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Friday, March 22, 2019

Newegg.com - 3-Pack TP-Link Smart Plugs $33.25, 480GB SSD $49
- 3-Pack TP-Link HS100 Wifi Smart Plugs for $33.25 ($11.10 each) when applying coupon code SMARTNGY3 in the cart. Normally $15 each or $27 for 2. We have one connected to a surveillance camera that sometimes drops off Wifi, and needs to be power cycled. Rather than climb a ladder to unplug and plug in the camera's power cable, the TP-Link app can cycle the power from a smartphone. Other people use a Wifi smart plug to boil water in an electric kettle or make toast at a certain time in the morning.
- Team Group L5 Lite 3D 2.5" 480GB SSD for $49

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Newegg.com - Deals Today
- 2-Pack of TP-Link HS220 Wifi Light Switch with Dimmer for $60. That is $30 each. Normally $43 each.
- Toshiba 1TB Portable USB Hard Drive for $45 with code EMCTWVT32 . Useful for backing-up photos and videos, a portable USB hard drive powers itself with the included USB data cable and is about the size of an iPhone X.
- Western Digital Black 1TB M.2 SSD Card for $200 with code EMCTWVT22 . Expensive when compared with other M.2 SSD cards, but Western Digital's "Black" devices are known to be higher quality and are backed by a 5-year warranty.
- Xbox One S 1TB Console for $170 through Newegg's Ebay store.
Gift Cards:
- $200 Carnival Cruise Gift Card for $185 with code EMCTWVT23 . Can apply toward a "Sail & Sign Onboard Account", which is the account cruise-goers can use for onboard purchases of dining and drinks.

Friday, March 15, 2019

Rakuten.com - AData 480GB SSD for $42.50
AData SU650 480GB Solid State Drive for $42.50. To get the price, sign-in with an account, and apply code AD7 during checkout.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

BestBuy.com - 10TB External/Desktop Hard Drive & 32GB Flash Drive $160
(expired)

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Western Digital 10TB USB Desktop/External Hard Drive and 32GB USB Flash Drive for $160. Includes a 2 year warranty. Great for backing-up photos and movies.

It's about half the price of an internal 10TB hard drive.

Tech-savvy people can unscrew the case, pull out the drive, and install in a desktop computer for massive file storage. Doing it may void the 2 year warranty, but would likely give a Helium-filled 10TB 5400rpm hard drive (according to this article and these Reddit users) at a price of 1.6¢ per GB). Normally, a 10TB internal hard drive would cost at least $250.

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Newegg.com - 64GB USB Flash Drive for $7.50

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Newegg.com - 256GB USB3.1 Flash Drive $43
- Patriot 256GB USB 3.1 Flash Drive for $43
- Sandisk 256GB Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive for $43

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Newegg.com - Deals Today
Office and Productivity:
- HP S700 500GB Solid State Drive, 3D NAND for $57. Normally a 500GB SSD with 3D NAND cells sells for at least $65. They are also selling a HP EX920 M.2 SSD for $79. A M.2 installs on the motherboard of a desktop or laptop, whereas a regular SSD goes into a drive slot.
- Dell Ultrasharp U2412M 24-Inch IPS Monitor for $150 when applying code EMCTVUV25 in the cart. Normally about $230.
- CyberPower 1500VA Battery Backup UPS for $130 when applying code EMCTVUV34 in the cart. Normally at least $145.
- Blue Microphones Yeti USB Microphone for $90 when applying code EMCTVUV46 in the cart. This is a high quality microphone that sits on your desk, connects to a computer's USB port.
Flash Drives:
- AData 16GB USB3.0 Flash Drive for $4 (25¢/GB). If you need a cheap flash drive for installing an operating system, this is one of the cheapest flash drives with free shipping.
- Samsung Metal 32GB USB3.1 Flash Drive for $9 with code 212PPDC47 (28¢/GB). Available in Black or Silver.
- Sandisk Ultra Fit 64GB USB3.1 Flash Drive for $11 with code EMCTVUV54 (17¢/GB). Normally $13.50.
- Patriot Memory 128GB USB3.1 Flash Drive for $24 with code EMCTVUV37 (19¢/GB).
- Samsung Metal 128GB USB3.1 Flash Drive for $25.20 with code 212PPDC47 (20¢/GB). Available in Black or Silver.
Games:
- Civilization 6 Gold Edition for PC/Mac/SteamOS for $36 when applying code EMCTVUV53 in the cart. Also includes 3DMark Advanced Edition for free (3D graphics benchmark/test tool). This is a better deal than buying directly from Steam at $40 for the Gold Edition. Gold includes the game, the Rise and Fall Expansion (sells for $19 by itself) and 6 additional civilizations & scenario packs. Also, Civilization 6 is available free to play for 1 day on Steam.

