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Review of SunForce panels at CompUSA

This morning as I was online at our local news site, I happened to see an ad for some solar equipment I had seen just two days ago.  I was at CompUSA at our local mall to look at wireless cards when something near the front of the store caught my eye. There was the telltale shiny surface inside of a frame, and at once I knew what it had to be – solar panels! Solar panels at a computer store, of all places! I was excited to see what they were all about.

Upon closer inspection, though it would have been really neat to have a solar panel kit and extra panels for quick, easy power generation, the prices were sky high compared to what I knew they could be. I took about two or three glances at the nice boxes of solar power generator kits and spare panels, even went up to one of the boxes to read the information, but the prices were the biggest drawback. Let me describe this for you.

SunForce 50232 Folding Solar Panel – 30 Watt – $119.99

Compare this price with that at Sun Electronics, which has the cheapest prices on quality solar panels I’ve seen. You can’t even get a 30-watt panel at Sun Electronics. The minimum wattage is 42 watts, and that’s only a fraction of the price at $60.00.   Read more…

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