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    I wanted a 128mb thumb drive, and I only have $20 in my debit card. I proceeded to complete the order, but then I got hit with a massive shipping/handling:



    :doh: :doh: At least we have good weather 340 days a year. (there was some showers that caused flooding here, but atleast we have boats).
    Last edited by admin; December 4, 2004, 08:50 PM. Reason: Reduced image size. No wider/taller than 400 pixels, please.
    How'd I get so white and nerdy?

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    Re: The perils of living in Hawaii

    I share your pain Adrian, I too today went online to NewEgg.com to purchase a PCI Fax/Modem card for $5.65. After shipping and handline (FedEx 2nd day only to Hawaii) the total came out to just over $25.00.

    When you buy from New Egg you should combine purchases as the "handling" portion goes down significantly. Some of their deals are really good though. I just purchased from them yesterday a Pentium 4 2.4Ghz socket 478 processor, soyo motherboard combo for $110. That's cheaper than the processor itself! Along with that 512mb of Roswill DDR3300 182-pin memory modules (2) for $20 after rebates, a Mitsumi 52x CD-RW/DVD combo drive for $38, Maxtor 80gb ATA/133 7200rpm hard drive for $55 and 256mb of DDR3300 ram for my boy's Dell Laptop computer for $36.

    For comparison I tried buying everything separately then again as one order. The difference in "Handling" charges amounted to a savings of over $80 when combining your order. I just forgot to order the fax/modem card so I'm waiting to combine another order for another build.

    But one good thing about NewEgg.com is I should be expecting the order to arrive at my doorstep Monday morning when FedEx arrives as they have done so on Friday afternoon orders.

    I know I need the modem card so I'll probably eat the handling charge but I'm so tempted to get that 15" CTX LCD flat panel display for $195 (no rebates) they've been advertising as their daily special that's been going on for the last three days.



    http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...103-167&DEPA=1

    to combine orders and lower my overall shipping and handling costs.
    Last edited by craigwatanabe; December 4, 2004, 08:31 PM.
    Life is what you make of it...so please read the instructions carefully.

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      Re: The perils of living in Hawaii

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        Re: The perils of living in Hawaii

        Originally posted by craigwatanabe
        <snip> 512mb of Roswill DDR3300 </snip>
        Don't you mean 3200 RAM?
        (sorry, I had to do that.)
        How'd I get so white and nerdy?

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          Re: The perils of living in Hawaii

          Nope it's actually DDR333 which is PC2700.

          After posting that thread I ended up buying a higher priced 17" LCD monitor for $257.40, no rebates plus a cheap 56k ver 92 fax modem card for $5.67. The total with shipping and handling came out to $300.05


          NU QL-711V 17" LCD Monitor with Speakers -RETAIL

          Model# QL-711V
          Item # N82E16824198001

          Specifications:
          Panel Type: TFT Active Matrix LCD
          Native Resolution: 1280 x 1024
          Pixel Pitch: 0.264 mm
          Brightness: 320 cd/m2
          Contrast Ratio: 500:1
          Response Time: 16 ms
          View Angle: 160° / 135° (Horizontal / Vertical)
          Input Connectors: 15-pin D-sub
          Features: Built-in 2 x 1W Speakers
          Dimensions & Weight: 15.7" × 15.9" × 7.5" (W x H x D), 9.0 lbs




          Isn't a 3200 RAM a Dodge pickup truck?
          Last edited by craigwatanabe; December 5, 2004, 06:09 PM.
          Life is what you make of it...so please read the instructions carefully.

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            Re: The perils of living in Hawaii

            Originally posted by craigwatanabe
            Nope it's actually DDR333 which is PC2700.
            <snip>
            Oh. The extra digits threw me off.

            Originally posted by craigwatanabe
            Isn't a 3200 RAM a Dodge pickup truck?
            I have no idea.
            How'd I get so white and nerdy?

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