Dell Venue

Sorry followers for not being able to update the blog since last 5-6 days. Things happen around us, some of them are good and few of them are sad. But as the saying, 'Show must Go On' , we are back with the usual high spirits we carry with our self. 
Getting to the business, it’s been days I have been thinking of reviewing the new range of smart phones by Dell; and here I am, starting to write about the Dell Venue and trying to find the sabsecheapest price for this phone available from any online mobile store.

Working in Dell, I am fascinated towards and at the same time a bit biased towards these family of smart phones. So pardon me, if I go overboard with the specifics or somehow hiding the minor flaws.

Many of my friends have been asking about these phones; specially when I can offer them a modest discount of 8 – 10 % on these devices *one of the very few benefits of being in Dell*

 Once known as the Thunder, the Dell Venue is an Android 2.2 Froyo smartphone which features a large and chromatically rich 4.1-inch, 800×480 AMOLED touchscreen. It packs a 1GHz QSD 8250 processor under the hood, and can potentially carry up to 32GB of data via an extendable microUSB card. The 8-megapixel camera is a mixed bag full of settings — white balance, flash, exposure, multiple focus modes and color effects; all make the Venue's camera one of the most full featured phone cameras around.

• Features: Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), 1 GHz Scorpion
• Size & Dimension: 121 x 64 x 12.9 mm; 164 g
• Display: AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 480 x 800 pixels, 4.1 inches (~228 ppi pixel density)
• Memory: 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM, Card Slot - MicroSD, up to 32GB
• Camera: 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Video - Yes, 720p
• Data: 3G - HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, Bluetooth – Yes, USB - Yes  

Let’s get to the important task now, which is to find the best (= sabsecheapest) online price for Dell venue from any online store. Here's the listing of websites in descending order of prices    offered and all these players do not charge for delivering the product.

Website                     Price(INR) Delivery  Store


Sangeethamobiles          21481                    3 working days                    Go to Store 


Flipkart                        21850                    4-6 working days                  Go to Store


Adexmart                     21900                    2-4 working days                  Go to Store   


LetsBuy                       22499                    2-4 working days                  Go to Store

Happy buying. 

IPhone 4S 16GB

Today I have finally decided to take up one of the most talked / ranted / gossiped about phone worldwide for the sabsecheapest review.

Honestly speaking, selecting an Apple product for review comes with its biasing towards the brand and definitely a fascination towards the iPhone. What is with this brand that attracts clients and fans across the globe, reviewers waiting to evaluate an Apple product, other companies launching their best to compete alongside; this definitely is an all-together different discussion.

Let’s only focus on the newest in their iPhone series iPhone 4S.

Now as many would know, Apple was expected to release the iPhone 5 but instead we got an iPhone 4 with overhauled insides. The iPhone 4S comes with a faster processor, a better camera, a smarter virtual assistant and twice the storage of its predecessor. It also improves connectivity a notch, bringing 14.4Mbps HSPA download speeds. The back is where an 8-megapixel camera resides and it's capable of recording 1080p videos. iPhone 4S RAM size the same as of its predecessor and is 512MB but Apple have expanded the storage options for the iPhone 4S, and you can now choose a 64GB model in addition to the 16GB and 32GB versions that have been available before for iPhone 4.

·         Display - LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 640 x 960 pixels, 3.5 inches

·         Scratch-resistant oleophobic surface

·         Memory - 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, Card Slot - No

·         Camera - 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Video - Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging

·         Data – HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot

·         Stand-by Talk time - Up to 200 h (2G) / Up to 200 h (3G)

·         Siri natural language commands and dictation Integrated GPS

·         Voice command/dial FM radio

Here's the listing of websites in descending order of prices offered and all these players do not charge for delivering the product.

Website                      Price(INR) Delivery  Store


India Plaza                   43000                              Not given                                Go to Store
(Use coupon code ICICIFEST12 which reduces price from 44500 to 43000)

Infibeam                       44399                             Ships in 2-3 days                     Go to Store

Letsbuy                        44500                             Ships in 5-7 days                     Go to Store   

Revolution 2020 (Chetan Bhagat)

Today we are going to blog about the latest best seller from Chetan Bhagat- Revolution 2020.

