Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, so it’s time to get something special for your closest companion, the one who’s always there for you, never judging and always turned on by you. Sure, chocolates and flowers are a little more traditional but, really, they’re not very practical – the chocolates get all melty and wind up gunking up the motherboard while the flowers … well … have you seen what happens when you try and cram a dozen long-stemmed roses into a slot-loading optical drive? It isn’t pretty.
… Yes, I am talking about your computer. Who else would I be talking about? We’ve got all sorts of upgrades and peripherals on special in our monthly Garage Sale, each with the potential for giving your special silicon someone that warm fuzzy feeling inside.
Here are some highlights
- NewerTech Power2U in-wall AC Outlet + USB Charging Ports from $17.50
- Solid State Drives (SSD) up to 480GB from $49.00
- Xeon Processors for Apple MacPro and other Xeon Motherboards from $245
- 2.5″ Hard Drives up to 1.0TB starting from $45.00
- 3.5″ Hard Drives up to 3.0TB from $39.00
- Of course, we always have a selection of Memory upgrades – 1GB $4.50, 2GB $5.50, 4GB from $13.50
- a range of Video Cards, Video Adapters, Video Cables and other video accessories.
- and much more…
As always, you’d better act fast – items are “first come, first served” and of varying limited quantities. Quantities are limited to that which is on hand and items automatically count down and ‘disappear’ as sold out. Sorry… no rain checks.

There are very compelling reasons to upgrade your current MacBook Pro. While my MacBook Pro is still a 2011 model with 8GB of RAM, I always felt that it could be a bit faster. Even with the 7200RPM Toshiba drive fitted, IO operations felt sluggish (even more so after installing the OWC) and I wanted to see if a SSD would make a big difference.
Newer Technology, Inc. announced today it has lowered the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price by 25% for its
Well, it’s that time of year again, and while not everybody can be at the Macworld | iWorld Expo in San Francisco (though if you are, make sure to visit us at Booth 513), we want to make sure everybody can get our Expo specials.
It’s been a while since
