Bargains, Bargains, Bargains!

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:37

Bought ten for eBay [/UKHotDeals]

Shin · **Posted:** Tue Aug 26, 2008 16:51

Any decent deals on cat food, litter e.t.c?

Maybe 3 cats was too many Kat...they eat more than I do!

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:48

50% off at Pizza Hut. Loads more stores than last time too.

Myfinger · **Joined:** 18th Aug, 2008 **Posts:** 370

chinnyhill10 wrote:

AceAceBaby wrote:

God you're such a Steve Jobs fanboy!

Acer are ok too I think. My housemate has one that's been going for years now. I agree about graphics up to a point- I was surprised that my little intel GMA950 based netbook could run world of warcraft, but proper is better. I wouldn't buy Asus, though, and I would look for Core 2 Duo based intel rather than AMD, but that's just me.

The Intel chips run cooler and faster. As pointed out elsewhere on the forum today, AMD are so far behind since the advert of dual core that they aren't worth bothering with. Cheap and cheerful.

Proper GPU is better as more and more apps use the GPU. Depends on what you are doing. Certainly with my apps I hit a brick wall with renders taking several hours due to the lack of GPU. But for standard stuff integrated is OK.

As for a Steve Jobs fanboy, can't stand the man. However the Pro models are the one thing that Apple have got right, although the Macbook Pro is overpriced by about 300 quid. It is however design perfection and I had a load of Windows fanboys wetting themselves when I showed them Parallels run XP on the OSX desktop in the week.

Went for an Acer in the end. This one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0010X94O4

Seemed like a decent spec for the money, I didn't want to spend over £400, and I REALLY didn't want to spend over £500. On balance I thought with a Core 2 Duo and the GeForce 8600 it was the best balance of price and performance.

Plus, it has a € key, a $ key and a "subwoofer" about as big as a £2 coin! Deal clinchers in themselves (not).

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Thu Aug 28, 2008 21:34

It looks like a really nice laptop

I'm sure it'll do everything you want, and play games pretty well too.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

I've not idea about Acer themselves but the spec is pretty much ideal.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Aug 29, 2008 14:24

I've had two Acer laptops - the second is doing fine, the first overheated after about three years when the fan broke. Check your BIOS to make sure it will shut itself down (mine didn't, and melted part of the keyboard).

Myfinger · **Joined:** 18th Aug, 2008 **Posts:** 370

Grim... wrote:

I've had two Acer laptops - the second is doing fine, the first overheated after about three years when the fan broke. Check your BIOS to make sure it will shut itself down (mine didn't, and melted part of the keyboard).

I have installed Everest to keep an eye on all my temperatures. Fingers crossed there'll be no overheating melting incidents!

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8648

Play have got loads of stuff for a fiver here

Don't know if there's anything particularly good there yet though.

Bluecup · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 925

Portal is half price on Steam this weekend (and woot they take paypal). Worked out at about £6.61.

RBR2 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:49

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sun Aug 31, 2008 19:07

XBLAH 12 month sub finishes next month, where's the cheapest place at the moment?

tossrStu · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1326

Zardoz wrote:

XBLAH 12 month sub finishes next month, where's the cheapest place at the moment?

This guy supposedly has a good reputation:

http://www.jasper1675.com/newuk12gold.html

I'm still on my free month but I'm planning on getting a Gold sub from him when it expires.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Tue Sep 02, 2008 17:24

New Zealand Story Revolution for the DS, £3.50!

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Back from PAX!

Earth Defence Force 2017, Xbox 360 - £9.99 delivered
Sony PS3 80gb + GTA4 - £309.98 delivered
Okami, Wii - £23.99 delivered
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, PS3 - £29.99 delivered
Crysis: Warhead, PC - £14.99 delivered
Sonic Unleashed, PS2 - £12.93 delivered
Final Fantasy Tactics A2, DS - £17.73 delivered
Prism: Light The Way, DS - £7.73 delivered
Battalion Wars 2, Wii - £17.43 delivered
Sega Superstars Tennis, PS3 - £12.73 delivered
No More Heroes, Wii - £14.43 delivered

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 15:12

Beautiful Katamari 15 pooooond.

