Hardware Bargains

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Zuner said:
the WD Elements 2.5" 2tb going for R1300 at dion wired and game, though i see they only have 12 month warranty.
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This is a 2013 model and have read this model is unreliable. Fails between 6-18 months
 
MR.C said:
It should last you 8 months or so per cartridge I assume.
Very economical.
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The guy at incredible said the cartridges dry out in a month if not used alot. Also the hpnprojet 251dw is cheap at around R1100
 
alqassam said:
The guy at incredible said the cartridges dry out in a month if not used alot. Also the hpnprojet 251dw is cheap at around R1100
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I think he is wrong, Google will support this. Cartridges last months (from my Canon inkjet hardly being used) and when stored in their sealed packaging about 2 years I think.
 
airborne said:
Are these the dodgy drives?
I bought 2 from that guy, winner price, both have been fine up till this point.
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I was looking at the amazon reviews and WD forum compliants. I see a lot of complaints about the drive failing which makes me nervous. Im sure most of them are good and these are probably the minority of customers. I suggest that you register your drive incase anything happens
 
milan188 said:
I was looking at the amazon reviews and WD forum compliants. I see a lot of complaints about the drive failing which makes me nervous. Im sure most of them are good and these are probably the minority of customers. I suggest that you register your drive incase anything happens
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How do you register it and how long is the warranty?
 
Not sure for WD elements but check on the website for more information
 
milan188 said:
Not sure for WD elements but check on the website for more information
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Looked, couldn't find anything there for SA residents.

Is there anything in a similar form factor on Takealot but under R200 to this :
Sandisk Cruzer Fit Usb 3.0 32GB R335
http://www.takealot.com/sandisk-cruzer-fit-usb-3-0-32gb/PLID38528916

Its like a flash drive barely larger than the portion that plugs into the port, really nice you can leave them plugged in laptops etc and they won't get broken off or damaged. I tried looking but Takealot's search is useless.
 
airborne said:
Looked, couldn't find anything there for SA residents.

Is there anything in a similar form factor on Takealot but under R200 to this :
Sandisk Cruzer Fit Usb 3.0 32GB R335
http://www.takealot.com/sandisk-cruzer-fit-usb-3-0-32gb/PLID38528916

Its like a flash drive barely larger than the portion that plugs into the port, really nice you can leave them plugged in laptops etc and they won't get broken off or damaged. I tried looking but Takealot's search is useless.
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They R200 from Ebay (but then might get nailed with customs).
 
airborne said:
Looked, couldn't find anything there for SA residents.

Is there anything in a similar form factor on Takealot but under R200 to this :
Sandisk Cruzer Fit Usb 3.0 32GB R335
http://www.takealot.com/sandisk-cruzer-fit-usb-3-0-32gb/PLID38528916

Its like a flash drive barely larger than the portion that plugs into the port, really nice you can leave them plugged in laptops etc and they won't get broken off or damaged. I tried looking but Takealot's search is useless.
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Bought the AData variant from Esquire a while back. Check with them, they might have the USB3 version.
 
Orbiter said:
Dammit that is tempting. Should be able to upgrade to Win10.
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I went to collect it after it was delivered from Nelspruit (apparently there was no stock in the Western Cape). I'm normally skeptical when it comes to cheap electronic devices but damn this thing doesn't disappoint at all. It has 1gb ram but runs smoothly more testing is required though. It's running Windows 8.1 but will see if I can upgrade it to Windows 10. Plus I only paid R1140 including the Bluetooth keyboard cover(R240 at takealot +R100 voucher), whereas takealot was selling the combo for R2500(https://m.takealot.com/#product?id=PLID38528372). All in all I'm impressed.
 
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