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Buyers Should Beware Black Friday “Clearance Sales”

wendy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:59:41 -0800

We've been watching the Black Friday ads roll out one after another all month. As a consumer advocate, Retrevo feels compelled to point out the fact that while there are a few killer deals for consumer electronics products there are a lot more not-so-great deals read more »

Tis' The Season to Warm Up to Mobile Shopping

jennifer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:35:51 -0800

Some Good Laptop and Netbook Deals and Some Duds

Andrew — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:29:55 -0800

Some Good Laptop and Netbook Deals and Some Duds

We've seen a few laptop and netbook deals show up in early announcements and early sales. Walmart has offered an HP 15.6" Pavilion with Windows 7 Home Premium that is supposedly made especially for Walmart for $298. It has an older Celeron processor but Windows 7 Home Premium is worth over $100 right off the bat so we say this is a pr read more »

Could be a Good Time to Buy a Blu-ray Player

Andrew — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:24:18 -0800

Could be a Good Time to Buy a Blu-ray Player

This could potentially be a good season for Blu-ray players with some selling for well under $200. One deal we expect to see on Black Friday is for the Sony BDP-S360 which Walmart has alread read more »

Lots of HDTVs to Choose From, Shop Carefully

Andrew — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:17:36 -0800

Lots of HDTVs to Choose From, Shop Carefully

If you’re one of those diehard plasma TV fans, there will be some very sweet deals in the 40 - 50 inch range for under $1000 like a Panasonic 42" 720p plasma for $550 or the Zenith 42" Z42PO2 plasma TV for around $500, or a read more »

Get the Kids a Digital Camera

Andrew — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:07:10 -0800

Get the Kids a Digital Camera

Black Friday might be a good time to pick up a second camera for the kids or maybe an SLR like the Canon EOS Rebel for around $600. The fact is new cameras with state-of-the-art features like face technology and longer battery life can be pur read more »

How to Locate a Good GPS Deal

Andrew — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:57:59 -0800

With more smartphones like the recently announced Verizon Droid offering excellent GPS features, you have to ask yourself, do I really need a standalone GPS? The fact is for a lot less than a couple months’ worth of smartphone fees you can get a quality GPS with text to speech (TTS) or spoken street names, real-time traffic info and more.

We’re seeing the read more »

Is Microsoft Trying to Kill the Netbook Market?

wendy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:31:10 -0800

It’s no secret the disdain Steve Ballmer and Michael Dell have publicly expressed for netbooks. Both companies make read more »

Andy’s Hand-Picked Deals Nov17

wendy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:54:22 -0800

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Black Friday Ads Are Already Here

Andrew — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:01:45 -0800

With only a few weeks to go, ads are already read more »