home : hot deals & information involving: printers Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Buy.com
- Label Printer for $35 (expired: sold out)
Brother QL-570 Thermal Label Printer for $35 with free shipping.
Most other stores sell it for at least $60.
Portable USB Memory Card Reader for $9 with coupon EMCLTNP55 .
Works with Secure Digital cards of 2GB or less only (will not work with 4+ GB SD Cards).
Hitachi 1TB Hard Drive for $67.50 with coupon EMCHDD10A .
A great deal at about 6.8 cents per GB.
Seagate 1TB Hard Drive for $81 with coupon EMCHDD10A .
This two-platter model ending in "528AS" does not have the widespread firmware-crashing problems found in Seagate's "333AS" model (333GB per platter).
This is a great deal on one of the best performing 1TB hard drives on the market.
The one coupon code can be used on more than one drive in a single order, but has a $10 savings limit and can only be used once per person.
The "Green" drives operate at a slower 5400rpm speed, more energy efficient and give off less heat, but perform slower than a standard hard drive.
Green drives are perfect for file storage (backups, MP3s, videos), but the operating system and applications will perform better if installed on a faster drive.
External Hard Drives
Newegg.com
- refurbished Canon Photo Printer for $20 (expired: sold out)
Refurbished (not new) Canon Pixma iP2600 Inkjet Photo Printer for $20 with coupon EMCLSMS34 .
It includes new ink cartridges and only comes with a 90 day warranty, but even if it breaks after 90 days, the ink alone is worth $20.
Costco.com
- Xerox Color Laser Printer for $175 or $184 (expired)
Xerox Phaser 6125N Network-Ready Color Laser Printer for $175 with free shipping.
Non-Costco members add 5% surcharge.
Other stores sell it for around $350.
Staples.com
- Brother Printer/Scanner/Fax for $90
Brother MFC-5490cn Inkjet All-In-One Printer/Scanner/Fax with built-in networking.
Staples has it on sale this week for $90 with free shipping.
Also Buy.com sells it for the same price this week, and most other stores sell it for over $110.
The reviews on Staples.com and Newegg.com average out to be fair, but still seems like a good value for an all-in-one with networking capability.
Like most printers, this does not include a USB Cable.
One can be purchased online for $2.50 with free shipping.
This printer has networking capability, so a Cat-5e network cable can be used to plug in to a router or switch, to share this printer with computers on your network.
Staples
- 10% off in-store (expired)
10% off in-store this week.
A Staples Advantage membership number is required to get this deal.
If you don't know your membership number, they can look up your account at the store.
Staples.com
- Brother Printer/Scanner/Fax for $100
Brother MFC-665CW Color Printer/Scanner/Fax machine is on clearance for $100 with free shipping.
It supports wired and wireless (802.11b/g) networks, so it can be used by any computer on your network.
The customer reviews on Staples.com and Newegg.com are mostly positive, with a couple complaints of it breaking down within the 1 year warranty period.
Risky buyers may enjoy a refurbished version of this printer with a 90 day warranty for $50 at Frys stores, or add $21 shipping for Frys.com.
A $40 mail-in rebate is available, however it appears to be from Frys (not Brother), which has a history of not fulfilling rebates.
HP.com
- Photosmart C4599 Printer/Scanner for $105
HP Photosmart C4599 Inkjet Printer/Scanner for $150 with free shipping, and coupon code PR9387 gives $45 off in the cart.
This printer supports 802.11g wireless, so any computer on your home network can use this printer without wiring.
If you also add a single pack of extra ink cartridges, they take $10 off making it $22, and they give a little calculator for free.
That's a decent addon to this deal, since buying replacement ink would normally cost about $30.