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Offline tel

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Cheap as ?
« on: April 19, 2010, 10:07:52 AM »
A few weeks I bought a USB hub and card reader for ?1 each in Poundland - they were for my dad's use, to go with PC I built for him.

Last Friday I tried to get some more but there were none left.

So I looked at Amazon -

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002OID2KQ/ref=s9_simh_gw_p23_i2?pf_rd_m=A1F83G8C2ARO7P&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0DRKED7E5CP0YQMNJCF5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294
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Re: Cheap as ?
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2010, 10:47:53 AM »
Amazing...

I bought some memory from Amazon the other week for a penny...

They charged me twelve quid for postage mind....  evil:
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Re: Cheap as ?
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2010, 12:14:30 PM »
I am tempted to buy a few

The old laptop I retrieved from my dad (one of my old work ones, sticker says Win98!) has 1 USB port and no ethernet port, so hub is useful.

Am waiting for cheapo USB to RJ45 connector and wireles PCMCIA card to be delivered.
Lapdog will become a diagnostic tool, maybe.
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Re: Cheap as ?
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2010, 03:01:01 PM »
Little USB wireless adaptor arrived, 2 days early.

It's about the size of a postage stamp.
Works fine.

Using it to do this post
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Re: Cheap as ?
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2010, 03:08:02 PM »
Quote from: tel on April 19, 2010, 03:01:01 PM
Little USB wireless adaptor arrived, 2 days early.

It's about the size of a postage stamp.
Works fine.

Using it to do this post

Tel sneaks one in under the radar  cool14:

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Re: Cheap as ?
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2010, 03:18:00 PM »
Why is it so ludicrously  cheap tho ..what's the catch ? rubschin:
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Re: Cheap as ?
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2010, 03:21:49 PM »
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on April 19, 2010, 03:18:00 PM
Why is it so ludicrously  cheap tho ..what's the catch ? rubschin:

Shipping = ?385!  lol:
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Re: Cheap as ?
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2010, 03:25:17 PM »
The wireless connector cost a tenner, free supersaver postage, ordered last Wednesday.

Not the same as the other bits I mentioned, but still cheap.

Lapdod is running Win2K, think I will change to Xp cos AV etc will not run on it.

Wonderful spec - 64Mb RAM, 3GB HD - not too many options for an upgrade but I can't justify buying an new lapdog.
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Re: Cheap as ?
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2010, 03:35:29 PM »
Quote from: tel on April 19, 2010, 03:25:17 PM
The wireless connector cost a tenner, free supersaver postage, ordered last Wednesday.

Not the same as the other bits I mentioned, but still cheap.

Lapdod is running Win2K, think I will change to Xp cos AV etc will not run on it.

Wonderful spec - 64Mb RAM, 3GB HD - not too many options for an upgrade but I can't justify buying an new lapdog.

Lost me at "The" confused:
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Re: Cheap as ?
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2010, 10:31:39 AM »
Gave up on XP, too much for the lapdog. Reverting to Win2K

Stumbled across a network testing device amongst the stuff I was told I could keep from old company.
Looked it up - ?1500!
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