Archives for March 2019

Sunday: 15% off select WD Digital Green SSDs

Good until the end of day on Sunday March 18 in 2019, the Central Computers website is offering a 15% off discount on the page on select WD Digital Green SSDs. The price you see is the price you pay. As of the time of writing, there are 120GB and 240GB options out there…

15 Classes for $15 each at C-LIVE

If you prefer digital “ownership” instead of streaming “rentals”, Creative LIVE is back with another promotion, it’s a limited time 15 classes for $15 each featuring a variety of topics including landscape, natural light, weddings, astro, posing, real estate, fake estate, color fundamentals, digital printing, podcasting, and more!

No coupon is needed, while this sale is going on, each on-sale class has an on-page price of $15.

Sunday: Paintshop, 3TB WD HDD, Lumu, YI Action Cam, Etc

If it’s Sunday, it’s another day for daily deals 🙂 To the B&H Photo dailies we go wit a new quartet of offerings:

+ 3TB WD Elements USB 3.0 External Desktop Hard Drive for $70

+ Corel PaintShop Pro 2019 Ultimate (DVD with Download Card) for $30

+ Lumu Power Light & Color Meter for Photo and Video for $130

+ Think Tank Photo Steroid Speed Belt V2.0 (X-Large / XX-Large, Black) for $20

At the Best Buy dailies, among others, they have a 10-inch Insignia digital picture frame for $50 [the “espresso” is the color scheme, they won’t give you a bag of espresso coffee with it!], and a couple of Insignia single use batteries: the 33-pack assorted box of various sizes for $10.50, and a 6-pack of CR-2032 for $6…

In Wootlandia, under “Electronics” they have the new condition Yi 4K Action Camera with Selfie Stick & Bluetooth Remote for $100 with a 1-year YI warranty, while at “Clearance/Sellout” they have various “Maxpedition” bags of various kinds and sizes…

Friday: Fuji Instax Mini 9 for $45 [also: refurb iPad PROs, Etc]

There is more action in the Friday Best Buy daily deals and of camera and photo interest, they be offerin’ the Fuji Instax Mini 9 instant film camera in the ice-blue and flamingo-pink color schemes for $45 per camera. The rest of the daily deals are audio-themed with brands big and small participating…

And it looks like those two colors have been price-matched by amazon.com with up to three per color per customer.

Speaking of Amazon, their USA Gold Box features refurbished iPad PRO models [sold by Woot], and more Anker options…

Fri/Sat (B&H): Oben Tripod, Lensbaby 50/5.6 SF (Nikon only) for $40, Etc

It’s breakfast at Tiffany’s and weekend at the B&H daily deals with this quartet running until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (the Friday set runs for 48 hours instead of the usual 24 hours):

+ Lensbabies Spark 50mm f/5.6 Selective Focus Lens for Nikon F Mount for $40
+ only the Nikon is on sale

+ OBEN AC-2361L 3-Section Aluminum Tripod for $90

+ Auray M-LED18-CL 18-LED Clip-On Music Stand Gooseneck Light (Cool/Warm Light) for $30

+ OP/TECH USA Work Mat (Medium, 20 x 32″) for $10

10% off select Nikon Camera Gear w/KEH coupon (4-Day promotion)

It’s a Nikon coupon promotion 4-day extravaganza at KEH Camera. Using coupon code NIK3A you can get 10% off select Nikon camera gear up until 3/17/19 at 11:59pm eastern time.

