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$4 Samsung 8GB micro SDHC card class 6

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  • tonyp12tonyp12 Posts: 1,951
    edited 2012-06-05 16:36
    14years ago, a 8Gb harddrive was the size of a 5.25" CDRom drive and cost 100 times more than this card that is the size of a finger nail.
    Quantum Bigfoot TX QM508000TX-A Estimated Price: $300
  • Duane DegnDuane Degn Posts: 10,588
    edited 2012-06-05 17:03
    Anyone have a guess if these are good cards?

    The price seems too good to be true.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-06-05 17:06
    Duane Degn wrote: »
    The price seems too good to be true.

    Duane: This is what I do! :)

    Reputable US seller with 14-day return policy. 9606 sold already.

    Limited quantity available: the train's leaving the station. You on it, or under it? :)
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2012-06-05 17:37
    @tonyp14,

    14 years ago, I weighed less, had more stamina, more hair and no gray hair.......times change, people adapt, things move on :lol:

    This sounds like a good deal - all those poor little propeller boards with gaping, empty, neglected SD slots! Do it for the wee ones!!

    Edit: Yes, I pulled the trigger! Despite the name of the seller - DailySteals!! Erco, there are some days you cost me more than my wife does!! :smile:
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-06-05 19:04
    Rick: Then don't even THINK of buying this Amazon 16GB SDHC card class 10 for $12 (or 32 GB for $25...) :)

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058GH1IK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
  • 4x5n4x5n Posts: 745
    edited 2012-06-05 19:21
    For what it's worth Microcenter has class 4 8gig micro-sd cards for $4.99 and class 10 8gig micro-sd cards for $7.99. Those are everyday prices and not sale prices and the they come with micro-sd to sd adaptors and a lifetime guarantee!
  • CameronMCameronM Posts: 57
    edited 2012-06-05 19:24
    I always need these, thank you! They have a website that kind of reminds me of a woot.com.

    http://www.dailysteals.com/

    Thank you,

    Cameronm
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-06-06 11:11
    Today, the same seller has a standard SD (non micro) HC 8GB class 4 for $6. Sandisk (good!) Refurb (?)...

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/SanDisk-8GB-8-GB-Class-4-SDHC-Flash-Memory-Card-/320916502698
  • hover1hover1 Posts: 1,929
    edited 2012-06-06 12:14
    Nice find erco!

    2 microSD's on the way. :)

    Jim
  • localrogerlocalroger Posts: 3,452
    edited 2012-06-06 12:21
    You have to be very careful buying SD's and USB thumb drives. There is a flourishing gray market for the testing rejects which are packaged up, sometimes by the manufacturer's own day employees on their own assembly line after hours. Awhile back Bunnie (of Chumby fame) decapped some suspect uSD's and established that an entire lot the Chumby manufacturer had bought from Kingston was like this.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-06-06 12:23
    @Jim et al: I need a penny apiece from every purchase. Someone figure out how I can financially wedge in between Ebay and Paypal to divert small kickbacks (taxfree) into my twins' college fund account...

    Might be a job for a Propeller!
  • W9GFOW9GFO Posts: 4,010
    edited 2012-06-06 12:29
    216 negative feedbacks for them in just the last month! Pass.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-06-06 12:34
    W9GFO wrote: »
    216 negative feedbacks for them in just the last month! Pass.

    True that. Of course that's only 1% of their business in that month. 18467 positive feedbacks. I buy from them regularly. Never had a problem and I don't think they're going anywhere.
  • CameronMCameronM Posts: 57
    edited 2012-06-07 10:16
    Did anyone get a tracking number from USPS that show that the SD cards have been delivered at "12:48 pm on February 17, 2012 in EL DORADO, AR 71730"? I contacted the seller, but I was wondering if anyone else has this problem? I am guessing this is an error.

    -Cameron
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-06-07 13:21
    Sounds like quite an error!

    They're still for sale, banner says "Ending Soon". :)

    Also, the description reads, "Limited quantity available / 16,849 sold" :):):)
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-06-11 15:52
    20,000 units sold. "Limited quantity available..." :)

    Relisted, price raised from $4 to $5 now.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-06-13 17:12
    Received all 3 of mine yesterday. No case, just a micro card in a tiny ziplock inside a lightly padded DVD-sized mailing envelope. They all tested fine.
  • hover1hover1 Posts: 1,929
    edited 2012-06-14 08:34
    erco,
    Which adapters are you using? I tried both my new uSD cards in a PNY and Kodak adapter, and neither one are recognized on two different computers.

