Hasta La Gadget!

It’s late in the day, but it’s never too late for some bargains (well, almost…). Check out Gearlog’s deals for Tuesday:

1. OK, I know this is short notice, but you have a little less than an hour to take advantage of this deal: Dell Home is offering the Inspiron 1420 and XPS M1330 laptops at their lowest prices ever. Apply coupon code DNDOJM1 to drop the price down to just $499 on the Inspiron 1420, or coupon code DYDOTM1 to purchase the XPS M1330 laptop for $799. The deal ends at 3 p.m. CST. [Via Bargainist.com]

2. Save 65 percent off of the Polaroid DVC-00725F High Definition Digital Camcorder from Buy.com. Originally $260, the camera is now $139. Features include 5MP still digital camera, 4x digital zoom, 5x optical zoom, 64MB built-in memory, SD/SDHC slot, HDMI output, USB connectivity, and a 2.7-inch LCD display. [Via Bargainist.com]

3. Embrace your inner child with the USB Missile Launcher. Get two Dream Cheeky USB Missile Launchers with 3 Foam Missiles for just $34.99 from Woot. The offer ends today, so ask your mom’s permission right away.

Can you say “oops?” That so-called Mini 10, which curiously emerged at Tesco before anywhere else, is actually not a Mini 10. As the story goes, folks across the pond who plunked down £349 for their very own 10-inch Dell netbook have started receiving shipments only to find a perfectly average Mini 9 within. Furthermore, Tesco’s Mini 10 order page is now completely nonexistent, further signaling that a serious mishap occurred somewhere along the line. Hate to burst your bubble, but if you ordered one of these pups from this vendor, you should probably expect to hit the return to sender option and eagerly await a refund.

[Via PortableMonkey, thanks Peter]

Filed under: Laptops

Tesco’s £349 Mini 10 actually a £349 Mini 9 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s the first full day of Obama’s presidency, and things are already looking up. There are tons of bargains to take advantage today, so check out Gearlog’s deals for Wednesday:

1. Woot is offering a Polaroid DVC-00725F High Definition 720p Digital Camcorder for $129.99. The camera has a list price of $279.99, and the deal ends at the end of the day, or while supplies last.

2. Save up to 50 percent off of select video games at Dell.com. Get Rock Band 2 for Xbox 360 for just $29.99–50 percent off of the original price–with coupon code SHP47HTL88M9CC. The Disney Sing It with Logitech Mic is $19.99, down from $39.99 with coupon code ZHSFSX$LLVGJ40. And lastly, get Far Cry 2 for PS3 for 25 percent off of $59.99 with coupon code 7V3K15N2BP6RV9. The offers end on Jan. 29, so hurry. [Via Bargainist.com]

More deals after the jump.

Oh, how the times change! In August of last year we were talking up a 128GB SSD drive for Dell’s XPS laptops like it was some kind of hotness — and only $450! Now that same drive is a mere $200 upgrade, while a new 256GB SSD has been introduced to Dell’s XPS M1330 and M1730 laptops for “only” $400. Sure, six months from now we’re gonna be chatting up a slightly cheaper 512GB SSD and laughing at our January selves, but we just can’t help ourselves and this pesky linear of progression of time we’re so beholden to. Dell’s also now offering a 7200RPM 500GB HDD as well, and plans to introduce both of these upgrades to additional laptops in the next few weeks.

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Filed under: Laptops, Storage

Dell adds 256GB SSD option to XPS M1330 and M1730 laptops originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As if we didn’t have enough already, here comes some more bad tech news.

Tech research company Gartner said Wednesday that during the fourth quarter of 2008, the worldwide PC industry suffered its slowest growth rate since 2002. Gartner reported that worldwide shipments of PCs totaled 78.1 million units, which was just a 1.1 percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2007.

The region most affected by the recession in terms of PC growth was Asia/Pacific, which “recorded the worst shipment growth since Gartner started its PC statistics research,” said Mika Kitagawa, principal analyst for Gartner’s Client Computing Markets group. Comparatively, in the U.S., the PC market declined 10 percent, which is the worst shipment decline since the last U.S. recession in 2001.

The biggest winner in this time period was Acer, which continued to show incredible growth with PC shipments growing 31.1 percent worldwide and 55.4 percent in the U.S.

The biggest loser was Dell, which declined 16.4 percent in the U.S., where it leads the region for computer shipments.

Post by Sean Ludwig