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So you’ve decided that you want a small form factor Media Center Extender but you don’t want to pay an arm and a leg for a used extender on Ebay? You may have come to the right place, as long as you have a little patience that is. The answer…Craigslist.
A few months ago I decided [...]

EDIT: Looks like they’ve changed the price to $99.99 for this deal. Still a decent deal if you need more hard drive space and could use a dock to go with it.
In the market for a hard drive? Even if you’re not right now, you might not want to pass up this deal. Newegg [...]

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I just posted yesterday that Newegg was offering the HP MediaSmart EX470 Windows Home Server for just $251.99 and it’s gotten even better today as that same item is now just $229.99! Just add [...]

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Newegg is offering up the HP MediaSmart EX470 Windows Home Server for just $251.99 with free shipping. Just add it to your cart and use coupon code HP1X191. This is the lowest price that [...]

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Newegg has the Samsung EcoGreen F2 HD103SI 5400RPM 1TB hard drive on sale for $79.99. This is already a pretty decent deal but they are also throwing in a Rosewill 2.5″ and 3.5″ SATA [...]

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Through October 31st, Dell is offering 15% off electronics and accessories, including all Xbox 360s. The Xbox 360 Elite can be had for $254.99 + tax with free shipping, the Xbox 360 Pro is [...]

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Newegg has the very small, energy efficient HP MediaSmart LX195 Windows Home Server for only $299.99 shipped! Original price is listed at $399.99 so you’re saving 25%. It includes an Intel Atom 1.6 Ghz [...]

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Yeah, I know. These drives have received a bad rap in the past. But I currently have 3 of them (two in my Home Server and one in my XPS 420) and haven’t had [...]

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Newegg is offering up the HP MediaSmart LX195 Windows Home Server AND a Western Digital MyBook Essential 1TB External USB hard drive for just $374.99! The Server usually retails for $399.99 by itself and [...]

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Update: According to John’s comment below, he was able to get a quote for $188.89 with free shipping!
I have to admit, I found this a bit odd considering Dell hasn’t had a CableCARD [...]