Sandisk 16 GB Extreme III CF card for $250 at J&R

03-15-07, 11:20 AM

Holy canoli, I didn't know 16 GB CF cards existed! Just saw this on techbargains:

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.proc...uct_Id=4137513

Pair this with a 4 GB SD card, and you've got 20 GB on your Axim :).

03-15-07, 11:24 AM

Thanks for the heads up.

03-15-07, 12:23 PM

Yep, we had a little discussion about this in the 12GB CF thread.

virkelie · 03-15-07, 07:52 PM

That's amazing!

But I'm from Canada - does anyone know how it works, if I order from Canada?

I understand I have to pay Canadian taxes on top of the listed price, but what is "Duty"?

Is Duty = taxes, or is Duty charged on top of taxes?

(I called J&R - they didn't know).

03-15-07, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by LocutusBorgMan

Yep, we had a little discussion about this in the 12GB CF thread.

Ah, yep, you beat me to it LocutusBorgman. Didn't see that :). It looks like no current or upcoming PDA/smartphone can touch the X51v in potential storage capacity...

jediassassin · 03-15-07, 10:26 PM

The moment of truth. It sits on my desk as I type. I am going to open it and savor this moment...as well as make sure that it really works.

*crosses fingers*

jediassassin · 03-15-07, 10:28 PM

It comes with its own carrying case. I don't just mean the plastic case. I mean a little baggier with which one can place and hold this prized possession. Both my computer AND my Axim recognize it as 15.26 GB. I can honestly say that I am now the happiest man in the world.

Now to sync my music!!!!!!

03-15-07, 10:48 PM

Cool beans! Congrats on your new massive new CF card.

Were you able to get a price adjustment from Amazon or J&R?

jediassassin · 03-15-07, 11:02 PM

Not yet. There office hours are not amenable to my personal schedule, but I will be able to call tomorrow and hopefully get my credit card credited back a few bucks.

By the way, this card is a speed demon when it comes to copying files. I started copying my music with WMP a few minutes ago. I'd say ten minutes at most, but more like five. It has all ready done a fifth of my 12 GB of music.

BEASTLY!!!

03-16-07, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by jediassassin

Not yet. There office hours are not amenable to my personal schedule, but I will be able to call tomorrow and hopefully get my credit card credited back a few bucks.

By the way, this card is a speed demon when it comes to copying files. I started copying my music with WMP a few minutes ago. I'd say ten minutes at most, but more like five. It has all ready done a fifth of my 12 GB of music.

BEASTLY!!!

Okay, OK, stop making us drool.

jediassassin · 03-16-07, 11:30 AM

So I called customer service today and they graciously credited my charge card the $50 difference between the price I bought the card at and the price now. Amazing people.

03-16-07, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by jediassassin

So I called customer service today and they graciously credited my charge card the $50 difference between the price I bought the card at and the price now. Amazing people.

Congrats! Was it Amazon or J&R you contacted?

Pocketbrain · 03-16-07, 05:09 PM

Wowz. They just don't make a microdrive that big yet, do they? Flash storage has eclipsed magnetic storage in devices of that size.

New2PDA · 03-16-07, 05:34 PM

So the card is working without any problems in your Axim?

unitedxempire · 03-16-07, 05:34 PM

I know for a sec there I thought MD was taking over the Capacity battle but I guess not.