Part of the Gold Box Deal of the Day: Up to 50% Off Select Lexar Memory Products
16GB:$8.99
32GB:$11.99
64GB:$21.99
Lowest price on Amazon for all 3 sizes.
Link for all products on sale
http://smile.amazon.com/b/ref=lp_10095090011_xs_gb_l-1_0942_…
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US $5.23 for standard shipping to Australia
US $7.31 for expedited shipping to Australia
Why? Amazons shipping prices are often cheaper than Australian stores.
Estimated shipping & handling $5.23
Find me a Australian store shipping a memory stick for $5.23!
shipping is great same shipping price as above for 2 (didn't check other quantities) that I purchased.
Shipping might be cheap, but these things drop dead like flies :( I have the 32GB one and it died in a week…
Not in my experience. I've had the 64GB one for 2 years now and it's survived advise by my toddler as well. Still going strong. Although I suspect now I've probably jinxed myself.
What sort of advise did your toddler give?
That it will work as a replacement for a pacifier I guess.
Lol advise should have been abuse. Damn Swype auto correct.
Order Summary
Items: AUD 26.36
Shipping & handling: AUD 6.27
Total before tax: AUD 32.63
Estimated tax to be collected: AUD 0.00
Order total: AUD 32.63
I have the 16GB Lexar, and the plastic is on the flimsy side.
Comparing the 64GB model, for around $5 more, you can get read/write speeds of 95/25 Mb/sec with a Transcend model (compared to 45/20 of the 64gb Lexar):
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Transcend-USB-3-0-JetFlash-790-64…
Not worth it… this brand have a very bad review because the reading and writing speed is quite slow & also it's quite famous with the data failure (in another word broken USB). It's better to pay a bit more but your file is guaranteed.
Here is another deal :
http://www.amazon.com/Silicon-Power-Blaze-Swivel-SP032GBUF3B…
There is no rush , you can just pay another 4 AUD at ANYYTIME and you get a better safety for your data and a bit more speed. Don't be tricked with big saving ( 86% ) and you feel so compelled to buy it (I felt the same way) . It's a marketing bullshit to give you temptation to buy it quickly.
Remember, for a bit cheaper rice, you risk your data to be gone!!
Rodinthink: I am not disputing your well set out comment. When people make a comment along a blog or comments list such as this when more than one brand/model is being discussed, please be specific as to which brand/model you are refering to, especially in this case directly below the previous comment. In the interest of correctness, be specific, otherwise why bother commenting.
Looks quite good - thank you for adding this rod.
Good advice too!
After factoring in shipping and currency conversion, is a couple of dollars cheaper on eBay..
www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Silicon-Power-32GB-USB-3-0-Swivel-Fl…
Can confirm I have the 16gb version and I get data failures all the time. Gave it a 1 star review on amazon as its a piece of crap.
had 2 of these
dead within 3 months
lucky I had local warranty
If you think of amazon warranty it is not a good deal
I'd steer clear of these. I bought two of the 32GB model and both died. They were both replaced under warranty but who needs the hassle for a cheap USB drive?
Also, barely faster than a USB 2.0 drive.
Save your money and buy a better model, eg. Sandisk Extreme.
I'm guessing the shipping costs are going to kill this deal.