Manufacturers are no longer your only option for tech support: You can often get free assistance from the place where you bought your electronics device. Here’s a look at some of the support options for a variety of retailers. All three of these retailers were Recommended in our most recent reader survey (see electronics-store Ratings , available to subscribers, for details).
The deals advertised at online penny auctions can look amazing, but you could end up spending a lot of money, and losing the bidding war, in your pursuit of a great bargain on the perfect holiday gift. Penny auction Websites offer up tantalizing ads on both TV and the Web, that promise as much as 95 percent off the retail price, and swarms of people are signing up for the piece of auction action at sites like Bidcactus, Bid Rivals, HappyBidDay and QuiBids.
The deals advertised at online penny auctions can look amazing, but you could end up spending a lot of money, and losing the bidding war, in your pursuit of a great bargain on the perfect holiday gift. Penny auction Websites offer up tantalizing ads on both TV and the Web, that promise as much as 95 percent off the retail price, and swarms of people are signing up for the piece of auction action at sites like Bidcactus, Bid Rivals, HappyBidDay and QuiBids. Sites such as these advertise deals such as $1,800 high-definition television for $73, or a $15 store gift card for 28 cents.
Let’s just leave reading on paper out of the equation: What’s the best way to read books, on a tablet or dedicated e-book reader?
Today’s electronics deals, courtesy of The Consumerist : Buy.com : Midwest 7″ Android Netbook for $102.88 w/ Free Shipping Buy.com : Subjekt Black Camo Headphones with Mic for $19.99 w/ Free Shipping HP Home & Office Store : HP Home coupons: Extra $400 off Custom HP ENVY 17 3D Laptops, more Neither Consumer Reports nor The Consumerist receive anything in exchange for featuring these deals; the posts are intended to be purely informational.
Today’s electronics deals, courtesy of The Consumerist : Buy.com : Midwest 7″ Android Netbook for $102.88 w/ Free Shipping Buy.com : Subjekt Black Camo Headphones with Mic for $19.99 w/ Free Shipping HP Home & Office Store : HP Home coupons: Extra $400 off Custom HP ENVY 17 3D Laptops, more Neither Consumer Reports nor The Consumerist receive anything in exchange for featuring these deals; the posts are intended to be purely informational. These deals are often fleeting, with prices changing or products becoming unavailable as the day progresses. These posts are not an endorsement of the featured products or the Web sites that sell them—though some of the sites may be included, and recommended, in our Ratings of retailers for computers and other major electronics (both available to subscribers)
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