Just a warning to all of you that like to purchase accessories from Ebay --
Alot of the Sandisks being sold at what seem to be "too good of a deal", are in fact, well.. too good of a deal
Bought a Sandisk Ultra II 2GB SD for roughly 135usd shipped earlier this month and it turned out to be phoney.
Works fine, and performs decently, but zeeero warranty as a result.
http://members.shaw.ca/fakesandisk/
I'm super surprised that no one has mentioned this. (or at least I haven't seen a post for it as of yet in the vibrant section) They've got some great prices on some of these things with free shipping on a bunch too. I wanted to get this post up for everyone to take advantage of the Vibrant part of it.
They seem to have quite a few nice things for under 5 bucks with a lot of the items most people discuss in this part of the forum, and I hear they're decent with a 30 money back guarantee. You may get lucky finding stuff elsewhere for slightly cheaper (very slightly), but at least this should give most of you guys a pretty good indication of what there is and at pretty good prices with the extra 30% off on top. I got my eye on a couple of them tonight to probably pull the trigger.
Quoting directly from dealnews.com
"Today only, HandHeldItems.com knocks up to 90% off Samsung Vibrant Accessories. (Scroll down to see them all.) Plus, take an extra 30% off via coupon code "samvibrant30". That's tied with our mention from two weeks ago as among the best combination of discounts we've seen from this merchant all year. In all, over 300 items are discounted. Shipping starts at $4.50"
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Here's the LINK
.. and here's a link to the dealnews posting for those that want to go that route.
nice...i'm up for giving it a shot. placing order now...
thx for sharing this mate!
nice find and good selection but i already got everything i need for my vibrant besides a indash holder
16GB Class 10 microSDHC for $29.95 @ Newegg
Hello,
Here's a deal for those who're still using their stock 2GB external microSDHC class2 cards. This one is made by Wintec and it's a class 10 card. It was out of stock for a while and just got back in today so I ordered one...I'll test it once I receive it & report back if it's really class 10 and if so, if it's 10mb/s on write or on read. I can't post the link since I'm new, but I'm sure you can find it under Wintec 16gb class 10 microsdhc @ Newegg.
Just a quick update, the Wintec worked great for 3 weeks or so, then speed started to decline. Finally crapped out just over a month. To make a long story short, I had to deal with the manufacturer, last week and just got a reply saying the product was damaged by mishandling. For the month I had the card, I took it out maybe twice. Of the 57 reviews there, 16 ppl had the same issue as me. That's 26% of failure rate. They claim to offer life time warranty, but this is how they weasel their way out. Oh well, I'll never purchase anything from Wintec again. Luckily, Patriot has a Cl 10 16GB micro sdhc for $39.95. I'll have to pick that up...along with the Adata Cl10 16 GB for $37.95 as well....BTW, just got finally got the Otterbox from Amazon for$24 shipped. The rubber came a little loose, which I had to use a head gun to shrink it. Also the plastic didn't align right, which I also had to heat it and bend it into shape. It's thinner than the castmate, which I like, but the plastic doesn't have the grip as the ABS plastic and texture of the Casemate. The Trident gives the best protection imo, however, the trim around the screen is a little thick and it's kinda hard to hit the "p" key in portrait mode.
Seen as it xmas time ive decided to treat myself,or rather treat my phone, ive picked up some good accessories at some good prices, some of you may already have these items but ive noticed they have gone down in price in the last 6 weeks.
I've purchased as follows....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004BR2ZTM
excellent price for a 32GB SD card, Lexar like Sandisk are one of the leaders when it comes to SD cards.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0050N42QU
I've already got a case but decided i like the look of this and at this price it's a bargain.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004WMGI94
Original Sammy battery at this price = serious bargain.
hi dude not bad extras but
the sgs2 cae you linked isnt that cheap when you add the postage really it works out to like 6 quid odd and seems a bit of a rip off having to pay nearly 5 pounds postage for a really light case , infact i despise sellers that make their money by over charging on postage ebay stopped this ages ago!!! you can get sgp neo hybrids of ebay for less the 10 pounds with free postage
lexmar do make ok cards but i prefer sandisk and they can be had a pound or two cheaper the lexmars ive used have varying read/write speeds sometimes mega quick , sometimes mega slow , sandisk has always been more constant for me and reliable too
id also be a bit skeptical about that battery being genuine at that price , if it isnt genuine youve paid over the odds for a fake , if it is genuine its cheap , however its not sold by amazon so id be skeptical to say the least , if you notice amazon sell the same battery for £12 you can almost gurantee the amazon one will be genuine but the one from the seller you linked has no gurantee its genuine and he could just be selling good fakes
my best extras have been
#sandisk card at £26
#sgp neo hybrid for £8
#jvc earbuds for £15 (super headphones too)
#3 pack of matte screen protectors for £2.75
#genuine 2000mah battery £27
#genuine samsung desktop battery charger for £8
Where can you find the Sgp neo hybrid for £8, all the ones I have found have been around £19.99
buxz777 said:
hi dude not bad extras but
the sgs2 cae you linked isnt that cheap when you add the postage really it works out to like 6 quid odd and seems a bit of a rip off having to pay nearly 5 pounds postage for a really light case , infact i despise sellers that make their money by over charging on postage ebay stopped this ages ago!!! you can get sgp neo hybrids of ebay for less the 10 pounds with free postage
lexmar do make ok cards but i prefer sandisk and they can be had a pound or two cheaper the lexmars ive used have varying read/write speeds sometimes mega quick , sometimes mega slow , sandisk has always been more constant for me and reliable too
id also be a bit skeptical about that battery being genuine at that price , if it isnt genuine youve paid over the odds for a fake , if it is genuine its cheap , however its not sold by amazon so id be skeptical to say the least , if you notice amazon sell the same battery for £12 you can almost gurantee the amazon one will be genuine but the one from the seller you linked has no gurantee its genuine and he could just be selling good fakes
my best extras have been
#sandisk card at £26
#sgp neo hybrid for £8
#jvc earbuds for £15 (super headphones too)
#3 pack of matte screen protectors for £2.75
#genuine 2000mah battery £27
#genuine samsung desktop battery charger for £8
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you may want to look again mate
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004WMGI94
It's sold by SAMSUNG so i would imagine the chances of it being fake are zero...as for the postage, the only thing i paid postage on was the case and it was still cheap, this case is still being sold in carphone warehouse for over £15 i seen it myself a few weeks ago, as for Lexar, i agree Sandisk are number 1 but Lexar are not far behind the the reviews for this are pretty much postive, a class 10 32GB card at this price IMO is a steal.
