Amazon’s Biggest Ever Deals Event

Doge · 23-11-2015 1:10am

Some good deals on amazon.de tomorrow.

Right now this Sandisk SSD Plus 120GB drive is €36.90 from amazon france:

http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B00S9Q9UKS?ref_=gb1h_tit_m-4_1087_3179a405&smid=A1X6FK5RDHNB96

22 hours left.

crasy dash · 23-11-2015 1:23am

Not a techie but what's the benefit of a ssd?
I have a 4 year old laptop only used for browsing the net and the odd old game?

Would I benefit anything from getting the above drive?

_Tombstone_ · 23-11-2015 1:41am

crasy dash wrote: »

Not a techie but what's the benefit of a ssd?
I have a 4 year old laptop only used for browsing the net and the odd old game?

Would I benefit anything from getting the above drive?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j84eEjP-RL4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQEjGKYXjw8

Biggest improvement you could make really, keep the HDD you have in it at the min for storage and the ssd for Windows.

Doge · 23-11-2015 2:12am

crasy dash wrote: »

Not a techie but what's the benefit of a ssd?
I have a 4 year old laptop only used for browsing the net and the odd old game?

Would I benefit anything from getting the above drive?

Depends really on how impatient you are when it comes to loading things!

I'm happy out with my 5400 rpm 500gb drive in my laptop that I swapped from my PS4, since I clean installed Windows 10.

Huge improvement in startup and shutdown times over Windows 7.

cocaliquid · 23-11-2015 4:02am

wow you have to be trolling

Oat23 · 23-11-2015 10:29am

Been waiting for the XL air fryer to go down. €159 + shipping if anyone's interested. Big discount over what you'd pay here or in the UK.

http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00BS97UUA?ref_=gb1h_tit_c-4_2707_e0aca09c&smid=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF
Starts in 11 minutes.

Says 93% of them were reserved by prime early access members. I hope I get one..

edit: Now gone to 100% reserved and the open sale hasn't even started. F*ck. :mad:

double edit: Got one for €177 delivered. €57 off. Nice! Did some more research in the 15 mins I had to decide. Cheapest place in the UK is amazon who charge €291. Can't find any Irish stores selling it. Very happy with that saving.

Amouar · 23-11-2015 10:52am

Oat23 wrote: »

Been waiting for the XL air fryer to go down. €159 + shipping if anyone's interested. Big discount over what you'd pay here or in the UK.

http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00BS97UUA?ref_=gb1h_tit_c-4_2707_e0aca09c&smid=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF
Starts in 11 minutes.

Says 93% of them were reserved by prime early access members. I hope I get one..

edit: Now gone to 100% reserved and the open sale hasn't even started. F*ck. :mad:

double edit: Got one for €177 delivered. €57 off. Nice! Did some more research in the 15 mins I had to decide. Cheapest place in the UK is amazon who charge €291. Can't find any Irish stores selling it. Very happy with that saving.

It will come with a EU plug since it's from Germany. Since this needs high power, and EU UK adapter will probably not work, how will you fix this?

vicwatson · 23-11-2015 10:57am

Amouar wrote: »

It will come with a EU plug since it's from Germany. Since this needs high power, and EU UK adapter will probably not work, how will you fix this?

Surely just snip the cable and add a 3 pin plug no?

WeleaseWoderick · 23-11-2015 10:59am

James Bond - 23 Film Collection on bluray is £39.99 on Amazon today.

As with everything on there it would be a far better bargain if the €/£ rate were better but still pretty good for the bluray set.

Oat23 · 23-11-2015 11:04am

Amouar wrote: »

It will come with a EU plug since it's from Germany. Since this needs high power, and EU UK adapter will probably not work, how will you fix this?

vicwatson wrote: »

Surely just snip the cable and add a 3 pin plug no?

I bought a 1200W pizza maker from amazon.it that works fine with an adapter that is fitted with a 13A fuse. This should be fine with the same adapter since the machine is 2100W and 13A is good to 3000W, but changing the plug shouldn't be too difficult either.

grogi · 23-11-2015 11:09am

CH3OH wrote: »

Generally the rate charged by your card provider is better than the rate offered by amazon

Marginally, I did a comparison a few years back. Depending on the bank they will also have a minimum currency conversion fee.

It is much more beneficial to be charged in your card's currency if you need to return anything.

sburn · 23-11-2015 11:11am

Anyone any opinions on the Asus transformer book on .co.uk for £149, looking for laptop for a 12 year old for basic usage, seems a good deal.

grogi · 23-11-2015 11:12am

Amouar wrote: »

It will come with a EU plug since it's from Germany. Since this needs high power, and EU UK adapter will probably not work, how will you fix this?

A quality adapter supports up to 13A, as much as typical wiring in German houses... It is almost 3kW, you'll be fine...

bored_newbie · 23-11-2015 11:46am

sburn wrote: »

Anyone any opinions on the Asus transformer book on .co.uk for £149, looking for laptop for a 12 year old for basic usage, seems a good deal.

I'm sure everyone will complain about the 2Gb RAM. If its basic usage and browsing (no games), it might be fine for a 12 year old.

