16gb USB flash drive, Tesco €13.61

Kevtherev · 25-05-2010 02:55PM #1

Cheap as chips.

Danbo! · 25-05-2010 02:57PM

Sounds good, brand/tesco store?

Kevtherev · 25-05-2010 02:59PM

Brand is HP tescos in bettystown. Be careful as they have the 8gb ones at €13.40.

lindtee · 25-05-2010 03:58PM

Thanks, will check this out tomorrow in Cork:)

Oracle · 25-05-2010 04:17PM

Great price but, can you ask them to put these online? I can't be bothered to actually go to Tesco. :rolleyes:

Mr Trade In · 25-05-2010 04:34PM

Kevtherev wrote: »

Cheap as chips.

Great price for the flash drive but you may want to change your chipper,;)

justbringit89 · 25-05-2010 04:56PM

Will This be In all Tescos??

mp3kid · 25-05-2010 05:15PM

justbringit89 wrote: »

Will This be In all Tescos??

I checked my local tesco, and its there too.

The 2GB/4GB/8GB on display are all more expensive than the 16GB

grimm2005 · 25-05-2010 05:58PM

Thanks OP, just picked one up in bloomfields branch

coldfire1x · 25-05-2010 08:06PM

Looks like a great price, must check out tomorrow.

Diarmuid · 25-05-2010 08:34PM

picked up what looked to be the last one in Nutgrove just now

rakmator · 25-05-2010 08:47PM

I got two of them earlier today at my local Tesco in Clondalkin. There were about 15-20 more of them left.

bullvine · 25-05-2010 09:15PM

Thanks! got one in Ballybrack, still had loads left, cheers

kaji · 25-05-2010 09:39PM

They also have a pack containing two 4GB SDHC cards for only €7, just next to the memory sticks! Definately a misprice, I stocked up needless to say!

Richard Dower · 25-05-2010 09:49PM

Any spotted in Limerick?

54kroc · 25-05-2010 09:50PM

lindtee wrote: »

Thanks, will check this out tomorrow in Cork:)

Mahon Point is cleared out lindtee so it might be worth giving Douglas or Wilton a go instead.

lindtee · 25-05-2010 09:59PM

cork45 wrote: »

Mahon Point is cleared out lindtee so it might be worth giving Douglas or Wilton a go instead.

Thanks very much for that:) Will try one of them or both if need be!

RobertFoster · 25-05-2010 10:03PM

I picked on up in Tesco Ashbourne. No price on the shelf and there were still a few left. It's this model.

It's quite dinky, only 5cm long - just over 3.5cm really as the connector is retractable!

grimm2005 · 25-05-2010 10:23PM

RobertFoster wrote: »

It's quite dinky, only 5cm long - just over 3.5cm really as the connector is retractable!

yeah, it's really quite tiny, especially for 16gb! and it comes with a very handy loopy string to easily attach it to keyrings

milltown · 26-05-2010 01:22AM

Cheers OP!
Just got the last three in Maynooth. Nothing beats a bit of midnight bargain hunting

The security guard that had to remove the tags even raised an eyebrow when he saw the price

sillysasauge · 26-05-2010 01:29AM

milltown wrote: »

Cheers OP!
Just got the last three in Maynooth. Nothing beats a bit of midnight bargain hunting
The security guard that had to remove the tags even raised an eyebrow when he saw the price

ha, i got 2 when there were 5 left, and i was contemplating walking back up to get the last 3, you saved me the journey, haha.

Ron DMC · 26-05-2010 01:41AM

Any left? Must pop down tomorrow.

Amalgam · 26-05-2010 02:14AM

Cheers OP. The joy of buying this with just Tesco coupons.

Amalgam · 26-05-2010 05:29AM

4 left in Ballybrack this morning..

Space reported available using Windows XP Home. Drive just removed from retail packaging.

The drive itself is tiny, the case is longer than it. Press, click and lock to extend or retract the drive.

I don't know if I would have bought these without my Tesco coupons. I picked up two for just over 10 euro + Tesco coupons.

Not too keen on the 'caseless' USB plug, this way of saving space can be a bit hit and miss if you're using them in a laptop\desktop with loose USB ports.

If you're shunting big chunks of data, more chance of transfer failure if the drive is nudged etc..

Just to finish things off, I ran ATTO 2.46 to benchmark the thumb drive.

A nice bargain, rather than an essential bargain, certainly for 'over the counter' in the Republic, the price is attractive.

Oddly, as stated before on the thread, the (identical) 8GB HP thumb drive sold alongside the 16GB drive is about 50 or 60 cent more expensive.

Verdict: Tesco coupon plunder!