Stuff Geeks Want

When Logitech introduced the Audio Station about 18 months ago, it was the flagship iPod speaker system from the company. Sporting such features as an AM/FM radio, digital clock, video out, and impressive audio quality, the Audio Station was “well worth its [$299] price tag,” I wrote in my review.

If I liked it at $299—and that was having compared it to many other systems in that price range—can you imagine what I think of it at $19.97?

Through June 30 (or while supplies last), TigerDirect is selling the Audio Station for this insane price, after $50 rebate. Even if the rebate doesn’t turn up (although Logitech is good about those things, even if they’re a little slow), it’s still a good deal.

Why so cheap, you ask? A few reasons:

• Logitech discontinued the AudioStation and replaced it with the similar-looking Pure-Fi Elite last year, which takes over the $299 price point (although Amazon has it for $133.77)
• The AudioStation’s remote is somewhat weak (can’t skip tracks from it), the Pure-Fi has a much better one

And… that’s about it. So the Audio Station is old and not perfect, but it’s less than twenty-frickin’-dollars!

To put that in perspective, consider that Apple sells its “universal iPod dock” for almost $50, and that the AudioStation basically has the exact same functionality as that dock, except for the fact that it actually has speakers!

Enough chit-chat, go buy. You won’t be disappointed.