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Creative Summer Sale 25% - 30% off storewide @ Creative.com

Suckit · 2018-05-31 18:15:04

Summer Sale 25% Off Storewide USE CODE SUMMERSW25 AT CART PAGE TO ENJOY THE DISCOUNT* *Valid till 3 June 2018, while stocks last. Discount is off recommended retail price. Excludes promotional products and bundles. Membership points are not eligible for this promotion. Terms & Conditions apply.…

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Suckit

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Summer Sale 25% Off Storewide

USE CODE SUMMERSW25
AT CART PAGE TO ENJOY THE DISCOUNT*

*Valid till 3 June 2018, while stocks last. Discount is off recommended retail price. Excludes promotional products and bundles.
Membership points are not eligible for this promotion. Terms & Conditions apply.

https://en.creative.com/sale/

EDITED:
Not sure if these codes work StoreWide or just for selected products.

30% off with code SUMMERSW30 spotted by mobby (thanks).

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=107157954&postcount=13

35% off with code SUMMERSW35 tested by bidiots, thanks.
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=107163730&postcount=22

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#2 31-05-2018 7:52pm
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I miss their MP3 players, especially the original X-Fi series.

Oh, they had designers then..!

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#3 31-05-2018 10:20pm
Suckit

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Yeah had one myself.

At one stage they looked like they (Creative) were about to become massive globally, then they fizzled.. Still some good stuff but wonder what happened. Were they bought over or have cuts..

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#4 31-05-2018 10:33pm
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Suckit wrote: »

Yeah had one myself.

At one stage they looked like they (Creative) were about to become massive globally, then they fizzled.. Still some good stuff but wonder what happened. Were they bought over or have cuts..

Apple took the form factor of their mp3 players and *cough* improved it then marketed it to fook

When MS released Vista it brought in direct sound ( I think) which fooked Creative labs and most sound cards audio management

They never recovered

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#5 31-05-2018 10:42pm
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GobBass wrote: »

I miss their MP3 players, especially the original X-Fi series.

Oh, they had designers then..!

I originally had one of these...

Upgraded to this...

They were fantastic yokes.

Thanks a mil for the heads up OP.

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#6 31-05-2018 11:06pm
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I had the original nomad zen, oddly enough the jack on it broke, oldest piece of technology in the damn thing.

I switched to cowon mp3 players after that, loved em despite their oddness

Kept my audigy sound card and front panel for years and years too, great piece of kit

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#7 01-06-2018 12:24am
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Bambi wrote: »

I had the original nomad zen, oddly enough the jack on it broke, oldest piece of technology in the damn thing.

I still have mine, looking at swapping out the hard drive. A guy on Facebook (Lee from VE) had his modded by a friend and forwarded me some info, but I mislaid it or it was removed. I only use FB to buy and for projects, so I don't really know what happened to it.
Anyway, planning on getting it back and putting life back into the Nomad

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#8 01-06-2018 10:51am
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Still have my Zen, still using it. Tis great

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#9 01-06-2018 10:58am
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how does a sound card compare to todays onboard sound?

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#10 01-06-2018 11:13am
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any decent cheap bluetooth speakers there?

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#11 01-06-2018 11:22am
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Have a muvo 2c myself best small speaker I have ever owned.

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#12 01-06-2018 12:10pm
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Got one of the chrono alarm clocks, FM radio and Bluetooth speaker, also takes SD cards. Waterproof too so can use it in shower. 40 odd quid delivered. Cheaper than Amazon. Cheers op. Gave the muvo mini as a present few years ago and was impressed with the sound for such a compact and relatively cheap speaker.

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#13 01-06-2018 1:08pm
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You can actualy get 30% off with this code. SUMMERSW30

Had my eye on the on these headphones Aurvana Trio were €149 now down to €129 and with me 30% off €104. Happy days.

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#14 01-06-2018 1:26pm
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Code is only working for me on things not already reduced?

Edit: it just happens to not be working on the iroad stuff I tried as theyre only pre-order

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#15 01-06-2018 2:43pm
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verycool wrote: »

Upgraded to this...