Contrary to the title, the book is a triangular love story set up in a small town of Varanasi, India.


Although the book is available at very low price of Rs 140 at retail shops, online the book can be purchased at as low as Rs 77.

A brief of the book is as follows:

Revolution 2020 by Chetan Bhagat is a much awaited novel from the bestselling author. Set in small-town India, the story revolves around three friends, Gopal, Raghav and Aarti. Hailing from Varanasi, the trio is in pursuit of love, fame and success. Gopal and Raghav are similar in many ways. They are both intelligent but with different goals. One aims for monetary success while the other has bigger ideas and is aiming to create a revolution. Another common factor is their childhood friend Aarti, whom they both love. Success seems to elude them as the society they live in, only benefits the corrupt. Gopal gives in, while Raghav fights it. Who hits the bull’s eye and tastes success in this eventful journey? Does Aarti get the man of her dreams? Read on to know about Revolution 2020 and who pioneers it. Be a part of this wondrous journey with the protagonists as they take you back and forth in their pursuit of success and ethereal bliss

Here's the listing of websites in descending order of prices offered and except infibeam all these players do not charge for delivering the product.

Website                      Price(INR) Delivery  Store

Indiaplaza                      77                                 Ships in 3 days                           Go to Store

(Use promo code in the cart  ICICIFEST120 which reduce the price to 77)

Maansu                         89                                 Ships in 3 days                           Go to Store


Flipkart                        91                                  Ships in 2-3 days                        Go to Store

Infibeam                     114                                Ships in 3 days                           Go to Store
(Infibeam is not delivering this product free of cost and are charging the delivery fee)

Price Challenge: 11.22.63 (Stephen King)

In today's blog we will take you through a book that has been selected by New York times as one of its top 5 fiction books of the year.

We are talking about a new book released by Stephen King- 11.22.63, the day when John F Kennedy was assassinated. 

11/22/63  is a novel by Stephen King about a time traveler who attempts to prevent the John F. Kennedy assassination which occurred on November 22, 1963 (the date of the novel's title. Contrary to Kings genre of horror and fantasy stories, this one is an extensively researched work of historical fiction ... with a twist.

The book is available at a hefty MRP of Rs 895, however with our research, you can buy this book for as low as Rs 487/.

A brief of the book is as follows:

The novel follows Jake Epping, a high-school English teacher in a small town in contemporary Maine. Jake travels through a mysterious time portal to 1958, aiming to stop Oswald from killing President John F. Kennedy. Set almost entirely in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the narrative tracks Oswald's movements in the months and days leading up to the Dallas shooting, and features historical figures such as James Hosty, the FBI agent who investigated Oswald; Bonnie Ray Williams, Oswald's co-worker at the Texas Book Depository, and George de Mohrenschildt, a Russian geologist and friend of the assassin.

Here's the listing of websites in descending order of prices offered and needless to say all these players do not charge for delivering the product.

Website                      Price(INR) Delivery  Store

Infibeam                       487                                ships in 3-5 days                        Go to Store

(Use promo code in the cart freec50 which reduce the price from 537 to 487)

IndiaPlaza                    512                                Ships in 3 days                           Go to Store
(Use Coupon Code ICICIFEST12 which reduces the price from 582 to 512 INR)

Maansu                         618                               Ships in 3 days                           Go to Store


Flipkart                         627                               Ships in 2-3 days                        Go to Store

Price Challenge: Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)

We all have heard a lot about Afghanistan and atrocious ways under which Taliban ruled the nation. While many writers have written a lot on Afghanistan, but if there is one author who symbolizes with the sufferings of Afghans under the Taliban rule, it is Khaled Hosseini.  He has written 2 of the most important books on the subject- The Kite Runner and A thousand Splendid Suns.

In the first part of this blog, we will analyze The Kite Runner and provide you the with the least price at which you can have a copy of this excellent book.

The book is available at MRP of Rs 350, however with our research, you can buy this book for as low as Rs 179/- , a huge saving of 49%.