Excluded are NEW and “Used – Like New” products. Their shopping cart, as always, is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the coupon discount. You can test the coupon without having to login or create a KEH account ~ just add items of interest to the cart, enter the coupon and see what happens…

The sale includes full frame and APS-C dSLRS, a variety of Nikkor lenses but not just so ~ also participating are Nikon mount lenses from other manufacturers (Zeiss, Shiguma, etc). You can also use the filters on the left hand side to further filter the eligible items or increase the page-size of search-results to 100 (especially if you have a good interest connection and a desktop monitor…

Thursday has Computer Daily Deals galore

There’s a computer daily deals theme for Thursday MAR-14-2019… First up, in Woot Landia, at the main Woot, they have a “Build Your Own SetUp” sale featuring HP desktops, AOC monitor, Samsung SSDs, keyboard, mouse and headset… And under “Computers”, there’s a $1000 refurbished MacBook…

At the Best Buy daily deals, the headliner is a MacBook PRO sale starting at $1000, with the Surface Laptop 2 and a Dell 2-in-1 further down the list… Also there, in a busy Thursday, they have the Vivitar action camera with remote for $25…

Last but not least, the Amazon USA Gold Box has a big Acer products sale that includes:
+ Windows laptops
+ Chromebooks of the standard and convertible and the 360 spinner kind
+ various computer monitors
+ desktops
+ bags and cases and keyboards and mice and men, etc

Thur: Sekonic, Think Tank, Grip Gear, Etc

Never fear, Thursday’s here and with it a new quartet of B&H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ Sekonic LiteMaster Pro L-478DR-U-PX Series Light Meter for Phottix Strato II System for $199
+ memorize the name, it will be on the final exam for Lighting Guru Certification

+ Think Tank Lily Deanne Lucido Premium-Quality Camera Bag for $70~

+ Grip Gear Movie Maker Directors Set for $99
+ includes slider, micro dolly, track, remote, cable, 6 month warranty

+ Samson Q2U Recording & Podcasting Pack for $40
+ the time is right to start that camera/photography podcast you always dreamed about!

EU: 200GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC for 26 euro

In the EU, Amazon Germany is tempting fans of higher capacity microSDXC memory cards with the new condition 200GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC (U1, A1, C10) offering it for 26 euro. Free shipping for Prime members or 29+ orders in Germany. Outside Germany, shipping varies depending on location/etc. You can buy as many as you like. This is not a lightning deal so expiration time/date is unknown to me…

17% off select products at Dell Home

For the next five days or so [from blog-posting time] Dell Home is running a 17% off couponless sale, featuring a variety of computers (desktops, laptops, AiOs, Chromebooks, gaming, etc), monitors, TVs, and other accessories. Some of the sales include clearance and overstock items.

Think Tank Perception Tablet Daypack for $35

For a limited time, as a “snapshot deal”, Adorama is offering the new condition Think Tank Perception Tablet Daypack for $35 with free US shipping. Despite the name, this is also a camera bag – see picture #3 in the gallery over there to see how a Sony iLC + lens fits inside…

Or if you have Amazon gift cards to spend, you can get it for the same price by Adorama thru Amazonia

HB PWYW: Linux by Wiley starting at $1

IF you are a fan of the Linux way or you want to start learning or learn more or get re/freshed or re/acquainted with /os/linux, for the next 12 days [from posting-date], Humble Bundle is running a Linux by Wiley (Wiley = book publisher, not coyote), with prices starting at $1 for four ebooks (one is an Ubuntu toolbox type book). $8+ gets you five more e-books, and $15+ gets you another six more (four of them at this tier are certification study guides)

Wedn: Liliput, Eclipse Filters, 12″ MacBook, Etc

It’s a feast of daily deals with a six pack of them at B&H Photo for WEDN MARCH-13-2019, yes, it’s lucky 13 today:

+ GENUSTECH Eclipse ND Fader Filters: 77mm for $80, 82mm for $90

+ Liliput A7S 7″ Full HD Monitor with 4K Support (Red Case) for $119

+ Vello FreeWave Mini-Stand Flash Trigger Kit for $38

+ 12″ MacBook (Mid 2017, Gold) for $999
+ 1.3 GHz i5 Dual-Core, 8GB LPDDR3 memory, 512GB SSD, Intel HD 615, 12″ 2304 x 1440 IPS, etc

+ Polsen MO-IPL2 Lavalier Microphone with Lightning Connector & Headphone Jack for iOS Devices for $40

