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deeps on 06/04/2011 - 18:26 homesecurityonline.com.au (2940 clicks)

Sign up to the newsletter, and get a free 128mb USB stick sent to your address. I received mine today.

Might be useful for a digital photo frame, or something of the sort. Either way, it's free :)

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  • +57 votes
    Yuri Lowell on 06/04/2011 - 18:28

    128mb? Are we living in 2001?

    • +2 votes
      superkieu on 06/04/2011 - 18:31

      agree.
      if the offer is 128Gb then I'll look twice.

      • +15 votes
        Michaelz101 on 06/04/2011 - 18:57

        What year are you in mate?

        • +14 votes
          nubix on 06/04/2011 - 19:17

          2021

        • +10 votes
          Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 19:37

          To Michaelz101: 2017

          To nubix: 2021 would be 500GB - 1TB USBs

        •  
          ozAzn on 06/04/2011 - 21:18

          To Xanthorrhoea se…

          How do you know?

        • +24 votes
          scotty on 06/04/2011 - 21:29

          1TB USBs in 2021? Are we STILL using USB to connect peripherals in 10 years time?!

        • -1 vote
          Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 21:29

          To ozAzn:
          It is my awesome PLANT power.

        •  
          Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 21:31

          To scotty:
          Becasue Microsoft computers 'cooked' their new prototype connector during testing.

        • +2 votes
          diamondtouch1 on 06/04/2011 - 23:40

          1.21 gigawatts? 1.21 gigawatts? Great Scott!

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          cameldownunder on 07/04/2011 - 09:57

          To scotty, yes, USB 29.0 !!

    • +13 votes
      greenpossum on 06/04/2011 - 18:48

      Get 6 and run RAID5 on them, hahaha. :)

    • +3 votes
      greenpossum on 06/04/2011 - 19:00

      Hey maybe you can send it to somebody you want to play a prank on and tell them it's a 4GB stick and imagine them scratching their head. Ok ok, it's mean.

    • +3 votes
      Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 19:39

      Yeah, I am still in 1981. USA President just phoned me over hotline for a 128MB Storage Unit to hold their sensitive docs.

    • +9 votes
      the_pharmacist on 06/04/2011 - 20:37

      not even the lowest quality downloaded pornography wouldn't fit into those

    • +1 vote
      SakuraChan on 06/04/2011 - 22:08

      stop hatin' already

  • +11 votes
    manbearpig on 06/04/2011 - 18:30

    128mb?

    ….lol

  • +4 votes
    baz123 on 06/04/2011 - 18:31

    I'm not going to neg it as it is free, but seriously, who'd bother!?

    • +4 votes
      jesseboy89 on 06/04/2011 - 18:34

      I did, looks perfect for a digital photo frame!
      Thanks deeps.

  • +3 votes
    deeps on 06/04/2011 - 18:33

    Well, I didn't know what size it was, till it arrived today… Disappointed that it was only 128mb, but oh well, it looks nice :P

    • +4 votes
      scotty on 06/04/2011 - 21:37

      It's great that you have actually received it, despite that it was last decade's size. I have seen countless number of Verisign "Free USB drive" ads over the years (recently at 8GB). Security products as well, although I have not heard people getting the drive. I got sucked in at the beginning as well — never received the drive, but endless spams from Verisign.

      • +1 vote
        tim_geo on 07/04/2011 - 02:25

        Yeah that perplexed me quite a bit. Surely it does not add credibility to them, and I thought credibility passed along a 'chain' is the core of how digital certificates work…

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    Hintswen on 06/04/2011 - 18:34

    Wow thanks. I've actually been wondering where I could get a USB with 256MB or less. (I would actually like 32MB or 64MB, but 128MB Will work too :D

    •  
      issh on 06/04/2011 - 18:34

      do more than 1!

      •  
        Hintswen on 06/04/2011 - 18:38

        psh I only need one… unless I end up breaking it which I am likely to do considering I will probably be taking it apart >_>

  •  
    Gaz1 on 06/04/2011 - 18:34

    Hmmm… giving away your name & address to a company presumably saying you are interested in buying security products (i.e. you might not have good security at the moment)?

    •  
      deeps on 06/04/2011 - 18:42

      They sell things like video intercoms etc. as well.

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        Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 21:40

        Hm. Are they using the 'rare' 128MB USBs as electronic keys?

        If so, we have just gained access to another world. Step throught the door please, ozbargainers. Don't push, ladies first. :P

  • +44 votes
    issh on 06/04/2011 - 18:34

    10 years later

    (On Ozbargain)
    Free 1TB USB
    Users: Pfft, 1TB what are those.

  • -1 vote
    superforever on 06/04/2011 - 18:38

    Where they found all these 128MB?

    •  
      rack on 06/04/2011 - 18:44

      probs china

    • +11 votes
      Orpheus on 06/04/2011 - 18:48

      They cut up a few 8gb USB sticks that they had lying around.

