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$2 - 4GB USB Flash Drive; Restock? Updates; Kingston DataTraveller G2, USB 2.0,5 Yr Wty @ MLN (Vic)

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$2 - 4GB USB Flash Drive; Restock? Updates; Kingston DataTraveller G2, USB 2.0,5 Yr Wty @ MLN (Vic)
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SomeGuyOnOzB on 22/11/2009 - 22:10 files.ozbargain.com.au (3827 clicks)
Last edited 04/12/2009 - 22:38 by 1 other user

Updates

4/12/2009
West Melbourne sold out
Heidelberg sold out

I think this promotion has come to a close.

29/11/2009
Richmond - sold out and say they will not restock
West Melbourne - might be more stock next Friday

27/11/2009
West Melbourne - restocked, new limit 1 per customer, purple; sold out at 2:30pm; more stock next week
Richmond - same as West Melbourne, colour thought to be more pinkish than purple, not the G2 model
Essendon - restocked, pink

If you are going in, they might have some other bargains worth picking up while you are in the store. I've suggested a few here.

Also there's a link to the catalog from "Petestrash", so that might be good to look at for future weeks too … though the current catalog says November - December so it might not be replaced, before January.

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Walk in and pick up, limit 2 per customer :)

Not sure of the speed, but could be nice for:

  • stocking fillers
  • kris kringles
  • a bit of extra back up
  • upgrading parents' or partner's flash drive (or even own)

… :)

Electrical & Electronics 4GB DataTraveler G2 Kingston MLN

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  • SomeGuyOnOzB on 22/11/2009 - 22:12
    +1

    a quick check of statice for kingston 4GB found the next cheapest prices were $11 and up :)

    http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=kingston+4g…

    • SomeGuyOnOzB on 23/11/2009 - 10:47
      +1

      Store locations link is here with more info and store hours.

      West Melbourne
      * Ph: (03) 9328 8777
      * 75 Peel Street, West Melbourne, VIC 3003
      * Across from the Queen Victoria Market

      Richmond
      * Ph: (03) 9427 7887
      * 402 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC 3121

      Essendon
      * Ph: (03) 9379 8444
      * 5/1096 Mt Alexander Road, Essendon, VIC 3040

      Heidelberg
      * Ph: (03) 9457 5454
      * 48 Burgundy Street, Heidelberg, VIC 3084

  • [Deactivated] on 22/11/2009 - 22:16

    $9 on their website atm

    http://www.mln.com.au/product/?itemID=518&typeID=22

    • ExPrinceHairy on 22/11/2009 - 22:18

      I think it's only valid for "walk in and pick ups".

  • Piquant on 22/11/2009 - 22:30
    +1

    Aww, I was hoping they would have shops in NSW.

  • murkywater on 22/11/2009 - 22:33
    +1

    great deal, watch this jump to the top deals :)

  • pinchies on 22/11/2009 - 22:34

    woot! :D

  • GreenGuava on 22/11/2009 - 22:36
    +1

    Nice deal. I'll give it a +1 even though I can't take advantage of it myself (no MLN stores in NSW!)

  • Tigi on 22/11/2009 - 22:56

    +1 Good deal! I wish they have a store in NSW :(

  • kcyw on 22/11/2009 - 23:11
    +1

    Store locations: http://www.mln.com.au/info/?type=location

  • TimeOrMoney on 22/11/2009 - 23:27

    I wonder how much stock the plan on having…

    • Obs on 22/11/2009 - 23:52

      I'm going to stop by their Richmond store on the way to work. I'll be there just after 9AM when they open. I'm going to be mighty dissappointed if I don't get to pick up 2!

      Edit: According to the MLN site. Train?: We are within a 5 minute walk from the Richmond Train Station.

      Richmond train station is near the corner of Punt & Swan. MLN is on Bridge just after Coppin. I just mapped the walk on MapMyRun and its close to a 2KM walk. That's one hell of a fast 5 minute walk :). I hope their stock levels are not as bad as their time estimates!

