While it’s unfortunately not a permanent price drop, or even a sale that’s available to everyone, that is the price that at least some students and educators can now snag the entry-level MacBook for. It’s not clear how long that price will last though, as the regular educational pricing for the laptop is now apparently [...]
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12 Nov
Walmart’s $30 deal makes Pixi look even more delicious
At $100, the underpowered Pixi doesn’t look like a great value against its bigger, older brother — but at the $30 Walmart is charging through its partner LetsTalk, the game changes a bit, doesn’t it? Sure, $70 isn’t that huge of a difference quantitatively, but emotionally, $30 is basically an overpriced meal or two — [...]
8 Nov
Palm Pre price keeps sinking on Bell, down to $100
Just weeks after Palm’s Pre sunk to CAD $149.95 on Bell, the outfit’s first-ever webOS phone has now stooped to just CAD $99.95. That still requires a 3-year contract, of course, but man — a single bill for a smartphone like the Pre? Anyone tossing out guesses on how long it takes Sprint to follow [...]
6 Nov
Sears charging $50 less for new DROID activations than Verizon
If you walk into a Verizon store today and pick up a DROID, you’ll be out $300 (before tax) out of pocket, then you’ll twiddle your thumbs for a few weeks while you wait for some mysterious PO box in Texas to send you your $100 rebate on a debit card. Wouldn’t you rather just [...]
6 Nov
Six Top Mac Apps for $0 (or free)
MacHeist nanoBundle We like to think of our job as helping introduce the great indie software out there to you guys, the Mac users. Over the past 3 years, between heist prize apps and discounted software bundles, we’ve distributed over 4 million software licenses to hundreds of thousands of Mac users around the world. But [...]
4 Nov
Walmart Throws In A $100 Gift Card With Xbox 360 Arcade Purchase
Retailer Walmart is kicking off its post-Thanksgiving deals earlier than usual this year, offering a $100 gift card with the purchase of an Xbox 360 Arcade unit. As you’d expect, this sale will last for one day only – starting on November 7. Quantities are limited, so it’s safe to assume stock will run dry [...]
24 Oct
Students: Get More Windows 7 For Less
Everyone’s making a big deal about the $29.99 student copy if Win7 HP, but if you go to Microsoft Ultimate Steal (the same place students get Office 2007 for $59.99) they have Win7 Pro for the same price. Might as well pick up Pro over HP for the same price, right? Microsoft Ultimate Steal
