Kindle 3

Finally, it's here. The latest in the wildly successful line of e-book readers produced by Amazon. The Kindle 3 picks up where the Kindle 2 left off: battery time is improved. The screen is even sharper. It's smaller and lighter. It now has wifi, so you can pick up books directly from the online store (not to mention browse the internet!)

Did I mention the price?

$139.

Again, $139.

That is a fantastic deal, in anyone's book.

Amazon relax delivery restrictions to Ireland

After an exile of 5 years, you can now buy electrical items from Amazon again! Hale-freakin-lujah!

Exemptions: stuff over 30kg, mobile phones, toys, medicines, blank CDs and DVDs, light bulbs, TV equipment, freesat boxes. I'm sure there's more.

VAT is still charged at the Irish rate but advertised at the UK rate so when you get to the checkout page you may find the price jumps up a bit.

No sign of Super Saver Delivery. Shipping prices here.

WEEE exchange courtesy of Rehab Recycle in Cork, Galway, Dublin and Kilkenny.

Some great bargains to be had from a reputable seller! Have fun!

Komplett Weekly Offers 18/08/2008

Another week, another quartet of deals. Or are they?

Samsung HT-THX25 Home Cinema HDMI 500W

€ 199.00

-20%

My €0.02
Not as good as this one, but €100 cheaper.

Archos 605 30 GB WiFi

€ 229.00

-8%

My €0.02
Ah, the Archos 605. What's the point of wifi if you have to buy the browser separately? As for prices, expansys are on a par while dabs are €15 cheaper.

Sennheiser Headset PC 350,10-26000 Hz, 3m cable, In-Line Volume

€ 129.00

-10%

My €0.02
Couldn't tell you. Try reading some reviews.

Creative I-Trigue 3000i, 2.1 Speakerset,incl. iPod dockingstation

€ 89.00
-10%

My €0.02
€71 at dabs.

Komplett Weekly Offers 21/07/2008

Komplett-Oh!

D-Link DIR-655 Extreme N WirelessGigabit Router, 802.11n (draft 2.0)

€ 108.00

-10%

My €0.02
Ignoring the fact that the Americans can get this for $96, expansys of all people can beat this price. Just as shockingly, dabs are more expensive. Has the world ended?

MSI K9A2 Platinum, AMD 790FX, DDR2, ATX,Socket-AM2+, GBLAN, 4xPCI-Ex(2.0)x16

€ 112.00
-9%

My €0.02
Looks like a very good price. Beats dabs and ebay at any rate.

LG 22" Wide L227WT-PF, Black,1680x1050, 2ms, 10000:1, Color Gamut

€ 269.00
-7%

My €0.02
Another good price. Pixmania can't compete, and dabs only sell the cheaper W2252TQ.

Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3,PCI-Express 2.0, 2xDVI/HDMI/HDCP, Lite-R

€ 156.01
-8%

My €0.02
Usually sells for around €170. Dabs and Misco are both at about €160. So, not too bad. But any other week I would go to dabs.

Camera Memory

A quick one today. The most common question I get asked is why memory for cameras is so expensive. Well, it is if you buy from a retail chain or local electronics store. These are the places you buy cookers and fridges, basic workhorse stuff that can be serviced by a technician. If you want good quality memory at affordable prices I'm going to recommend a couple of places further afield:

• LED Shoppe
• Dealextreme (affiliate link*)

Compare their prices with Argos or even Amazon. An [Integral] 1GB SD micro card (compatible with many cameras and Nokia phones) costs €39.99 in the latest Argos catalogue. The same type of card will cost $7.83 on DX for a Kingston* or $5.99 on ledshoppe for an unbranded model. So for a tenth of the price you can get the equivalent capacity! Despite their hideous countenances, these places are kosher and use tried and tested online transaction systems such as PayPal which gives a strong measure of security. The downside is you have to wait about 2 to 4 weeks for delivery (which is FREE) but then again it's not like there is any rush, right?

They sell other types of memory too, so take a look before you blow your cash at the checkout. Go forth and snap happily!

* Affiliate link. This means if you click on this link and buy an item within a certain amount of time, I get a small reward. It doesn't cost you anything extra, but if enough people do it it means I can save on some of the cost of maintaining this site. Which is nice.