Archives for March 11, 2024

Monday: Shape Backpack, AMD Radeon PRO, Manfrotto Fluid, Samsung Curved, Etc

Power up at the Monday MEH daily deal, you can get the Phase2 Energy PowerBlock 500W / 478Wh Portable Power Station for $200 in new condition or $150 in refurbished condition. Its official name is model BS-P2EPB500. It has all kinds of features, head on to the product details. It can change up to 7 devices at the same time, and it recharges on AC in 7 hours days. It even has technology (built-in 200-Watt MPPT solar controller) for 4-hour solar recharging (solar panel NOT included).

Now that we’ve powered up, we head on over to the B*H Photo daily deals with another six-pack of temptations:

+ SHAPE Pro Video Camera Backpack for $193~

+ AMD Radeon Pro W5700 Graphics Card for $199

+ Manfrotto MVH500A Fluid Drag Video Head with MVT502AM Tripod and Carry Bag for $220

+ Samsung CJ791 34″ 21:9 Curved FreeSync VA Monitor for $340
+ DisplayPort | HDMI | Thunderbolt 3
+ 3440 x 1440 Resolution @ 100 Hz
+ 3000:1 Contrast Ratio

+ Technics SL-1210GR Direct Drive Turntable System for $1300

+ AuRAY Single-X Keyboard Stand with Pull Lock for $17

It looks like Adorama has taken a liking to the “Top Deals” mode at their daily deals page 🙂

Blink and you might miss [sorry, I couldn’t resist saying it [ok writing it]], among the latest Amazon Gold Box offerings is a Blink Outdoor 4 Camera Systems sale. Move over Polaroid photography, here comes security cam photography 😉

Interested in Long Exposure Photography? The headliner starting on Monday at 12pm ET at Creative LiVE ON-AiR is Matt K’s nearly 3.5 hour class on the topic. The “Kindle sample” is Lesson #1 (21 min long), so you can get a feel for the class ahead of time.

IF YOU ARE fond of Chromebooks as nearly disposable laptops or faux-tablets, Woot Plus is having another refurbished Chromebooks sale with prices ranging from $60 to $120. This includes the refurbished 2021 11.6″ Samsung Chromebook 4 for $100. Runs until 3/14/24 or earlier if sold out.

PS: yes, you can have a laptop that doesn’t need to run “Windows Update”. But if you must have “Windows Update” someone can write for you a Chromebook app that simulates the frustrations and joys of “Windows Update” 😉