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Pack It Up: 5 Cheap and Cozy Cases for Your Laptop

By Martin Schneider, dealnews contributor

For many people, a laptop is like an important extension of the self. You've got work files on there, photos of your friends and relatives, your entire music library, and much more. Protect it (and your quality of life) while you're on the go with these five laptop case deals.

Published November 3, 2011

DIY RAM Upgrades: Cheaper Than BTO, Less Expensive Than 6 Months Ago

By Jeff Somogyi, dealnews Media Editor

For many tech savvy people, it may seem like a somewhat obvious statement that buying your own RAM and installing it into your desktop or laptop, DIY-style, is cheaper than configuring a new Built-To-Order (BTO) system with the upgraded RAM option. But is it always? To be sure, dealnews did a bit of investigating to see if this hypothesis was correct — and if so, just how much better it might be to go DIY.

Published September 27, 2011