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DealDash Tips for Choosing a Laptop

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Laptops don’t last forever, each year a newer, better model comes out. If you want to keep up with the times, here are some tips from DealDash on how to choose your new laptop.

So you are looking for a new laptop. The very fist thing that you need to decide is what type you are looking for – Apple, Windows-based, or Chromebook? Once you have decided that important factor, then it’s easier to narrow down your possibilities and decide what the best choice of laptop is for you.

Apple makes a few different laptops, the Apple MacBook will be a great choice. The Apple MacBooks all have a distinctive look, efficient performance, and advanced capabilities. here are the top 5 from 2016:

  • Apple MacBook Pro with retina display 13.3 inch
  • Apple MacBook with retina display 12 inch
  • Apple MacBook Air 13.3 inch MJVE2LL/A
  • Apple MacBook Air 11.6 inch
  • Apple MacBook Air 13.3 inch MMGF2LL/A

There are so many different Windows-based laptops with different features that it’s very difficult to narrow it down to just 5 choices. Different users will be looking for different features – some of the laptops are better for video processing, while others are better for gaming or doing graphic design. However, here are the top 5 Windows-based laptops across all of the different brands for 2016:

  • Dell XPS 13
  • Asus ZenBook UX305
  • Razer Blade Stealth
  • Samsung Notebook 9
  • Microsoft Surface Book

If you are looking for something compact that you can check your email, surf the web, and watch videos with, but you aren’t interested in any of the higher-end uses, then you need a Chromebook! I personally think that Chromebooks are amazing – I am using one right now! They are the perfect blend of the portability of a tablet and the ease of a keyboard and touch mouse. I love my Chromebook and take it everywhere with me. You can even use the Google Play store to download apps from their huge catalog of Android-based apps, many of which are free. Here are the top 5 Chromebooks of 2016:

  • HP Chromebook 14
  • Dell Chromebook 11
  • Asus Chromebook Flip
  • Acer Chromebook 15 (LOVE this Chromebook)
  • HP Chromebook 13

So you see, you have a huge array of choices when finding your newest laptop. I hope that you have found this article from DealDash Tips helpful. When you’re ready to take the plunge and buy yourself a new laptop be sure to check DealDash first. DealDash has all of the latest and greatest laptops up for auction. Just click here to browse the auctions. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

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DealDash Tips to Avoid Costly Mistakes

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Everyone wants to avoid costly mistakes, here are some tips from DealDash to help save your wallet from disaster.

Most people come to DealDash with the high hopes of winning iPads for $4, or 50″ Ultra HD TVs for pennies on the dollar – and yes, this can happen, but it’s more likely that they will get frustrated and give up, with a bad opinion of DealDash. When you are trying to save a little money, you need to bid smarter, trickier, and more informed than the other bidders.  Here are some tips from DealDash so that you can attempt to avoid costly mistakes.

Firstly, you can avoid costly mistakes by doing your research. I know, I know, when you first discover DealDash it’s very exciting and you want to jump right in and start bidding. Well, STOP! Stop and think about each bid before you place them, think about if you’re willing to BIN (Buy It Now) if the auction doesn’t go in your favor. Then, after you have thought about these things, feel free to bid as you please. Remember: Stop, Think, Bid.

Next, another costly mistake is getting into auctions that you don’t have time to finish. If you are just getting ready to leave, you’re pressed for time, and you haven’t fully done your research (see above), then it isn’t the best time to bid. Now, if you are leaving, but you are going to have some free time to do these things where ever you are going, I have a solution for you. The DealDash app! You can take the DealDash app with you on your phone or tablet, and you can do your research and your bidding on-the-go!  If you haven’t downloaded the DealDash app yet you can definitely avoid bidding mistakes by using it when you’re out and about. Here are the directions to download the app:

Here is the Android version on Google Play – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dealdash&hl=en

Here is the iOS version in the App store –https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dealdash/id965782383?mt=8

I hope that you found this article from DealDash Tips helpful for avoiding costly mistakes.  Just click on this link to go to DealDash to browse auctions, set BidBuddies, bookmark auctions, and more. Now go visit DealDash and see how much you can save. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

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DealDash Tips: Bargain Kitchen

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If there’s something that every home has – it’s a kitchen. Here are some DealDash Tips to have a bargain kitchen.

