Great Tech Bargains

While many high-tech gadgets have high-tech price tags, you can find some great values if you look hard enough. We did some shopping recently and uncovered some great electronic bargains.

Brother HL-5040 Laser Printer
It’s a great time to be buying a home laser printer such as the new HL-5040. It has great features, its fast, it has 8 megabytes of standard memory, and it can be upgraded easily. Perfect for folks who are doing everyday home or home office printing who want to put their best foot forward, the HL-5040 helps do the job for them. Five or ten years ago you’d pay $1000 for a printer with this feature set. Today you can get it for under $300. www.brother.com

Kodak Easy Share Software
Koday Easy Share software is now available free to anyone working with digital pictures. All you have to do is go to Kodak.com to view your pictures, organize them, print them at home or even order prints online. What’s most important of all is that it’s one touch simple. All you have to do is load the software onto your computer. It finds all your digital pictures and then you can edit them, fix them, organize them or print them at home or online using one of Kodak’s services.

Whirlwind Lightspeed Vacuum
The new Whirlwind Lightspeed is a 12 amp vacuum with a 3 quart dry capacity. It is the biggest dust cup of any bagless you’ll see. It has a true HEPA filtration which means it will capture allergens, dust mites and particles in the air up to 99.97%. The Lightspeed has special features such as the spin duster which is an electrostatically charged wand that lets you dust and vacuum on the go. At $149 this comes fully equipped with the spin duster. www.eureka.com