jonny68 said:
you may want to look again mate
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004WMGI94
It's sold by SAMSUNG so i would imagine the chances of it being fake are zero...as for the postage, the only thing i paid postage on was the case and it was still cheap, this case is still being sold in carphone warehouse for over £15 i seen it myself a few weeks ago, as for Lexar, i agree Sandisk are number 1 but Lexar are not far behind the the reviews for this are pretty much postive, a class 10 32GB card t this price IMO is a steal.
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Just to point out it's sold by Sky_trading and not samsung.
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by sky_trading.
imlgl said:
Where can you find the Sgp neo hybrid for £8, all the ones I have found have been around £19.99
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pm sent dude
imlgl said:
Just to point out it's sold by Sky_trading and not samsung.
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by sky_trading.
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why does it say Samsung then on the clickable link, surely if this is a company called sky trading they could get into serious trouble for having Samsung on the page of the product
I may look into this further...
jonny68 said:
why does it say Samsung then on the clickable link, surely if this is a company called sky trading they could get into serious trouble for having Samsung on the page of the product
I may look into this further...
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Must be made by Samsung. I always look for who is actually selling it. Also the first review doesn't look very promising, sounds like a fake in my opinion.
jonny68 said:
why does it say Samsung then on the clickable link, surely if this is a company called sky trading they could get into serious trouble for having Samsung on the page of the product
I may look into this further...
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it clearly says sold by sky-trading mate that is why i said that it could be fake , what do you mean they couuld be in big trouble having a samsung clickable link on the amazon page??
if you bought it from samsung / amazon / play / mobile fun chances are it would be genine but lots of 3rd party sellers on these sites sell fakes so was just saying
hopefully yours isnt and everything is fine and hunky dory
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this user didnt think it was genuine though
http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3V0Z19D3GTGMR/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R3V0Z19D3GTGMR
imlgl said:
Must be made by Samsung. I always look for who is actually selling it. Also the first review doesn't look very promising, sounds like a fake in my opinion.
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Most of the reviews are good you are always going to get bad reviews on Amazon no matter if the product is 100% perfect.
I do believe it's genuine but certainly if it isn't ill be looking for a refund, as soon as i get it ill be testing it.
Just reporting back - the battery is definitely real, it's exactly the same as the one that came with the phone and lasts pretty much the same maybe a little longer.
The Lexar SD card is excellent and the read and write speed is impressive enough, and finally the mesh case looks really cool, if you are really obsessed about protecting your phone from damage this case isn't for you, however if you are careful with your phone and want it to look great this is thge case for you.
Merry xmas
jonny68 said:
Just reporting back - the battery is definitely real, it's exactly the same as the one that came with the phone and lasts pretty much the same maybe a little longer.
The Lexar SD card is excellent and the read and write speed is impressive enough, and finally the mesh case looks really cool, if you are really obsessed about protecting your phone from damage this case isn't for you, however if you are careful with your phone and want it to look great this is thge case for you.
Merry xmas
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I will be getting the lexar card, simply because it's a class 10 and is slightly cheaper than the class 4 sandisk. Also the battery CAN still be fake. The chinese guys go through a lot of work to make sure it looks identical but it can still be real. Only way to find out is to keep using it
buxz777 said:
pm sent dude
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id like a trusted link as well please
I just back from the ATT store in Lakegrove LI NY. They said they were only shipped the Note 2 in white. I played with it for 30 min then I bought one on the spot.
Ordered 64 gig micro sd
ordered the 64 gig micro sd card from Amazon.com. I went to Costco but they onoy had the 32 gig. It was 24.99 which is a good price. The Amazon 64 gig is 59 bucks, 64 with tax if that applies to you.
There's been deals on the 64gb lately. Picked mine up from amazon a couple weeks ago for $43. RadioShack had it for $40. Best Buy had it for $50.