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Robert Saunders is a Computer & Internet Services professional. He has lectured at the City University of New York, for the CWA 1180's Retirees Division, the Consortium for Worker Education, and Continuing Education on Long Island. He teaches Internet use, Research, Security, PC Maintenance, Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Fraud, ID Theft, PhotoShop, and Microsoft Office. His company, Skylark NetWorks, is in Merrick, New York.
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HP Digital Photo Printers

Despite the economic downturn the holiday shopping season is approaching, and while some of us are wondering how its going to be this year, many of us acknowledge that we’re still going to need gifts for our families and closest friends.  I was able to find them online for about $80 each.

Photosmart A516

Photosmart A516

Last year I gave several my sister and my parents Hewlett Packard digital photo printers as gifts, specifically the HP Photosmart A516 (at right). The Photosmart printers are very small, compact, and lightweight. It measures roughtly 10 inches wide, 5 inches tall, and less than 6 inches deep.  That’s about the size of a small loaf of bread. It weighs less than 6 pounds. (A slightly heavy loaf of bread).

The Photosmart printers print on 4×6 inch and 5×7 inch photo paper, and can hold about 20 sheets at a time. Me, my family and friends agree that the picture and color quality is fantastic.

The other great thing about the Photosmart printers is that you don’t have to connect them to a computer to print your photos. They will accept most of the popular media memory cards (Memory Stick, Memory STick Duo, SD, xD, and MMC). Some printer models have an optional Bluetooth adapter so you can print wirelessly from your Bluetooth enabled cellphone.  If your camera uses PictBridge technology you can plug your camera directly into the printer via a USB cable. Some models even allow printing from your iPod.

If I were to buy HP Photosmart printers this year, budget-minded as I am, these are the models and offers I would give serious consideration to:

HP Photosmart A536
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(New, TigerDirect.com, $80)

The Photosmart A530 series prints on sheets up to 5×7 inches in size, and accepts MemoryStick, MS Duo, SD, xD, and MMC media cards. So it will work with most Sony and Olympus cameras quite well. It doesn’t accept CompactFlash cards.  The unit is light and small enough that you can consider it portable. I often take it with me when I go to parties at the homes of friends and relations. It accepts an HP 110 Tri Color printer cartridge. The print cartirdge sells for about $22. HP also packages the cartridge with 140 sheets of 4×6 paper for $42. Supported operating systems: Windows 2000; Windows XP Home; Windows XP Professional; Windows XP Professional x64; Certified for Windows Vista(TM); Mac OS X v 10.3.9 or higher.

HP Photosmart A616 Photo Printer (Remanufactured)


HP Photosmart A616 Photo Printer (Remanufactured)

$35 from Buy.com

Buy.com has refurbished models of the A616 selling for $35 with a one year warranty. In prints in as little as 39 seconds, accepts paper up to 5 x 7 inches. For media cards it accepts CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard and xD-Picture Card. It also supports Mini SD with an adapter. It has a 20-sheet input tray and wireless capability with an optional HP bt450 Bluetooth Wireless Printer adapter. Weight: 3.46 lbs. Supported operating systems: Windows 2000; Windows XP Home; Windows XP Professional; Windows XP Professional x64; Certified for Windows Vista(TM); Mac OS X v 10.3.9 or higher. Compatible cartridges: HP 110 Tri-color Ink Cartridge.

Here’s a link for getting a new Photosmart A616 from Buy.com for $69:
HP Photosmart A616 Photo Printer - Color Inkjet - 39 Second Photo - USB, PictBridge - PC, Mac

Normal retail price is $129.




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Another One Day Dell Deal

Tomorrow, Nov. 7, from 12 AM to 11:59 PM, you’ll be able to save an extra 10% on a Dell XPS M1330 laptop. So come back to Skylarking tomorrow and use the link and coupon code below to save.

Affiliate Only Days of Deals 11.07 Save $368 off XPS M1330 laptop! Only $1,099 after Instant Savings + additional 10% w/stackable coupon!

Coupon Code: Z6L274GRHG2M90

The coupon code only works with the above link. No tricks, no strings. This special offer, link, and code was sent to me by Dell, nd I’m sharing it with you.  Feel free to spread the word.

The Dell XPS M1330 laptop normally sells for $1,467. Up intil Tuesday, Nov. 11, you can get it for $1,099. With the coupon code and link here you can save an additional 10% tomorrow only. The final price with free shipping: $989.  That’s a savings of almost $480!

The XPS M1330 laptop, as is, comes with XPS M1330 an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Windows Vista Home Premium (you can downgrade to XP if you want to), 3 GB of DDR2 SDRAM (memory), a webcam, a 320GB SATA Hard Drive, a CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW Drive), High Definition Audio, a Wireless 802.11g Mini Card for wireless internet access on the go, 24 months of McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall service for maximum online and offline protection, a 2Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis, one year and 2 GB of Dell Online Backup service, and a Biometric Fingerprint Reader for secure access (your thumbprint is better than a password).  As always with Dell, upgrades are available at an additional cost.


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Posted on : Nov 06 2008
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Today Only; Get a new Prez, Get a new PC

Today, I’m sharing with you a special one day savings of $364 on a Dell XPS 420 desktop computer. Normally it sells for $1,243, but today it’s yours for only $879.30 with free shipping.

This is a legitimate offer sent to me straight from Dell, and I’m sharing it with you. This offer expires just before midnight tonight, November 4. You must use the link below, provided to me by Dell, in order to get this special price. Then use this coupon code 0MK3PZGX5DLV9Q at checkout.

Affiliate Only Days of Deals 11.04 Save $266 off XPS 420 desktop! Only $977 after Site Savings + an additional 10% w/stackable coupon!

As you can see in the link, the price is $977 (until Nov. 10), but you can save an additional 10% with the coupon code 0MK3PZGX5DLV9Q. The coupon code expires at 11:59 pm tonight, Nov. 4. The coupon code only works with the link above.

The XPS 420 comes with a powerful Quad Core 2 processor from Intel, 4 GB of memory (RAM), a huge 640 GB hard drive for storing all your files, a DVD burner, Microsoft Works, McAfee AntiVirus and AntiSpyware, a 2 year limited warranty, and 1 year of online backup for your most important files.


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This system doesn’t include a monitor, but you can use your current monitor with it, or you can get the I-Inc 17 inch widescreen LCD monitor icon from TigerDirect.com for $99.99 plus shipping and handling. This is a great deal because I have been looking for a flat panel monitor for under $135 for a long time now. Normally TigerDirect sells this monitor for $160, but they are offering it for a limited time for $99.99. Shipping and handling is about $15 for ground delivery by UPS.

These are my top specials for Election Day 2008. You not only get a new president today, but you can also elect to get a great new PC.

The PC coupon code, again, is only good with the link near the top of this article.  The coupon is good until 11:59 pm on November 4. Just enter the code at checkout. I’ve included a screenshot of the coupon code box, outlined in red, in the image at right. Click for an enlarged view.

And here’s one more little savings offer on a Dell laptop. Inspiron 1521 laptop for only $499 after $215 off.
No coupon needed.


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Posted on : Nov 04 2008
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