Comment on HP's ink-blocking firmware may violate new global sustainability rules
Widdershins@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I paid $0.01 for a flash drive at Microcenter and $0.10 per page(or job, I don’t know) to print at the library. I don’t even have a library card there. I learned enough about printers taking an A+ class to not want to fuck around with printers at home.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 5 days ago
Wait how did you pay 1 cent for a flash drive? I mean they’re cheap but I’ve never seen them for that cheap.
Widdershins@lemmy.world 5 days ago
It was what their mailer offers. One for me one for a friend. That or an equivalent microSD card. I got 128 gigs friend got 32. Both have a clear plastic shell which is probably cheap but it looks neat. Its “free” but the register rings it up as a penny. Not like I could bang out 128GB storage from the copper in one penny. I had already ordered a trackball mouse I just went over there to look at what they had while I could still change my mind. Walked out with an energy drink and the flash drive. Really broke the bank.
TacoSocks@infosec.pub 5 days ago
If it’s one of the Inland Microcenter branded ones, I believe I’ve seen tests run on those and they have really short lifespans, just a handful of years. So just use it for file transfers and not for any long term storage.
Widdershins@lemmy.world 4 days ago
It doesn’t say Inland on it but I got my penny’s worth out of it already. To be quite honest I never had a flash drive until a few weeks ago. It made going to the library to print so much easier than logging into email there or owning and upkeeping a printer at home. By the time it craps out I’ll have gotten another mailer. Thanks for the heads up though.
abcdqfr@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Probably some “sale” for when you purchase something else for $50 at 50% markup. Bonus of adding to “sales” tally for some generations old dogshit flash drive they otherwise could not sell.