Pixmania - the online branch of the DSG group have a short term discount code valid until midnight on December 4th . Get your  Discount Codes Here - . Get €20 off any order over €400 or 4% off orders less than €400.
On an item costing  €200 - that would be an €8 reduction - almost covering the delivery charge.
Pixmania prices are already lower than those available in Irish shops. Forget going up North - shop for all your Christmas presents  online at Pixmania.  You can buy Digital Cameras, Wii consoles, XBox 360, Camcorders, Dysons, Televisions, Mp3 Players, Sat Nav, Laptops. All with delivery to Ireland.

If you are planning on spending more than €1000 Euro - you can get even better  Pixmania discount codes here - you can get €30 off orders over €1000 and €50 off when you spend more than €1500.

4% Discount Code Here

€20 Euro off €400 or more code here

€30 Off €1000 or more here

There are so many different digital cameras out there - and so many prices - but which are the Best Buys?

These are a few of  what we think are the best Digital Cameras for people on a low Budget. These are all available for around  €100 including delivery.

Canon Powershot A470 available for €89 plus €12.90 delivery to Ireland ( €101.90 )
The Canon Powershot A470 is an affordable but versatile camera -  (7 Mega Pixel ) and is a fine choice for anyone starting  out in digital photography.  It did better than many more expensive digital cameras in Reviews by consumer organisations in the UK. Available now at Pixmania

Also highly recommended is the Canon Powershot A590 IS - available now at Pixmania for about €111 delivered in Ireland. This camera has a lot of manual adjustment functions that an experienced digital photographer might want to use - such as aperture and shutter speed priority mode settings, and a manually adjustable focus and flash. New photographers can use the 12 preset exposure programme. There isn’t any internal memory, but a 32MB card is supplied. 8 Mp - 4x Zoom

For a little bit extra you could get a Fuji FinePix S5800 for around €130 delivered from Pixmania or a Panasonic Lumix Fs3 8 Mega Pixel and 4x Zoom - for about €132 delivered.

The hands free  Garmin Nuvi 860 Satellite Navigation System has voice activated control - it will  listen to your voice commands.  Currys Ireland are advertising the Garmin 860 Sat Nav for €529.99 - saying that you save €70 Euro. But - you can buy the Garmin 860 online at Pixmania for €449 plus delivery of €12.90 - total price €461.90. That is a saving of €62 Euro when compared to Currys price. There are plenty of other good deals on Pixmania. If you use one of the Pixmania Discount codes Here - you will get another €7 Euro discount .

Northern Ireland residents can get it at Pixmania UK for £339 GBP plus £7.40 delivery. Use the UK Pixmania Discount codes to get £10 off

With the nUvi 860’s speech recognition function, you can control your GPS  with your voice while keeping both hands on the wheel, thanks to the remote pad designed for steering wheels. Simply state the address and the nüvi 860 will take you there. The nüvi 860 also has a large 4.3-inch touch screen. The Garmin 860 has another great feature for safe drivng - it reads out text messages when you mobile phone is connected up via the Bluetooth connection!  It also has an FM transmitter, allowing you to send music from your GPS through your in-car speakers without adding any extras!

If you were hoping to do some online shopping at Currys and you live in Ireland - then don’t bother.
Currys are another major retailer that currently don’t offer online shopping in Ireland.
If you live in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK -  you can shop online here at Currys UK site. Currys.ie web site is just a list of shop locations. Currys recently took over all the Dixons stores in Ireland - so don’t bother looking for Dixons.ie either - still no online shopping there either.

In ireland - Currys have shops in Dublin Galway Limerick Sligo , Navan,  Letterkenny Dundalk and Cork. Maybe they will allow orders online in Ireland one day?

For online purchases of electricals in Ireland you should try Pixmania . Pixmania  is the biggest  European online electrical store and it is actually part of the same retail group as Currys , Dixons and PC World.
Pixmania Ireland will deliver to Ireland - everything from Digital Cameras to Dysons, from Tvs to Laptops, Toasters to Juicers, MP3 Players to XBox 360. Delivery prices are not over the top either.
If you are in Northern Ireland - use Pixmania UK.

Pixmania is the online arm of the DSG group who also own PC World, Dixons and Currys. You can buy anything  from a digital camera to a laptop, a Nintendo Wii to a Dyson cleaner. Top brands at great prices.

They have released new discount codes which enable anyone to get up to €50 euro off your orders. The codes are valid until November 11th 2008 - so could come in handy for some early Christmas shopping.