+ Sony Playstation classic console for $37

UPDATE: there’s a “Windows – The Next Generation” theme in the Wednesday Best Buy daily deals featuring a variety of Surface Laptops and tablets, along with HP Spectre x360 2-in-1 devices at various prices… PRO TIP: 8GB is a must have for a Windows 10 device that is intended to be used 🙂

Tuesday: IDX, Westcott, TP-Link, Samson, Etc

Tuesdya is upon us on the B&H Photo dailies with this (Audi) Quattro of deals:

+ Westcott Omega reflector 360 for $80

+ 2pk of TP-Link LB-200 Wifi smart light bulbs for $27

+ Samson C01U PRO USB microphone recording kit for $60
+ considering how many people are involved with photography, there are not enough photography podcasts compared to other subjects/hobbies

+ IDX Two 96Wh High-Load Battery Kit with 2-Bay Battery Charger for $429

Monday: Tamrac, MacBook, Sirui Tripods, Wireless Trigers, Etc

Never fear, a workweek is always near! Monday brings with it a new round of B&H Photo daily deals with a mix of products of potential interest:

+ Tamrac Corona 20 Convertible Pack for $50
+ Beer NOT included 🙂

+ Vello FreeWave Fusion Basic 2.4 GHz Wireless Trigger System for $28 in your choice of Canon or Nikon or Sony multi-interface systems

+ 13.3″ MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (Mid 2017, Silver) for $1999
+ your wallet can party like it’s 1999 🙂
+ 3.5 GHz Core i7 Dual-Core, 16GB of 2133 MHz RAM, 1TB SSD [nom-nom!], 13.3″ 2560 x 1600 Retina, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650, etc

+ Sirui aluminum tripod for $119, carbon fiber for $200

In Woot-Landia, there’s scratch and dent iPhone 7*s, AOC monitors starting at $300, the latest Beats headphones and mo(i)re…

Meanwhile, on the other side of the pond, there’s some potentially interesting deals at Amazon Germany as follows:

+ Anker power sale with powerbanks and chargers and a wireless keyboard-mouse set

+ all new waterproof Kindle Paperwhite sale, starting at 90 euro for the base model (Wifi, 8GB, with special offers, no cellular data)
+ the other options are also discounted appropriately

+ also on sale McAfee, 3D printers, smart home stuff, Bosch tools, etc

UPDATE: lots of action at the Best Buy daily deals as well:

+ 32GB Sandisk Extreme Plus SDXC or microSDXC for $15 each

+ 10-inch Aluratek digital picture frame for $60

+ sale on select Viewsonic PC gaming monitors

+ headliner: iBuyPower desktop for $1600
+ please feel free to send me one of these as an early birthday present ^_^
+ i7-8700K, 16GB RAM DDR4, Nvidia RTX 2080 with 8GB dedicated, 1TB SSD, four USB 3.1 ports, various ports, Win10, etc
+ NOTE: there’s no DVD/CD drive included!

Sunday: Macro Ring, TTP Belt, Goal Zero, Chromebooks, Etc

Sunday is here and a new quartet of B&H Photo daily deals is upon us as follows:

+ Think Tank Pro Speed Belt V2.0 for $19.75 in three size options

+ BOLT VM-110 LED Macro Ring Light for $40

+ ElectroVoice R300-HD Handheld Wireless Microphone System (Band C: 516 to 532 MHz) for $199

+ Goal Zero Sherpa 50 Solar Charging Kit with 110 VAC Inverter for $200

There’s more Goal Zero action in the Sunday Best Buy daily deals…

If the mere mention of “Windows Update” has you crumbling to the floor, you may be interested to hear that at the Woot dailies, there’s a $360 HP x2 2-in-1 Chromebook under Computers, while under Clearance, there’s a $117 Samsung Series 5 Chromebook. Both of these are refurbished…

GearBest Flash Sale for the weekend

Western-facing Asian retailer Gear Best is having a weekend flash sale featuring a variety of products, including many Xiaomi and Vivo smartphones (including the Pocophone F1 for around $330), the Xiaomi Mi Air laptop for under $800, a mini cube camera for $10, a Huawei bluetooth selfie stick and more.

