Deals Jan 3: 27" Dell UltraSharp 2560x1440 LCD $649

By Marcus Yam
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Get a hot deal on a big display.

Top Deals

 

27" Dell U2711 UltraSharp 2560 x 1440 LCD Monitor w/3-year Advanced Exchange Warranty for $649 with free shipping at Dell (normally $999).

 

Alienware TactX Gaming Keyboard for $67.99 with free shipping at Dell Home (normally $79.99 - use 15% coupon code P83Q8GXNJK9Q0R ).

 

3TB Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 64MB Cache, 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s Internal Hard Drive for $139.49 with free shipping at Dell Small Office (normally $156.99 - use 10% coupon code B7J4DTN?81NR2V ).

Laptops:

15.6" Dell Inspiron 15R Special Edition Core i7 Quad-core Laptop w/1080p LCD, 2GB Radeon HD 7730M, Backlit Keyboard for $849.99 with free shipping at Dell Home (normally $1,138.99).

14" Lenovo IdeaPad Y400 Core i7 Quad-core Gaming Laptop w/8GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive & 2GB GeForce GT 650M for $749 with free shipping at Lenovo Direct (normally $1,249 - use coupon code 7DAYDEAL ).

14" Dell Inspiron 14z Core i5 Ultrabook w/6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 32GB SSD for $649.99 with free shipping at Dell Home (normally $889.99).

14" HP ENVY TouchSmart 4t-1100 Core i3 Ultrabook for $649.99 with free shipping at HP Direct (normally $799.99 - use coupon code REDTAGPC ).

13.3" Sony VAIO ULV Core i5 Multi-touch Laptop w/Windows 8 for $849.99 with $8.51 shipping at TigerDirect (normally $929.99).

Desktops:

Dell Vostro 270s 2.9GHz Dual-core Slim Tower w/ 20" Dell LED-backlit LCD Monitor for $379 with free shipping at Dell Small Office (normally $499).

Lenovo IdeaCentre Q190 Dual-core Small Form Factor Desktop w/4GB RAM, 500GB Hard Drive, Wireless-N, Windows 8 for $319 with free shipping at Lenovo Direct (normally $419 - use $100 coupon code 7DAYDEAL ).

Dell Vostro 470 3rd Gen Core i5 Quad-core Desktop w/4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Wireless-N, Bluetooth 4.0, Windows 7 for $499 with free shipping at Dell Small Office (normally $599 - use $50 coupon code).

Computing Hardware & Peripherals:

750GB Seagate Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid Drive for $114.29 with free shipping at Dell Small Office (normally $127 - Use coupon code B7J4DTN?81NR2V).

500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue SATA 3.5" Internal Hard Drive for $49.99 + shipping based on location at TigerDirect (normally $69.99 - use $10 mail-in rebate form).

Alienware TactX 5000DPI Gaming Mouse w/ AlienFX Lighting for $69.99 with free shipping at Dell Home (normally $79.99).

HP LaserJet Pro 200 M276nw Multi-Function Printer for $334.99 with free shipping at HP Direct (normally $399.99 - use coupon code 15LOGICBUY ).

Quicken Starter 2013 + TurboTax Basic 2012 (Download) for $44.98 at Dell (normally $80.98).

Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus 2013 [download] for $9.99 at Webroot (normally $19.99).

Gaming:

Two Xbox 360 Kinect Video Games for $30 at Walmart (normally $35).

Home Entertainment:

73" Mitsubishi WD-73C12 1080p 3D DLP HDTV for $949.99 with free shipping at Dell Home (normally $1,199).

32" Toshiba 32C120U 720p LCD HDTV for $199.99 with free shipping at Best Buy (normally $259.99).

Movies:

Reservoir Dogs (15th Anniversary) Blu-ray for $5 at Amazon (normally $8).

Phones & Tablets:

Nokia Lumia 920 Windows 8 Smartphone [AT&T] + Wireless Charging Plate for $99.99 with free shipping (normally $149.99).

Motorola Droid RAZR HD 4G LTE Smartphone [w/new 2-year Verizon contract] for $0 with $0.99 shipping (normally $49.99).

LG Spectrum 2 4.7" HD LTE Smartphone [2-year Verizon contract, new/upgrades] for $0 with free shipping (normally $99.99).

9" Lenovo IdeaPad A2109 16GB Tegra 3 Tablet w/Android 4.0 for $249 with free shipping at Lenovo Direct (normally $375 - use coupon code 7DAYDEAL ).

Personal Portables and Cameras:

Sony Bloggie Sport MHS-TS22 Waterproof Camcorder for $129.99 with free shipping at Sony Store (normally $179.99).

Funko Darth Vader Earbud Headphones for $12.99 with free shipping at Best Buy (normally $17.99).

Garmin Forerunner 310XT Fitness GPS Watch for $204.95 with free shipping at eBay (normally $249).

Logitech Alert 750e Master System (Outdoor) for $369.99 with free shipping at Sears (normally $499.99).

Braven 625s Bluetooth Wireless SpeakerPhone/PowerBank for $149 with free shipping at BeachCamera (normally $179.99).

Cool Stuff/Miscellanrous:

Free Car Door Custom Magnet via Vistaprint. (shipping & handling additional).

VDO Z2PC Cycle Computer w/ Heart Rate Monitor for $69.99 at Bike Nashbar (normally $89.99).

Realspace Magellan Collection L-Shaped Desk for $120.22 at OfficeDepot (normally $249 - use coupon code 66755234 ).

Calvin Klein Jeans Men's Navigation Watch (K5711106) for $84.15 plus free shipping (normally $145 - use coupon code AFFCKCKJ15).

 

Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
7 Comments Comment from the forums
  • d_kuhn
    I've got the U2711... great monitor and that price isn't bad either.
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  • hate machine
    So tempted to buy two of those Dell 27" but good lord are they ugly as sin.
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  • dgingeri
    That is a nice monitor. I wish I had bought one instead of the cheaper HP version. The HP I got died after 5 days, the replacement died after 4 months. I'm on the third. (Lesson: don't buy HP monitors.) The Dell would probably still be going. The 2560X1440 res is very nice. I highly recommend it over 3D or a 1080p 27" screen. It's well worth the money.
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  • lokii_0
    I've had an Auria (microcenter sells them) 2560x1440 monitor for about two months and love it. Great picture quality and only $399.
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  • InvalidError
    I'd like to have 2560x1440 on a 24" LCD.

    As far as LCDs dying go, my 20" LG died after ~4 years, brought back from the dead by changing a couple of 5V caps and a 25V one. I also had a 24" LG (bought about two years after getting the 20") and had to perform similar necromancy on it after two years. The two are now on their 7th and 5th years respectively.

    IMO, the standard warranty on LCDs should be at least 5 years and engineering for failure should be a criminal offense similar to fraud - I'd gladly pay $2 extra for the added $0.30 total incremental cost of superior components (about $0.10 per cap x3 in my LCDs' cases and that's a cost difference based on 100s, the difference would likely be well below $0.03/cap when ordering by the 100k) if it lets my $300 LCDs last 7+ trouble-free years instead of 2.
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  • bigshootr8
    I like them monitor dislike the company I've seen there colors customer support wise and its junk.
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  • d_kuhn
    The Dell is typical PC Black... not really any uglier than any other PC monitor, or maybe I should say "as ugly as every other PC monitor. They're definitely not Apple Cinema displays, but functionally they do the job and for $300 less... a lot to pay for pretty.
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