Frugal Finds (4/17/09): Deals on notebooks, leather jackets, David Bowie

On April 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Frugal Living

The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

Gadgets and Gear:

$450 notebook. Lenovo has the Lenovo ThinkPad SL400 Intel Celeron 2GHz 14.1″ Widescreen Notebook for $449.10 (Orig. price: $635) with coupon code “USPBIGSAVINGS” with free shipping. (via DealNews)
$500 notebook. OnSale.com has the Sony VAIO Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 15.4″ Widescreen Notebook in granite silver for $569.99 but a $70 mail-in rebate cuts it to $499.99, with $4.99 for shipping. (via DealNews)
$590 notebook. Buy.com has the HP Pavilion dv4-1225dx AMD Turion X2 2.1GHz 14.1″ Widescreen Notebook for $589.99 (List: $999) with free shipping. (via DealNews)
$600 notebook. Newegg.com has the Lenovo IdeaPad Y530 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz 15.4″ Widescreen Notebook for $599.99 (Orig. price: $750) with free shipping. (via DealNews)
$600 notebook. TigerDirect has the Toshiba Satellite A305-S6909 Pentium Dual-Core 2GHz 15.4″ Widescreen Notebook for $599.99 (Orig. price: $899) with $1.99 for shipping. (via DealNews)
$1,000 notebook. CDW.com has the Panasonic ToughBook Y7 Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz 14.1″ Widescreen Notebook for $999.99 with about $15 for shipping. (via DealNews)
$5 laptop case. Fry’s Electronics has the Targus 17″ Laptop Slip Case for $19.99, but a $15 mail-in rebate brings the price down to $4.99, with shipping about $6 or free in-store pickup.
$22 notebook backpack. Buy.com has the Lowepro Transit Notebook Backpack in black and grey for $21.99 (List: $69.95) with free shipping. (via DealNews)
$21 computer briefcase. Amazon.com has the SwissGear Computer Briefcase for $20.78 with shipping at about $7. But if you bring your order to more than $25, you get free shipping. (via DealNews)

Entertainment:

The Amazon MP3 Store has downloads of David Bowie’s Heroes for $1.99. The same 10-song album goes for $6.99 at the iTunes store. (via DealNews)

Odds and Ends:

$68 12-piece cookware. Amazon.com has the Farberware Classic Stainless Steel Bell Shaped 12-Piece Cookware Set for $87.99. A $20 mail-in rebate cuts it to $67.99 with free shipping. (via DealNews)
75 percent off jackets. OK, PETA people. Just look over this next item, and please don’t send hate mail. If you’re from People for the Eating of Tasty Animals, you’ll be fine. Wilson’s Leather is currently having its Big Customer Appreciation Sale. Customers can get up to 75 percent off men’s and women’s coats and jackets. You can get an additional 25 percent off with coupon code “5029″. A nice-looking street-legal leather jacket with orange bands for men is going for $99 (Orig. price: $300). And a non-leather packable jacket from Sean John for women goes for $69.99 (Orig. price: $150). (via DealNews)

That David Bowie album in the entertainment section reminded me of this. Before she took on The Hulk, Jennifer Connelly took on the not-so-hulkish Jareth (David Bowie) in the movie Labyrinth. Big hair, big dresses, tight pants, guy-liner … gotta love it. Happy Friday!

Photo: Darren Hester / Flickr

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