · Post by **Feanor** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:01 pm

The 20 GB 360 is sposed to drop to $299 on July 6.

RallyMonkey · Post by **RallyMonkey** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:50 pm

I really don't want to spend more then $1500 and people tell me not to buy a Mac Book only buy a Pro so I don't know what to do.

I have no idea who those "people" are, but they're crazy. If you don't want to go over $1500, the MacBook is a terrific laptop. Sure the Pro is better, but for $1200 you get a damn good laptop in the MacBook.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:43 pm

I have the Macbook 13" and absolutely love it! It's our primary computer in our household even though we have a 17" IMac. I just love the portability, weight, and speed of the Macbook.

vader29 · Post by **vader29** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:27 am

Nice game sale on some older titles going on at amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1216476838? ... 161&page=1

Ordered College Hoops 2k8 and the Lost game for 15.92 each.

Macca00 · Post by **Macca00** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:58 am

vader29 wrote:Nice game sale on some older titles going on at amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1216476838? ... 161&page=1

Ordered College Hoops 2k8 and the Lost game for 15.92 each.

Thanks for the link, Vader - some great deals there.

Unfortunately for folks living in Canada it's forcing me to use Priority International Shipping (which itself costs 23 bucks - and all I wanted was CoD 2 for 10 bucks!). Anyone else from Canada getting the same problem?

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:25 pm

Macca00 wrote:
vader29 wrote:Nice game sale on some older titles going on at amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1216476838? ... 161&page=1

Ordered College Hoops 2k8 and the Lost game for 15.92 each.
Thanks for the link, Vader - some great deals there.

Unfortunately for folks living in Canada it's forcing me to use Priority International Shipping (which itself costs 23 bucks - and all I wanted was CoD 2 for 10 bucks!). Anyone else from Canada getting the same problem?

The problem is that merchants still haven't adjusted the dollar value which has been almost at par for awhile now and in some cases the CDN loonie even higher. I was at an EB store yesterday and there are some good summer deals for older titles out there. Check them out.

Macca00 · Post by **Macca00** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:03 pm

Cool, thanks for the tip James!

pigpen81 · Post by **pigpen81** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:24 pm

For the last 2 weeks, I haven't been able to open up cheapassgamer.com

Any suggestions why?

Thanks!

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:07 pm

TRU is having a Buy 1, get 1/2 off sale through Saturday.

Looks like either online or at the stores.

vader29 · Post by **vader29** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:28 pm

pigpen81 wrote:For the last 2 weeks, I haven't been able to open up cheapassgamer.com

Any suggestions why?

Thanks!

Maybe you need to update to the latest version of Adobe flash? They changed the setup of their site a few weeks ago and there is a flash ad on the top of the page, don't remember if it was there before or not. A few months ago yahoos main page would lock up my browser and I finally got it to work again after installing the latest flash update.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:37 pm

Not gaming related, but Amazon's gold box deal today is the Firefly: The Complete Series for a phenomenal $17.99!!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:26 pm

Thanks Rob that is a deal

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:24 pm

For those of you who don't live right next to a gaming store (like me)...Gamestop has a Tiger Woods 09 w/free overnight shipping deal going on. Looks like it ends tomorrow (Wed 9/6) in the morning some time. Use the link below.

http://www.gamestop.com/gs/stopwatch/stopwatch.aspx

F308GTB · Post by **F308GTB** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:53 pm

FYI, was at Target today and some deals could be had for the 360 - PES 2008 for $8, FIFA 08 for $13, Grid for $30.