Pixmania Discount Code Page

The Sony HDR-S10 is a high definition camcorder with a 40Gb hard drive - so no more messing with tapes or DVDs. You can also record straight to memory stick. It weighs just 480 grams and  has a 15x optical zoom and 30x digital zoom. You can playback your video stright to your HD Television - and the pictures still look good on a non HD TV.

Price comparison - for the Sony HDRS10 - buying  online with delivery to Ireland

The cheapest site I found was Pixmania Ireland - where you can buy the  Sony HDR SR10 for €665.90 delivered. If you use the discount codes here - you will get €15 euro off - bringing it to  €650.90. That is a massive saving of  €262.10 compared to the most expensive site I found which was Peats.

Other Prices of the Sony HDRS10 (checked  Sept 25th 2008)

€687.29 at Dabs.ie
€731.50 at komplett
€799.99  plus delivery at cons cameras
€913 at Peats
You can’t get a price or order online from Sony’s website.
Amazon UK won’t deliver cameras to ireland
Play.com don’t deliver cameras to Ireland.

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The Nintendo Wii console was in big demand and short supply for Christmas 2007 - and hopefully those shortages will not happen for Christmas 2008. You could beat any possible Christmas rush and price increases by buying your Wii console now.

You could make a trip to your local  Smyths Toys I suppose (who don’t do online shopping) and pay €269.99 for a Nintendo Wii console.  (Price correct on Nov 25th 2008) .
Or you could save yourself some money and a bit of petrol by buying your Wii Console online at Pixmania - delivered to Ireland for just €227.90 (includes Wii Sports game a Wiimote with a strap and a  Nunchuk controller.)  Price checked Nov 26th 2008).
So you could save  €42 Euro by buying the Wii console   at Pixmania Ireland.
If you want an extra game for the Wii - they are available too at Pixmania at prices from €25 to €50 euros. (No extra delivery charge if you buy with the console. 

Northern Ireland customers and other UK shoppers can go to Pixmania Uk site to buy a cheap Nintendo Wii (Priced at £183.20 including delivery to Northern Ireland or mainland UK (Checked Nov 26th 2008)  .

Pixmania is part of the same group of companies as PC World , Dixons and Currys - so they are a large reputable and reliable company. They sell loads of cameras, electronic goods, computers etc. You could get all your Christmas shopping in one go!
Let us know if you find a Cheaper Wii online with delivery to Ireland….

You could try Viking if Pixmania have sold out - they will proabably be more expensive (Vat is added at checkout) . Viking also sell the Wii Fit and Balance Board fitness game.

Pixmania Ireland have released new discount codes - they are valid until October 14th 2008.
Get the discount codes for Pixmania here

The discounts range from €7 euro off purchases over €300  up to €70 euro discount on purchases over €2000 euro. They are not massive discounts - but the prices at Pixmania are already cheaper than buying from the major shops in Ireland - so an extra discount is an added bonus. Just enter the codes when you go to checkout to get the money off.

Currys Ireland are advertising the Canon EOS450D Digital SLR for €749.99 - stating that buyers are saving €100 Euro at that price.

You can save another €130 Euro (€230 in total) if you buy online from Pixmania Ireland . Delivery charges are €13.90 anywhere in Ireland - so it’s still a saving of €116 on the Currys Ireland price.

The Canon EOS 450D was commended at the TIPA awards for its high performances, user-friendliness and ease of use, is packed full of technologies and special features. Its 12.2-megapixel CMOS sensor takes lifelike shots at rates of 3.5 frames per second, and its large focusing range picks out details from a distance. The EOS 450D includes a self-cleaning system, which uses three different techniques to dislodge dust from the sensor, and it has a DIGIC III processor to guarantee well-balanced, vivid colours in all your shots. The EOS 450D is easy to handle and use thanks to its 3? LCD screen, which is great for direct shooting, and it comes complete with an 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens

The Sony PS3 80 Gb was launched last week in Europe - Irish gamers can buy it online with delivery to Ireland for €390.90 Euro   from Pixmania .

The Playstation 3 80 Gb is  contains a Blu-ray disc player , 4 USB ports, a high-resolution multimedia interface, a wireless network connection (WiFi), The PS3 also comes with  HDMI connections, which are ideal for HD televisions, and is compatible with  Memory Stick, SD and Compact Flash. It can even read video files in MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (PS/TS), H.264/MPEG-4 and MPEG-4 SP formats, as well as audio files in ATRAC (.oma, .msa., .aa3), AAC (.3gp, .mp4), MP3 and WAV formats.