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| Pricing Comparison
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Columnist Leslie Walker compared prices for five items at eight different computer retailers on January 25. The results follow:
| Price Comparison Table |
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Palm III 2 MB PDA
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Epson Stylus Color 640
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Adobe Pagemaker 6.5 (Single License)
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Nikon Cool Pix 900S 8M
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Microsoft Publisher 98 (Standard Version)
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TOTAL BASKET PRICE
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| Buy.com |
$280
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$176
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$412
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$645
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$89
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$1,603
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| Onsale.com |
$286
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$176
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$428
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$676
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$92
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$1,658
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| *Cyberian Outpost |
$295
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$187
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$521
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$728
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$94
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$1,825
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| Egghead.com |
$310
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$217
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$478
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$710
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$104
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$1,819
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| CompUSA Online |
$306
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$190
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$474
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$779
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$89
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$1,930
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| CDW |
$337
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$189
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$448
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$739
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$119
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$1,832
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| Mail order via Global Computer Supplies |
$330
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$191
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$563
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$817
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$98
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$1,999
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CompUSA Store
Rockville, MD |
$369
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$179
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$599
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$800
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$100
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$2,149
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*Cyberian Outpost does not sell the CoolPix; an average of the other stores' prices is added for comparison purposes.
Prices for each item include a fee to ship each item individually at ground rates. Onsale's prices include all of its transaction and payment processing fees. CompUSA prices include a five percent Maryland sales tax.
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