Saturday, February 9, 2019

Amazon.com - 240GB SSD $42, and Other Deals on PNY Memory Products
(expired)

Amazon is running a one-day sale on PNY memory/storage products, including:

SSD:
- PNY 240GB Solid State Drive for $43. Uses TLC storage cells, lower in quality than MLC and 3D NAND.
Flash Drives:
- PNY 32GB USB3.0 Flash Drive for $6
- PNY 128GB USB3.0 Flash Drive for $17.50
- PNY 256GB USB3.0 Flash Drive for $35
Secure Digital (SD) Memory Cards:
- PNY Elite Performance 64GB U3 SD Card for $15. Similar SD cards sell for $22.
- PNY Elite Performance 128GB U3 SD Card for $27. Similar SD cards sell for $41.
- PNY Elite Performance 256GB U3 SD Card for $55.
The "U3" means it can handle sustainable writes of at least 30 megabytes per second, which is required for recording 4K video up to 60 frames per second or for taking a burst of RAW photos with an SLR camera.

However, some reviews of these PNY SD cards talk about data and performance loss, which makes me nervous about using in our SLR camera. We used SanDisk Extreme Pro SD cards in our SLR camera, and love it. As long as you buy from a reputable seller (look for the actual seller on Amazon.com) and avoid counterfeit products, SanDisk is our recommended pick for high performance SD cards for SLR cameras.

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Amazon.com - 120GB SSD for $18
Kingston 120GB Solid State Drive for $18 with 3-year warranty.

This and other similar 120GB SSDs have been on sale for $22 and under frequently over the last year, but $18 is about the cheapest we have seen.

According to the Kingston A400 Specs, this drive uses TLC based cells which are super fast, but lower in quality/longevity than MLC or 3D NAND. So if you are buying a Solid State Drive for your work computer or laptop, we recommend spending a little more and avoiding TLC technology in your SSD.

Monday, January 28, 2019

Newegg.com - Deals Today
- Ubiquiti Networks Dual-Radio Wifi Access Point 802.11ac for $70 with code EMCTUVV42 Normally at least $80.
- Team L5 1TB Solid State Drive, 3D NAND for $100.
- Western Digital Blue 250GB Solid State Drive, 3D TLC NAND for $47.50 with code EMCTUVD23
- (Refurbished) Asus 28" Monitor for $180 with code MKPCJD7 . One year warranty.
- SanDisk Ultra Fit 128GB USB3.1 Flash Drive for $20 with code EMCTUVY49
- A-Data 32GB USB3.0 Flash Drive for $5.50 with code EMCTUVD26
- (Refurbished) TP-Link Archer C50 AC1200 Wireless Router for $13 with code MKPCJD10

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Newegg.com - Samsung 1TB SSD for $143
Samsung 860-EVO Series 1TB Solid State Drive for $158, and coupon code EMCTUUD25 applies $15 off. Normally sells for about $160.

Friday, January 4, 2019

BestBuy.com - 8TB External/Desktop USB Hard Drive for $130
Best Buy is selling a Western Digital EasyStore 8TB External/Desktop Hard Drive with USB interface for $130 today. Comes with a 2-year warranty.

Normal price for an 8TB USB drive is about $150.

Recently, parents have asked us for suggestions on safe-keeping their kids' photos and videos. While cloud services like Apple Cloud and Google Cloud offer convenience and cheap prices for safe-keeping a couple gigabytes of photos & videos, they can get very expensive when storing years worth. At $10/mo for 2TB of storage, that's $120 per year to keep your photos and videos safe and accessible. If you stop paying the fee, your precious memories could be lost forever.

At a one-time cost of $130, an 8TB USB hard drive can keep your memories safe. To prevent loss when a hard drive dies, buy a second hard drive as a backup. It is extremely rare for two hard drives to die at the same time.

Do not rely on burnt DVDs, which will lose their integrity in 5-10 years. Flash drives also could suffer from a similar fate.

Optical discs, flash drives, and solid state media can suffer total data loss when parts fail, versus hard drives which use magnetic mechanisms and can usually be recovered when they die.

Do not rely on social media for safe-keeping your photos, since Facebook, Twitter, and others degrade photo quality during upload to save on space. Degraded photos could look blurry when printed, even though they look as good as original when viewed on a mobile device.

So if Cloud services are getting too expensive, we recommend USB hard drives as the cheapest way for safe-keeping your memories.

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Newegg.com - Seagate 8TB Hard Drive $180, 10TB for $330
- Seagate Barracuda 8TB Hard Drive for $180 (2.3¢/GB).
- Seagate Ironwolf Pro 10TB Hard Drive for $330 (3.3¢/GB). Normally about $380.
- Seagate Ironwolf 14TB Hard Drive for $480 (3.4¢/GB).
A 3.5" hard drive installs inside a desktop computer, and a good value at 3.3¢ per GB.

Also, a couple SSD deals:
- Samsung 860 EVO 250GB mSATA SSD for $60 with coupon code EMCXTUTV2 . This is mSATA (not Serial-ATA and not M.2), used in some upgradable laptops and netbooks. Even if your laptop uses 2.5" Serial-ATA, it may also have a mSATA slot. This model also supports hardware encryption, and most stores sell it for at least $67.
- Team 240GB SSD for $29.
And, a 27-Inch IPS Monitor with 3 year warranty is $140 today.

