The good part about the Logitech Trade in program is that it’s free and no matter how old your Logitech items, all Logitech cares about is what types of items you are sending in. The other nice thing is that you get your reward instantly.

The bad part is that your reward is a 20% off coupon, not a price for your specific item. This means that you are getting a steal if you recycle a broken or older accessory, but not so much if you just have an extra Harmony remote or MX mouse that still works.

Our advice is to use this program with older items, or those things you really want recycled and sell the other Logitech accessories at a gadget recycler, Craigslist or eBay.

What happens to your Logitech trade ins? According to the program’s website,

CeXchange, our recycling partner, provides a service that meets the highest environmental standards. When possible they will refurbish the products so they can be repurposed and reused. For items where that is not possible they will be recycled in accordance with all state and federal environmental regulations

Restrictions on Logitech trade ins:

• This program only applies to Logitech products.
• It is currently valid for private individuals living in the U.S.
• This offer can be changed or discontinued at any time.
• This offer does not replace any of the on-going recycling and environmental compliance initiatives in which Logitech participates

have you participated in teh Logitech Trade in program? What do you do with old accessories? Personally we like to have a backup mouse around the house.

Logitech Trade in and Trade Up Program Offers 20% Off New Logitech Gear is a post by Josh Smith from Notebooks.com.

To get the deal on one of these awesome jackets head over to ScotteVest and check out the two items. You can see our review of the ScotteVest Revolution Plus jacket and see how warm the revolution plus is before you buy.

Both of these products have a large number of pockets and zippers to keep all of your gear close while you brave the cold weather. The SeV Go 2 Jacket for Women is $131.25 after the discount and the SeV Revolution Plus is available for $150 after the discount. You must enter the promo code at checkout to get the discounted price.

Daily Deal: 25% off ScotteVest Revolution Plus and Go 2 Jacket For Women is a post by Josh Smith from Notebooks.com.

The Sprint credit union saver program doesn’t just offer 10% off most consumer plans, it offers 15% off many corporate plans. Other discounts include waved application fees and waived upgrade fees as well as discounts on phones. The discounts also cover most monthly recurring charges such as data or texting.

Unfortunately the savings are not compatible with the SERO or Simply Everything plans.

If you aren’t a member of a credit union you can join one easily. Most credit unions offer free membership to anyone who lives, works or worships in their community. You can also join different credit unions if you belong to specific groups. Most of the time you will need to put $25 in a savings account for membership, but after that you’re good to go.

To sign up for the Sprint credit union discount visit cuSaver.com or call (877) SAVE-4-CU and tell them you’re a “Credit Union Member,” and ask to be attached to the NACUC Corporate ID.

Sprint Discount Available to All Credit Union Members is a post by Josh Smith from Notebooks.com.

MacRumors and Engadget broke the story this morning and it appears that this will be an ongoing deal offered at select TJ Maxx stores. Some stores are reportedly holding stock for Black Friday, which would be the cheapest deal for an iPad on Black Friday. According to the TJ Maxx twitter account the $399 iPad locations are unadvertised.

One of our friends, a local iPhone and iPad developer in Toledo, OH, was able to score one of the new iPads earlier today and reported five more in stock, but within an hour the store had sold out.

Expect these discounted iPads to continue moving quickly throughout the holiday season! If you want to get one you may need to stop by TJ Maxx or Marshalls on a regular basis or slip the manager a $20 to call you when a shipment arrives!

TJ Maxx Selling $399 16GB iPads at Select Locations is a post by Josh Smith from Notebooks.com.

The Sony Back to School discounts are valid on the following series of notebooks and include instant discounts, performance upgrades, a free Adobe Bundle and Free Engraving.

• 13.1″ VAIO Z Series Notebooks – up to $500 off
• 13.3″ VAIO Y Series Notebooks – up to $325 off
• 16.4″ VAIO F Series Notebooks – up to $430 off
• 14″ VAIO EA Series Notebooks – up to $300 off
• 15.5″ VAIO EB Series Notebooks – up to $300 off
• 17.3″ VAIO EC Series Notebooks – up to $300 off

If you’re not sure which Sony notebook would be a good fit for you, try out the My Passion, My VAIO tool on the Sony website which lets you tell Sony what you’re passionate about and they will recommend the notebook that’s right for you.

View all Sony Back to School Notebook Discounts and Options.

The free Adobe Bundle is valued at $448 and available when you purchase a select VAIO EA, EB, EC, F, Y or Z Series notebook from Sony Style. This bundle includes Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 for photo editing, Adobe Premier Elements 8.0 for video editing and Adobe Acrobat Standard 9.0 for creating PDF files.