Still have this, never use it, probably worth pennies as well now even if it's the 30GB model

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#16 01-06-2018 4:18pm
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Ah, memories of the days before my phone could play music. Great yokes tho.

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#17 01-06-2018 5:20pm
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Thanks, OP.
Unfortunately, the Piano Keys are out of stock.

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#18 01-06-2018 6:10pm
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Anyone else having problems using the code? Trying to buy a pair of Aurvana Air (and it says they're eligible for the discount) but promo code won't apply to price at checkout.

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#19 01-06-2018 11:47pm
mobby

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karlyk1 wrote: »

Anyone else having problems using the code? Trying to buy a pair of Aurvana Air (and it says they're eligible for the discount) but promo code won't apply to price at checkout.

Working for me

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#20 02-06-2018 12:57am
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Mp3. I bought a mini disc lads what a failed piece of tech that was.

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#21 02-06-2018 2:31am
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rob316 wrote: »

Mp3. I bought a mini disc lads what a failed piece of tech that was.

I had a minidisc and then got a Sony Walkman that could read MP3's from a CD. Moved to a Creative Jukebox

Then ordered something exotic called an "iPod" from the US on something called eBay in 2002. They were some days.

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#22 02-06-2018 7:57am
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Tried various values in the code and seem that 35 actually worked

SUMMERSW35

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#23 02-06-2018 8:10am
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GobBass wrote: »

I miss their MP3 players, especially the original X-Fi series.

Oh, they had designers then..!

"Oh, it was a fine machine with a vulcanized rubber listening tube which you crammed in your ear."

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#24 02-06-2018 8:22pm
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Thanks to OP and whoever posted the 35% off code, worked for me.

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#25 02-06-2018 8:33pm
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Any actual stand out products to buy with the discount?

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#26 03-06-2018 6:12am
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karlyk1 wrote: »

Anyone else having problems using the code? Trying to buy a pair of Aurvana Air (and it says they're eligible for the discount) but promo code won't apply to price at checkout.

Tried to apply the code to the Creative Live! Cam Connect HD that i saw on website reduced from 79.99 to 55.99
Codes didn't worked at the checkout page, except for the SUMMERSW35 that was applied to the original price of 79.99, bringing the price down to 51.99
Not a bad price for a webcam with onboard H.264 encoder , pity it does only 720p video

@offtopic : since many people cover the laptop webcam with paper/sticker, maybe the manufacturers will go back to laptops without webcams, or make a physical hardware button , to connect the webcam pins to motherboard when you need a video chat

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#27 03-06-2018 11:27am
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Yeah, figured out it doesn't apply to already discounted prices - just the original RRP

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#28 03-06-2018 12:14pm
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Skerries wrote: »

how does a sound card compare to todays onboard sound?

It really is all about the quality of the digital analogue conversion.

If you are sending your sound to an external device digitally, like an AV AMP via HDMI or speakers/headset with Bluetooth, then a sound card will make no difference.

If you've analog speakers/headphones connected to the on board with 3.5mm jack then there will be likely some improvement if you use the analog output of the sound card instead. How much depends on how cheap the motherboard is and how good the speakers/headphones are.

If you've already a USB DAC it is the same thing effectively but a good soundcard will likely do a better job and have more outputs for 5.1 setups etc.

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#29 03-06-2018 1:02pm
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go4it wrote: »

@offtopic : since many people cover the laptop webcam with paper/sticker, maybe the manufacturers will go back to laptops without webcams, or make a physical hardware button , to connect the webcam pins to motherboard when you need a video chat

Many come with cam covers now, and some pop up/out from the top in the AIO's mostly.
You can buy covers too
https://www.zapals.com/webcam-cover-for-smartphones-laptop-tablet-macbook-3pcs.html
and for phone
http://www.buyincoins.com/item/105877.html
http://www.buyincoins.com/item/105875.html

I have everything covered

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#30 03-06-2018 2:05pm
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I had an issue where the webcam would start on my work laptop when I opened webex but I sorted that. Never had any other reason to cover them. Am I being naive or is everyone getting paranoid?

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#31 03-06-2018 7:27pm
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Kolido wrote: »

Am I being naive or is everyone getting paranoid?

Probably both.:pac:

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