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Most new laptops come bundled with Windows Vista. But what if you're not ready to make the jump to Vista or your access technology doesn't support it yet? Then get a refurbished laptop for less money which also comes with Windows XP. Buy.com has a Compaq Presario notebook with a Celeron-mobile 1.6GHZ processor, 60GB hard drive and wireless and wired network support for $499.99 with free shipping. Deal ends February 25.

Buy.com has the Samsung ML-2510 Laser Printer for $67.99 after a $60 mail-in rebate. With free shipping, it's the lowest price we could find for this printer. It prints at up to 25 pages per minute and is a monochrome printer. Rebate ends February 25.

Once again, Geeks.com offers $1.99 shipping on your entire order of $49.99 or more with coupon code SHIP4LESS. It matches the best shipping coupon we've seen from this merchant. Some items are excluded. Check this site through Monday for some Geeks.com deals that are now better with this coupon. Coupon ends February 19.

TheTechGeek.com has a USB 2.0 64-in-1 memory card reader for $9.99 shipped free. 64 types of memory cards? This is a bit of a misnomer, since they count every generation, type, or difference in a memory card as a new format, but it does support the vast majority of cards available today.

Buy.com has the Logitech Premium Notebook Headset for $29.95 after a $15 rebate. Shipping adds about $6. What makes these headphones premium? They're foldable, which makes them ideal for travel. They also include noise-canceling technology, volume, and mute controls.

Buy.com has the Logitech PlayGear Portable Speaker System for $15.99. Add about $6 for shipping. This portable speaker system is designed for the Playstation Portable but works with any device with a standard 3.5MM headphone jack. Of note, a Logitech rebate is available if you buy two qualifying products which gives you the lower-cost product for 50 percent off.

Today's Valentine's Day. Did you forget? Send a free, albeit cheesy, Love gram from TheLoveGram.com. Use promo code sharethelove at checkout. You can send 13 different messages to any phone number and schedule the call for now or the future. Deal ends today.

TheNerds.net has the Olympus DS-30 Digital Voice Recorder for $107.11. With about $10 for shipping, that's about $6 off our last mention and the lowest price we've seen for this model. This is the 256MB version of the new Olympus line of accessible voice recorders.

An Ebay seller has listed a Jordy Portable Magnifier/CCTV with a current bid of $405. This magnifier is head-mounted, magnifies up to 30X, and operates in four different modes including black and white, color, and high-contrast. Auction ends February 16.

Here's one of those items that sounds really cool, but would have to be tested in practice to see how well it works. Buy.com has the IrisPen Executive Pen Scanner for $94.99 with free shipping after two rebates totaling $75. The claim is that this scanner will input text directly into a Windows or Macintosh computer, in other words, it has OCR built-in to the pen. Roll the pen down the page to input the text with a claimed 99 percent accuracy. Deal ends February 18.

In case you missed the first one, an Ebay seller has listed another Allreader all-in-one reading machine for a BuyItNow price of $500 plus shipping. This device includes a scanner, OCR software, synthetic speech, DAISY player, and CD burner. This would be great for someone with limited computing skills or for a public lab. Auction ends February 14, if not bought sooner. Update: This item has been sold.

An Ebay seller has listed a Braille Blazer embosser with a current bid of $182.50. This unit powers on and speaks when buttons are pressed. Add $20 for shipping. Deal ends February 13.

Ecost.com has a pair of Sony Fontopia headphones for $18. Add about $8 for shipping. From the description: Sony's First Closed-Type Fontopia Design Reduces Outside Noise for High-Intensity
Listening, Helping to Generate Powerful, Resonant Bass Response.

Buy.com has the Acer TravelMate 2480 Celeron 1.6GHz widescreen notebook for $539.99 with free shipping. THis notebook features a Celeron-M processor, 512MB DDR memory, 80GB hard drive, 5 in 1 memory card reader, and Windows Vista Basic. Deal ends February 18.

Buy.com has the ATI TV Wonder 200 PCI TV Tuner card for $29.99. With free shipping, we couldn't find this card for less elsewhere. This card includes a cable TV tuner and will let you schedule and record your favorite television shows, turning your computer into a digital video recorder. It comes with a piece of software called Media Catalyst which may or may not be accessible, but there are other programs that will also record using this card that are more accessible.

An Ebay seller has listed an as-is Mountbatten Brailler with a current bid of $102.50. This unit does not come with cords and was pulled from a school system in a surplus auction. Listing ends early February 13.

We have added a new feature to the site which lets people sell their used high-tech and low-tech items. Check out the Attic, the first store in the Blind Bargains Flea Market. Included are several notetakers, a braille embosser, and speech synthesizer. More items will be posted in the coming weeks.

If you're using the accessible LG VX8300 phone from Verizon, here's a large forum topic with tips and tricks. There's over 40 pages of posts on this topic at the Mobiledia forums, many of which include useful information on tweaking and using this phone.

Buy.com has the Delphi RoadyXT XM Radio with car kit for $39.99 plus about $7 for shipping. New subscribers of XM Radio can get a $20 rebate, bringing the total before shipping to $19.99. You could buy additional accessories to turn this into a home unit, or just keep it for your car. Rebate ends March 31.

An Ebay seller has listed a Braillenote QT32 with a starting bid of $900. This Braillenote includes Keysoft version 5.0 and Sendero GPS version 2.0. Paid upgrades are available for both Keysoft and Sendero GPS. The unit includes all standard accessories. Auction ends late night February 12.