    I guess you got the three good ones, and I got the two bad ones? :)

    Jim

    PS I don't owe you a penney yet 'til they work. :)
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-06-14 09:23
    Can't say which brands until I get home, but I used 2 different ones left over from previous purchases. Both worked fine, no issues. I'm surpised you have 2 adapters not working. Something's fishy. You sure your computers can use these adapters with other uSDHC cards? Some older computers have trouble with the SDHC format. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroSD#microSD

    Worst case, you got 2 bad cards. Improbable, but it's a decent US seller with a 14-day money back guarantee.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-06-15 08:59
    Both of my micro SD adapters which worked are generics, no name brand listed. They look like the ones in the listing below.

    FYI, I "won" two more on Ebay this morning for 6 cents FREE SHIP from China. Someone please explain those economics to me...

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/130712903946?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
  • hover1hover1 Posts: 1,929
    edited 2012-06-15 09:11
    I used Kodak and PNY adapters. Both no joy. The uSD feels a little sloppy in both adapters. Going to order Samsung Adapter to see if that does anything. Still haven't tried the uSD in my GPS logger yet. I wanted to have a fresh format before I did.

    Jim
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-06-15 09:31
    Can you test the uSD in your phone?
  • hover1hover1 Posts: 1,929
    edited 2012-06-15 10:10
    If I had a phone :) (Times are hard) iPhone died and can't afford to replace it right now.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-06-29 17:13
    Jim: I never heard, but I hope you got your SD adapters working. My 6-cent Ebay China adapters arrived today and they work fine.
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2012-06-30 05:16
    There was a time when American Express operated its whole world empire on one 64K computer with punch cards. I simply can't seem to fill an 8GB SDcard with anything but movies or music.

    Those tiny uSD cards are scary! James Bond might like them, but I have to keep a very careful eye on where they are. I am a bit frustrated that ergonomics is being ignored and we just are shrinking everything until it is too tiny for pygmy digits.
  • localrogerlocalroger Posts: 3,452
    edited 2012-06-30 06:17
    Loopy Byteloose wrote: »
    I simply can't seem to fill an 8GB SDcard with anything but movies or music.

    Easy! Just crank up Microsoft Word, type "Hello World," and Save As HTML.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-06-30 10:44
    Well, they're $4 again if anyone needs more. 5000 buyers can't be wrong! Unless Jim is still having problems... :)

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Samsung-8GB-MicroSD-Class-6-Water-Shock-Proof-SDHC-Memory-Card-/310406553962?_trksid=p4340.m1985&_trkparms=aid%3D444000%26algo%3DSOI.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D13%26meid%3D281426094350921964%26pid%3D100012%26prg%3D1014%26rk%3D1%26
  • hover1hover1 Posts: 1,929
    edited 2012-06-30 10:59
    erco wrote: »
    Well, they're $4 again if anyone needs more. 5000 buyers can't be wrong! Unless Jim is still having problems... :)

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Samsung-8GB-MicroSD-Class-6-Water-Shock-Proof-SDHC-Memory-Card-/310406553962?_trksid=p4340.m1985&_trkparms=aid%3D444000%26algo%3DSOI.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D13%26meid%3D281426094350921964%26pid%3D100012%26prg%3D1014%26rk%3D1%26

    Got lazy. Just pulled the trigger on two of these:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/320934101454?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2648#ht_3185wt_1163

    O    ne state away. Should have them in a few days. Will report back Sir.

    Jim
  • hover1hover1 Posts: 1,929
    edited 2012-07-05 15:16
    Received my two uSD adapters today. Still no joy on a Windows 7 and XP machine. Both machines are from 2006-2007. Don't know if old hardware is involved.

    My GPS Data Logger would not recognize the uSD card. Other cards in the new Samsung Adapter read fine.

    I'm afraid I am out of my 14 day return window, but I might try. (They have no more available in that auction)

    Hope you guys had better luck than I did.

    May go to Staples and stick it in a camera to see if it is recognized.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-07-05 15:49
    I bet they're good, not sure why your hardware "doesn't like them". I'll buy 'em from you if can't get a refund. Of course, if they check out at Staples, you can give them to friends/kids, keep 'em for stocking stuffers. And eventually you'll get a phone or other hardware that can use 'em.
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