The Asus U36SD is one of the top-rated ultraportables available today. (Credit: Asus) Ever since getting some hands-on time with my buddy Doug’s MacBook Air, I’ve been itching to ditch my clunky, heavy, slowpoke laptop in favor of a super-thin, super-light ultraportable. Why not just buy an Air, you ask? As a card-carrying cheapskate, I [...]

The Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 6100 originally sold for $1,800. Now it’s $699. (Credit: Epson) Today’s deal is a little weird. Awesome, but weird. Fry’s has the Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 6100 1080p projector for $699, plus $10.44 for shipping. It’s new, not refurbished, making this the best deal I can recall seeing for a [...]

Let’s do the time warp again! Back to the Future: The Game can be yours for just $10. (Credit: Telltale Games) I love the “Back to the Future” movies, so I was tickled when Telltale Games released an eponymous PC game late last year. (An iPad version followed shortly.) This five-episode adventure normally sells for $24.99. But [...]

(Credit: Amazon) I’ve always been a big fan of biographies. Recent favorites include Simon Pegg’s “Nerd Do Well” and Rob Lowe’s “Stories I Only Tell My Friends.” My wife picked out the latter for a car trip, and while I wasn’t terribly enthused at the time, it turns out Lowe’s autobiography is relentlessly entertaining–especially the [...]

The Hannspree ST259MUB 25-inch HDTV/monitor is a steal at $179.99. (Credit: TigerDirect) It’s been a while since my last “oh my god can you believe how cheap monitors have gotten?!” post, and today’s deal definitely fits the mold. (Huh. Deja vu. Oh, right, yesterday.) While supplies last, TigerDirect has the Hannspree ST259MUB 25-inch LCD HDTV for $179.99. [...]

Here’s your chance to score a pair of high-speed 4GB RAM modules for just $25. (Credit: TigerDirect) This is an update of a deal I posted a few months back. A RAM upgrade is a great way to make your PC run faster, especially if you run a lot of programs simultaneously. More RAM means [...]

The D-Link DIR-601 802.11n router is an awesome deal at $17.99 shipped, even if it is refurbished. (Credit: GearXS) I’m usually pretty good at making decisions. Chocolate or vanilla? Easy: chocolate. Red wine or white? Easy: red. Coach or first class? Hey, this is the Cheapskate you’re talking to, remember? Today, however, I simply couldn’t [...]

The PNY Mini Attache 16GB flash drive can be yours for under $11. (Credit: Walmart) Here’s something you don’t see, well, ever. While supplies last, Wal-Mart has the PNY Mini Attache 16GB USB flash drive for $10.84, plus sales tax in most states. Shipping adds another $1.97, though you can skip that by picking one [...]

Normally $299.99, the Motorola Droid Bionic is currently on sale for just a penny. (Credit: Motorola) This one goes out to my favorite sister, who’s ready to trade her aging (and recently service-deprived) BlackBerry for a smartphone. From now through Monday, October 17, Amazon is offering any Verizon phone for just one cent. Shipping is free (and [...]

Box.net for iOS gives you fast and easy access to your cloud account–all 50GB’ worth! (Credit: Box.net) Looking for a boatload of free cloud storage? If you own an iDevice, you can score 50GB of it, no strings attached. That’s the deal being offered by Box.net: 50GB of online storage for anyone who installs the [...]