Shin · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 15:15

Went to Tesco's the other day and found oodles of DVD's for a fiver and CD's! Trips to Tesco excite me as I can't drive and my friend takes me up there now and again, simple things after all...

THEY HAD DAVID BOWIE CD'S AND EVERYTHING!

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Dimrill wrote:

Beautiful Katamari 15 pooooond.

I got BK new from game for £12.99 a couple of weeks back, though don;t know if that offers still on.

Also: I walked past a Woolworths today that had a big sign saying that the Wii had price dropped to £159.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Yakuza 2, PS2 - £14.99 delivered

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32621

Big discounts on selected 360 DLC until the end of October -- including some Forza car packs, Beatiful Katamari stuff, and Shivering Isles.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:48

Ooh. I might actually get some of the BK DLC now. Damn that saving on the MAss Effect one 2 weeks after I bought it. DAMN THEM!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 13:24

Oh more Oblivion. Pricey but I'm loving the main game so much I think I'll have that. Is it any good Dimrill?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 13:34

Shivering Isles is... there. It's okay, but I'd try to pick up the disc version for cheapness myself, what with DLC not really being discounted and temporary and all that.

Morte · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 13:37

ALL XCOM Games for $13.49 from Steam...supposedly they have confirmed they will all work with Vista. If that is not a bargain (I mean how much is 13 dollars worth? A bag of midget gems?) I dont know what is.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

They also have both 2d Oddworld games for barely more than that.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Trauma Centre: Second Opinion, Wii - £14.99 delivered

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Titan Quest: Gold, PC - £5.93 delivered
Pure, Xbox 360 - £29.73 delivered

tossrStu · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1326

This weekend's Steam offer is the id Super Pack for half price (which is ~£20 inc. VAT):

Commander Keen
DOOM 3
DOOM 3 Resurrection of Evil
DOOM II
Final DOOM
HeXen
HeXen II
HeXen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
Master Levels for Doom II
QUAKE
QUAKE II
QUAKE II Mission Pack: Ground Zero
QUAKE II Mission Pack: The Reckoning
QUAKE III: Team Arena
QUAKE Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon
QUAKE Mission Pack 2: Dissolution of Eternity
Quake III Arena
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Spear of Destiny
Ultimate DOOM
Wolfenstein 3D

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

I made a thread about it actually, I thought it justified it's own thread.

Should have posted here too really.

Edit: By my maths, it's £23.25, since we have to pay VAT on top of that too.

tossrStu · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1326

LewieP wrote:

I made a thread about it actually, I thought it justified it's own thread.

Should have posted here too really.

Edit: By my maths, it's £23.25, since we have to pay VAT on top of that too.

Oh! Sorry Lewie, managed to miss that somehow. Curse my eyes, etc. I did factor in VAT, but unfortunately not how much the exchange rate has gone down the shitter lately.

EDIT: Anyway, how's this for a bargain (if it's true): Morrisons are apparently flogging 360 and PS3 games for £25 next week, and Wii and DS games are supposed to be going for £15 and £12 respectively (chart titles only).

