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This 24 hour sale ended too…
This is a heads-up! Starting at 9pm Eastern today (Monday 7/10/17), the official Microsoft online store is going to be having a
One Day Sale with free shipping and free returns. Sale prices will be revealed when the promotion starts. I am posting it ahead of time for those interested. 9pm ET is when the Amazon Prime Day begins, so at that point in time, I will be a digital Doug Flutie.
The Epson Perfection V600 scanner (corded, photo, film, image, negatives, docs) is currently on sale for a limited time for $199 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of two units per customer during this sale. It is currently the best selling flat bed scanner according to the Amazon Best Sellers list.
Anyone can buy it (it is not a Prime-only deal), and it is not a lightning deal 🙂
The weekend is here which means a new round of coupons is live for Dell Refurbished, their website that is dedicated to selling off-lease Dell hardware. Free ground shipping. Clearance items are excluded from coupon discounts. Offers expire Monday 7/10/17 at 11:59pm central time.
+ $225 off Dell Laptops or Desktops priced $500 & up with Coupon Code: LAP$225DESK
+ $125 off Dell Laptops or Desktops priced $300 – $499 with Coupon Code: LAP$125DESK
+ $75 off Dell Laptops or Desktops priced $200 – $299 with Coupon Code: LAP$75DESK
As of 4:13pm ET recheck, this sale is over…
To celebrate 4th of July, Dell Refurbished (Dell’s service that specializes in reselling off-lease computers) has a new coupon good until 11am central on 7/5/17. Coupon code DELL48PROUD gets you 40% off any item in-stock at the Dell Refurbished website with the exception of Clearance Items and 3010 models. Free ground shipping. The Dell Refurbished coupons only work there, not at the main Dell websites.
There is a new promotion at Adorama. If you purchase the new condition Wacom Intuos Art Pen and Touch Medium Tablet for its currently price of $200 with free expedited shipping, you can receive a free 1-year of Adobe’s Photographer Creative Cloud (“Pho CC” for short) for FREE. To get the free 1-year of Pho CC, you must needs register the Wacom tablet at the Wacom website by 8/15/17. After you register the Wacom, you will receive a unique promo code to use at the Adobe website to get your 1-year of Pho CC cloud.
This graphics tablet is available in two colors, Medium Black and Medium Blue. Only the Medium size gets the freebie. The Small does not. Eligible Wacom tablets mention this promotion on their individual Adorama product pages like this (annotated screenshot):
So the steps are…
1. buy eligible Wacom tablet
2. receive Wacom tablet
3. register it at Wacom website
4. receive your promo code
5. use promo code at Adobe website to claim one year of Pho CC
These weekend coupons expired…
One of the day-long daily-deals at Amazon is the new condition unlocked LG G5 offered for $250 with free shipping.
NOTE + UPDATE + CORRECTION: the seller is not Amazon itself, but 3rd-party seller “BREED” (a rather unfortunate seller name, but I’m digressing). This is model H830 (you can check online to see which variant this is). I do not know what the warranty situation is.
This is a quasi-modular phone that was not well-received by the reviewer industrial complex. Offer ends by 3am ET on Thursday.
But if you are interested in it, the LG Cam Plus module is on sale for around $10. This is a camera controls module, not an additional camera.
In addition to today’s B&H Yuneec daily deals, the Yuneec Typhoon Q500+ is the Woot Electronics daily deal offered for $400 plus $5 flat shipping until 1am ET on Thursday.
Meanwhile of the Best Buy daily deals is the 128GB Sandisk USB 3.0 Ultra Fit Flash Drive for $28 with free shipping. These thumbelina size are great for keeping in laptops or tablets or using in media players and portable storage devices.
Additional “deals of the day” will be added here…
PS: this post is fully created on a smartphone, so the risk of typos/errors is higher.
This daily deal expired…
Once upon a time giants of communications, Motorola and Nokia had their soap-opera paths of mergers and acquisitions. The current incarnation of the HMD era of Nokia brand is launching Android smartphones, and the current leader of their pack is now available for pre-order with USA warranty in the US market!
The Nokia 6 is available for pre-order in three color schemes for $230 each at Amazon by Amazon itself. This is fully compatible with T-Mobile, and partially compatible with AT&T (missing a couple of bands – check phone websites/forums for complete details). This is as close to a pure Android phone as a 3rd-party maker can make with Google PLAY support. Perhaps trying to fill the void of good old Nexus getting shutdown by The Google.
This is not a flagship phone, but you get 3GB RAM, 32GB on-board storage, microSD card (up to 128GB), a 5.5-inch full HD touchscreen, Snapdragon 430 quad-core, Android 7.1 (how many phones offer this now?), etc.
On the other hand, if you want to pay $50 less, and you are comfortable with the way Amazon does their Sponsored Lockscreen Offers and Ads, Amazon is also offering a Lockscreen Ads version for $180 in two of the three colors. This is restricted to Prime members only, and it appears to have a limit of one per color per customer at the moment.
