Hello John, I have orderd a 5 gb micro drive and now a 1 gb compact flash card from this company and both times I have recieved a confirmation email within one hour of my purchase. Also, I was wondering if you could tell me what an ir port is? Thanks, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Mattioli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Braillenote List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 6:05 AM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] External memory on PCMCIA or CF cards
> Greetings, > > Well once I saw that price of $149, I decided to buy from the > site mentioned earlier in this thread. That site, just to remind > everyone, was http://www.gooddealpc.com. Also, they had an IR port for > $32 so I bought one of them also. > > I want to point out two items that shouldn't necessarily > discourage anyone from purchasing items from this web site. Perhaps one > should merely have their expectations set properly. > > 1. I actually took the time to read their terms. Under the section on > returns and refunds they basically state that you can get a refund of > the going market price (not to exceed the invoice price) of an item you > return. Effectively, if the going market price drops between the time > you order a product and the time you return it, you'll lose out on your > refund. If the price goes up, you won't make any money. This seems a > bit odd especially in light of the fact that I don't have a clue who > establishes the going market price for any given item. Hence, one has > to wonder if anyone ever gets a full refund even though they might be > entitled to one. Though there are several situations in wich their > terms clearly state that there will be no restocking fee, this little > loophole could be used to effectively charge something. I'm not really > expecting to want a refund on my microdrive and IR port, so I went ahead > anyway. > > 2. They clearly state that, within an hour of placing an order, one will > receive a confirmation e-mail. Well, I think it's rediculous for anyone > to make a claim of such incredible turn around times, but it is now one > day later and I haven't received a confirmation e-mail. This could be > for any number of reasons including: > > * I mistyped my e-mail address (any site that really needs your e-mail > address should make you enter it twice). Since they don't have a "check > your order" link on their web site, they really do need to confirm with > customers that all is going well! > > * They're having e-mail problems. > > * Order processing is backlogged. > > * Any number of other issues. > > Again, very unlike my normal way of doing things, I wrote down > my order confirmation number so can call them and confirm via the > telephone that all is well. > > I'm hoping that all will be well because the prices for items on > this web site are really pretty amazing! > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karen > McDonald > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 3:36 PM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] External memory on PCMCIA or CF cards > > > I bought a Toshiba 5-gig micro drive for my husband for $165 plus $11 > for shipping costs at http://www.gooddealpc.com so if they still have > them, you might check it out. I have one that I bought a little over a > year ago for myself and I've had no trouble with it at all. > > I just looked on the web site myself and the darned thing is $149.99. > If I didn't have one, I'd grab it! > > Karen > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 4:21 PM > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] External memory on PCMCIA or CF cards > > > > John, > > > > I've been using the Toshiba microdrive for a couple of years. It does > produce additional drain on the battery and I've seen suggestions that > you take out the > > drive when you're not using it. Since my drive has been around for a > couple of years, I really can't speak to any of the more recent drives. > > > > Also, in some cases, the response of the microdrive is a bit slower > > than a > standard pcmcia or flash card, so in some situations this might also be > a consideration. > > > > The Toshiba drives are apparently rather hard to find now, so you'll > probably be getting something more current and hopefully a bit more > energy efficient. > > > > Given the amount of extra space you get with these drives though, I > > still > think the additional battery drain is worth getting the drive. > > > > > > Don > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