  • POWERevolution on 22/11/2009 - 23:53
    +5

    Price match @ OW so MLN don't run out of stock… and keep the deal longer for others to enjoy the bargain! :)

    • daydream on 23/11/2009 - 00:40

      Couldn't find them listed on the OW site. They may not stock them.

  • Cheap Skate on 22/11/2009 - 23:59

    +1 Nice find mate. Pity I can't take advantage…

  • spal on 23/11/2009 - 00:40

    Great price. Does OW stocks this?

  • Kranbone on 23/11/2009 - 02:03
    +1

    MLN have been having some kick arse deals lately. Good on them.

  • soupiejr on 23/11/2009 - 08:11

    Does anyone know when this catalogue starts? Also, how's the speed of the USB drive?

    • Matador_OZ on 23/11/2009 - 10:00
      +1

      Mate at $2 do you care what speed they are? Great bargain in my opinion

  • Bargain-Basement on 23/11/2009 - 08:50

    could you get a price match at Dicksmith?

    as the website mentions they have this item instock??

  • citybargainhunter on 23/11/2009 - 08:56
    +1

    great price, when will they open a store in NSW??

  • stebie on 23/11/2009 - 09:55

    Has anyone managed to pick one up? Trying to get in contact with the Richmond store but no-one's picking up. :( I want to enquire about this and other items they stock. Bugger.

    • juss on 23/11/2009 - 10:11
      +1

      Picked 2 up 10 minutes ago at the Richmond store.

      • soupiejr on 23/11/2009 - 13:43

        Me and a couple of mates just went in and picked up 2 each (4 of us), so I think they still have some left. They've got it in a box behind the counter, so you'll have to ask the guy in there.

  • jiakz on 23/11/2009 - 10:17

    what's stock level like? Richmond

    • stebie on 23/11/2009 - 10:59

      I didn't ask questions, but I managed to pick up 2 about 30 mins ago.

    • stebie on 23/11/2009 - 11:00
      +3

      That doesn't mean the deal itself deserves a negative vote…

    • netsurfer on 23/11/2009 - 11:03
      +4

      HD Tach test shows the read speed is 23.5 MB/s (megabytes). Write speed (tested using a 3 GB file) is around 5.7 MB/s. To stream AVIs, 23.5 MB/s (that's 188 Mbits/sec) should be more than enough (it's already over 100 Mbits). Do you have gigabit switches with RAID 5 or RAID 0 setup and want to stream a 1080p HD movie or something with a huge bitrate?

      To test the speed properly, make sure you fill the disk with data.

    • [Deactivated] on 23/11/2009 - 23:59
      +2

      I can personally verify you are in fact wrong, I stream video from these all the time.

  • netsurfer on 23/11/2009 - 10:55
    +6

    West Melb. store (opposite Vic. Market) have a few boxes. They only put one box on the counter. The staff gave me the impression they have quite a few boxes in stock.

    And.. there was no queue when I was there.

  • alchemist on 23/11/2009 - 11:28
    +1

    Just picked up 2 at the Heidelberg store. Seems there is at least half a box full left. BTW No queue.

  • gaffie on 23/11/2009 - 11:29

    Cycled up and down the hill to get two each for my friend and i. Service person was ok and even gave a receipt.

  • Obs on 23/11/2009 - 12:56
    +1

    When I asked the Richmond store, they said they had thousands in the warehouse. No idea what that means for their stock level. Anyway, MLN Richmond open time 9AM. I rock up 9:20 and guess what.. The shop was still closed! At least it wasn't an Aldi's with queues!

    EDIT: Not too bad for a $2 key. I'm getting nearly 5.5MB/s writing to it.

  • Bargain-Basement on 23/11/2009 - 13:02
    +1

    just got back from West Melbourne

    no line, no worries

    in and out in 2 minutes!!

    • dzf on 23/11/2009 - 14:06

      yep…same

      funny that 4 out of the 5 sets of ppl in the store were there only for this USB drive.

      i ended up picking up a multi-usb charger (psp, nds, mini-usb, ipod) as well…so they got an extra (albeit small) sale out of me

  • VinCe_x542 on 23/11/2009 - 13:11

    Just picked up my 2, Pimping Deal

  • alfy on 23/11/2009 - 14:02

    Anyone think these will still be available at Richmond store tomorrow?

