Welcome to the Camera Dome :)
Speaking of storage, Dell has its own house brand of hard disks, optical drives, and docking and replicator stations (and combinations thereof) and good until 10/19/2015 at 7am CT, coupon code TAKE30 gets you 30% off Dell storage (hard disks, optical drives, replicators) with free shipping.
PS: no, not the Stargate Replicators!
As of 10/6/15 recheck, this sale ended. Amazon’s own listing is temporarily removed. The lowest price via 3rd parties is now $60. Thanks to one of our readers for the alert in the comments… The 128GB Transcend UHS-3 SDXC Class 10, model TS128GSDU3, with the markings of “R95, W60MB/s”, is on sale for $45 with free shipping, with a limit of five per shopping cart, at Amazon by Amazon itself.
Speaking of storage, and while there, their sale continues on the internal Sandisk SSD Plus (120GB for $48, 240GB for $70). These models are eligible for Sandisk’s new Installation Hand-holding service (they charge for it of course – you can buy a separate bundle that includes both the SSD and the Handholding Service).
On the external storage front, especially if you are fond of color-coding your backups, the 1TB Toshiba Canvio Connect II Portable Hard Drive continues for $50 in three of the five colors.
Speaking of Amazon, you can get this ePhoto bracketB Off Camera Flash Bracket and Umbrella Holder Adapter for $2. It usually ships in 2-4 weeks. Limit ten per customer. This is sold and shipped by Amazon itself. It averages 3.7 out of 5 based on 22 customer reviews. Let the price set expectations as they say.
Speaking of speaking of Amazon, if you are looking for a way to charge multiple USB devices without mooching off a computer, this Aukey 5-Ports 40W/8A Wall Charger in the white color scheme, is on sale for $10 in new condition. Limit 30 per customer. This can provide up to 2.4A per port. It does not support the new Quick Charge protocols. It averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 39 customer reviews… They also have a 4-port Aukey 30W / 6A USB Travel Wall Charger Adapter for $8 (limit 30; 4.6/5 on 86 reviews).
We continue this six degrees of separation thing, if you like to record photography documentaries from Over the Air TV (they have them on occasion), and if you are a fan of TiVO and watch Over the Air HD, they have bundled TiVO Lifetime Service with the Roamio OTA HD DVR (record up to 4 things at once) together for $300. The monthly TIVO fee is $15 (if you buy the DVR on its own for $50), so this bundle pays for itself in about 1.5 years.
These daily deals expired…
On the speeding up the computer front, two Sandisk Internal SSD Plus are on sale at Amazon by Amazon itself. The 120GB model goes for $45, while the 240GB model goes for $70 (limit up to four per customer). This is not a lightning deal.
Speaking of storage, the Staples website has a special buy on the 2TB Toshiba Canvio Basics Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive, model HDTB320XK3CA, for $70. Offer ends by 10/3/15. Free ship-to-store or free shipping for Rewards members (free to join)… Also, when you visit their website, you may be greeted with a couple of coupon offers (via text or via their emailing list).
If you are looking for internal 256GB SSDs, the 256GB Toshiba Q Series Pro PC Internal 2.5″ Solid State Drive, model HDTS325XZSTA, is currently on sale for $80 plus $1 shipping, with a limit of five per customer at NewEgg by NewEgg itself.
IF their sale ends or they run out, you can get them for $94~ with free shipping and a limit of five as well at Amazon by Amazon itself.
Speaking of Toshiba, for early adopters (it has zero reviews as of the time of writing), their brand new 1TB P300 Desktop 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive (SATA 6Gb/s 7200rpm) is on sale for $50 with free shipping. This is just $5 more than then 500GB.
This daily deal expired…
[Read more…]
The 32GB Toshiba EXCERIA 1000x CompactFlash memory card is currently on sale for $34 per card at Adorama. Shipping is not free, even if your order total is $49+. However, shipping is fairly low, under $5 in most cases (depends on zipcode). After all, memory cards are lightweight and don’t take up a lot of space.
The 256GB Lexar Professional 1066x CompactFlash UDMA7, model LCF256CRBNA1066, is currently going for $350 with free shipping at B&H Photo (limit 20) and Amazon itself (limit 3).
eBay is celebrating their 20 Years of eBaying with a 20 Years Celebration sale featuring products from different “eBay All Star Sellers”. Among the offers, Best Buy’s eBay store is offering the new condition 1TB Toshiba Canvio Connect II USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive for $50 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer. This is available in black.
If you like this model or you are fond of color-coding storage or you need more redundancy in your backup schemes, there’s even more options (and quantity) at $50. Amazon by Amazon itself is offering it for $50 in black, blue or red, with a limit of 30 per color per customer. Over there, it averages 4.5/5 based on 200+ customer reviews.
All your megapixels are belong to you, and to help keep it so, a sound backup strategy with layers of redundancy keeps your sea of data safe behind the gate (what a horrible split pun *1)… Trending among the trending eBay Deals is an offer from the NewEgg eBay store, you can get the new condition 8TB Seagate Backup Plus USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive, model STDT8000100 Black, for $200 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. This goes for $250 at Amazonia.
*1 spoiler: sea + gate
Go out and take pictures, all day and all night, the gurus and the teachers tell you. What they don’t tell you is that you are going to need a warehouse full of storage gear to save them all. If that describes your current situation, trending among the latest eBay Trending Deals (not to be confused with the “regular” eBay Deals) is the new condition 3TB Western Digital My Passport Ultra Portable External Hard Drive offered for $125 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. It is available in three different color schemes if you are fond of the color-coding scheme. The seller is Buydig’s eBay store.
