You only have a few days left to finish up your shopping. If you are like me
you probably have some... or all of it left to do. Whether you are buying for your mom
or your techie pal, UpgradeAdvivsor.com has a quick idea list to help you finish up that
last minute Christmas shopping. Merry Christmas!!!
Kingston 1GB Data Traveler Elite
- Price: $155.00
- Company: Kingston Technology
- Website: www.kingston.com
- The DataTraveler Elite USB 2.0 Flash Drive with Software Security and 128-bit Data
Encryption gives you plenty of space to securely transfer a lot of files from
school or work back home. And with write speeds up to 14MBps and read speeds up to 24MBps
it won't take you long to fill this up with all your files and pictures. This is a great gift
idea for anyone that uses a computer!
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Maxtor 300GB OneTouch II External Hard Drive
- Price: $349.95
- Company: Maxtor
- Website: www.maxtor.com
- With 300GB, there’s ample room to store your videos, photos, graphics, music,
and more. Featuring 7200 RPM and 16MB cache buffer the drive is equipped with
both FireWire and USB 2.0 interfaces. Perfect for the friend or family member
that has a lot of photos and music to back up.
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Plextor ConvertX External Personal Video Recorder
- Price: $199.00
- Company: Plextor
- Website: www.plextor.com
- The Plextor ConvertX PVR model
PX-TV402U is the ultimate personal video recorder for the PC. It
allows you to connect to a satellite TV, cable TV or broadcast TV signal and
record programs to your PC. You can then watch the video from the PC or burn it
to DVD for playback on a DVD player. You can also connect a camcorder, VCR or
DVD player to record home videos to the PC. The heart of the PX-TV402U is its
multi-format encoder chip which converts video to the DivX®, MPEG-4, MPEG-2 and
MPEG-1 formats as it is being recorded to the PC. Your friends always missing
their favorite shows? This PVR is easy to set up and easy to use and they will be
able to record and watch their favorite shows anytime they want.
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Philips DVD Recorder and Hard Disk Player
- Price: $460.00
- Company: Philips
- Website: www.usa.philips.com
- Have someone on your list that is not as computer literate that can't use their PC to
record and burn home movies and TV shows, then the Philips DVD Recorder with 120GB
Hard Drive is for them. Hooks up like a VCR or DVD player, but lets you record to
a hard drive first. Then you can burn what you want to keep to a DVD right on the same
set top box.
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Body Glove CD Wallets
- Price: $9.99 to $29.99
- Company: Fellowes
- Website: www.fellowes.com
- Fellowes distributes some great PC accessories that any PC user would enjoy and you
can even buy their stuff at many of your local or major on-line retailers. For the person on your
list that is always carrying around cds and dvds, a cd wallet such as the Body Glove
Sport Blue or Body Glove Blaze CD Case are excellent choices. Not only will these cases protect disks,
they might even help the friend on your list look a little more hip carrying one around.
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Logitech Premium USB Headset 300
- Price: $49.99
- Company: Logitech
- Website: www.logitech.com
- Do you have a friend that likes to chat live online or maybe a gamer that
likes to chat with his buddies while playing multiplayer fps? The Logitech USB
Premium Headset 300 is a great value for your money. You'll be hard pressed to find
a PC headset with such good sound. Whether you are listening to music or playing games
or even listening to a web seminar, business or gamers alike will thank you for this one. You
should consider picking up one for yourself!
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Logitech MX510 Performance Optical Mouse
- Price: $49.95
- Company: Logitech
- Website: www.logitech.com
- Logitech sells this as a gaming mouse. But it's a great optical mouse for
anyone on your list that can not stand a laggy mouse. It's great for documents as well
as gaming. This is another great buy for you money. Definitely buy yourself one of these.
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Logitech MOMO Racing Force Feedback Wheel
- Price: $99.95
- Company: Logitech
- Website: www.logitech.com
- Have a friend that can't drive very well? Turbocharge their driving with
the authentic feel and precision performance of
the Logitech® MOMO® Racing Force Feedback Wheel. Designed by the racing
professionals at MOMO, the full rubber wheel and racing pedals
feel just like the real thing. And with advanced force feedback technology,
you'll experience the road like never before. Strap yourself in and drive into
the action!
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Need for Speed Underground 2
- Price: $39.95
- Company: Electronic Arts
- Website: www.eagames.com
- Have a buddy that's always wanted to be a street racer but just can't afford it? Or need
a game to go along with the Logitech MOMO Racing Wheel you are giving someone? Need For Speed Underground 2 is
the game for them. As players explore the city, they’ll encounter rival racers who
will school them in the ways of the underground and tip them off to the hottest racing spots in
town. Deep new performance tuning allows gamers to fine-tune every
aspect of their ride’s handling and performance, while hundreds of new visual
customizations guarantee players can create their own personalized, totally
unique car.
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GearGrip LCD Harness and PRO Computer Harness
- Price: $34.99 - $59.99
- Company: CaseAce Products
- Website: www.geargrip.com
- A GearGrip Computer Harness and LCD Shield Harness are a great gift for the LAN gamer
on your list. These two products make is a since for a gamer to take their LCD and computer
to a LAN event. The LCD Shield also protects your LCD from damage while in transit. Anyone that
has carried their equipment around to a LAN will definitely thank you for these presents.
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Call of Duty and Call of Duty United Offensive
- Price: $29.99 each
- Company: Activision
- Website: www.activision.com
- World War II games have been popular for some time. One of the best is
Call of Duty and the brand new expansion pack for it United Offensive. Any of your
family or friends that like to play first person shooters will like these games. Take
the role of American, British, and Russian soldiers in some of the most climactic
battles of World War II, including the Battle of the Bulge, the invasion of Sicily, and
the Battle of Kursk. Fight in tanks, jeeps, motorcycles, even a bomber. Work with your
squad through snow and rain, using new weapons including flamethrowers and deployable machine
guns, or by calling in artillery strikes.
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CyberPower UPS
- Price: $69.99
- Company: CyberPower Systems
- Website: www.cyberpowersystems.com
- Know anyone that has power problems? Help save them a lot of time and lost documents. The
625AVR battery backup or Uninterruptible Power Supply has battery run-times up to 24 minutes. Enough
time to save files and shut down their computer gracefully. With
built in phone/fax/modem protection and the included
PowerPanel™ software, this unit provides total protection at a great price!
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Half Life 2
- Price: $49.99
- Company: Vivendi Universal Games and Valve Software
- Website: www.vugames.com
- Last but certainly not least is Half Life 2. The much anticipated sequel to Half
Life finally released not too long ago. Probably going to attain game of the year
status, this is a game you will want yourself!!
Merry Christmas and Best wishes for
the New Year!
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