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8GB Thumbdrive $13

ercoerco Posts: 20,260
edited 2010-11-27 17:28 in General Discussion
Pre Black Friday stocking stuffer! Best prices I've seen recently are ~$2 per GB, or ~$16 for an 8GB drive, so this $13 thumbdrive is a good deal, plus it's a Kingston: http://cgi.ebay.com/Kingston-8GB-Datatraveler-G3-USB-Flash-Drive/380290708503?_trksid=p1468660.m2000036

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  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2010-11-19 22:16
    o.o Kingston is GOOD . BUT be aware of fake ones on Ebay ..
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,260
    edited 2010-11-19 22:21
    This one's from Buy.com on Ebay, a solid seller.
  • CampeckCampeck Posts: 111
    edited 2010-11-20 11:48
    I got a $44 32GB flash drive off of eBay
    $1.3 per GB
  • GadgetmanGadgetman Posts: 2,436
    edited 2010-11-21 04:23
    Frankly, I would be very, very careful about buying supposed 'brand name' memory off of eBay these days...

    A lot of it comes directly from China, and not only is the logo fake, but often the memory doesn't work, either.

    I have a small box full of Sandisk, Kingston, or any other brand you can name, in USB-stick, MS, SD and other formats that doesn't work, and never really did.
    When you plug them into a computer they show up as 1GB, 4GB or even 8GB disks, and for a while they work... Then you add just another file, and pass the 128MB, 256MB or if you're lucky 512MB size of the memory that's really in there, and everything goes to H! in a handbasket. This is because at the factory they've hacked the controller chip to lie about the real size of the Flash.

    It is sometimes possible to 'undo' the hack and get the chip to report the correct size to the OS, but as the chips used often comes from the reject pile...

    I ONLY buy Flash memory from reputable stores these days.
    (Most of the contents of the box is from relatives who thought they'd gotten a bargain, but a few were bought by me. )
  • nancyd589nancyd589 Posts: 1
    edited 2010-11-23 20:10
    erco wrote: »
    Pre Black Friday stocking stuffer! Best prices I've seen recently are ~$2 per GB, or ~$16 for an 8GB drive, so this $13 thumbdrive is a good deal, plus it's a Kingston: http://cgi.ebay.com/Kingston-8GB-Datatraveler-G3-USB-Flash-Drive/380290708503?_trksid=p1468660.m2000036



    Such a very amazing link!
    Thanks you for the post.
  • CampeckCampeck Posts: 111
    edited 2010-11-24 06:29
    Just tested my eBay drive to hold 32GB.
    sweet.
  • User NameUser Name Posts: 1,451
    edited 2010-11-24 07:17
    I think eBay has a good thing going. Most of its sellers, especially Asian sellers, are in it for the long term and crave good ratings. I think they are pretty conscientious about rooting out the scam products in order to maintain such ratings. What I know for sure is that all the electronics components I've purchased from Asian sellers (and that's a lot of components!) through eBay have been excellent.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,260
    edited 2010-11-24 10:52
    That 8 GB drive is gone. Here's a Centon 16GB drive for $24 from Tiger Direct (reputable):

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Centon-Data-Stick-Pro-16GB-USB-Flash-Drive/320615852611?_trksid=p1468660.m2000037
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,260
    edited 2010-11-27 17:28
    (Prices and) Confusion fall! (Name that obscure Shakespeare movie reference)

    Maxell (?) 16GB drive for $22: http://cgi.ebay.com/Maxell-16GB-USB-Flash-Drive/400175903742?_trksid=p1468660.m2000036
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