dgsmith Posted July 13, 2011 Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) Just found this on dabs website for a wireless N adapter - even the recent euromillions winner would struggle to afford this - under "Buy used stock"! NetGear RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter (Available FREE With QL 7FF5) (WNDA3100-100GES PROMO) - dabs.com Edited July 13, 2011 by dgsmith
featured_spectre Posted July 13, 2011 Posted July 13, 2011 Think you will find that it is a good old fashioned British £132Billion...not the US Trillion
dgsmith Posted July 13, 2011 Author Posted July 13, 2011 132billion would have 3 less zeros though? None the less, I have seen some price errors in my time but this one I think beats the record!
featured_spectre Posted July 13, 2011 Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) a british billion = 1 million million (12x 0's) a british trillion = 1 million billion (18x 0's) an american billion = 1 thousand million (9x 0's) an american trillion = 1 million million (12x 0's) Edited July 13, 2011 by featured_spectre
dgsmith Posted July 13, 2011 Author Posted July 13, 2011 a british billion = 1 million million (12x 0's) an american billion = 1 thousand million (9x 0's) Ok, i've changed the title if it makes you feel better - it was more the fact that it was an amusing cost as opposed to the exact name for the amount
featured_spectre Posted July 13, 2011 Posted July 13, 2011 lol sorry just makes me question what maths teachers are teaching if they are using the wrong standard of measurement in this country!
mac_shinobi Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 I'm guessing they have fixed it now! It shows at £59 Still showing the wrong figure when I click on "Buy used stock" tab down the left
eddyc Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 Still showing the wrong figure when I click on "Buy used stock" tab down the left Oh yes, so it does! I think I was half asleep last night! 1
Hightower Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 lol sorry just makes me question what maths teachers are teaching if they are using the wrong standard of measurement in this country! To be fair, I don't know exactly what a billion or trillion is without googling. I know a million has 6 zeroes, and if I win that much I can take up golf full time - can't see a use for knowing what a billion or trillion definition is.
JonWPS Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 Also, I think we now use the 'American' billion and trillion.
tech_guy Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 I've tried to order a used one but for some reason my credit card keeps getting declined....... ;-)
gsk Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 I'm confused now. If we have saved £10 billion in austerity measures but the americans are whining because they are in $1trillion deficit, then does that mean that we've already saved ten times their total debt?
dgsmith Posted July 14, 2011 Author Posted July 14, 2011 To be honest, I couldn't really care less if it's a billion, trillion, milliard etc - it would be just as amusing if it said a couple of thousand Although from what I have read, it is a trillion in short scale!
SmellyLlama Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 damn, at least its not as expensive as most of the cisco stuff!! 1
john Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 The best bit is this: "Order Value Over Permitted Amount For security reasons, our website has a maximum transaction value of £5,000.00. The order you've created exceeds this, therefore please contact us at [email protected] and we'd be delighted to process your order manually " So you cannot even buy it online anyway hehe
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