Before the price comparison across all online stores, lets look at what this book is all about:

Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to gain the approval of his father and resolves to win the local kite-fighting tournament, to prove that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan promises to help him - for he always helps Amir - but this is 1970s Afghanistan and Hassan is merely a low-caste servant who is jeered at in the street, although Amir feels jealous of his natural courage and the place he holds in his father's heart. 

But neither of the boys could foresee what would happen to Hassan on the afternoon of the tournament, which was to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return, to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.

Here's the listing of websites in descending order of prices offered and needless to say all these players do not charge for delivering the product.

Website                      Price(INR) Delivery   Store


IndiaPlaza                    175                                Ships in 3 days                          Go to Store
(Use Coupon Code ICICIFEST12 which reduces the price from 199 to 175 INR)

LandMarkOnNet          183                                 Ships in 3-5 days                     Go to Store
(Use Coupon Code LMHB10 which reduces the price from 203 to 183 INR)

InfiBeam                      221                               Ships in 3 days                           Go to Store 

Crossword                   229                               Ships in 3-5 days                        Go to Store 

Flipkart                        235                               Ships in 2-3 days                        Go to Store

Please leave your comments if prices mentioned above are not correct or you have got a better deal or you are looking for price comparison of some other product.

Price Challenge: Motorola Droid Razr XT910

Today I was happy, reason I met one of my friend from old company. So, somehow topic of online shopping comes up and it becomes interesting. My friend told me he used to consider Flipkart.com the cheapest and after going through my blog his mindset changed. Infact we have the same frame of mind before we started writing the blog. Flipkart no doubt has excellent customer service and they charge a premium for it. So, coming to the point, he actually bought Steve Jobs Biography from Indiaplaza.com at 326 INR more than 400 INR less than MRP after referring from this blog. I was elated and good to hear one of happy customer coming through our blog.

I was thinking which price challenge to take up for today. I analyzed from Motorola Defy plus to Nokia c2-02 but finally zeroed on Motorola Droid Razr XT910. It's the slimmest business phone in the market and very classy too.

This product is recent and its always a challenge to find the least price for newly launched products. But, we accepted the challenge and while the MRP of this smart phone is Rs 35, 900/-, it can be bought at Rs 31, 399/- through Timtara.com, a huge saving of almost Rs 4000 INR !!!

The key features of Motorola Razr XT910 are:

• - Worlds Thinnest Smartphone 7.1 mm thin
• - Made of Kevlar, Metal and Glass
• - 4.3" Super AMOLED "Advanced" screen
• - 1.2 Ghz Dual Core processor
• - Splash Proof Coating
• - 8MP Primary Camera
• - Full 1080p HD capture of images
• - 1.3 MP secondary Camera

MicroSIM card support only - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Splash resistant - HDMI port - SNS integration - Digital compass - Google Search, Maps, Gmail - YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration - MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - Organizer - Adobe flash support - Document viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

Here's the listing of websites in descending order of prices offered for Motorola Droid Razr XT910 and needless  say all these players do not charge for delivering the product.

Website                      Price(INR) Delivery    Store


Timtara                        31, 399                          Delivers in 7-10 days                    Go to Store
(Use coupon code T2K which reduces price to 31, 399 INR)

IndiaPlaza                    31, 490                          Ships in 3 days                             Go to Store
(Use coupon code ICICIFEST12 which reduces price to 31, 490 INR)

Sulekha                       32, 190                          Ships in 6 days                              Go to Store

InfiBeam                     32, 699                          Ships in 2-3 days                           Go to Store

LetsBuy                      32, 990                          Delivers in 2-4 days                       Go to Store
(Use coupon code AMEXLB which reduces price to 32, 990 INR)

Flipkart                        33, 990                         Delivers in 3-4 days                       Go to Store

(They are giving free 16 GB Scandisk Micro SD card ) 

Please leave your comments if prices mentioned above are not correct or you have got a better deal or you are looking for price comparison of some other product.