This deal of the day expired…
The 2TB Western Digital Elements USB 3.0 Portable hard disk drive, model WDBU6Y0020BBK-NESN, is currently on sale for $80.59 with free shipping, with a limit of fifteen per customer, at Amazon by Amazon herself. It is only available in one color, so you have to do the color-coding on your own if you follow that organizational philosophy.
This particular lightning deal ended, but Sony SDXC cards are recurring “guests” at the Amazon Gold Box deals, so they should return at unspecific/unknown dates in the future…
These daily deals expired…
[Read more…]
Ride the PoNY! We have another price drop on a 256GB memory card as they slowly but steadily reach lower $/GB, leaving the 512GB cards to hoard the big price premiums. So the 256GB PNY Elite Performance UHS-I/U3 SDXC Class 10, model P-SDX256U395-GE, up to 95MB/sec, is now down to $90 with free shipping, with a limit of 30 per customer at Amazon by Amazon itself.
Speaking of Amazon, this blog’s semi-ironic meme of 2015, the tiny AmazonBasics camera bag is now down to $1.40 each, new condition, in semi-sturdy cardboard box, still part of the Add-On program, with a limit of 90 per customer. [see earlier semi-long post].
These daily deals expired…
This daily offer ended…
If you are not afraid of mail-in rebates, Adorama is offering the 2TB WD My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive, model WDBMWV0020BBK-NESN, for $68 after a $20 mail-in rebate (rebate PDF), with free expedited shipping. Limit one per. Offer ends by 9/4/15.
UPDATE: speaking of WD storage, Adorama’s eBay store is offering the new condition 2TB WD Elements Portable External USB 3.0 hard drive for $70 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer. Over 900 units sold so far from this eBay listing per the statistics over there. This is part of the Elements line, while the one mentioned in the first paragraph is part of the Passport line.
The 256GB Lexar Professional SDXC (1000x) memory card, model SD256CRBNA1000, up to 150MB/sec, with the Image Rescue 5 software included, is currently on sale for $140 with a limit of 30 per customer at Amazon by Amazon itself. It beats the other denominations in its line-up (16GB to 128GB) in GB/$.
If you don’t need the latest U3 up to 95MB/sec model, the previous 256GB PNY SDXC card (Class 10, U1, Up to 90MB/sec, P-SDX256U1H-GE) goes for $82 with free shipping by Amazon itself with a limit of five per customer. The newer P-SDX256U395-GE (up to 95MB/sec) goes for $95.
This lightning offer expired…
If you need USB 3.0 flash drives by the pound (if gigabytes were measured as weight), the 128GB PNY Turbo 128GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive, model P-FD128TBOP-GE, is currently on sale for $29.50 at Amazon by Amazon itself. You can buy as many as you like. Free shipping as usual (2-day Prime or $35+ for non-Prime).
Speaking of flash drives, if you prefer a small compact low profile one, the 64GB Sandisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 goes for $24, while the 32GB for $12. These two beat the other members of their sub-line in $/GB.
If you are okay with the slower 200x (up to 30MB/s) Lexar SD cards, and could use (or repurpose) memory card wallets, Ritz Camera upon Amazon (with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so it is eligible for free 2-day Prime shipping or with a $35+ order for non-members), is offering the 32GB Lexar SDHC (200x) + Polaroid card wallet for $10 total. You can buy up to 30 of these combos. This bundle averages 4.8/5 based on 9 customer reviews. The listing says bulk packaging.
The 32GB EyeFi Mobi Pro SDHC wireless card is currently on sale for $80 by 3rd-party sellers and Amazon itself as well at Amazon. Check specs, details, reviews, etc if you are not familiar with these.
If your backup, storage, and data muling schemes involve wireless USB flash drives, the 64GB SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive, model SDWS2-064G-E57, is on sale for $50 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer by Amazon itself…
UPDATE: This sold out: or for $40 plus $5 flat shipping by 3rd-party seller CalvinNHobbs via Amazon (ships from CalvinNHobbs, so not eligible for Prime benefits).
To the megapixel-storage front, where the eBay Deals have something for too (this is a tortured sentence, eject!). NewEgg’s eBay store is offering the new condition 5TB Seagate Backup Plus USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive, model STDT5000100, for $120 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. Nearly 5000 units got sold through this offer so far.
UPDATE: speaking of storage, Staples is offering the 2TB Seagate Backup Plus Slim Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive with Mobile Device Backup for $80, with a limit of ten and your choice of three different color options (in case you are color-coding your backups). Amazon has not price-matched it but they got close, $84 for the red.
You can’t put a Pony in your camera, but you can put a PNY memory card. Which brings us to the 64GB PNY Elite Performance SDXC Class 10 UHS-I U3 offered for $25 at Amazon by Amazon herself with a limit of 30 per customer. Free 2-day shipping for Prime members or with a $35+ order (eg two of these) for non-Prime members. This is model P-SDX64U395-GE.
Within this PNY line-up (32GB to 512GB) it is tied in terms of $/GB with the 256 GB version (model P-SDX256U395-GE) which goes for $100 with free shipping. Limit 30 as well.
The 120GB Sandisk 2.5″ internal SSD, model SDSSDA-120G-G25, is currently on sale for $45 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer at Amazon by Amazon itself. There are many options in SSDs these days, this may be of interest if it fits the price and storage trade-offs of your IT situation.
LATEST COMMENTS