Note that these ship from China, and while the shipping fee is very low, the free or near-free shipping options will take a while. Which is fine if you are buying small accessories or non-fragile things, but if you’re gonna be a Pocophone or a Mi Air laptop, you probably don’t want it lingering in transit for a month 🙂

3 Legged Thing Punks Tripod sale: $140 to $200

If you are a fan of the 3-Legged-Thing Punks line of tripods [Johnny Rotten NOT included], they are running a sale of three models for the next seven days or so at the Massdrop website. The “Black Travis” model goes for $140, the “Black Corey” goes for $150 and the “Black Billy” goes for $200…

These will ship in early April 2019 from Massdrop and per the listing, they come with a five year limited warranty. They also have a discussion over there with 33 comments…

25% off Tripods and Bags w/KEH coupon

It’s coupon time once again. Until the end of day on MAR-10-2019 in the eastern time coupon, coupon HOLD3 or HOLD3A gets you 25% off Tripods and Camera Bags at KEH Camera. Exclusions apply. As always, the shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the coupon…

23.8″ Dell UltraSharp U2414H for $180

Adorama is back with another snapshot (limited time) deal, this time it is the new condition 23.8″ Dell UltraSharp U2414H going for $180 with free US shipping. It is 1080p, has Display Port and two HDMI (MHL) ports, USB 3.0 upstream, pivotability and tilt adjustments, etc…

Weekend (B&H): Spectra Expo Meter, Thule, Etc

Friday is here and with it the 48-hour B&H dailies running until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier for any that may sell out beforehand):

+ Spectra Cine Professional IV-A Digital Exposure Meter for $280

+ Thule Stravan Deluxe Laptop Bag for $30

+ Rucpac Professional Tech Headlamp for $25

+ Samson Go Mic Connect Portable Stereo USB Microphone for $20

Meanwhie at Amazon German Gold Box there are three different color schemes of the Huaweii Mate PRO 20 offered for 750 euro each…

12% off coupon at Dell Home [also $150 11.6″ laptop]

The Fairness Doctrine dictates that if we mention a Mac/Apple deal, we must also mention a Windows/Android/Chrome offer. So to balance things out, we have a Dell Home Sale where coupon code SALE12 gets you 12% off eligible products shown over there. The coupon expires on March 11 in 2019 at 8am eastern time. There’s also an optional financing promotion on $199+ orders.

Among the offers is a $149 Dell Inspiron 11 300 laptop. The discount is already baked into this one, so the coupon won’t drop it any further. It is one of multiple desperate attempts by Microsoft to counter the Chromebooks 🙂 It has 4GB RAM, AMD A6 processor, 32GB flash storage, Radeon R4, Win 10 Home, etc…

PS: speaking of Dell and coupons, there’s a number of offers running at the Dell Outlet website as well. The coupons are not interchangeable between the various Dell websites though…

PayPal coupon: $20 off $199+ at Mac Of All Trades

If you use PayPal and want to make a $199+ purchase at “Mac Of All Trades”, good until APR-06-2019, coupon code PAYPAL20 gets you $20 off a purchase of $199+ at that site. PayPal must be the only payment method for the coupon to work. Exclusions/restrictions apply as usual…

Thursday: Vixen, SmallHD 503, Humidity Control Cabinets, Etc

Another week is (digitally) zooming by and it brings us to Thursday with its very own quartet of B&H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ SmallHD 503 UltraBright On-Camera Monitor for $1599
+ and if you were 49.9% v 49.9% whether to make this purchase, they also include a free microfiber cleaning cloth pushing you to 50.1% vs 49.9%

+ Belkin RE360 AC1200 Dual-Band Wireless Range Extender for $25

+ Sirui Electronic Humidity Control and Safety Cabinets for $400 to $1426 (four options)

+ Vixen Space Eye 700 Mars Viewer 70mm f/10 Alt-Az Refractor Telescope for $49

CreativeLIVE Buy More, Save More Coupon Promotion: including $75 off purchases of $150+

For a limited time, CreativeLIVE is running a site-wide coupon promotion of the “Buy More, Save More” kind. Your order total determines the coupon amount and the discount you get.

