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is it a good deal?

Started by the-war, August 13, 2006, 06:24:47 PM

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the-war

i want to buy supercard lite ,superkey, 1gb micro sd card ,usb card reader
and i saw this
http://www.modchipman.com/supercard-lite-combo-1gb-memory-card-reader-superkey-p-1147.html
supercard lite ,superkey, 1gb micro sd card ,usb card reader for $124.99

Altor

If it includes the Superkey, and you need a superkey, yeah it's not too bad I guess.

However, here's something I'd recommend instead:

Buy SC Lite from RealHotStuff or someone in your country if it's not USA.  Then buy a MicroSD with card reader from eBay or Amazon.  Or if you're in USA, buy.com has an offer for 1 gig MicroSD cards ending tonight, $39.99 free ship.  Then, finally buy a Ultra Passkey for $15 GBP shipped (if that's still the current price, it was when I bought).

You may also be able to work out something with RealHotStuff for the card reader and MicroSD card as well as the SCL.  Maybe he'll give you a deal, but IMHO he's overcharging for the MicroSD.  His price is $50, when they're really only worth about $30-$40.

Your total cost should be about $90-$115, depending on if you get a good deal.  Most places you look, you'll get a fair deal on the SCL, the MicroSD and the Superkey/UPK.  Where you'll get screwed is the MicroSD card reader.  It is a throw-away item costing less than a dollar to manufacture, using extremely common and readily-available components, often in a very cheaply-made shell.  Try to get it thrown in with the deal you get if you buy off eBay... actions like that are very common.

Also, you may want to give some consideration to whether you want a "fast" microSD card.  They're only about 5-10% faster, according to most reports, but this may make the difference in your eyes if you're a perfectionist.  Remember that it will have no effect at all on GBA performance except for perhaps one less second of initial loading time.

Superkey, Supercard, MicroSD, card reader all available here at good to average prices: http://www.realhotstuff.com
excellent Ultra PassKey (UPK), supercard and microSD: http://www.minionlinestore.com
Amazon has a lot of great deals, make sure to check the "new and used from $......" links: http://www.amazon.com
So-so deal on MicroSD but with free shipping in USA: http://www.buy.com

HTH

the-war

but what is the differences between super key and Ultra PassKey