Who would believe it but the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer was launched 25 years ago today. I never owned one myself but remember being extremely envious of many others who did. God only know why since it took so long to type in even the most basic games (pardon the pun) since the model with the tape/data recorder didn’t arrive until several years later.
Anyway, go on, show your age and tell us about your ZX Spectrum.
Source: Slashdot
I recently purchased a 2GB MicroSD memory card for my mobile phone and discovered a surprising variation in the prices, especially when it came to the shipping charges from the Irish-based sites. It beats me why they have to charge so much for a device that is about the same size as your smallest finger nail.
In any case the cheapest offering was from 7 Day Shop and the card duly arrived within the time promised with no hidden charges appearing on my credit card statement.
| Supplier | Make | Unit Price | Shipping | Total |
| 7 Day Shop (UK)* | SANdisk | €26.45 | €5.80 | €32.25 |
| Mobile Fun (UK)* | SANdisk | €32.27 | €3.68 | €35.95 |
| SVP UK* | Integral | €34.87 | €7.68 | €42.55 |
| Cruicial | Crucial | €36.41 | €7.00 | €43.41 |
| Expansys (Ireland) | SANdisk | €32.95 | €13.95 | €46.90 |
| Komplett (Ireland) | Corsair TwinMOS Crucial |
€40.00 €34.50 €44.00 |
€12.00 €12.00 €12.00 |
€52.00 €46.50 €56.00 |
* Some sites only quoted prices in GBP and I have converted these based on a rate of €0.68c.
All prices quoted are inclusive of relevant VAT.
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