The best discount is $75 off purchases of $150+. Strategically this is great for classes that rarely get discounted.

Pictures are indeed worth 1,000 blog-words, so here’s a screenshot crop of the relevant part, that way it removes the risk of me mistyping the coupon codes 🙂

Peak Design Everyday Tech Pouch for $60 w/FS

If you are a fan of Peak Design and the membership-style shopping site Massdrop, they are offering for the next few days the new condition Peak Design Everyday Tech Pouch for $60 with free US shipping in your choice of sage or black color scheme. It comes with a limited lifetime warranty, and will ship in early April 2019.

Massdrop is free to join with an email account, but because some of its offers are below MAP, a lot of the activity happens behind a login-wall.

Wedn: GigaPan EPIC, iKan Piatto, MacBook, Etc

Never fear, Wednesday is here with a new round of B&H Photo dailies, and it’s a quartet this time around:

+ GigaPAN EPIC Pro V Robotic Camera Mount for $650

+ iKAN Piatto PL90 Accent Light (9″) for $130

+ INDIPRO TOOLS 2 x Micro-Series 98Wh Li-Ion Gold Mount Batteries with Dual Gold Mount Battery Charger Kit for $399
= I have no clue what this is 🙂

+ 12″ MacBook (Mid 2017, Rose Gold) for $799 in two color options
+ 1.2 GHz Core m3 Dual-Core, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel HD 615, 12″ 2304 x 1440 IPS Display, etc

Tuesday: Anker charging, Sabrent, HyperX, Etc

A tech mix of potentially interesting offers in the Tuesday Amazon USA Gold Box with the following offerings running until 11:59pm pacific time:

+ Anker charging sale (14 options) including Power Banks, AC USB Chargers, cables, car chargers, wireless chargers and such

+ HyperX gaming sale including headsets, keyboards, and the like

+ Sabrent SSD storage, three options, $40 to $200

Rokinon 24mm f2.8 Auto Focus Full Frame for $289 [E]

Now it’s 80s flashback time. Here I am, Rokinon you like a hurricane 😉 Which brings us to the latest Adorama limited time (aka “Snapshot deal”) which is the new condition Rokinon 24mm f2.8 lens, a rare bird in that this is a Rokinon auto-focus lens(e), a full frame lens at that, and available in the Sony E system for $289 with free US shippings.

Tuesday: Loopy for Eneloop, Davis & Sanford, Etc [ends 12pm ET: Lowepro Passport Backpack for $25]

It’s Tuesday and with it we can haz a new round of B&H Photo dailies as follows:

+ FLASH DEAL ends 12pm ET: LOWEPRO Passport Backpack for $25

+ loopy for Eneloops! Panasonic Eneloop CC55 Quick Charger kit for $35
= 4-slot charger, 8 AA Eneloop 2000 mAh pre-charged rechargeables and 4 AAA of 800 mAh
= the charging estimate given in the listing is 3-4 hours
= I don’t have this particular model, but my charging philosophy in general, unless I’m in a hurry, 3-4 hours seems about the right combination of safety and speed

+ Davis & Sanford Traverse TR684C-36 Carbon Fiber Tripod with Dual Locking Ball Head for $119
= these are NOT related to Mumford & Sons 😉

+ Blizzard LB-Par Hex RGBAW+UV LED Light for $150

UPDATE: the headliner of the Best Buy dailies is a Surface Laptop sale of the 13.5″ kind, with prices ranging from $850 (i5, 8GB, 256GB) to $1150 (i7 instead). These are actual laptops!