No matter if your kitchen is old and rustic, quaint and homey, or sleek and modern, we all need kitchen supplies. We need cooking implements, we need small and large appliances, we need cutlery, and it would be nice to have a little personality to go along with it. Sadly, unique kitchen items with personality usually tend to be rather expensive. This is where DealDash can help. DealDash has cute, new, and unique items for the kitchen that you can win in their auctions.

Choosing to participate in a DealDash  auction for kitchen items is actually a very smart move – kitchen items such as pots, pans, and cutlery are things that people usually tend to replace every few years, so it’s kind of a no-brainer to bid on them on DealDash. As some of you might know, DealDash offers a special feature called BIN (Buy It Now), so that if you don’t happen to win the auction that you are participating in, you can pay the regular retail price, receive free shipping, and get all of your bids back as well. Not only that, but you get to keep all of the “clock time” that you received for being the highest bidder during the auction. Now that’s smart!

Other than bidding on the kitchen items on DealDash to save some money in your kitchen, here are some other handy tips from DealDash for a bargain kitchen:

  • Stop buying paper towels – Get a 10 pack (or more) of hand towels or tea towels and use them in place of paper towels. It will save you money as well as saving the environment.
  • Only buy fruit and veggies that are in season.
  • Jump aboard the mason jar craze! Use mason jars for everything from canning extra garden produce to storing dinner leftovers.
  • Buy meat in bulk packs, separate into meal sized portions, and freeze.

I hope that you found this DealDash Tips article on a bargain kitchen to be helpful. DealDash has just about anything that you could ever need for the kitchen (or anywhere else in the house. Visit DealDash today. Just click this link here. good luck and happy bidding everyone!

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DealDash Tips: Bidder Research

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If you’re not doing your research on the other bidders, you’re cheating yourself out of auction wins…

You love DealDash, I love DealDash, everyone loves DealDash! DealDash has been around since 2009, and has picked up so many registered users, there is always plenty of competition on the site. More competition means it’s more difficult to win auctions at a low price. Luckily, the more that you learn about the bidders on DealDash the more likely you are to win.

Whether you are just starting out on DealDash or if you are a seasoned bidder that’s been with DealDash since the beginning, it pays to know your competition. Who is your competition? Everyone! There are so many different types, ages, and personalities of bidders on DealDash, that you really need to be taking notes. Yes, seriously. You may choose to take notes on an Excel spreadsheet, a word document, emails to yourself, or even a plain old pen and paper. How you save your DealDash bidder research notes is up to you, but I personally prefer an Excel spreadsheet.

If you are going to start taking notes on different bidders using an Excel spreadsheet, I would start as soon as possible, and spend as much time doing your research as you can. The more bidders that you can add to your spreadsheet the better off you will be, and the more auctions that you will win.

There are a few things that you should take note of when doing research on DealDash bidders. You should make a note of bidder names, what sorts of auctions that they bid on, if they drop out of auctions early or stay late and over-bid, and if they are a polite bidder or a stomper. Once you have all of this information, then you can come into auctions more informed, and therefore more likely to be successful.

Once you start doing research on DealDash bidders you can categorize your bidders however you like. Some possible ways you might like to categorize your bidders are:

  • Over-bidders
  • Drop outs
  • Alphabetically (for easy look-up)
  • Or you might like to organize the bidders by their favorite categories, such as “gift cards” or “tools”

I hope that you have found this DealDash Tips article about doing research on bidders helpful. If you commit some time to doing bidder research, you will reap the rewards in the form of more auction wins. Visit DealDash now to check out the auctions. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

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