02-02-2003, 10:05 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Even Cheaper 256MB SD Cards
In case Jason's post this morning wasn't quite cheap enough, here's an even better deal: a Sandisk 256MB SD card for $55 (after a $30 rebate). They also have the Cruzer package (includes the SD card, plus a USB "adapter") for $69 after a rebate. I have no clue how good Neutron Express is or isn't, but it's about time SD memory got cheap. Now, how come you guys haven't found 512MB for less than $100? :lol:
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02-02-2003, 10:54 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2002
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I read this 5 minutes after getting home from CompUSA where I got one for $99 on sale thinking that was cheap 
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02-03-2003, 11:01 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jan 2003
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damn why dont us rebates work in he uk. ah well
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02-03-2003, 04:33 PM
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Swami
Join Date: May 2004
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$99 at CompUSA
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Originally Posted by RavenSBNC
I read this 5 minutes after getting home from CompUSA where I got one for $99 on sale thinking that was cheap |
Hey, $99 at CompUSA is a pretty good deal. If it was the Cruzer version, even better. Be happy. :-)
Steve
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02-03-2003, 06:58 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
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When I last bought my 128 MB version from Amazon from a link in here I didn't get the promised rebate.
So now I take rebates with a big grain of salt.
My advice is to always look at the before rebate price and decide if its a good deal or not.
Robert
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02-06-2003, 12:43 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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This strikes me as an excellent price even without the rebate. I'll let you know for certain after my cruzer and sd card arrive in a couple of days. 8)
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02-06-2003, 08:56 PM
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Swami
Join Date: May 2004
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Rebates
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Originally Posted by Programmer
When I last bought my 128 MB version from Amazon from a link in here I didn't get the promised rebate.
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I bought the SanDisk 128 MB SD card from Amazon from a link posted here, too. I got the rebate without a problem.
However, I still haven't gotten the rebate for my Viking 512 MB CF card, also purchased through Amazon around Thanksgiving.
Steve
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02-06-2003, 09:33 PM
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5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Re: Rebates
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Originally Posted by Pony99CA
However, I still haven't gotten the rebate for my Viking 512 MB CF card, also purchased through Amazon around Thanksgiving.
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Me neither, although I'm not rejected on it either.
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02-06-2003, 10:10 PM
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Swami
Join Date: May 2004
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Re: Rebates
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Originally Posted by kati42
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Originally Posted by Pony99CA
However, I still haven't gotten the rebate for my Viking 512 MB CF card, also purchased through Amazon around Thanksgiving.
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Me neither, although I'm not rejected on it either. |
That got me to check http://www.wheresmyrebate.com to see the status of mine. It was approved and has an estimated mailing date of 2/21.
Interestingly, I bought two things from Staples (a shredder and Microsoft Streets & Trips 2003) after I bought the CF card, and I have already gotten both of those rebate checks.
Steve
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02-07-2003, 07:36 AM
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Swami
Join Date: May 2004
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Re: Even Cheaper 256MB SD Cards
My 256 MB Cruzer just arrived today from Neutron Express. :-D I used the USB drive to copy my 128 MB card to my laptop for backup, and it went reasonably quickly. I then ran ScanDisk on the 128 MB card, and it found nine file fragments. After I recovered them, I checked them out in an editor and realized they were some HTML and Flash files that had mysteriously disappeard from my SD card a couple of months ago. A little massaging and I was able to recover those files and copy them to my laptop, too.
Next, I copied the files from my laptop to the 256 MB card. Again, everything seemed to go just fine. I now have over 150 MB free on my SD card. :-)
Here are some quick timing results. I copied a 3.5 MB MP3 from main memory to my 128 MB and 256 MB cards. I compared this with Compact Flash by copying the same file to my 512 MB CF card. The times were as follows:
To 128 MB SD card: 17.6 seconds
To 256 MB SD card: 15.2 seconds
To 512 MB CF card: 6.5 seconds
So the speed appears to be slightly better, but not the 5x increase I was hoping for. Both SD cards are significantly slower than CF.
NOTE: These timings were done on my iPAQ 3870, which implements SD using MMC-compatibility mode. This is a one-bit transfer, and is slower than full SD speeds.
Steve
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Linear Mode