      • +12 votes
        issh on 06/04/2011 - 18:55

        they cut up the 8gb into 64 pieces

  • +26 votes
    effgee on 06/04/2011 - 18:44

    I'm holding out until they include a box of 2.5inch floppy discs before I give out my personal details….

    • +18 votes
      DJ on 06/04/2011 - 18:48

      2.5inch Floppy discs ?? You'll be waiting a long time - maybe for someone to invent them first.

      3.5 perhaps ? :)

      •  
        Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 19:06

        I still have a 3.5 floppy to usb drive. So I wouldn't mind if they send floppies. Only drawback of floppy is its tendancy to be bended and wiped by magnets.

        •  
          Hintswen on 06/04/2011 - 19:20

          I still have a 5.25" drive around here somewhere

        •  
          Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 19:35

          To Hintswen:
          Are you talking about ZIP Floppies?

        • +1 vote
          hellbound on 06/04/2011 - 19:41

          Still got some 5.25" floppy disks lying around but no drive any more :-(
          One day I will be able to play fast-trax again

        •  
          Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 19:58

          Back to the old days. :)

  • +3 votes
    effgee on 06/04/2011 - 18:44

    I'm holding out until they include a box of 2.5inch floppy discs before I give out my personal details….

    • +2 votes
      arcticmonkey on 06/04/2011 - 18:46

      And a Walkman!

      • +2 votes
        issh on 06/04/2011 - 18:55

        and tapes

        • +1 vote
          greenpossum on 06/04/2011 - 18:57

          8 track cartridges no less.

        • +3 votes
          Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 19:10

          Why not some CANON inkjet cartridges? I am still using I-320 inkjet but my ink supply is running low at the moment.

          10 pack or no deal.

        • +2 votes
          Mark Heath on 07/04/2011 - 00:04

          tapes are still in use in my house lol

  •  
    ultraskool on 06/04/2011 - 18:52

    how about 2 million Terabytes

    • +4 votes
      issh on 06/04/2011 - 18:58

      pfft,
      i'm waiting for the Yottabyte

      • +16 votes
        Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 19:28
        ————————————————————————-

        BREAKING NEWS
        The legendary 'Yottabite' has been found after archeologists combed through Site E1847-A on planet Earth. Other artifacts that also came up with the dug was some plastic bars with the mysterious inscriptions of 'Manchew'.

        ————————————————————————
        •  
          spawnpoint on 06/04/2011 - 23:51

          you forgot the legendary Toy'r'us receipt of Broden where he bought. This was sealed airtight in Glades wrap for all eternity.

          On a sidenote : Broden's name should always be in bold.

    • +16 votes
      issh on 06/04/2011 - 18:58
  •  
    samfisher5986 on 06/04/2011 - 19:01

    These would have been built a long time ago. I think China still make 1GB, but that's it.

  • +18 votes
    Tilduke on 06/04/2011 - 19:02

    Reveal personal information to random company for something that is practically useless.
    You can buy 1GB drives for $6 or less now. If you could buy this it would be in the cents.

    • +6 votes
      m2000 on 06/04/2011 - 19:14

      Yes totally agreed. 128Mb! That's an antique.

      • +7 votes
        issh on 06/04/2011 - 19:22

        That's an antique.

        Antique Roadshow here i come!

    • +1 vote
      Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 20:33

      Don't need real information, mate. Just make the name up, give a wasted email address and a PO BOX NO. They will never find you.

  • +7 votes
    stumo on 06/04/2011 - 19:03

    I paid 180 quid for a 128MB CF card in 2000. Wish I could return it now and get my money back. That was back when I had money to burn of course.

    • +2 votes
      arcticmonkey on 06/04/2011 - 19:36

      That sort of deal would've been on OzUnbargain, I take it?

    •  
      fergus on 06/04/2011 - 19:37

      Is that AUD180? I bought a 48MB CF card for about that in late 2000/early 2001.

      •  
        Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 19:43

        Hm. I think I picked up several 64MB RAM in computer junks beside roads.

      •  
        stumo on 06/04/2011 - 20:08

        No it was GBP180, so at the time would have been like AUD500, they had just been released. Tottenham Court road FTW! (this was in the days before online shopping and eBay started to take off)

        •  
          fergus on 06/04/2011 - 21:23

          Wow, cutting edge stuff!

          I was getting a bit worried that I was ripped off.

      •  
        scotty on 06/04/2011 - 21:34

        Yeah 128MB CF for $180 in 200 was actually a bargain. I paid ~$100 for a 32MB Kodak CF in April 2000. Enough to fit ~70 2MP JPEG photos at medium quality…

        •  
          Alzori on 07/04/2011 - 15:35

          128MB of flash memory for $180 in the year 200 would definitely have been a bargain. You would have been hailed as a god for possessing such insane technology.