Price Challenge : Nikon CoolPix L24

Right now its season of marriages, engagements and  bachelor parties. What's common among all these is old friends getting together and meeting each other. These are moments to cherish and keep memories intact for years to come. Most of us now carry smart phones with high resolution cameras to click photos anytime but mobile camera phones can never compensate for the actual digital camera. So, its always better to have a decent digital point and shoot camera with you whenever you attend such events.

I find NIKON COOLPIX L24 a really nice point and shoot camera from Nikon. It costs less, very handy and excellent picture quality. So grab one so you won't miss on those amazing moments. It comes in three colors black , red and silver.

The MRP of Nikon CoolPix L24 is Rs 5, 450/-, it can be bought at Rs 4, 285/- through Timtara.com, a huge saving of almost Rs 1100 INR !!!. Also, in all the online stores its coming with freebies like Pouch, Battery Charger, 4 GB SD Card (1500 INR), Reebok watch and Pen( 3950 INR).

Coolpix L24 is the latest compact digital camera in the lifestyle series of Nikon. Coolpix L24 is a 14 megapixel camera and has a CCD sensor with 6.18 x 4.55 mm dimension. It has aspect ratios of 4:3 and 16:9. The camera also has Electronic Vibration Reduction feature, which helps in countering camera shake.

Body

Nikon L24 weighs 182g and has dimension of 98 x 61 x 28 mm. It has a 3-inch TFT LCD screen with a resolution of 230,000 dot pixels. This Nikon camera has internal memory of 17 MB and additional external memory can be added using SD memory card (also SDHC/SDXC compliant). The camera kit consists of twoLR6/L40 (AA-size) alkaline batteries, which are capable of taking 220 shots. The Coolpix L24 also supportsEN-MH2 and lithium batteries, which can click up to 450 and 700 shots, respectively.

Performance

The Coolpix L24 has optical zoom of 3.6x and digital zoom of 4x. The camera has Contrast detection Auto Focus with the range of 30 cm in Normal mode and 5 cm in Macro mode. This Nikon camera has Auto sensitivity feature, which ranges from ISO 80 - 1600. The shutter speed of the camera ranges from 1/4000 to 4sec. The in-built Flash has range of 7 m and the Aperture ranges from F3.1 - F6.7.

Features and Connectivity

The Nikon Coolpix has scene modes such as Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait, Party/indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Night landscape, Close-up, Food, Museum, Fireworks show, Copy, Backlight, and Panorama assist. The Face recognition feature in this camera detects up to 12 faces. The self-timer feature can be setup for 10 seconds duration. Coolpix L24 features shooting at 0.7 fps up to 3 shots in continuous mode. It also has BSS (Best Shot Selector) and Multi-shot 16 (16 frames with a single burst) capture modes. Coolpix L24 can record video at a resolution of 640 x 480 at 30fps. The camera supports AVI movie format and Compressed JPEG (EXIF) image format. In terms of connectivity, the Nikon Coolpix L24 can connect to computer using USB 2.0.

Here's the listing of websites in descending order of prices offered for Nikon Coolpix L24 and needless  say all these players do not charge for delivering the product.

Website                      Price(INR) Delivery    Store

Timtara                        4, 285                           Delivers in 7-10 days                      Go to Store
(Use coupon code NOV1K which reduce price from 5, 285 to 4, 285 INR)

IndiaPlaza                    4, 653                           Ships in 2 days                                Go to Store
(Use coupon code ICICIFEST12 which reduce price from 5, 285 to 4, 653 INR)

LetsBuy                       4, 759                           Delivers in 3-5 days                        Go to Store

(Use coupon code AMEXLB which reduce price from 5, 285 to 4, 759 INR. Also they are giving additional
8GB SD Card as well along-with 4GB one)

HomeShop18              4, 785                           Delivers in 3-7 days                        Go to Store
(Use Gift Voucher code GCP5EN92EP2K which reduce price from 5, 285 to 4, 785 INR)

BuyThePrice               4, 910                           Delivers in 3-6 days                        Go to Store

Flipkart                        5, 287                         Delivers in 2-4 days                          Go to Store

Please leave your comments if prices mentioned above are not correct or you have got a better deal or you are looking for price comparison of some other product.