    • mrbj on 24/11/2009 - 13:47

      sold out - went there at 12.30pm today (Tues)

  • dknight on 23/11/2009 - 14:08

    Got my 2 from Heidelberg. But it seems they run out of stock here !!!

  • redtiger on 23/11/2009 - 14:25
    +1

    I just went it to West Melbourne and they are nearly out of stock,

    next delivery was advised as Thursday, MLN told me they will be getting more.

  • atomy0606 on 23/11/2009 - 14:42

    I ent to richmond shop and got 2 at lunch time. A few pp lining there, about 3-4.

  • MrGareth on 23/11/2009 - 15:32
    +1

    Essendon had a few - I got two and a couple of other items for some pretty good prices!

  • thanhcongvu on 23/11/2009 - 16:06

    Picked up 2 x 4Gb for $4! at West Melbourne Store!

    Cheers

  • avitherock on 24/11/2009 - 10:08
    +5

    Went to Richmond store this morning…they got none left…apparently they sold 3000 pieces yest!!!!

  • heyjoe on 24/11/2009 - 10:45

    Great deal - I picked up 2 at WMelb yesterday. Also that Toshiba laptop for $597 is at a great price!

  • alfy on 24/11/2009 - 17:37
    +2

    Yeah Richmond and West Melbourne were all out. New shipment in on Thursday.

  • Eggmeister on 24/11/2009 - 20:15
    +1

    Dropped in the West Melbourne Store at noon today (24/11) They were sold out and said they were expecting new stock on Thursday - perhaps best to call before dropping in

  • SomeGuyOnOzB on 25/11/2009 - 12:47

    For anyone going back on Thursday, I've picked out a few more things that might (or might not) be worth getting as well as a link to the catalogue

    Posted here

  • heathwithnoteeth on 25/11/2009 - 20:04

    if anyone would do me a favour i am after 2 of the $8 2gb mp3 players. I will paypal cash for goods and postage if someone would be so kind. thanks

    I am going to Vic in about three weeks (three weeks too late i suppose) i assume they would all be gone by then.

    • samehada on 26/11/2009 - 02:03

      you will Paypal, you make me laugh. Other people then have to absorb the rip-off Paypal fee for you. You should at least offer Bank Transfer.

      • heathwithnoteeth on 26/11/2009 - 11:57

        well I will add a few bucks to cover it then. Did not know fees were involved with paypal other than ebay transactions.

    • Obs on 26/11/2009 - 07:41

      Sale is until Xmas so you should be right when you arrive. Don't know about stock levels though.

  • Obs on 26/11/2009 - 11:37

    MLN West Melb told me restocking Friday. Richmond next Tues. No idea if they got anymore Today or not.

  • spal on 26/11/2009 - 12:16
    +3

    Called Richmond and West Melbourne. Confirmed Richmond would get it next Tuesday, West Melbourne tomorrow - although not sure what time. The guy suggested that I call before I go there. Calls were made at 12.15 pm on 26 Nov. I hope it helps.

  • SomeGuyOnOzB on 26/11/2009 - 12:47
    +1

    I just went to Heidelberg. No restock at this stage. The guy said tomorrow, ie Friday, 12pm, maybe

    I did pick up a couple packs of blank DVDs for $3 for 10 :)
    Still a bit disappointed on missing out on the 4GB USB drives :P oh well :)

    Note: Heidelberg traffic today is horrendous. I'm not sure why. I do know it's the specials day at the Aldi which is right in the shopping centre there …

  • Crownie on 26/11/2009 - 18:33

    $3 for 10 DVD's is not a good price.
    I got 100 imation ones for $3.70 from Officeworks ;)

    • spal on 26/11/2009 - 18:45
      +1

      Did you post the deal?

      • voter1 on 26/11/2009 - 19:42
        +1

        uh yeah I think that deal was sold out in like 2 mins - someone reported seeing one dude with an entire trolley full of dvd's walking out the door.

