Trying To Get A Rebate From Newegg. There Is A Long List Of Available Items So Am I Only Supposed

Why do companies use mail-in rebates?

Mail in rebates allow manufacturers to reach more price sensitive shoppers while minimizing impact on overall margins. For example, a $25 rebate on a $75 product, allows manufacturers to bring in customers who would only purchase the product at $50. An across the board price cut to $50 would affect all sales.Redemption rates vary dramatically. It should come as no surprise that the higher the rebate, the greater the redemption rate. Many companies that used to rely on rebates have stopped using them for two reasons:Consumers hate them. Although they like getting a good deal, they hate the process of cutting out UPCs, photocopying, waiting for weeks for a check and then complaining when it often didn't.Retailers hate them. Consumers vented their frustrations to retailers and now many retailers won't offer products with mail in rebates. For example, if you buy a Sprint Evo from a Sprint store, it's $299 with $100 MIR. But if you go to Radio Shack, Best Buy or Walmart, it's $199 out the door.A lot of big brands, including Canon, Adobe and Motorola, were burned in 2008 when 'Continental Promotion Group, one of the largest processors of rebates, went out of business. What's worse than not getting a rebate check? Getting one that bounces and then you're stuck with more bank fees.

What's the best gaming/coding computer setup I can build for under $1000?

I don't mean to offend you, but Don't buy one, build one. It's cheep if you know what to do, you can fix your setup around your computer, and it's customizable.But, I'd recommend a cheep IKEA desk with a comfy chair with back support.Monitors. Two 23 inch flat screen, 4k monitors. If you don't have that kind of cash, then just two 23 inch flat screen monitors. 3 if your edgy.Mouse. Razor mice aren't too good for the cheep ones. I use a trackball on low sensitivity to play fps games. If you're extra, do a razor. If you're saving money? Any fucking mouse works. Fuck Razor.Keyboard. Logitech wireless trackball and keyboard combo. $70 and uses the Logitech unify dongles so you can assign multiple devices to one dongle. Neat, right?Accessories. If you know what a Razor Naga is, then you know how much stupid crap razor makes. If you want to be fancy, LED light bars with dimmers, a wall mount for your monitors, mouse pads, etc.Build ideas. Here are three of my favorites.The sleeper. A fast, badass, pc in an extremely unassuming case. Funny as hell when you take the side of it off to expose the inner workings to anyone who says it looks like dog assThe cardboard box. A PC built into a cardboard box. Not interesting, just sillyThe summer clothing. The inner workings of your pc, enclosed in a plastic/acrylic/polymer clear case.Software. Basic Intel chip. Nothing too fancy, Windows 10 professional or Debian (I put Debian there because it's cool, not to mention open source and free)RAM. DDr4 4 gig ram stick should do. Everybody makes em.Grapthe. Feel free to explore but you'll note the debate on this is heated. I love my GeForce GTX 1060 with DirectX 12 support ($203 ish)Power supply. Not the most expensive but sure as hell important. Browse Corsair for their cheep line upCooling. PCs get hot, I recommend a box fan pointed directly at the Pc. But I'm a cheep ass. Air is better than liquid. I'm not too keen on cooling in general but I know air is better. Freon is the best but it's expensive as hell. Like I said, box fan.I hope my long guide helps, but remember, learn to take input because everyone has their own opinion on this, but don't get into an argument over how good a cpu is.Hope this helped!