If you’ve been looking for a new notebook for back to school, these discounts are worth checking out but take note, the deal ends on August 21 or when a limited supply of notebooks runs out.

Sony Back To School Deals Include up to $958 in Savings and an Adobe Bundle is a post by Josh Smith from Notebooks.com.

That’s right, Amazon is now offering any college student with a valid email address a one-year Amazon Prime membership valued at $79 for free. The free membership in Amazon Prime is part of a new program called Amazon Student.

With an Amazon Prime account students can receive free 2-day shipping on any order, without any minimums; Prime members also enjoy next day shipping for $3.99.

Want a new highlighter? Click, click two days later it’s in the campus mailroom. Need to save cash on your  textbooks but your professor has already assigned a reading due for the next course? $4 will get those books delivered in time to read and finish your assignment and you don’t need to set foot inside your college’s bookstore.

To sign up for the free Amazon Prime for students offer you need to provide Amazon with your .edu email address, class year and major.

The best part about this free Prime membership is that students will no longer need to waste money on filler items to get free 5-7 “Super Saver Shipping” from Amazon. While students in most cities can head to Walmart or another retailer for a last-minute item there are plenty of small town colleges where the closest store with audio, computer or other items is 30 miles away. With a free Prime account students can order textbooks, supplies, snacks — almost anything Amazon sells and have it delivered free in just 2 days.

While the standard version of Amazon Prime autorenews it appears that the free Amazon Prime offer for students will not autorenew when the year completes. As part of the offer you are agreeing to let Amazon send you email offers but you can disable that in your account settings after you sign up. For more info check out the Amazon Student FAQ page.

Free Amazon Prime Membership for College Students is a post by Josh Smith from Notebooks.com.

College students with a .edu e-mail address can enjoy some extra savings on their holiday shopping this season! Edhance, a student discount platform, lets students who register for an account get cashback on purchases from select retailers.

Though the cashback program has a focus on local stores, there’s a large number of online shopping websites which have partnered with Edhance. There are even some sellers which have avoided other cashback program’s like Microsoft’s Bing Cashback! Some discounts that stick out are savings of up to 25% off purchases at ToshibaDirect and cashback from the Apple Store! You can check out the full list of deals here.

The program is relatively new but has a lot of promise. You can sign up for a free account using your .edu e-mail address. Apparently, students without a .edu account can still sign up but there’s some extra verification involved. When you make an account, you’ll be required to provide a credit card to help track your purchases. Cashback you earn will be issued to the credit card you added once you have earned $25.

If you’re a student looking to upgrade to the new Windows 7 operating system, check out our write-up on Microsoft’s $29.99 student pricing. Don’t all these savings make you want to go back to college?

Exclusive Cashback Program for Students is a post by Bogdan Semida from Notebooks.com.

HP coupon code NB5134 is ‘stackable,’ which means you can combine it with other discounts and incentives. If you want to take advantage of it you’ll have to order online soon since it’s only valid for the first 3,000 customers.

To take advantage of this HP coupon:

1. Visit HPDirect.com.
2. Select Ultramobile, Everyday or Performance Notebooks.
3. Choose your model (this coupon excludes HP Pavilion dv4t Special Edition, dv5 Special Edition, tx2z, HP Mini, and Compaq notebooks).
4. Configure your notebook to at least $1,099 before any discounts. There is a running tab at the top-right of the configuration screen. You will see your $100 to $200 discount.
5. Remember that the pre-discount price must be above $1,099 for this coupon to be valid.
6. At checkout, enter Coupon Code NB5134 to receive an additional $250 discount.

$450 Discount on HP Pavilion Notebooks is a post by Xavier Lanier from Notebooks.com.

MacMall is selling previous generation MacBook Pros at huge discounts. For the price of an aluminum MacBook you can get a MacBook Pro that’s about a year behind in specs, but still more powerful than the new MacBooks.

Check out MacMall’s MacBook Pro product page.

MacBook Pros from $1,299, Free Printer & Software is a post by Xavier Lanier from Notebooks.com.

The $399 Dell Vostro 1000 includesan AMD Sempron processor, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, DVD player/CD burner combo drive and a 160GB hard drive.This configuration is intended for small businesses on a budget with the most basic computing needs.

For $25 we recommend upgrading to a AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor ($25) or a AMD Turion X2 Mobile processor ($100)  if you can afford to. This Vostro 1000 comes with WIndows Vista Home Basic.

Get Dell Vostro 1000 for just $399 after a $103 discount through 10/29/08.

Dell Vostro 1000 Notebook for $399 is a post by Xavier Lanier from Notebooks.com.