12-04-2002, 03:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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512MB Simple Technology SD Card at Amazon - $441
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006JI6V/jasondunn-20
512MB SD cards are starting to finally hit the streets. A bit expensive at $441 though. A 128MB Kingston SD is $74. That is under $.58/MB. The 512MB card is $.86. :? I need that card, but not at that premium. I'll wait until it is closer to the $.50/MB range. However, if you need it now, use the affiliate link. 
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12-04-2002, 03:16 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 73
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I purchased a Lexar 512 mb SD card well over 3 months ago for $349 at tigerdirect.com. This Amazon price is too high, to put it mildly...even for SD.
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12-04-2002, 03:45 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 190
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I paid $318.00 at Micro Center in Cambridge, MA, from their return bin  It is in perfect condition and works fine.
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12-04-2002, 03:56 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 253
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What a rip off!! I just purchased a 256MB Sandisk SD card from Buy.com last week for $94.32 - $30 MIR = $64.32.
I know that you guys are trying to push the affiliate link stuff, but to push a $441 card when you can get it elsewhere for less than $370 is not really helping out your user base.
Gateway sells the same SimpleTech 512MB SD card for $364 and it is in stock:
SimpleTech 512MB SD card at Gateway Accesory Store
Even PC Mall has a Lexar 512MB SD CARD for $339:
http://www.pcmall.com/pcmall/shop/de...sp?dpno=545586
A simple search on any pricing site like MySimon or CNET Shopper will find places like ECOST and other sell 512MB SD cards for under $350.
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12-04-2002, 04:08 PM
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Swami
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 4,396
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Panasonic 512 MB SD Cards
I recall Panasonic 512 MB SD cards being available months ago. People were ordering them online from a dealer in Hong Kong or Malaysia. Isn't the Internet wonderful? :-)
Steve
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12-04-2002, 04:20 PM
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Swami
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 4,396
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Pushing Products
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Originally Posted by Boxster S
What a rip off!! I just purchased a 256MB Sandisk SD card from Buy.com last week for $94.32 - $30 MIR = $64.32.
I know that you guys are trying to push the affiliate link stuff, but to push a $441 card when you can get it elsewhere for less than $370 is not really helping out your user base.
Gateway sells the same SimpleTech 512MB SD card for $364 and it is in stock.
Even PC Mall has a Lexar 512MB SD CARD for $339:
http://www.pcmall.com/pcmall/shop/de...sp?dpno=545586
A simple search on any pricing site like MySimon or CNET Shopper will find places like ECOST and other sell 512MB SD cards for under $350. |
Thanks for the links, but you should relax. I don't think Ed is trying to rip anybody off, and I don't think he gets anything from affiliate link purchases.
Steve
P.S. My usual rant. Please don't post long URLs "naked". It messes up the text wrapping feature in the board and requires horizontal scrolling for all the posts on that page.
Use the long form of the URL tag as follows:
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[url=http://accessories.gateway.com/<LONG_URL_SHORTENED>]Gateway Accessories 512 MB SD card[/url]
This ends up looking like:
Gateway Accessories 512 MB SD card
See how much better that is?
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12-04-2002, 04:24 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 253
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Re: Pushing Products
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Originally Posted by Pony99CA
Thanks for the links, but you should relax. I don't think Ed is trying to rip anybody off, and I don't think he gets anything from affiliate link purchases.
Steve
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I wasn't trying to say that Ed was trying to personally rip anybody off, it's just that I don't see how advertising a card that is $100 more expensive than cards you can easily find on the net from other reputable sites is of much help to us :? Not to mention our wallets.
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12-04-2002, 04:28 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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Not trying to rip anyone off. :roll: I know you can 512MB SD cards have been around for a month or so, but at harder to find places - not where the average person shops. Once it starts to hit Amazon, it is a bit more mainstream - that was all I was trying to say.
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12-04-2002, 04:43 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Boxster S
What a rip off!! I just purchased a 256MB Sandisk SD card from Buy.com last week for $94.32 - $30 MIR = $64.32. I know that you guys are trying to push the affiliate link stuff, but to push a $441 card when you can get it elsewhere for less than $370 is not really helping out your user base.
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Believe it or not, we here are Pocket PC Thoughts are not trying to rip you off or make you spend extra money. :lol:
We tend to search Amazon the most for new items, largely because they're easiest to link to, and we don't really have time to comparison price match what's on Amazon with what's on other sites.
That's also why we have the Pricegrabber search - you can search for 512 MB SD cards.
Anyway, as always, buy what works best for you!
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12-04-2002, 06:13 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 60
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click on the hyperlink "512 sd card" above and you will get a nice supprise
works out at $0.097 a mb.
don't bother searching though - it's not there!!!
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