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:11

One for the metulur vinyl collectors. Moribund Records are having a vinyl sale:
$6.00 VINYL SALE
ME007 APOCALYPSE THEORY “Conflicting Theories / Saposmittz” 10"MLP
DEAD62PLP BLOOD RITUAL “Black Grimoire” Picture LP
KR005LP THE BOOK OF BLACK EARTH “The Feast” LP
FBO037LP CIANIDE “Dead and Rotting” LP
MRSR028LP DERANGED “Deranged” Gatefold LP
IHR007LP DEVIL LEE ROT/ NORTHERN DARKNESS “Split” LP
DEAD81PLP DODSFERD “Fucking Your Creation” Picture LP OUT NOW!!!
DEAD54PLP DRAUGAR “Weathering the Curse” Picture LP
DEAD53LP DRAWN AND QUARTERED “Return of the Black Death” LP
D0112LP ENTHRONED “Carnage In Worlds Beyond” LP
D0144LP ENTHRONED “Xes Haereticum” LP
MRSRLP010 IN AETERNUM “Forever Blasphemy” LP
DEAD55PLP INFERNAL LEGION “Your Prayers Mean Nothing” Picture LP
DEAD77LP MERRIMACK “... Of Entropy and Life Denial ...” Gatefold Splatter LP
RSR0131LP NECROPHAGIA “Black Blood Vomitorium” 10” Picture LP
D0118LP NECROPHAGIA “The Divine Art Of Torture” LP
AXTR002LP NECROPHAGIA “Harvest Ritual Vol. 1” Picture LP
D0128LP RAVENOUS “Blood Delerium” LP
DEAD61PLP SUMMON “Fallen” Picture LP
FBP041LP THY REPENTANCE “Ural Twilight Autumalias” LP

JamesOff · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 116

tossrStu wrote:

This guy supposedly has a good reputation:

http://www.jasper1675.com/newuk12gold.html

I'm still on my free month but I'm planning on getting a Gold sub from him when it expires.

Just bought mine from him and it came though fine and works

tossrStu · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1326

Argos have a 2-for-£45 offer on a bunch of games; they're mostly cack (or available elsewhere cheaper) but two highlights are Civ Rev and CoD4 (which I believe is the GotY edition even though it doesn't say so on their site).

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8648

tossrStu wrote:

Argos have a 2-for-£45 offer on a bunch of games; they're mostly cack (or available elsewhere cheaper) but two highlights are Civ Rev and CoD4 (which I believe is the GotY edition even though it doesn't say so on their site).

I mentioned this a few weeks ago, but I don't think I followed up to say that I got the GotY edition (although I guess you're not guaranteed to get it) and there's nothing to stop you from getting 2 copies of the same game (as long as you can find someone to flog the other copy to, COD4 for £22.50 is quite a bargain).

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1876

all chart games at Morrison's are £25 (360) and £15 (Wii) for this week.

apparently.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness, PSP - £17.99 delivered
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, PC - £9.99 delivered
Final Fantasy XII - Revenant Wings, DS - £9.99 delivered
Every Extend Extra, PSP - £4.95 delivered

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:55

Bluce_Ree wrote:

all chart games at Morrison's are £25 (360) and £15 (Wii) for this week.

apparently.

Confirmed. I just went and got Soul Calibur 4. I also noticed Wii Lego Indy for 15 there.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:12

Dimrill wrote:

Confirmed. I just went and got Soul Calibur 4.

I fully intend to do this at lunch time. Fancy a whooping tonight Ginge?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:13

*looks around for Craster*
CRASTERRRR!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49233

What, wait, what? Wait, what?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:22

Zardoz wants to beat you up.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 13:06

Is Mercenaries 2 £25?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 13:08

Apparently. Is it any good though? I picked up Battlefield Bad Company for 25.

Just did a quick search for Morrisons "chart" and found someone speculating on:

mercenaries 2
too human
tiger woods 2009
soul caliber 4
c&c kanes wrath
battlefied bad company
grand theft auto 4
viva pinata trouble in paradise

Edit: Hmm, Eurogamer gave it 5/10 with an average reader rating of 4.3/10
Edit edit: what Mark said.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16581

According to Eurogamer Mercenaries 2 is a bit shit, which is a shame as I was rather looking forward to it. BF Bad Company is ok, I wouldn't have paid any more than £25 though.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 13:26

I'll just get Titty & Sword fighters then.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49233

Dear Amazon,

You fucking suck.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 14:42

Mozzers might do it for £25 though, out next week isn't it?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49233

Yeah, I was more mocking the 1p discount than actually having any desire for the game.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, PS3 - £29.99 delivered
Infinite Undiscovery, Xbox 360 - £20.99 delivered
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game, PS2 - £5 delivered
Lair, PS3 - £9.99 Collect in store.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Football Manager 2009, PC/MAC - £17.93 delivered
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, Xbox 360 - £24 delivered

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