Anyone in Japan?

So I was reiterating my geekiness by browsing through some of gadgets websites that I’ve saved in my bookmarks (that’s the same as favourites for the IE users). I came across the link to a SATA HDD stage rack sales page at GeekStuff4U.com, which I added mid last month. The product looks like this:

It’s basically like a dock for harddrives, which allows for easy switching. You can check out the video at Akihabara News. It’s a more convenient alternative to harddrive enclosures which I use right now. I have large and growing collection of media files which can fill up harddrives quickly. My laptop’s 40GB harddrive forces me to rely on external drives or optical media for storage purposes. However, I don’t have that many USB ports (or power outlets!) to handle multiple external devices. And DVD is an impractical medium since these media files become larger as high definition releases becomes more common. A 500GB harddrive can store over 100 DVDs worth of data!

While this is the perfect solution and it is totally affordable (and worthy) with a $47USD price tag, the shipping price is horrendous, sitting at $39.70USD! A total of $86.70 for the cool gadget is bad news for my wallet. Apparently, the stage rack is directly ship from Japan which explains the high shipping price. And I haven’t been able to find it at any other online stores which prompts me to think that it’s kind of a Japanese exclusive thing. So, anyone heading to or is in Japan want to pick one up for me?

Image source: GeekStuff4U.com

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