Monday, December 31, 2018

Newegg.com - Patriot 480GB Solid State Drive for $52

Staples.com - HOT! - $30 Off $60 For Select Customers
If you subscribed to the Staples.com email list, check your inbox and spam folder for an email from Staples about a one-time-use $30 off $60 coupon code. The email subject will be something like, "Your Exclusive $30 Off Coupon Has Arrived."

Apply the coupon by viewing the cart, and click "Add coupons" next to the "Checkout" button near on the right side of the page.

The coupon works on some tech products, such as:
- Samsung Xpress M2825DW Duplex Laser Printer with Wifi for $50 with your coupon. Normally sells for $97. We like the Samsung printers because replacement ink/toner is cheap when bought through Ebay.
- Seagate 4TB External/Desktop USB Hard Drive for $60 with your coupon. Normally sells for about $80.
- Crucial 8GB DDR4 Laptop Memory Module for $43 after your coupon when selecting pick up in store. Or, get your order above $50 to get free shipping. Normally sells for $60.
- Dymo LabelWriter 450 Turbo Label Printer for $35 after your coupon and free shipping through ShopRunner. Or, use in-store pickup or get your order above $50 to get free shipping. Normally sells for $65.
- Office Chair for $70 with your coupon.
- Buy 2 of Hammermill 5,000-Pack Printer Paper for $42 after your coupon with free shipping through ShopRunner. Or, get your order above $50 to get free shipping.
If Staples did not email you a coupon, ask a friend or buy one on Ebay for $5 to $10.

ShopRunner gives free shipping on many items at Staples, and is free with a PayPal account or free with an American Express card.

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Newegg.com - AData 64GB USB3.0 Flash Drive for $8
$10, and code EMCERRX32 applies $2 off in the cart. Free shipping.

Most 64GB USB3.0 Flash Drives sell for at least $12.

Friday, December 28, 2018

Ebay.com - HOT! - 15% Off Everything, Code: POPUPSAVINGS
(expired)
1. Shop on Ebay for items with a fixed price (not auction items). Add item(s) to your cart. Your order can be any dollar amount.
2. On the checkout page, enter promo code POPUPSAVINGS and press "Apply"
3. Look for 15% off of each item in your cart (max $100 off) before confirming your order.
This deal expires at:
- Eastern Time: 10pm
- Central Time: 9pm
- Mountain Time: 8pm
- Pacific Time: 7pm
Limit one coupon per Ebay account.

Example deals:
- TCL 49-Inch 4K TV with HDR and Roku for $238 with coupon POPUPSAVINGS ($280 - $42). Ships from and sold by Best Buy.
- TCL 55-Inch 4K TV with HDR and Roku for $323 with coupon POPUPSAVINGS ($380 - $57). Same price from another seller, too. This is the best price we have seen for the TCL 55S405 since March.
- DJI Mavic Pro Drone with 4K Camera and 2 Batteries for $649 with coupon POPUPSAVINGS ($749 ‑ $100). Normally sells for $845.
- AData SU800 1TB SSD for $102 with coupon POPUPSAVINGS ($120 - $18).
Also, search Ebay for forever stamps to get postage under 49¢ each (after coupon).

Update: Expiration time was extended by one hour, so the above time was updated show the new expiration time.

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Rakuten.com - HOT! - 20% Off, Code: SAVE20
(expired)

Rakuten is the old Buy.com, and is giving 20% off of most purchases using code SAVE20 through tonight only. Maximum $60 off.

Example deals:
- Apple iPad Mini 4 Tablet, 128GB, Silver for $294 with code SAVE20 . Normally priced at $399.
- TCL 55S405 55-Inch 4K TV with HDR and Roku for $338 with code SAVE20 . Our pick for best value TV on the market today.
- TCL 43S405 43-Inch 4K TV with HDR and Roku for $208 with code SAVE20
- TCP 49S405 49-Inch 4K TV with HDR and Roku for $260 with code SAVE20
- Apple MacBook Air 13" Laptop for $839 with code SAVE20
Monitors:
- LG 32-Inch 4K Monitor for $330 with code SAVE20
Home:
- Nest Learning Thermostat, 3rd Generation for $152 with code SAVE20 . Normally over $200.
- Nest X Yale Lock (for Deadbolt) with Nest Connect for $193 with code SAVE20 . Normally $279.
Memory and Storage:
- AData 1TB Solid State Drive for $96 with code SAVE20 . A 1TB SSD is rarely priced under $100.
- AData SU800 512GB SSD for $58.40 with code SAVE20
- AData 480GB M.2 SSD for $76 with code SAVE20 . Other stores sell it for about $200.
- AData 960GB M.2 SSD for $155.20 with code SAVE20 . Normally about $200.
- Samsung 860 Pro 256GB SSD for $84 with code SAVE20 . Compatible with hardware encryption if your PC laptop has "full-disk encryption" or "hard drive encryption", a password that can be set in the BIOS.
- SanDisk Extreme Pro 32GB SD Card for $14.68 with code SAVE20 . Normally about $20. One of the fastest SD cards on the market. So, it is capable of recording 4K ultra HD video, rapidly stores SLR raw camera photos, and copies to a computer much faster than a regular SD card.
To apply the coupon, start the checkout. When you get to the payment screen, apply code SAVE20