IF you are not a Prime member, but you want to get the Lockscreen Ads version, you can do it by becoming a Prime member. You will pay the full price of $230, but you will receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card AFTER you become a paying Prime member (you get a 30-day free trial). The Details also note that if you return the phone or cancel your Prime membership within 3 months of purchase, they make charge you back for the $50 gift card). In other words, they are trying to prevent people from signing up just to buy the phone for $50 less and then cancelling 🙂
NOTE: as usual at Amazon, there are also listings of the international/imported versions of the phone. The Chinese version has 4GB RAM and 64GB on-board. If you are surfing around, make sure you are looking at the right version!
This has been around outside the US for a few months now, so you can find many reviews and opinions on it, such as this 9-pager from GSM Arena. Or jump to their conclusions if you don’t want to go through it all.
This is one of five new phones that joined the Amazon Prime line-up including the latest Motorola Moto E (4th gen), the Alcatel Idol 5S, and a couple more. It looks like “Blu” may be getting “punished” for their China “phone home” issue, as there are no new Blu phones added to the line-up?
The official Dell Refurbished store (specializes in reselling off-lease Dell computer gear) is having a sale on the OptiPlex 3010 desktops starting at $139 with free shipping. The price you see is the price you pay. No coupon is needed and these are not eligible for any coupon discounts. Free ground shipping is included. Offer ends 7/10/17 or earlier if sold out.
The weekend is over, and so is this sale…
If you appreciate lightweight SSD-only yet powerful enough Ultrabooks, hide your wallet because the new ASUS Zenbook 3 Deluxe laptop, with the more boring name of UX490UA-XS74-BL, and the wallet-crying price of $1699 is now in-stock and ready to ship at Amazon by Amazon itself (limit one) and at Adorama.
You get 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 14″ 1080p Corning Glass 5 screen, Kaby lake Intel Core i7-7500U Processor 2.7 GHz (Turbo to 3.5 GHz), Windows 10 PRO, fingerprint sensor, 2.4 lbs, two USB-C Thunderbolt 3 ports (supports dual 4K displays), LiPo battery, etc.
Or you can buy ten Chromebooks and use them in parallel, just make sure the Cylons don’t break into your Ten-Chromebook Network! 🙂
Since we mentioned Apple Macbooks earlier on, the fairness doctrine dictates that we must needs also mention Windows, so to Adorama we head to where one of the hot Dell laptops is on sale, the Dell XPS 13.3″ Quad HD+ InfinityEdge Touch Notebook goes for $1099 with free shipping for a limited time. This is model XPS9360-4841SLV with the Core i7-7500U 2.7GHz processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 13.3″ UltraSharp QHD+ resolution (3200×1800), SD card reader, Win 10 Home, etc.
This is among the many current Adorama specials.
This is not a coupon promotion but an old fashioned sale. Good until 6/26/2017, 11:59 PM CST, Dell Refurbished (Dell’s business unit that focuses on reselling off-lease computers) is having a sale on Dell Latitude E5430 Laptops with prices starting at $179, and many under $229. The price you see is the price you pay and they are not eligible for additional coupon discounts. Free ground US shipping.
If you are not tempted by the upcoming iMac PRO, and you instead prefer the cylindrical UFO Nac PRO desktops, B&H Photo has the Apple Mac Pro Desktop Computer (Quad-Core, Late 2013) on sale for a limited time for $1999 with free expedited shipping. This is model ME253LL/A with 3.7 GHz Intel Xeon E5 Quad-Core and 12GB RAM and 256GB PCIe and Dual AMD FirePro D300 GPUs (2 x 2GB) and Six Thunderbolt 2 Ports, and support for up to three 4K displays, and more…
For more action, check the B&H Photo Featured Sales…
One of the deals created by the Monoprice Monday-only 20% off coupon BIG20 is that you can get the new condition
Monoprice 28-inch UHD Premium Series Matte 4K 60Hz 5ms Monitor for $280 with free standard USA shipping. The price before the coupon is $350.
It averages 4.1 out of 5 based on 14 customer reviews, and it has 22 questions with 37 answers. Keep in mind the Q&A is peer-driven, so the answers are only as good as the answerers (it should be a new word by now!).
Specs include 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz (UHD), 300cd/m2, Adobe RGB, 5ms Tr+Tf (response time), Antiglare matte, 170° left/right, 160° up/down, various connectors (VGA, dual-link DVI-D, DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI), VESA, etc. A 22-page PDF user manual is available over there if you want to read through it to get a better feel for it. This is a direct link to PDF (opens PDF file).
Monoprice is expanding into various other product categories. It’s not just cables anymore. This is a practical kit BUT of photography interest, there are enough pieces you could actually dedicate it as a photography prop (and never use it, so it looks nice and shiny). It is the Pure Outdoor Coffee and Tea Set for $20 with free standard US Shipping when you use Promo Code BIG20 on 6/19/17. Price before coupon is $25.
A carrying case with padded inserts is included, which you can repurpose for camera accessories 🙂
On the technology front, the black color scheme of the Google WiFi Router is on sale for $100 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. This is not a lightning deal. The shipping estimate is June 24 (2017).
