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Best tech bargains of the week

6 Photos PC World Staff (Good Gear Guide)

Bag a great buy! We reveal six hot deals online this week.

  • [[artnid:226255|D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit Router (DIR-655)]]
    The Good Guys $269
    D-Link's DIR-655 modem is fast! It has a Gigabit Ethernet switch, as well as an 802.11n wireless access point, and it performed brilliantly in our tests. It came out in 2007, at a cost of $299, but it's still a current product and [[xref: http://www.thegoodguys.com.au/portal/page/portal/tggwebportal/corporate/products/details?storeId=26&productId=3154676| The Good Guys have it for $269| The Good Guys: D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit Router (DIR-655)]]. If you need a new wireless router for streaming videos, or if you live in a household with many computers that connect to the Internet wirelessly, then this router is a great buy.

  • [[artnid:252856|Apple iPhone 3G]]
    |$0 on a $49 cap on 3 mobile
    Apple's new [[artnid:309245|iPhone 3GS]] has stolen all the hype, but its also reduced the cost of the existing iPhone 3G model. You can now pick up the iPhone 3G 8GB model for [[xref:http://shop.three.com.au/mobile-details/3G-8GB?intcmp=W0095|$0 on a $49 cap on 3 mobile]]. This plan provides $350 worth of calls, text and MMS messages, $240 minutes free to other 3 users, and 250MB of included data per month.

  • [[Artnid:311220|Panasonic plasma television and bonus Wii|Review: Panasonic TH-P50G10A plasma television]]
    JB Hi-Fi for $2991
    Panasonic's offer of a free [[artnid:171518|Nintendo Wii game console|Review: Nintendo Wii game console]] with the purchase of selected Panasonic VIERA Full HD 1080p plasma televisions continues until the end of the month.
    Pick up a 58-inch or 65-inch version of the [[Artnid:299951|Panasonic TH-50PZ850A plasma television |Review: Panasonic TH-50PZ850A plasma television]], or any of the G10 or S10 Series full HD plasma televisions from Panasonic, and you'll get Nintendo's popular console thrown in for free.
    You can pick your choice of these TVs, but the best deal we have seen is the 46in G10 plasma television from [[xref:http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/Product/436266/Panasonic---TH-P46G10A-46-INCH-%28116cm%29-Full-HD-Digital-Plasma-TV?utm_source=JB-AU&utm_medium=button&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jbhifi.com.au%2Fimages%2Fbuttons%2Fbuy%2FBUY-ONLINE-BUTTON-79x17.png&utm_campaign=buy-button|JB Hi-Fi for $2991|JB Hi-Fi: Panasonic TH-P46G10A Full HD plasma television]].

  • [[artnid:191998|ASUS Eee PC 701]]
    JB Hi-Fi for $294
    Need a laptop for under $300? [[xref:http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/computers-laptops/laptops/asus-7-inch-eeepc-linux-os-black-netbook/436593?utm_source=JB-AU&utm_medium=button&utm_content=http://www.jbhifi.com.au/images/buttons/buy/BUY-ONLINE-BUTTON-79x17.png&utm_campaign=detail-button|JB Hi-Fi currently has the ASUS Eee PC 701 for $294| JB Hi-Fi: ASUS Eee PC 701 for $294]]! It runs Linux, has a 7in LCD screen, an 8GB solid state drive and its battery should last you close to 3 hours. It's perfect if you want something small and easy to use while you're on the go.

  • [[artnid:205636|Brother HL-2140 laser printer]]
    Harvey Norman $99 after cashback offer
    Brother's HL-2140 monochrome laser printer is a good little text churner and this laser packs the goods. For the typical family, this is an excellent complement to a quality inkjet and thus an ideal way to arm your home with strong text to go along with great colour graphics. Best of all, [[xref:http://www.harveynorman.com.au/products/index.php/computers/printers/brother-hl-2140-mono-laser-printer.html|Harvey Norman|]] is currently selling the HL-2140 for $139, but is offering $40 cashback before 31 July - meaning you can pick up this printer for just $99.

  • [[Artnid:266358|Free 22in LCD TV with selected Samsung TVs |Review: Samsung LA52A750 LCD television]]
    Samsung's offer of [[xref:http://www.jbhifi.com.au/tv-plasma-lcd/offer1/|a free 22in LCD television |JBHifi.com.au Free Samsung LCD TV offer]] when you purchase a selected 40-inch or larger full HD LCD television is still going, with only a third of the 15,000 free LCD TVs available redeemed so far.
    Samsung's LA22B450 22-inch LCD TV costs over $500 retail, so if you can snag a bargain on a big-screen Samsung television – for example the 40in [[artnid:304879|Samsung UA40B7100 LED television|Review: Samsung Series 7 (UA46B7100) LED television]] then great savings to be gained.

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