Most computer geeks have a few choice shiny items they can’t resist spending a little money on whenever there’s a good buy come a’knocking. Something you don’t really have to think about because it’s not expensive and the thought do you really really need it never springs to mind. But because it’s a bargain, it’s like Pokemon Lay’s Potato Chips, you can’t eat buy just one. Before you know it you have a boatload of ‘em.

For me, it’s flash drives. Any time there’s a good steal/sale I pull the trigger, even if I don’t have a use for them. Find 4 gig thumb drives for $2.50 including shipping, I snap up a couple. See a 4gb microSD card with tiny USB nub adapter for $9, it’s in my shopping cart no questions asked, right alongside those yummy chewy mini Sweet Tarts and Captain Cruch cereal! I have a couple of flash drives still in their packaging. I just can’t help it, gotta collect them all.

So what’s your low-budget geeky vice?