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what..the.. freaking..HECK???
Posted: January 27th, 2015, 8:57
by HaQue
Re: what..the.. freaking..HECK???
Posted: January 27th, 2015, 9:02
by lcoughey
I suppose someone has realized that it is faster and easier to recover from a thumb drive if you can just move the memory to a working device. So, just like the gouging we experience with sourcing a drive for donor heads, people are now gouging us for flash device parts.
Re: what..the.. freaking..HECK???
Posted: January 27th, 2015, 9:44
by LarrySabo
@HaQue: Makes your stockpile worth an absolute fortune.
Re: what..the.. freaking..HECK???
Posted: January 27th, 2015, 10:14
by HaQue
If only I could let my babies go..
Re: what..the.. freaking..HECK???
Posted: January 27th, 2015, 14:10
by data-medics
DonorDrives.com is doing this too.
Re: what..the.. freaking..HECK???
Posted: January 27th, 2015, 17:54
by jeremyb
I'm going to make a fortune!!! Thanks for the idea... maybe for monolithics I'll offer to strip solder mask from PCB's for an additional $50
Re: what..the.. freaking..HECK???
Posted: January 27th, 2015, 18:19
by labtech
jeremyb wrote:I'm going to make a fortune!!! Thanks for the idea... maybe for monolithics I'll offer to strip solder mask from PCB's for an additional $50
Hahahaaa, why not?!!?
Re: what..the.. freaking..HECK???
Posted: January 27th, 2015, 19:23
by HaQue
I will tin the solder pads for $100 and sell thin wire for $1 per 5cm length calling it "monolith data transfer wire"
Q: PCB I received has a scratch / chipped transistor / discolouration
A: We manually test every PCB - chipped transistors, scratches, discolouration doesn't affect functionality. There are no “Brand New” PCBs available on the market. If it doesn't work for you, it's because firmware must be transferred, you bought a wrong board or there is another / additional issue with your hard drive.
So how do we transfer the firmware over????
This blindly copying HDD donor boards is wrong and unethical.
There are no “Brand New” PCBs available on the market.
Straight out Lie. I can go and buy 50 of these at Officeworks right now:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SanDisk-Cruzer-Glide-16GB-SDCZ60-016G-82-00515-4-SDTNQCAMA-016G-USB-2-0-Flash-/161370581164?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25926fa8ac
Re: what..the.. freaking..HECK???
Posted: January 28th, 2015, 1:57
by jeremyb
Re: what..the.. freaking..HECK???
Posted: January 28th, 2015, 11:58
by hdd_sand
data-medics wrote:DonorDrives.com is doing this too.
Look at the ad
Business Hours: 9am EST to 5pm EST Monday - Friday
Item location:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Phone: (800) 733-0978
is donordrives.com
Re: what..the.. freaking..HECK???
Posted: January 28th, 2015, 14:35
by data-medics
Yes, you are right. They don't have many yet, so I'm guessing it's just a trial program right now to see if there's a market for all these thumb drive control chips. Sadly you'll soon have to ask customers if it's the original controller on their thumb drives the same as you have to ask if it's the original PCB on their hard drives.
Re: what..the.. freaking..HECK???
Posted: January 28th, 2015, 21:21
by HaQue
now I would have to add another $130 to my price. joy
Re: what..the.. freaking..HECK???
Posted: January 29th, 2015, 22:58
by porthas
We had these 10 flash drives listed for years... Someone just noticed? It was a trial run and we dumped the idea shortly after.
Re: what..the.. freaking..HECK???
Posted: January 29th, 2015, 23:01
by porthas
Don't take it so close to heart, like you said - it just got copied over. If we ever did get in a market of flash, we would edit it.
HaQue wrote:I will tin the solder pads for $100 and sell thin wire for $1 per 5cm length calling it "monolith data transfer wire"
Q: PCB I received has a scratch / chipped transistor / discolouration
A: We manually test every PCB - chipped transistors, scratches, discolouration doesn't affect functionality. There are no “Brand New” PCBs available on the market. If it doesn't work for you, it's because firmware must be transferred, you bought a wrong board or there is another / additional issue with your hard drive.
So how do we transfer the firmware over????
This blindly copying HDD donor boards is wrong and unethical.
There are no “Brand New” PCBs available on the market.
Straight out Lie. I can go and buy 50 of these at Officeworks right now:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SanDisk-Cruzer-Glide-16GB-SDCZ60-016G-82-00515-4-SDTNQCAMA-016G-USB-2-0-Flash-/161370581164?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25926fa8ac
