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USB Flash Drive Selection???
Name: Mercury Date: September 27, 2008 at 12:15:13 Pacific OS: WinXp Pro CPU/Ram: Product:
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Looking for a USB Flash Drive with a metal case that reads and writes fast and has the largest capacity available like 32gb or more? Found that IronKey, StealthSurfer and Corsair Survivor seem to have a lot of issues with either function, reading, writing etc. and of course they are over priced.
Name: OtheHill Date: September 27, 2008 at 12:19:15 Pacific
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Mercury
I haven't kept up with that technology so I can't advise you on what to purchase.
I do have a question for you, if you don't mind. What is it you intend to use such a large drive for?
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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser Date: September 27, 2008 at 12:40:08 Pacific
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Along with Othehill curious question, does your planned use for it fall within the top five uses for a USB drive listed HERE? If not, save your money & buy something else.
If your aim is to use it as your spare or storage drive, I am afraid you are mistaken.
i_Xp/VistaUser
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Response Number 3
Name: aegis Date: September 27, 2008 at 12:41:20 Pacific
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I hope it's not for backup.
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Response Number 4
Name: Mercury Date: September 27, 2008 at 12:55:52 Pacific
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No not for a backup, already have that, just for transport and utilities and such.
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Response Number 5
Name: OtheHill Date: September 27, 2008 at 13:20:43 Pacific
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Then why so big? My entire C partition would fit on a 32GB flash drive with plenty of room to spare.
I don't know if you realize it or not but flash memory is the least reliable method of storage available. There is a limit on how many times you can write to them too.
Even something a big as a movie file is only 5 or 6 GB at most.
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Response Number 6
Name: OtheHill Date: September 27, 2008 at 13:26:29 Pacific
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I use CDR to transport my utilities and other diagnostic programs.
I spend 10 or 15 cents each and make copies of all types of files on them. When you buy a hundred CDR disks for 10 to 15 dollars why bother with flash drives at all.
I have a 1GB flash drive and can't remember the last time I used it.
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Response Number 7
Name: Mercury Date: September 27, 2008 at 13:43:47 Pacific
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Because it is the smallest and would perform the functions required of it.
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