{"id":58563,"date":"2012-08-31T16:07:29","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T14:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=58563"},"modified":"2012-08-31T16:09:38","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T14:09:38","slug":"cool-tech-deals-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/58563-cool-tech-deals-this-week.html","title":{"rendered":"Cool tech deals this week"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong><\/em>South African retailers are offering a number of specials on TVs, gaming and other tech products.<\/p>\n

Game and Makro\/Walmart are offering a variety of deals over this weekend (and some extended periods)<\/p>\n

Samsung 40-inch 3D LED TV (Game) R6,999.00<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game is promoting its Samsung 40-inch 3D LED TV, along with some DVDs thrown into the deal.<\/p>\n

The full-HD 3D TV features 3 HDMI ports, 2 USB inputs, built in Wi-Fi, and a 24-month warranty.<\/p>\n

The DVDs included are Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor, and Ice Age 3.<\/p>\n

The special is available:\u00a030 August 2012 \u2013 9 September 2012<\/p>\n

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Samsung 40-inch 3D LED TV<\/p><\/div>\n

LG 42-inch Full HD LCD TV (Makro) R4,499.00<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Makro\u2019s LG 42-inch Full HD LCD TV is priced at R4,499.00 for a limited time.<\/p>\n

The TV features a 1920×1080 Full HD resolution, 1 HDMI and 1 USB input, along with a 24-month guarantee.<\/p>\n

The special is available: 26 August 2012 \u2013 3 September 2012<\/p>\n

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LG 42-inch Full HD LCD TV<\/p><\/div>\n

Samsung 46-inch FHD LED TV (Game) R7,999.00<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game is holding more TV promotions, with a Samsung 46-inch FHD LED TV and decoder going for R7,999.00.<\/p>\n

The full-HD LED TV features 2 HDMI ports, a single USB \u201cConnect share movie\u201d input, and a 24-month warranty.<\/p>\n

The special includes a DSTV PVR decoder.<\/p>\n

The special is available:\u00a030 August 2012 \u2013 9 September 2012<\/p>\n

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Samsung 46-inch FHD LED TV<\/p><\/div>\n

Telefunken 37-inch FHD LCD TV (Walmart\/Makro) R2,999.00<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Walmart\u2019s special on a Telefunken TV is priced at R2,999.00.<\/p>\n

The 27-inch Full HD LCD TV features a contrast ratio of 1000:1, 2 HDMI inputs and 1 USB port, and a 12 month guarantee.<\/p>\n

The special is valid from 30 August 2012 \u2013 23 September 2012.<\/p>\n

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Telefunken 37-inch FHD LCD TV<\/p><\/div>\n

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COBY 39-inch 1080p Full HD LCD TV R2,399.00<\/h3>\n

Esquire’s special on a COBY 39-inch 1080p Full HD LCD TV is priced at R2,399.00 (excluding VAT).<\/p>\n

The TV features HDMI and VGA in.<\/p>\n

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Coby 39 inch 1080 full HD LCD TV<\/p><\/div>\n

HiSense 50-inch Full HD LCD TV (Esquire) R5,399.00<\/h3>\n

Esquire’s Spring special includes a HiSense 50-inch Full HD LCD TV, priced at R5,399.00 (excluding VAT).<\/p>\n

The TV features a 1920 x 1080 full HD resolution and 3 HDMI inputs.<\/p>\n

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HiSense 50 Full HD LCD TV<\/p><\/div>\n

1TB Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 (Makro) R899.00<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Makro is offering a special on its 1TB Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0.<\/p>\n

The 2.5-inch hard drive is priced at R899.00, and has a 1 year swop-out warrenty.<\/p>\n

Makro has limited stock of 2000 units.<\/p>\n

The special is available: 26 August 2012 \u2013 3 September 2012<\/p>\n

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1TB Portable Hard Drive USB<\/p><\/div>\n

Kingston SSD 2.5-inch internal SSD bundle (Esquire)<\/h3>\n

Esquire’s Kingston SSDs are on sale.<\/p>\n

The 60GB is priced at R699.00, while the 90GB is R999.00.<\/p>\n

These prices exclude VAT.<\/p>\n

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Kingston SSD 2.5-inch internal SSD Bundle<\/p><\/div>\n

OCZ Vertex 4 Series SSD (Esquire)<\/h3>\n

Esquire’s OCZ Vertex 4 Series SSD’s are on special this weekend.<\/p>\n

The 64GB SSD is R699.00, the 128GB SSD is R999.00, and the 256GB SSD is R1,899.00.<\/p>\n

These prices exclude VAT.<\/p>\n

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OSZ Vertex 4 Series SSD<\/p><\/div>\n

Playstation 3 160GB console with 2 controllers (Game) R2,999.00<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game are putting up a pretty alluring deal at the moment, by offering a 160GB Playstation 3 console, along with another dualshock 3 controller, all for R2,999.<\/p>\n

If you also choose to take a 12-month Mweb ADSL contract and accept the terms and conditions (including line rental etc), you get R1,000 slashed off and the whole bundle for R1,999.<\/p>\n

The special is available: 30 August 2012 \u2013 9 September 2012<\/p>\n

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Playstation 3 160GB console with 2 controllers<\/p><\/div>\n

Xbox 360 250GB Console and Gears of War trilogy bundle (Walmart\/Makro) R2,799.00<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Gears of War trilogy is all wrapped up now, but for those who have never played it and are looking to finally buy an Xbox 360, Makro are offering a solid deal on a 250 GB console and the three games.<\/p>\n

The special also includes a second controller, which will be needed for some Gears co-op action.<\/p>\n

The special is available: <\/strong>26 August 2012 \u2013 3 September 2012.<\/p>\n

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Xbox 360 250GB Console and Gears of War trilogy bundle<\/p><\/div>\n

iDrifta\/Walka special (Hi-Fi Corp) R499.99\/R599.99<\/h3>\n

Hi-Fi Corp are holding a special on its DSTV products.<\/p>\n

The iDrifta mobile can receive 15 DSTV mobile channels, and is priced at R499.99.<\/p>\n

The Walka Handheld TV is priced at R599.99.<\/p>\n

The special is valid from 30 August – 2 September.<\/p>\n

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iDrifta and Walka Handheld TV<\/p><\/div>\n

Related articles<\/h3>\n

Top gadgets expected at IFA 2012<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

LG Optimus G becomes official<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Most expensive collector\u2019s editions ever<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best priced mid-range graphics cards in SA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What tech specials are worth a look this weekend?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":340900,"featured_media":58577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[8967,35,849,13895,13897,14947],"class_list":["post-58563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gadgets","tag-game","tag-headline","tag-makro","tag-tech-deals","tag-tech-specials","tag-weekend-specials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58563"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/340900"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58563"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58703,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58563\/revisions\/58703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}