Thanksgiving Techno Temptation
 

With all of the Thanksgiving sales out there, I must resist temptation. these are some things that I found tempting. I might actually buy one or more of the following.

$180 - A 1-TERABYTE hard drive. I seriously don't even know what I would do with a 1T drive. I have 2 drives that are about 250GB and I use 1 to backup the other. The first question I would ask myself is if I put 1T worth of stuff on the drive is "How do I back it up"? Still, since I still have an old purchase receipt for a something like a 60MB drive for over $200, I have to step back in awe.

$150 - Maestro 3100 GPS. I once got a GPS as a freebie in a rental car and loved it. My wife, who is by no mean a technophile, has also asked why we don't have one. Most of the time I wouldn't need it, since I don't travel that much. But there have been times that it would have come in handy.

$20 micro SD mobile kit. Its a 2GB micro SD card with a micro-to-mini-SD adapter and a mini-to-full-SD adapter so you can nest them like Russian dolls. It also has a micro-to-USB drive adapter. Oh heck yes I'm buying this. The micro-USB adapter alone means I can transfer cellphone pics to a computer without a reader.

$28 4GB USB flash drive. Nah, the 2GB mobile kit is good enough.

$30 Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard. Very tempting. I've had carpal tunnel surgery, so I know the importance of ergonomics. I might even use this at work if I can't get my employer to buy one for me.

$60-$250 digital cameras. Faster, smaller, cheaper, with anti-shake features. I have my 'almost pocket sized' and SLR-like cameras already, but I am still amazed at the changes.

Rich. Where did you find the $28 4GB USB flash drive???

Compusa. The store was jammed tonight and a lot of stuff was gone, but I just found the deals still online. The site is moving as slow as molasses, but I am buying the GPS and 2GB kit. Some prices expire at midnight, but midnight might be 3am EST to cover all time zones.

Be patient, the site is horribly slow.

woah...where's that hard drive? same place?

Yes it was Compusa. It was in store only and they sold out today. On-line it's back to $299.

BTW, I could not complete my order last night. The checkout froze and I was locked up for 1/2 hour before I gave up.

Don't have that store here, boyfriend is looking for a big, cheap, (preferably external) hard drive...so I like to keep my eyes open for him.

Well, they ship anywhere in the USA.

The 4 places I go for tech are

www.compusa.com
www.frys.com
www.buy.com
www.geeks.com

Unfortunately, the 1TB for $180 was a rare deal. My guess is that these kinds of deals will be available again in a week or two.