Re: [SLUG] Wal-mart deal on thumbdrive

From: Robert Snyder (robertsnyder@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Nov 28 2005 - 22:55:02 EST


On 11/28/05, Richard Morgan <rmorgan@heavysystems.com> wrote:
>
> That's a pretty good deal. The best price I can find on NewEgg is
> $14.50 (after
> $5 rebate) for a 256MB USB stick...
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820233026

While I hate bestbuy they often put there GeekSquad memory sticks on sell
and everytime I have bought one they have been a sandisk brand flash
memory. The only reason I bought them was the fact there has been a couple
of time where I have gotten gig usb2.0 sticks for only 40 dollars while on
sale. ( regular sale not holiday sales)

Sincerely,
> Richard Morgan
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>
>
> Quoting James <penroses@tampabay.rr.com>:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steven Buehler" <swbuehler@gmail.com>
> > To: <slug@nks.net>
> > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:25 AM
> > Subject: [SLUG] Wal-mart deal on thumbdrive
> >
> >
> >> The Wal-Mart here in nearby Mulberry has a bunch of 256 MB USB 2.0
> >> thumbdrives for $13.97 each. I'm sure the other Wal-Marts in the area
> >> have a similar deal.
> >>
> >> The item is branded MobileMate, but it is actually a rebranded SanDisk
> >> device; the two-year warranty in the package is from SanDisk.
> >
> > I bought 4 of these for $10 each with free shipping.
> >
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7567747362&ssPageName=MER
> > C_VIC_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BIN_IT
> >
> > I like them because i have 15 or so sandisk SD cards of various sizes
> for my
> > cameras. These let me have any size thumbdrive that i want. The only
> down
> > side i have found is that on some computers their fat size hits on the
> sides
> > of the cases if the usb ports are inset and close to an edge.
> >
> > JamesS
>
>
>
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