TechSaver Test: JR Weekend Sale
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After you’ve hit the pool or before you take up kayaking this weekend, maybe you plan on checking out J&R’s Weekend Sale. If you are, you should know that some of the retailer’s “sales” may not be worth your time.
Included in J&R’s Weekend Sale is a LaCie 500GB rugged external hard drive, an Acer notebook, a Garmin GPS watch, and an HP wireless all-in-one printer. If you don’t live in NYC where J&R stores are located, you’ll have to pay shipping costs for most of the products on sale. Let’s find out which deals are a steal and which deals are duds in today’s TechSaver Test.
LaCie 301371 Rugged 500GB USB 2.0 / FireWire Hard Drive
(Was $349.99; Now $139.99)–Bad Deal!
In the past, LaCie hard drives have earned average ratings of 3.6 out of 5 stars by PCMag analysts. This particular model has a mini USB 2.0 port, FireWire 400/800, and a scratch-protected aluminum shell. At $140, you’re definitely paying for the rugged feature for just a 500GB drive. So is it really a good deal, when you have to add about $10 for shipping (a total of $150)? (And if you’re a New York State resident, you can add tax on top of that.) NOPE! Amazon.com is selling the 500GB drive for $144.59 with free shipping.
Get more TechSaver Test results, after the jump.
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