Reasonable price for 48sx 32k expansion?

[EugeneNine]

I managed to find a32k memory card for a 48sx finally, but wondered what these should be worth so I don't go too high. Anyone bought one recently?

[rprosperi]

(07-24-2017 10:39 AM)EugeneNine Wrote:  I managed to find a32k memory card for a 48sx finally, but wondered what these should be worth so I don't go too high. Anyone bought one recently?

HP-brand cards go for more than 3rd-party cards due to perceived collector value, and I don't think there were many non-HP 32KB cards. OTOH, there are 3rd party 128KB cards available on TAS for only $50, so I'd say got for the larger card since it appears you plan to use the card (rather than just collect).

[EugeneNine]

What is TAS?

[rprosperi]

(07-24-2017 01:35 PM)EugeneNine Wrote:  What is TAS?

Sorry, that's MoHPC-speak for eBay. Long, uninteresting story, just an old habit.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Norand-128k-Memo...2190272903

I have several of these, they work perfectly.

[EugeneNine]

will those work for the SX or only the GX?

[Chris Dreher]

I would say that typical prices for 128KB RAM cards is ~$100 but the Norand cards often go for $50.

I bought a 32KB RAM card very recently off of eBay for $35 but they sometimes go as high as $59. The 32KB cards didn't sell great back-in-the-day since HP's 128KB cards were 2x the price but you got 4x the RAM so most buyers sprung for the bigger size. For the 32KB RAM cards, I am only aware of the HP made ones and the rather rare Smith Corona ones.

[Dave Britten]

(07-24-2017 02:01 PM)EugeneNine Wrote:  will those work for the SX or only the GX?

Any cards up to 128 KB will work in either an SX or GX. Cards over 128 KB are usually designed for the GX in port 2, but there were a few made for the SX that typically require a special bank-switching driver/program to be installed on the calculator to use more than 128 KB.