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Friday, February 19, 2010

Newegg.com - SMC Wireless Router for $75
(expired)

SMC Wireless b/g and Wireless-n Draft 2 Router for $75. Doesn't do 5GHz like some other "n" routers, but has great reviews.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Newegg.com - Trendnet Wireless Access Point for $25
(expired)

TrendNet TEW-637AP Wireless Access Point for wireless b/g/n. It's an access point only, and still requires a router on your network. It's designed to add or be an addition to your existing home network. It says the device can do wireless-n up to 300 megabits, but we were only able to achieve up to 120 megabits from a laptop. If you really want 300 megabits, you shouldn't expect to get that kind of reliable wireless performance from a $25 router. However as a simple wireless access point, $25 is an amazing deal.

Run a wired ethernet cable to another part of your home, just hook one of these up, and your home wifi range will be extended. Works great with wireless-g, but don't expect much out of wireless-n.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Newegg.com - D-Link DGL-4500 Wireless Gigabit Router for $125
(expired: 12/31)

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D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme-N Wireless Gaming Router with 4 Gigabit LAN Ports, 1 Gigabit WAN port, Wireless b/g/n on 2.4GHz frequency or Wireless a/n on 5GHz, up to 300 megabit wireless-N, and very good range. Most stores sell this router for about $150.

It is labeled as a "gaming" router, which basically means it has built-in QoS (quality of service) for gaming apps, to improve their performance by using its processor to assign higher priority to those packets than regular browsing, email, and download packets. In reality its processor improves all Internet performance, regardless whether you play games. If you're looking for one of the best consumer routers on the market today, this may be it, if you are willing to pay the hefty price tag.

This router is really meant for someone with a very high speed home Internet connection, 5 megabit minimum, or at least 8 megabit downloads and at least 1 megabit uploads. We used this router for over a year on a 20 megabit cable modem without any problems, and connect to it with Wireless-G at 54-megabits, Wireless-N at 300 megabits, and to wired computers at gigabit speeds.

If you do need a powerful Internet wired router but do not need wireless (like if you already have a wireless router or wireless access point), a D-Link DGL-4100 Router for $80 and has a $20 mail-in rebate, lacks Wireless and no LED display, but otherwise is identical.

A router like this will not improve the speed of your PC, however. It is normal for Windows computers to collect spyware and adware over time which slows down PCs, and it is best to occasionally inoculate your PC. The place you bought your PC has anti-spyware software available, or download a free program like Spybot Search & Destroy or AVG Anti-Virus Free.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Staples - 10% off in-store; hot deals this week
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10% off in-store coupon, through December 26. Some in-store deals using the coupon:
- Altec Lansing 2-Piece Speakers for $20, or $18 after in-store coupon.
- Altec Lansing 3-Piece Speakers for $35, or $31.50 after coupon. These are really nice little speakers for the price, same ones that were available at Staples for $25 on Black Friday, but still a great deal at $32 since most stores sell this for $50.
- 50-pack Memorex CD-R Media for $8, or $7.20 after in-store coupon.
- 100-pack Memorex CD-R Media for $15, or $13.50 after in-store coupon.
- 50-pack Memorex DVD Media for $13, or $12 after in-store coupon.
- Nikon L100 Digital Camera for $200 or $180 after in-store coupon, and get an HP Photo Printer for $0 after $50 Easy Rebate. This looks like a really nice camera, with 15x optical zoom and image stabilization.
- HP 16" Laptop Sleeve for $20, or $18 after in-store coupon
- HP Wireless Mouse for Laptops for $30, or $27 after in-store coupon
- Laptop Cooling Tray for $20, or $18 after in-store coupon
- Numeric Keypad for laptops for $10, or $9 after in-store coupon. Useful for entering financial data and lots of numbers into laptops, which do not have a numeric pad like desktop keyboards do.
- Omnitech 12" Digital Picture Frame (800x600) for $70, or $63 after in-store coupon.
- Sandisk 4GB Secure Digital SDHC Memory Card for $13, or $12 after in-store coupon. Used in most digital cameras. Most online stores sell 4GB SD cards for about the same price, but this in-store deal gives you the item without waiting for delivery.
- Sandisk 8GB Secure Digital SDHC Memory Card for $20, or $18 after in-store coupon. Used in most digital cameras.
- Sandisk 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo Memory Card for $20, or $18 after in-store coupon. Memory Stick media are often used in Sony digital cameras and Sony Vaio laptops.
- Sandisk 8GB Memory Stick Pro Duo Memory Card for $35, or $31.50 after in-store coupon. Memory Stick media are often used in Sony digital cameras and Sony Vaio laptops.
Also get 20-pack Duracell AA or AAA Batteries for $13 (or $12 after in-store coupon) and get your purchase price back in Staples Rewards credit which can be applied toward a future purchase.

