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Agntneo
Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 17
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:10 pm Post subject: Why are Duo cards so expensive? |
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Why the hell are mem cards like duo so expensive? |
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: Why are Duo cards so expensive? |
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Agntneo wrote: | Why the hell are mem cards like duo so expensive? |
Are they ?
3rd party duo's shouldn't be more than a few bucks above other flash memory types (not counting CF, which has the best price/capacity ratio.)
The closest apples-apples comparison is with Secure-Digital which is of similar size.
And size is a factor in cost, when you look at how tiny these things are. |
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Drakonite Site Admin
Joined: 17 Jan 2004 Posts: 989
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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I can buy a Sony brand 512MB memstick duo PRO for $60 (with free shipping) regular price.
Circuit city is currently running a sale on 512MB SD cards for $55 (normally $80) Best buy runs the same regular price but their sale price this week is $70.
These SD prices are pretty common, so I don't see why you are complaining about duos being expensive when you can buy a duo pro for what most people buy an SD card on sale for.
For completeness sake, I can find the same SD cards I named the prices for for only $42 w/free shipping, but most people don't know how to look that well ;) So yes, there is a price difference...
And yes, flash memory is too damn expensive in general. Learn to shop around and you can get a better price though. _________________ Shoot Pixels Not People!
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wenmi
Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 9
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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the problem is that flash cards are all too expensive.
i could get a 120GB HDD for the price of a 1GB dup pro card |
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PompeySteve
Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 14
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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Now I remember when my 4Mb RAM expansion for my Amiga cost me near-on £200! Not to mention my 80Mb HD setting me back £250... -
and that was considered cheap!
Kids - don't know they were born! |
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boomint
Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 80 Location: Sheffield, UK
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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Or a Blizzard 1260 with SCSI and 32mb cost me £600! :) _________________ --( someone stole my sig! )-- |
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Starman
Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 15
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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I paid $700 for a 40MB hard drive for my Atari ST in 1988. I don't want to hear anyone complaining about the price of memory cards! :D.
Mike |
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pirloui
Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 13
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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I payed 200$ for my 1.2GB drive, and it was a good price for a huge mass of data :) |
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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Didn't a brand new Model T cost $500 way back when ? Sounds like it was a good deal to me.
*yawn* |
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junker
Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Posts: 18
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 4:46 am Post subject: |
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yeah, they really are expensive! damn flash memory...but it's nothing compared to what you guys payed for your storage needs back then haha
btw, here's the absolute cheapest 1gb pro duo stick i could find..
http://www.onsale.com/onsale/shop/detail.asp?dpno=651408
$108, heh |
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