GearDeal – Jabra BT2040 Bluetooth headset $8.99 SHIPPED

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GearDeal – Jabra BT2040 Bluetooth headset $8.99 SHIPPED

Posted on 28 May 2009 by Wayne Schulz

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This Jabra BT2040 is a relative steal from $8.99 from Buy.com. Sure there are other sites that meet this price – but they all want to tack on another $5 to ship it. The deal here includes shipping so your out the door total is $8.99. Make no mistake about it, the Jabra BT2040 is a low end model. It’s powered by one AAA battery which provides for a claimed 11 hours of talk time and makes it easy to recharge (no waiting) but inconvenient because you must keep a stock of batteries.

Jabra BT2040 – $8.99 via DealNews

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robtillotson
If you wonder why it’s so cheap, I think it’s because these use AAAA (that’s 4 A’s) batteries, not AAA. At under $10 this is essentially a disposable headset; while you can find batteries online or at Radio Shack, the extra effort might make it cheaper to just toss the headset and get another one. This also means no using NiMHs for cheap reusability.
Still, this model works well enough, and the use of an alkaline battery means that it can sit around for a long time between uses… good to toss into the glovebox as a backup in case your usual one is out of juice or forgotten at home. I’ve had one as a spare for at least 9 months and it does what it’s supposed to do at a very nice price.