Newegg.com - D-Link DGL-4100 Gigabit Router for $60 after rebate
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D-Link DGL-4100 Router with 4 Gigabit LAN and 1 Gigabit WAN port. It does not support any wireless (wifi) so this is not a "wireless router"; It's meant for use on wired networks only. The performance of this router is very good, probably one of the best consumer routers on the market. If you already have a wireless router or a wireless access point, you can use that for wireless devices only, and use this DGL-4100 for Internet routing and firewalling. If you do so, make sure to disable the DHCP server on the wireless router and change its IP address, so it does not conflict with this DGL-4100.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Newegg.com - D-Link DGL-4500 Wireless Gigabit Router for $125
(expired: 12/31)

D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme-N Wireless Gaming Router with 4 Gigabit LAN Ports, 1 Gigabit WAN port, Wireless b/g/n on 2.4GHz frequency or Wireless a/n on 5GHz, up to 300 megabit wireless-N, and very good range. Most stores sell this router for about $150.

It's a "gaming" router, which basically means it has built-in QoS (quality of service) for gaming apps, to improve their performance on the Internet. In reality it improves all Internet performance, regardless whether you play games. If you're looking for one of the best consumer routers on the market today, this may be it. We used this router for over a year without any problems, and connect to it with Wireless-G at 54-megabits, Wireless-N at 300 megabits, and to wired computers with gigabit speeds.

If you do need a powerful Internet wired router but do not need wireless, a D-Link DGL-4100 Router for $80 and has a $20 mail-in rebate, lacks Wireless and no LED display, but otherwise is identical.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Staples - 10% off in-store; hot deals this week
10% off in-store coupon, through December 26. Some in-store deals using the coupon:
- Altec Lansing 2-Piece Speakers for $20, or $18 after in-store coupon.
- Altec Lansing 3-Piece Speakers for $35, or $31.50 after coupon. These are really nice little speakers for the price, same ones that were available at Staples for $25 on Black Friday, but still a great deal at $32 since most stores sell this for $50.
- 50-pack Memorex CD-R Media for $8, or $7.20 after in-store coupon.
- 100-pack Memorex CD-R Media for $15, or $13.50 after in-store coupon.
- 50-pack Memorex DVD Media for $13, or $12 after in-store coupon.
- Nikon L100 Digital Camera for $200 or $180 after in-store coupon, and get an HP Photo Printer for $0 after $50 Easy Rebate. This looks like a really nice camera, with 15x optical zoom and image stabilization.
- HP 16" Laptop Sleeve for $20, or $18 after in-store coupon
- HP Wireless Mouse for Laptops for $30, or $27 after in-store coupon
- Laptop Cooling Tray for $20, or $18 after in-store coupon
- Numeric Keypad for laptops for $10, or $9 after in-store coupon. Useful for entering financial data and lots of numbers into laptops, which do not have a numeric pad like desktop keyboards do.
- Omnitech 12" Digital Picture Frame (800x600) for $70, or $63 after in-store coupon.
- Sandisk 4GB Secure Digital SDHC Memory Card for $13, or $12 after in-store coupon. Used in most digital cameras. Most online stores sell 4GB SD cards for about the same price, but this in-store deal gives you the item without waiting for delivery.
- Sandisk 8GB Secure Digital SDHC Memory Card for $20, or $18 after in-store coupon. Used in most digital cameras.
- Sandisk 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo Memory Card for $20, or $18 after in-store coupon. Memory Stick media are often used in Sony digital cameras and Sony Vaio laptops.
- Sandisk 8GB Memory Stick Pro Duo Memory Card for $35, or $31.50 after in-store coupon. Memory Stick media are often used in Sony digital cameras and Sony Vaio laptops.
Also get 20-pack Duracell AA or AAA Batteries for $13 (or $12 after in-store coupon) and get your purchase price back in Staples Rewards credit which can be applied toward a future purchase.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Newegg.com - TrendNet Wireless Router for $15
Trendnet TEW-432BRP Wireless b/g Router for $15. Don't expect much quality in a cheap router like this, but worth mentioning for someone looking for cheap.