      • Crownie on 26/11/2009 - 19:51
        -1

        No point as I bought online and was in VIC.
        Not going to risk getting negatives by products not being avaliable to others.

    • SomeGuyOnOzB on 27/11/2009 - 00:36
      +1

      Hmm … without some sort of time travelling device … I figure I'll be happy with what's available :)

      Oh, are you saying there are more of the 100 discs for $3? :)

  • zcream on 27/11/2009 - 11:29

    :-( How do NSW folks get in on this deal. I missed out on the OW 7.46 deal as well…

    • SomeGuyOnOzB on 27/11/2009 - 13:01

      If you visit Melbourne before Christmas you have a chance
      If you know someone here who can help you out

      I don't know their postage but their online price of $9 seems ok compared to a staticice search for "4gb usb"
      http://www.mln.com.au/product/?itemID=518&typeID=22 (you might have to call them for the shipping on a USB stick)

  • ysr on 27/11/2009 - 11:57

    West Melbourne got stock. But they are giving only one per person. Also the model is slightly different and in purple color

    • lou knee on 27/11/2009 - 12:04

      Same with Richmond, but I'd say it's more pink than purple. It's actually a different model to the original deal too. It's now a Kingston DataTraveler 4gb. They got them in about half an hour ago along with some more of the mp3 players which I got some of to give out as xmas pressies. Most of the mp3s were pink too. Oh so girly :)

  • jonathanhwee on 27/11/2009 - 14:45

    Just bought one today from Essendon MLN. They got a new stock in (which are pink O.o, but not that bad I guess…) You can only buy 1 per customer now with the new shipment.

  • breaks on 27/11/2009 - 18:32
    +1

    Strange, I picked 2 of the pink ones from West Melbourne early today. When I passed by late yesterday they were all out. Apparently they came in at 5:30pm yesterday and sold out by 2pm today my unlucky housemate says :-). More stock "coming in next week Thurday-ish"

  • zcream on 28/11/2009 - 00:34
    +1

    Anyone want to put 2 in an envelope and send it over to Sydney for 14 bucks ? 55c for the postage and 10 bucks profit :-)

    • y_owez on 29/11/2009 - 16:34

      let's make a deal? haha..since the store is walking distance to my place

  • patryn on 28/11/2009 - 19:43

    bought one today from the Heidelberg store. only 1 per customer as well. ><
    The pinkish/purplish one.

    I think it's 6mb/sec write and 20mb/sec read

  • y_owez on 29/11/2009 - 16:34

    went to richmond store. the store was smaller than i expected tho.

    no kingston left tho :(
    and some other items too

    called west melbourne store, told me next friday will have the stock..

  • King Tightarse on 29/11/2009 - 18:16

    Also went in to Richmond around 4pm Sunday after the USB sticks.
    The store was packed and the guy said "all out of stock and NO MORE coming"

    ??? Not sure what is going on with that.

    The $597 Toshiba (3Gb RAM/400 GB Harddrive) lappy deal looks excellent in the flesh though.

    • y_owez on 29/11/2009 - 18:51

      try west melb store next friday..

  • zcream on 29/11/2009 - 19:04

    Just got gaffie to ship one to me.
    Not bad. works for me and gaffie gets 10 bucks. Next time, if there is something in another state, I might do the same, ask someone here to ship to me for 5-10 bucks extra..

  • minirai on 04/12/2009 - 13:33

    Do the West melbourne store got the new stock today ?

    • krchiu on 04/12/2009 - 22:26

      sold out

      • daydream on 05/12/2009 - 17:31

        Missed out :-(

  • richiefong on 10/12/2009 - 01:45

    wow… i just received the MLN catalogue in my mailbox today and it's still advertised as $2… a bit late since I think the promotion has finished! lol.

    • daydream on 10/12/2009 - 11:22

      Same here! Don't you love it when you get a catalogue after all the good stuff has sold out ;-)

      • SomeGuyOnOzB on 10/12/2009 - 12:43

        Some of the other stuff seems to be at a good price :) Though not as good as this bit :P

  • redtiger on 19/12/2009 - 15:18

    I know its not a USB drive, but this sale at MLN is pretty good too.
    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/20454

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