£25.54 NEC, Sony, BenQ DVD writers

ANYONE know of German IT/hardware shops shipping to UK ** We're trying to convince resellers in this column to offer freebies or additional discounts to our readers. If you do buy from any of the guys listed here, just tell them that you come from theinquirer's daily buy column. And, resellers or readers alike, if you have some hot and spicy deals. Send me a line.

Bigpockets are flogging a lot of their DVD writers for a £25.52+VAT. Amongst those are the BenQ DW1620 and the DW1600, the Sony DRU710A, the NEC ND3520, NEC ND3540A; all of which are first class DVD writers supporting Dual Layer and superior DVD RW speed writing.

There's an auction taking place near London Gatwick next Saturday (4th June 2005); organised by MCA, Major Computer Auctioneers. You can contact them on 01342717445. The whole list can be viewed here. Don't for get that you'll have to add nearly 30% to the total price to include the 10% commission and VAT. Amongst the goodies listed is a Dell Dimension 8400 with 1GB memory, DVD writer and a 160GB HDD.

CompUSA has a mail in rebate deal, a 160GB HDD running at 7200RPM for only $29.99 after $100 MIB. It has a 8MB cache and a one year warranty. You can also add in a USB 2.0 3.5-inch External Hard drive enclosure from FMI for only $29.99 after $10 instant saving. Fancy a $160GB external HDD drive for only $59.98? Still from Compusa is a DP-315 Progressive scan DVD player from Norcent Technology. Only $19.99 after $20 MIB and instant savings for the cheapest DVD player in the US. Plus while you're there, add in a Koss Corporation behind the head portable Stereophones - not one of those cheap OEM brands - and a 10-oz Memorex Air duster for free after $19.98 rebates. Last, a 802.11b Wireless Router from D-Link is being sold for only $4.99 after a $45 rebate. This is the DI-514, one of the very first routers from Dlink.