Dell Deals

scotty on 04/05/2007 at 12:08 pm, filed under Computer

Update on 7 May 2007.Thanks to Dominic from DGMAustralia for some clarification. DGMAustralia has been contracted by Dell AU for their search engine marketing work, therefore has permission to use “Dell” trademark on Google AdWords. TheDeal.net.au, a publisher/affiliate partner of DGMAustralia, also has written permission from Dell to use the trademark. For the past few […]

Same Product, Cheaper, But Not Necessarily Better

scotty on 03/05/2007 at 11:29 pm, filed under Computer, OzBargain

A typical bargain hunting execution loop: Lock into product. Go to as many price comparison site as possible. Find the vendor offering the cheapest price. Buy from that vendor. It is done in the way that “price” becomes the only determining factor, whereas the quality of service provided by the supplier/vendor is rarely added into […]

3%, 5% or 10% Off Selected Dell Computers

scotty on 11/04/2007 at 9:35 pm, filed under Computer

I have found some incredible Dell Australia coupon code online today. First of all, I am an NRMA member — and I believe everyone who drive a 5+ year old car in NSW should be as well. And NRMA members do get quite a few benefits and discount when you “Show Your Card & Save”. […]

5% Off from Hartigan Computers

scotty on 02/04/2007 at 10:55 pm, filed under Computer, Coupon

David of Hartigan Computers is offering a special coupon for the readers of this blog! If they enter the coupon code “ozbargainblog” when they spend $100 or more, they’ll receive 5% off their total order. The coupon is good for 12 months. Thanks David for the offer! I have a quick look at the Brisbane-based […]

Dell XPS M1210 now $1,799 delivered

scotty on 13/03/2007 at 4:51 pm, filed under Computer

Just saw it on Dell’s latest newsletter — Dell Inspiron XPS M1210 now starts at $1,799. It was still $2,000+ last week if I remembered correctly, and now they are running a special on this ultra-portable Core 2 Duo notebook. You get — Processor Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 (1.83Ghz) Memory 1024Mb DDR2 Hard drive […]

How to get a Core 2 Duo + 27″ LCD from Dell for $1,860

scotty on 09/02/2007 at 12:58 pm, filed under Computer

Thanks to Buckscoop for spotting this great deal! From the most recent Dell newsletter, they are running a special deal on Dimension E520 Intel Core 2 Duo desktop computers. They are advertising a “PowerPack”, where for $1,549 you will get: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 (1.83Ghz) 512Mb DDR2 RAM 160Gb SATA Hard Disk 22″ Widescreen […]

10% Off Discount from Cheap Memory

scotty on 12/12/2006 at 11:26 pm, filed under Computer

Cheap Memory, as its name has suggested, is an Australian shop that sells cheap memory (surprise!), which includes RAM sticks in your computer, memory cards and solid state USB keys. They have a 10% off special this week — basically you get to say No to Johnny’s GST (in fact they do list ex-GST price […]

Dell Deals on Dimension 3100 and PowerEdge SC430

scotty on 12/09/2006 at 4:57 pm, filed under Computer

A few very interesting deals from Dell this week — A Pentium 4 with HT desktop and 19″ LCD for less than $900 and the sub-$500 PowerEdge SC430 budget server is back. Dimension 3100 for $898 Delivered Thanks to recent Intel discount on their out-going Pentium 4, Dimension 3100 with 19inch LCD has been discounted […]

300Gb the Sweet Spot for Hard Disks

scotty on 06/07/2006 at 11:16 pm, filed under Computer

Dan Warne of APC Magazine wrote that 300Gb is the sweet spot for hard disks, where it has lowest $/Gb at 47 cents. Are you looking to upgrade your desktop PC’s hard drive? Of course you are! There’s no such thing as too much disk space on a desktop PC. The current sweet spot is […]

Dell Deals on Inspiron 6400 and PowerEdge SC1420

scotty on 06/06/2006 at 12:14 am, filed under Computer

Some interesting Dell deals received today. Inspiron 6400UMA 1600GT First of all the Dell’s entry level dual core notebook, Inspiron 6400UMA 1600GT is on sale again. Last time it was $1,399, and now you can bring Intel Core Duo powered notebook home for $1,349. Moreover, the optical drive has been upgraded to DVD writer. Intel […]

Tevion Analogue/Digital TV Tuner Card $79 from Aldi

scotty on 26/05/2006 at 11:19 pm, filed under Computer

Aldi Australia has their late June sale catelogue out. Plenty of interesting bargains. One that I am particularly interested in is this Tevion analogue/digital HD TV tuner card for $79, which has reduced from $99. It is actually 2 tuners in one. It lets you watch TV on your computer, and can receive either analogue […]

$899 Notebook from Dell

scotty on 16/11/2005 at 9:37 pm, filed under Computer

Dell Australia is promoting their budget notebook computer — the AUD$898.70 Dell Inspiron 2200, and that includes free delivery and an hard disk upgrade. There has been quite a few notebook computers selling for under $1,000 these days, which was unthinkable even 3 years ago. The Dell package has to be one of the better […]

Australia’s Gadget Price Comparison Websites

scotty on 12/07/2005 at 12:40 am, filed under Computer, Website

So, where to find the best bargain on the latest foo, bar and baz that you always dream to have? Want to save that extra $2 getting that new motherboard? Sick of spending whole night checking out each individual e-commerce site and compare their prices? I have discovered price comparison websites a few years ago, […]

$699 PC + Printer

scotty on 06/07/2005 at 9:33 pm, filed under Computer

Saw this on the front page of Target Catalogue this week: Mercury PC $699, includes keyboard, speakers and Lexmark Z513 printer. Celeron 2.xxGhz* 256Mb RAM 40Gb Hard Disk 56k Modem 17″ CRT monitor Combo drive (burn CD watch DVD) Windows XP Home Edition 64Mb integrated graphics * Can’t read the exact spec on the heavily […]