Morpork · 23-11-2015 12:48pm

sburn wrote: »

Anyone any opinions on the Asus transformer book on .co.uk for £149, looking for laptop for a 12 year old for basic usage, seems a good deal.

I have 2 of them sitting by my desk in work. They're both broken. I've had dealings with 4 of them and all 4 have had hardware problems.

Doge · 23-11-2015 8:40pm

Audio-Technica ATH-M50X Studio Monitor Professional Headphones - £88.38 / €125

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HVLUR86/?tag=ho01f-21

Thats their lowest price ever on Amazon, non lightning deal also.

jamesbil · 23-11-2015 9:16pm

Anyone bought Drink from Amazon? A few whiskey deals on at the moment..

NATLOR · 23-11-2015 9:45pm

jamesbil wrote: »

Anyone bought Drink from Amazon? A few whiskey deals on at the moment..

They dont deliver any glass bottled products outside of UK mainland

dodzy · 23-11-2015 9:51pm

NATLOR wrote: »

They dont deliver any glass bottled products outside of UK mainland

Parcel Wizard...if you were determined.

NATLOR · 23-11-2015 9:53pm

dodzy wrote: »

Parcel Wizard...if you were determined.

Their address is NI they wont ship there either AFAIK

jamesbil · 23-11-2015 9:54pm

NATLOR wrote: »

They dont deliver any glass bottled products outside of UK mainland

Parcel Motel?

NATLOR · 23-11-2015 9:57pm

There is 10% off all items in their warehouse deals section until 30/11, discount is taken off automatically at the checkout

FourFourRED · 23-11-2015 10:13pm

jamesbil wrote: »

Parcel Motel?

Northern Ireland isn't considered "mainland UK" AFAIK.

dodzy · 23-11-2015 10:28pm

NATLOR wrote: »

Their address is NI they wont ship there either AFAIK

Yeah, you're correct. For some reason, I thought they had a UK mainland address, but as it turns out, its up North, as is PM.

Basq · 23-11-2015 10:41pm

Picked up the Pebble earlier for £49.. great price!

23-11-2015 10:43pm

Basq wrote: »

Picked up the Pebble earlier for £49.. great price!

What is a Pebble, exactly? Damn these tempting prices.

dodzy · 23-11-2015 10:46pm

Deleted User wrote: »

What is a Pebble, exactly? Damn these tempting prices.

Its a smart-watch.

jonerkinsella · 23-11-2015 10:56pm

Deleted User wrote: »

What is a Pebble, exactly? Damn these tempting prices.

If you don't know what it is ,then you definitely do not need it :P

keep your money in your pocket for when you do need it

TheDriver · 24-11-2015 2:00am

Compared to last 2 years where I would have plenty picked out on lightning deals, its fairly crap this year with lots of plain rubbish

Doge · 24-11-2015 4:10am

Sh1t just got real!

Upto 40% off Anker Products:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=gb1h_rlm_m-3_5747_821f4bd2?rh=i%3Aelectronics%2Cn%3A560798&sort=relevancerank&hidden-keywords=B011U6Q0K6%7CB00M1J93TC%7CB00P8SY7HQ%7CB00SMLPPD6%7CB00PRXHCPQ%7CB0109TWZ54%7CB00GZC35YK%7CB00GAYC3SW%7CB00PGTD0BQ%7CB00PK1IIJY%7CB00YSA0WI8%7CB012SNMWCK%7CB012SRLKZ6%7CB00VTI8K9K%7CB013HYCQQ6%7CB00VJSGT2A%7CB00VJQLKNK%7CB00NPJP33M%7CB00Y25XFGK%7CB011KOQ8HS&ie=UTF8&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-3&pf_rd_r=H1BSVWXCYSCX39HXB6PG&pf_rd_i=161428031&pf_rd_p=762975747

Anyone who has bought Anker products before will know just how high quality they are. I'm a serious fan of the Brand, and I usually dont care for brands.

Had been waiting on a price drop for these 3, absolute insta-buy!

uck51js9zml2yt · 24-11-2015 4:13am

Basq wrote: »

Picked up the Pebble earlier for £49.. great price!

You could have gone to the beach and pocked more of than one for free

Basq · 24-11-2015 8:49am

Mohammad Dazzling Nitroglycerine wrote: »

You could have gone to the beach and pocked more of than one for free

The calibre of jokes this year is about as good as the deals!

uck51js9zml2yt · 24-11-2015 8:51am

Basq wrote: »

The calibre of jokes this year is about as good as the deals!

Thanks......I think

barneyrub · 24-11-2015 9:33am

ablelocks wrote: »

one tip in case people don't know about it :

if there's something in particular that you have your eye on, put a camelizer alert on it and you will get the alert if it is scheduled to be on the lightening deal list - most of the lightening deals are posted the evening/night before so using camel means you won't miss out.

