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0 pointsrolmos13y ago0 comments

So, it's a microSD card adapter that's a bit smaller that normal. That 35$ price is ridiculous.

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So you can get that same feature (smaller size) for cheaper elsewhere? If so than it is ridiculous, but if not than it is only overpriced if people are not willing to pay for it. As with all startups, to get customers start by solving an actual problem (I use the SD slot all the time, but hate having it stick out)

ja2713y ago

There are some slightly uglier but cheaper alternatives for Raspberry Pi users that want a lower-profile SD card. They might be too thick for a Mac's SD slot though.

There's a $12 version on Kickstarter now: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/443556734/pio-microsd-ad...

Adafruit will also offer a similar one soon: http://www.adafruit.com/products/966

LoneWolf13y ago

Well If it was me I would go the uglier cheaper way as long as it does the job.

polshaw13y ago

I completely agree, but people lapped it up when it was on kickstarter. Know your market, I guess.

phraemer13y ago

I remember when I first saw it on kickstarter and it was described as a kind of memory upgrade device. They later clarified what it really is but I wonder how many people really thought it was for increasing system ram.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1342319572/the-nifty-min...

"An easy to use device that allows anyone to quickly and simply increase the available memory in their MacBook computer."

"NOTE: A couple of people have pointed out to us that we have mixed our terms a little. To clarify; when we refer to the MiniDrive increasing the "memory" of your computer, we mean the storage space, not RAM. Sorry for any confusion that this might have caused!"

edit: link and quote

mikeash13y ago

Nobody is forcing you to buy it. It appears that a lot of people out there put a $35 value on that 1cm. I certainly don't, but I'm not going to tell them they're wrong.

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