Yesterday I received an email from an old friend of mine asking for some advice about a Toshiba laptop computer that Best buy has on sale. My friend asked whether or not this cheap laptop would be a wise buy and would meet their needs of email, surfing the web and light word processing ? [...]
We all knew it had to happen. In order for the masses to dump their DVD players in favor of Blu-ray, prices had to drop. Best Buy has their own store brand Insignia Blu-ray player for the sweet price of just $99.99. But it gets even better since this player can also stream movies from [...]
There was a time when the two leaders of the electronics market, Best Buy and Circuit City, controlled a major portion of the market. But when Circuit City closed its doors, it left only Best Buy as the major retailer to deal with. But in stepped Walmart with a revamped electronics section and now it [...]
I was checking the Best Buy web site yesterday, Sunday October 4, 2009, when I spotted their weekly advertisement and decided to see what deals were available. I spotted what I believe is a great value at a great price. The package included a Panasonic 50″ 1080p Plasma HDTV plus a 7.1 home theater with [...]
Yesterday I read an article stating that Microsoft was conducting an anti-Linux campaign at Best Buy. The article, which was based on what is alleged to be a post from a Best Buy employee, shows screen shots of the campaign. The allegations are that if Best Buy employees took the training they would be rewarded [...]
Over the years I have read a boat load of computer repair horror stories. So it was with interest that I found these computer repair horror stories complete with victims and villains. After reading the stories one point became crystal clear for any of us who send in our systems for repair. Back up your [...]
Best Buy and TiVo have formed a partnership to promote each other in a way that could benefit both companies. On the one hand, Best Buy will expose consumers to the benefits of TiVo compared to DVR services that satellite companies provide. Best Buy will benefit in that they will be able to advertise their [...]
Of course there is a catch. You need to activate the computer through Sprint in order to get this super price. But it seems to be a deal since the same activation through Verizon or AT&T gets the same computer for $199.99. Without a service contract you can buy the netbook for $389.99. You can [...]
My buddy Charlie from Pioneer, CA sent me a link to Home Depot which shows that they are now selling laptop computers online. I took a look at some of the brands and Home Depot is carrying Toshiba, Samsung, Lenovo, HP, Panasonic and a few other brands So I compared pricing of one brand that [...]
Best Buy is going to start to sell electric motorcycles and bikes soon. The first model is called Enertia, cost $12,000 and have a 45 mile range before it needs recharging. Other electric bike models will follow starting next month from Currie Technologies and Ultra Motor. There is no pricing currently available.
According to the Brammo [...]
The news is spreading like wildfire that Best Buy is ready to bury Vista and offer the masses what appears to be cut rate pricing on Windows 7. According to several sources it appears that Best Buy is one of the first retailers that is gearing up for Windows 7 with some unbelievable pricing. But [...]
Coming back from the grave is Napster, a ‘Best Buy’ company according to their web site. Not only is there a paid version but Napster also is offering a free version which it claims is legal stuff available to anyone.
The new Napster states they are:
ABOUT NAPSTER
Napster, the pioneer of digital music, offers the ultimate in [...]
When Circuit City announced it was closing all of its stores, it seemed that Best Buy would logically pick up the surplus of electronic shoppers. But with the recession, this has not happened. So in steps Walmart with its new electronic department that wants a piece of the action. There is only one small problem [...]
Can Best Buy develop a private brand of electronics like Sears has done with their Kenmore and Craftsman branding? That is exactly the questions that are being asked as Best Buy ventures into the private branding electronics market. Now that Circuit City is defunct, Best Buy is in a great position to start developing their [...]
First the banks. Than the mortgage companies. With a follow up by AIG. Now we have the electronic retailers gone wild. Cheat and screw the public may become the new public mantra if we allow this to continue. So what’s going on?
First we need to determine if these allegations are true. Office Depot it is alleged [...]
A few months ago I mentioned that Best Buy offered a service to calibrate HDTV which at the time cost about $300. There were many differences of opinions as to whether the calibration service was worth it or not. So I took a look at a do-it-yourself calibration DVD from Avia, which is offered on [...]
Over at Best Buy they are going to be offering refurbished iPhones. But before you get all excited, the refurb models will only be $50 less than the new one. According to an article it states that:
“This is focusing on customers’ needs, trying to provide as wide a range of products and networks for our [...]
Best Buy which remains as the major leader in the electronic retailer supplier reported a 77% drop in their earnings during the 3rd quarter of 2008. The retailer stated that in 2007 they posted earnings of some $228 million dollars compared to earnings of $52 million dollars for the same period in 2008. According to [...]
Over at Best Buy they are having a sale on a Smasung DLP 56″ 1080p HDTV for only $999. But hurry. The sale ends on December 8, 2008. My neighbor has this same TV, which he purchased at the end of 2006 for $1800. So $999 is a great price. Best Buy describes the TV [...]
Thanks to EEE for pointing this out to me. I don’t know how I missed this in the Best Buy Black Friday ads, especially since I previously did a post on this TV. [see post here] In that article I thought that $1,399 was a good price for this size of a TV. So at [...]
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