Belkin 32mb usb drive for $4. NEC 1300A for $49

[oslama]

This is on clearence at Office Max B&M. so YMMV

$14 - $10 instant rebate = $4

Yep the DVDr drives are on clearence again

this time its the Microadvantage DVD+/- (4x2x40) and the Cendyne(nec 1300A)

 

[Shaka]

Originally posted by: oslama
This is on clearence at Office Max B&M. so YMMV

$14 - $10 instant rebate = $4

hmm... is this a pretty good deal? i'm not sure.

 

[rgreen83]

Originally posted by: Shaka

Originally posted by: oslama
This is on clearence at Office Max B&M. so YMMV

$14 - $10 instant rebate = $4

hmm... is this a pretty good deal? i'm not sure.

Why not? its only 4 bucks. its perfectly fine if you just need to move a couple word docs around like I do.

 

[Shaka]

Originally posted by: rgreen83

Originally posted by: Shaka

Originally posted by: oslama
This is on clearence at Office Max B&M. so YMMV

$14 - $10 instant rebate = $4

hmm... is this a pretty good deal? i'm not sure.

Why not? its only 4 bucks. its perfectly fine if you just need to move a couple word docs around like I do.

oh, i wasn't attacking the poster. i am just unsure of the correct market price of such a device. but after consulting pricewatch, this is a hot deal.

 

[slayer1001]

dang, this is a great deal...

too bad its out of stock in my 'hood

good luck to everyone else

 

[Shoobie]

Well, I'll be off to OM tommorow.

 

[Buz2b]

Not a bad deal. Good find for those that are still hesitating to replace their floppy drives. A couple of these could assist in the transition but the rebate probably wouldn't work for multiple purchases. Most don't.

 

[oslama]

the rebate is instant.

btw OM changes prices on clearence/closeouts on Tuesdays

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Shaka

Originally posted by: oslama
This is on clearence at Office Max B&M. so YMMV

$14 - $10 instant rebate = $4

hmm... is this a pretty good deal? i'm not sure.

Well, it sure beats the 16MB USB flash drive (unsure what brand) selling for a regular retail price of ~$13 at CompUSA as far as cheap USB flash drives go.

The usability of only a 32MB one is another question. I would go so far as to say that with my limited experience with my Lexar 128MB drive ($35 regular price at Walmart), that a 16MB drive is unusable. 32MB might just be on the tiny edge of usable.

Price-wise though, $4 for nearly any size USB flash drive is a steal.

I wonder if you could purchase 4 of the 32MB drives, and a cheap 4-port mini USB 1.1 hub ($5 at Game-Stop), and make a RAID array of USB flash drives.

Still, for the convenience factor, a single 128MB USB drive ($35) would probably beat out 4 32MB USB flash drives and a USB hub ($25 maybe?)

OM also had a Sandisk USB 2.0 128MB flash drive for like $20 after rebate, I think, but that deal is over.

I could see using a 32MB flash drive, as a boot disk on a hard-disk-less network workstation, with a BIOS new enough to be able to boot off of a flash drive. Would probably be slightly cheaper than purchasing a boot EEPROM for a NIC.

 

[BurningDog]

I wonder if you could purchase 4 of the 32MB drives, and a cheap 4-port mini USB 1.1 hub ($5 at Game-Stop), and make a RAID array of USB flash drives.

thats going to end up in somebody's signature

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: BurningDog

I wonder if you could purchase 4 of the 32MB drives, and a cheap 4-port mini USB 1.1 hub ($5 at Game-Stop), and make a RAID array of USB flash drives.

thats going to end up in somebody's signature

Heh, that's a scary thought. Well, you heard it here first.

Btw, does anyone have a UPC or SKU number for this Belkin 32MB USB flash drive? Has anyone purchased it yet? I assume for that price and size it's probably USB 1.1.

 

[Shaka]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry

Originally posted by: BurningDog

I wonder if you could purchase 4 of the 32MB drives, and a cheap 4-port mini USB 1.1 hub ($5 at Game-Stop), and make a RAID array of USB flash drives.

thats going to end up in somebody's signature

Heh, that's a scary thought. Well, you heard it here first.

Btw, does anyone have a UPC or SKU number for this Belkin 32MB USB flash drive? Has anyone purchased it yet? I assume for that price and size it's probably USB 1.1.

Yea I actually called my local store and they said they had 1 left in some bin in the back. I got it and the packaging was all cracked, but the product itself seemed unmolested. So I bought it. $4.33 was the grand total. The model is F5U025-32MB. The UPC is, I think, 7 22868 43792 6.

 

[Winchester]

I will check the local OM tomorrow.

 

[gnubea]

pls check. It seems to be OM not OD.

 

[Slaughter]

Originally posted by: BurningDog

I wonder if you could purchase 4 of the 32MB drives, and a cheap 4-port mini USB 1.1 hub ($5 at Game-Stop), and make a RAID array of USB flash drives.

thats going to end up in somebody's signature

haha I have the hub, might as well get the flash drives and try it

 

[oslama]

+

Micro Innovations Wireless Kybrd and Mouse for $9

 

[JetJock]

Linkage

 

[Winchester]

If link doesnt work; click and drag to URL.

 

[Dran]

No Belkins at the OM in Richmond, VA, but they did have Micro Advantage 32MB flash drives for $10 ($19.99 w/$10 IR). I passed. At $4, it would've been worth it to pick up 4 or 5 as toys/boot drives, but at $10, I'll just stick with floppies and CDs.

 

[Bad Dude]

The Cendyne drive is now $39.

 

[SearchMaster]

Does the Cendyne have +/- on the packaging? My OM has a bunch of Cendyne + only, and I might be tempted if it is actually a 1300a. Also, the price tag on them is much higher than $39 (can't remember exactly how much), but I'm guessing they would ring up lower.

 

[Slickone]

Is the USB drive deal still alive? Someone said they change clearance deals on Tuesdays.

 

[Nanotech]

I could only find the Belkin 32mb @ $20 so I would say no it is not alive

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
Does the Cendyne have +/- on the packaging? My OM has a bunch of Cendyne + only, and I might be tempted if it is actually a 1300a. Also, the price tag on them is much higher than $39 (can't remember exactly how much), but I'm guessing they would ring up lower.

The Cendyne drive box should have the actual drive model number printed on the side of the packaging. An NEC 1300A drive is a dual-format drive. I don't recall if the packaging explicitly shows +/- format on the front.

 

[soflawill]

The cendynes that are +/- are labelled as dual format right on the front of the box, and and on the back list the model as ND-1300A