I did this yesterday on a couple of items but didn't get any alert that it was a lightning deal or that the price dropped?

dodzy · 24-11-2015 9:39am

Mohammad Dazzling Nitroglycerine wrote: »

Thanks......I think

I think Basq was referring to the mainly poor deals we have seen up to this point while he was drawing comparisons to your 'beach' joke

Doge · 24-11-2015 9:43am

barneyrub wrote: »

I did this yesterday on a couple of items but didn't get any alert that it was a lightning deal or that the price dropped?

I had a camecamelcamel email alert set up for that anker speaker and got no alert for the lighning deal. I don't think it can detect lightning deals atm.

seamus · 24-11-2015 9:54am

FourFourFM wrote: »

Northern Ireland isn't considered "mainland UK" AFAIK.

FWIW, Parcel Motel won't accept deliveries of glass bottles, I've tried to get a case of wine from the UK shipped through NI before and PM rejected it.

If they're being shipped in plastic containers you might get away with it though. But their T's and C's don't allow alcohol.

traprunner · 24-11-2015 9:58am

The Amazon deals are not as great as they appear to be at first. If you look at the discount percentage you'd think you are getting a great bargain. That percentage is off the RRP and not the price Amazon normally charges.

I was just looking at an item that was marked 25% off. It worked out at 45p. See pricing below.

RRP: £9.99
Price: £7.98
Deal Price: £7.53 & FREE Delivery in the UK on orders over £20.
You Save: £2.46 (25%)

ted1 · 24-11-2015 10:20am

Does anyone now a Parcel motel type thing that will get amazon.de to deliver to?

I Need to get 2 of the their kids tablets. they are 99.99 (140 euro) on the UK site and only 119 euro on the .de site.

it say they won't deliver to Ireland

Doodah7 · 24-11-2015 10:28am

ted1 wrote: »

Does anyone now a Parcel motel type thing that will get amazon.de to deliver to?

I Need to get 2 of the their kids tablets. they are 99.99 (140 euro) on the UK site and only 119 euro on the .de site.

it say they won't deliver to Ireland

Usually on Amazon.de for products that they won't deliver to Ireland, they will deliver to the UK. Put in your Parcel Motel address and I reckon they will deliver there.

crabbypaddy · 24-11-2015 10:33am

There's mailbox.de but hardly worth the hassle, if you buy from UK keep an eye on the price if its reduced in next 30 days which is almost guaranteed customer service will refund the difference

pah · 24-11-2015 10:35am

Am I right in saying that we can see the price the deal is going to be as it says "Prime early access" and shows the discount? This wasn't the case before if I recall last year - frantically hitting the add to basket button as the deal price was revealed?

There's a 960GB SSD coming up, wonder what kind of discount it might get

Edit £149 35% off about €212 very tempted

link

ablelocks · 24-11-2015 10:39am

barneyrub wrote: »

I did this yesterday on a couple of items but didn't get any alert that it was a lightning deal or that the price dropped?

Doge wrote: »

I had a camecamelcamel email alert set up for that anker speaker and got no alert for the lighning deal. I don't think it can detect lightning deals atm.

yeah same for me. I did get pre-alerts previously for lightening deals so assumed it would be the same this time around too. I've set up a couple more for today so will see.

brophs · 24-11-2015 10:40am

I've had a look and couldn't see anything so I'll ask here. Has there been any mention of any Bluetooth headphones being reduced? Also, are the best discounts on Black Friday itself, or is it all much of a muchness?

Cheers.

The_N4sir · 24-11-2015 10:42am

From hotukdeals:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product
/B009W1Q66K?tag=hotukdealsev-21

Power line adapters (500 Mbps twin pack) for 12 pounds. Managed to get a pair but they will run out quickly.

Edit: Can't get the link to work correctly so just copy paste the whole link

Tar.Aldarion · 24-11-2015 11:21am

seamus wrote: »

FWIW, Parcel Motel won't accept deliveries of glass bottles, I've tried to get a case of wine from the UK shipped through NI before and PM rejected it.

If they're being shipped in plastic containers you might get away with it though. But their T's and C's don't allow alcohol.

Perhaps parcel wizard would though as it's just DPD

pah · 24-11-2015 11:22am

pah wrote: »

Am I right in saying that we can see the price the deal is going to be as it says "Prime early access" and shows the discount? This wasn't the case before if I recall last year - frantically hitting the add to basket button as the deal price was revealed?

There's a 960GB SSD coming up, wonder what kind of discount it might get

Edit £149 35% off about €212 very tempted

link

Pulled the trigger on this had a £10 promotional discount applied at checkout also

:D

Tar.Aldarion · 24-11-2015 11:32am

Think I want most on there at the moment is peanut butter.

traprunner · 24-11-2015 11:39am

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Think I want most on there at the moment is peanut butter.

Holland and Barretts buy 1 get one half price is probably cheaper!

bored_newbie · 24-11-2015 11:43am

ted1 wrote: »

Does anyone now a Parcel motel type thing that will get amazon.de to deliver to?

I Need to get 2 of the their kids tablets. they are 99.99 (140 euro) on the UK site and only 119 euro on the .de site.

it say they won't deliver to Ireland

Which tablets are they?

Amazon’s Biggest Ever Deals Event

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