Bargains

Staples.com offers the HP Compaq Presario F750us 1.9GHz 15" Widescreen Notebook, model no. KC489UA#ABA, for $479.98. This $30 mail-in rebate drops it to $449.99. With free shipping, that's ties last week's Office Depot deal for the lowest total price we've seen by $140, but this deal has far fewer rebate hassles. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features an AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 1.9GHz dual-core processor, 15.4" 1280x800 widescreen LCD, 1GB RAM, 120GB Serial ATA hard drive, dual layer DVD burner, 802.11g wireless, and Windows Vista Home Premium. Deal ends February 2.

Staples.com offers the Hanns-G 21.6" Widescreen LCD Monitor, model no. HG-216DPB, for $239.99. This $40 mail-in rebate slices it to $199.99. With free shipping, that ties a deal from last month as the lowest total price we've seen. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a native resolution of 1680x1050, 300 cd/m2 brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 5ms response time, and HDMI with HDCP and VGA video inputs. Rebate ends February 2.

OfficeDepot.com offers the Westinghouse 46" Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. LTV-46W1, for $999.99. With $24.99 for shipping, that's $100 under our mention two weeks ago and the lowest total price we've seen. This TV features a 1366x768 native resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 500 cd/m2 brightness, 8ms response time, and HDMI (with HDCP), VGA, component, S-Video, and RCA inputs. Deal ends February 2.

YesBuy.net cut its price on the A-DATA PD9 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive to $27.45 with free shipping. That's a $4 drop since last week's mention and the lowest total price we've ever seen for an 8GB USB flash drive.

The Nordstrom.com Final Winter Clearance cuts 70% off hundreds of apparel items, shoes, and accessories for men and women. That's among the best sales we've ever seen from this merchant. Shipping is a flat $5. Convenient size and color pickers narrow the selection. Men's brands include Ermenegildo Zegna, BOSS, Ben Sherman, Michael Kors, Tiger Woods, Juicy Couture, and more.

Costco.com still offers its members the Samsung SyncMaster 245BW 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $399.99. (Non-members pay $20 more.) With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we've seen for this display since Black Friday. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a native resolution of 1920x1200, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 400 cd/m² brightness, 5ms response time, and both DVI (with HDCP) and VGA inputs.

Overstock.com offers the Hillary Clinton Nutcracker for $27.99. With $2.95 for shipping, it's the lowest total price we've seen since November when it had $1 shipping. Update: Better yet, it's available for $20.86 at Amazon.com, with free shipping on orders of $25 or more.

To be nonpartisan, the George W. Bush Toilet Bowl Brush is available for $16.98 plus about $6 for shipping at Things You Never Knew Existed.