Which gadgets will fill your e-stocking?

 

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As e-tailers gear up for the holiday rush, savvy consumers can find some good deals on favorite gadgets and other goods. Used PCs can be a good buy, but you get what you pay for with cheap digital cameras.

Embattled e-tailers prepare for big holiday rush Many "pure play" online stores are entering the madcap holiday season hobbled by the effects of almost nine months of dot-com decline. Holiday sites prepare What price digital photos? Consumers buying the lowest-cost cameras may feel more like Santa left a lump of coal in their stockings than a digital delight. Consumers find hot deals in used computers Bargains come in the form of refurbished, or reconditioned, systems--computers returned for one reason or another that have been fixed but can no longer be sold as new. previous coverage Will flat-panel monitors make nice stocking stuffers? Prices on desktop flat-panel monitors are falling fast because of a sudden glut of inventory, which could well make them one of the most attractive high-ticket items this holiday season.