Online deal round-up (15% off backpack and everything in it at Office Depot)

Borders Rewards: The usual 20% off printable coupon is included in their weekly email. The coupon has the usual restrictions. Coupon expires August 26. Also offered at Borders is a $5 back-to-school bag (while supplies last).

Check the camera deals blog for digital cameras.

Notebook and laptop computer discussions at F572, including a user review of the Compaq Presario F572 (or F572us).

Office Depot: In-store only! Exciting treasure-hunt/puzzle coupon in their latest email: With the coupon, you buy a backpack and you get 15% off (almost) everything that you can fit in it!!! Everything of course is not really everything. They do have some restrictions, read the fine print. Obviously this offer is in-store only... Also a 1gb Ativa U3 Smart USB 2.0 drive for $10 (in-store only price)... A 37" Olevia LCD HDTV can be yours for $700... 26" for $450... 1c book covers and wooden rulers... 25c Crayola crayons... A few (office supplies) items free after mail-in rebate... Compaq Presario notebook computer for $300 after mail-in rebates: Compaq Presario V6000z, 512mb DDR2, 80gb hdd, cd-rw/dvd-rom, Vista Basic, 802.11b/g. Processor is not mentioned, but you can upgrade for $75 each: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core TK-53, 1gb DDR2, 1-year Accidental Damage Protection & Express Repair. Limited quantities, while supplies last, S&H is extra. This from Office Depot's Computer Design station.

CompUSA: 3-day sale (Thursday to Saturday): Acer AS3690-2970 featuring Intel Celeron M 520, cd-rw/dvd-rom, 512mb RAM, 80gb hdd, Vista Home basic, $350, no rebates, quantities limited... 22" widescreen LCD monitor, model #G22LWK $200 after two mail-in rebates ($70)... A few other accessories at nice prices under $10... 2gb Kingston USB flash drive $20

Xerox: For businesses: Free Xerox Phaser 8560 Network Color Printer with three year service agreement. Interesting. But as usual, do read the terms and conditions!