Refurbished gear: good or bad?
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Have you ever purchased a refurbished item? If so, did it turn out to be the great deal you expected, a total disaster, or something in between? Share your stories and read one by The Cheapskate himself.
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Some last minute advice about the hot tech toys
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A new specification will add features to Blu-ray disc players proves that people really just subscribe to consumer electronics rather than buying them. Accept that and you can defend profligate spending on the latest TV or being a penny-pincher.
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Will dirty dealers scare eBay users off?
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Whether you need a pocket PC, a fashion accessory or a new service, we've got you covered with reviews of the best phone gear out there.
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Retailers often play by different rules in accepting electronics returns. Here are some tips to help you navigate the tricky world of returns, exchanges, and warranties.
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Review Mid-range features, performance for under Â£100?
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The United Network Equipment Dealer's Association, a group of used-equipment resellers, wants to change corporate tech-buying perceptions about the aftermarket for Cisco and other network hardware products.  This week UNEDA released a study of its own members that could further its efforts. The study of more than 128 pre-owned network equipment dealers worldwide found 95 percent said they can deliver used network gear to customers within one or two days, which the group says is a contrast to the typical 10-week delivery cycle of OEM vendors such as Cisco and Nortel.
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Frustrated by sub-par, outsourced customer service and technical support? Would you be willing to pay a premium for onshore service?
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Benchmark just invested in a support vendor.  Another one.  Is there a lesson in this?
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The venerable retailer finally gets apparel and home furnishings online. Does it matter?
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By Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Mar. 8--In an ideal world, every time a new TV set or computer monitor was purchased, an old, junky one would be recycled -- rather than being dumped from Skyline Parkway or tossed into a rural ditch or even forgotten in a basement.
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Sharp designs and colors fight the impression made by older devices.
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For expensive gifts, can you trust a seller's bargain on eBay?
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We think a lot about getting new gadgets, but not so much about getting rid of old ones. The result: old cell phones, defunct laser printers and Pentium III computers gathering dust.
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Q: I know that analog TV is going off the air next February and that I can keep using my old analog set with a digital converter box, but I can't find any at a reasonable price. So what good is a $40 coupon from the government for the purchase of a converter?
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Tycho: This thing is pretty huge. I don't mean in terms of kilobytes - I mean it's packed tight with powerful features. Upscaling of content has been in demand, and it's been delivered. Like the 360 Elite, you need to be hooked up via a managed connection (i.e., HDMI) to upscale a DVD. Past that, it will knock up your old PS/PS2 games to 1080p, but the results we've gotten here haven't been supernatural - still appreciated, though.The real flavor is elsewhere: specifically, the ability to stream video, pictures, and music from "a DLNA compliant device," which you'll find just about every computer already is. That's only half of it. The Remote Play option of the PSP (the one that lets you enjoy certain types of content stored on your PS3 via your PSP) is deeply enriched by this capacity. You can do this much already. But with the next update for the Playstation Portable - 3.50, to be released before the end of the month - you'll be able to access your PS3 remotely via any wireless connection. I must say, starting a download at home while I'm still at the office sounds pretty Goddamn good. Also, while we are loving the PSP, am I the only person enthralled by the idea of R-Type Tactics? (CW)TB