          Good luck finding Australian currency 18 centuries ago though…

        •  
          cheng2008 on 27/04/2011 - 03:54

          ha back then my high school teacher couldnt afford cf card cameras, he had to buy a sony floppy camera. oh how he suffered for it, those things were slow as molasses

  • +30 votes
    Mikinoz on 06/04/2011 - 19:12

    2004 called they want their usb sticks back

    • +19 votes
      MattyD on 06/04/2011 - 19:44

      Oh my God: did you warn them about the Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Justin Bieber?!

      No?

      You callous b*stard.

      • +4 votes
        Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 19:57

        Don't forget to send them this factsheet on Fukushima

      •  
        stellaoriens on 06/04/2011 - 19:58

        Plagiarise XKCD is fail

        • +5 votes
          MattyD on 06/04/2011 - 20:01

          Really? More of an homage.

          +1 for spotting it though ;)

          Geeks, represent.

      • +1 vote
        theguyrules on 06/04/2011 - 20:48

        You deserve more +'s

    • +2 votes
      Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 19:48

      Past
      1976 Apple Inc. called they want their share of 128MB chips

      Future
      2032 XXX Inc. transmitted they want their share of 128MB artifacts

    • +1 vote
      Hintswen on 06/04/2011 - 20:48

      bot? simple loop in a bash script (linux) or batch file (windows) calling curl. No bot needed.

  •  
    dkslim on 06/04/2011 - 19:48

    They're going to send you hard copy newsletters, yuck. If they just email their newsletters like everyone else today, it would be worth giving a dummy email address to get this.

  • +7 votes
    Montaigne83 on 06/04/2011 - 19:56

    Good for students.. good for taking documents that need printing etc

    • +3 votes
      chris449 on 06/04/2011 - 20:46

      And for sticking in the old oscilloscopes my uni has. Won't take anything larger than 2gb (anything over 1gb is a waste for a few dozen photos anyway).

  •  
    lostincanberra on 06/04/2011 - 19:57

    Their technology is as advanced as their security concepts?

    •  
      morpheu on 06/04/2011 - 20:11

      yes-since all their security software will fit on this 128mb drive! i think the postage would cost more than the flash drive itself :)
      as for usefulness, i still have a 64mb drive rattling around my desk draw, holds device drivers and text docs no problem

    •  
      Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 20:15

      Yes. Their security is very simple and small yet effective. All they need you to do is plug the 128MB USB into your security system. Lie back and enjoy!

  • +2 votes
    joshptyltd on 06/04/2011 - 20:12

    you could probably run DSL on it

    EDIT: I paid $99 for a 128mb mp3 player from target in 2004. It was half price!

    • +1 vote
      compingqueen on 06/04/2011 - 20:27

      Wow same here - my very first mp3 player was $99 but from Coles (128mb). Now I've got a 32gb one and it's too small. When will we see 1TB mp3 players, pretty soon I should think.

      •  
        Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 20:29

        Just hook your mp3 to a 1TB WB Passport and vola, you now have a 1TB mp3. :P

    •  
      cheng2008 on 27/04/2011 - 17:26

      lol my first mp3 player also happened to be 128mb! it was from a computer fair for $150 in 2003. I remember being able only put 25 songs onto it, but i was perfectly satisfied with that many. I also managed to fit some data into the spare space.

  •  
    Mugsy on 06/04/2011 - 20:55

    Wow! Considering that my first two USB sticks were 256Mb ones that I bought some 10yrs ago, this will be the smallest sized USB stick I'll have ever owned!

    •  
      Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 21:03

      I still have my 64MB around and working. Hope this one would replace it. :P

      • +2 votes
        Mikinoz on 06/04/2011 - 21:14

        Still have my 8mb IBM memory key, its dead though

        • +1 vote
          Xanthorrhoea se... on 06/04/2011 - 21:25

          Keep it. It would become a collector's item in a couple of years.

  • +3 votes
    Adamiam on 06/04/2011 - 21:07

    I don't see why everyone is so negative about this deal.
    Yes, it's a laughable amount of storage nowadays, but it's still free and has uses as the OP pointed out (photo frame) where you'd usually need to buy a $5 USB with a whole lot of un-needed storage.

    Usually you put something up free that's worth a few dollars and Ozbargainers go nuts over it!

    edit with example:
    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/42221

  1. Yuri Lowell on 06/04/2011 - 18:28
    +57 128mb? Are we living in
  2. issh on 06/04/2011 - 18:34
    +44 10 years later (On
  3. Mikinoz on 06/04/2011 - 19:12
    +30 2004 called they want their
  4. effgee on 06/04/2011 - 18:44
    +26 I'm holding out until they
  5. scotty on 06/04/2011 - 21:29
    +24 1TB USBs in 2021? Are we
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