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Article #190Re: 'discount' stores not cheap for USB flash drives
From: Fred
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:49
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:49
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"John Savage" <rookswood@suburbian.com.au> wrote in message news:071220000085158.20Dec07$rookswood@suburbian.com... > Borked Pseudo Mailed <nobody@pseudo.borked.net> writes: >>Well they sell all sorts of chink crap so cheap, but....... >>In Red Dot store, I saw a 128 MB USB thumb drive for $19.95! >>Almost as bad was Coles with a 256 MB model for $25.95 >>have they got a clue????????? > > It happens that I, too, scrutinized Coles prices (Syd) on Tuesday, > and the prices I saw were nothing like those in your suburb. > > 512 MB thumb drive was $9.99 > 1 GB was around $22 (i.e., more than double the half-gig) > 2 GB was in the mid-$30s IIRC > > IYO what would be a good price for 1 GB? Seeing that MSY sell a Kingston 1GB for $12.00, I would say $12 to $20
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