Speaking of Amazon and tech, they are offering the 27-inch Acer H277HU kmipuz IPS monitor for $300 with free shipping with a 1-4 weeks shipping estimate. It has WQHD 2560 x 1440 resolution, HDMI, USB-C, DP, 2x3W speakers and more.
This weekend offer expired…
The modular LG G5 was not greeted as a liberator by the smartphone reviewer industrial complex, but of photography interest, this has a dedicated camera controls add-on module, and said module, the LG CAM Plus, is included for FREE with the LG G5 which in itself is on sale for $288 with free expedited shipping in the Titan color scheme, unlocked with US warranty, with no contractual/carrier obligations at B&H Photo. The other colors go for more and do not include the LG CAM Plus module.
Amazon itself also has it for $288 (limit three per customer) but does NOT include the LG CAM Plus for free.
Yesterday we mentioned a Chromebook, so the Fairness Doctrine requires that we must mention a Windows device within 24 hours. Which is convenient because today the brand new Microsoft Surface Laptop (actual laptop with screen glued to the keyboard) has began shipping at various authorized dealers including the official Microsoft Online Store and B&H Photo and various at Amazon.
Some options may not be available in-stock at every retailer. Prices start at $999 (i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB, HD 620), then go to $1299 (i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB, HD 620), then $1599 (i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB, HD 640), and $2199 (i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB, HD 640). The Platinum color has all four configurations. The other three colors are only the i5/256. A cellular model is coming later in the year.
NOTE: this comes with “Windows 10 S” out of the box, but you have until December 31 in 2017 for a FREE upgrade to “Windows 10 PRO”. This is officially mentioned in the Surface Laptop specs [under the “Software” box]. Once you go Windows 10 PRO however, you cannot switch back to Windows 10 S.
NOTE #2: No official Surface accessories are included, so if you want to use it with the Surface Pen, Dock, Dial, Mouse, you have to use your own or purchase them too.
These daily deals expired…
These daily deals expired…
The official Samsung eBay store (yes, almost everyone is on eBay these days), is offering the factory unlocked new condition Samsung Galaxy S8+ (Plus; the larger model), model SM-G955U, in the Midnight Black color scheme, with 64GB on-board storage, for $700 with free shipping and a Samsung USA warranty. Limit up to five per customer.
You own the phone and you can use it on any carrier, it is one of only a few smartphones that are what I call “uber carrier”, they work with all four major USA carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile) and their various MVNOs. There are many benefits to getting an unlocked no-contract phone, but historically Samsung has not been giving their previous unlocked flagship phones OS updates as fast as they did the carrier-branded ones. There’s only one unlocked color at the moment.
On the other hand, if you want an “uber carrier” phone without breaking the bank, B&H Photo comes to the rescue! They offer the Motorola Moto G (4th Generation) for $160 in the 2GB RAM / 16 GB storage) option, or for $200 you can get a better value/performance combo with the 4GB / 64 GB storage. RAM being the more important factor as you have a lot more flexibility in terms of multi-tasking and using big apps.
If you want to be a Playstation VR-o-game-ographer, the PlayStation VR is bundled with the Playstation 4 Camera, all together for $400 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of up to three bundles per customer. This is not a lightning deal. The PS4 Camera goes for $40+ on its own.
Dell Refurbished has a new round of coupons on off-lease Dell computers that are sold through the Dell Refurbished website. Free ground shipping with these. Clearance items are excluded from the coupon discount.
+ 50% off any Dell Laptop or Desktop priced $500 & up using Coupon Code: SAVE50DELL
+ 40% off any Dell Laptop or Desktop priced $400 to $499 using Coupon Code: SAVE40DELL
+ 30% off any Dell Laptop or Desktop priced $300 to $399 using Coupon Code: SAVE30DELL
If you are interested in getting a MacBook, you are in luck, B&H Photo is currently running a MacBook Sale featuring 102 different options. Prices ranges from $899 to $3999. No coupons needed.
For more action, check their OPTIC 2017 sales (ending soon) and their latest Featured Sales..
Running until 6/12/2017 at 11:59 PM CST, coupon code SAVE40R620 gets you 40% off any Dell PowerEdge R620 Server with free ground shipping at the Dell Refurbished website. This is site specializes in reselling off-lease Dell computers. Their former name was “Dell Financial Services” ~ which they still use interchangeably as you can see on their website 🙂
Today’s 2.5 hour Apple Keynote at the 2017 World Wide Developer’s Conference ended but you can watch/rewatch it (and even watch it along with my live-trolling live-tweeting). One of the new things it brought us was a new 10.5 inch iPad PRO with faster everything, Pencil compatibility, iOS 11, dedicated tablet features, proper File Manager app, more multi-tasking, etc. Prices start at $650 for the new 10.5″ model.
But if you are of the Android persuasion, they have a discount to counter, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 (with the S-Pen included as standard) is bundled the Samsung Keyboard Cover, all together for $562 by Amazon itself.
These coupons expired but separately, there are some coupons that are running for the whole month of June 2017.
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