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igottaknow
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Registered: Feb 2001
Location: The Future
Flash drives



I'm in the market for a new flash drive. Its time to retire my SanDisk Cruz 256mb. I've narrowed it down to the Corsair 4gb Voyager GT for $53. It seems to be one of the fastest and most dependable one on the market. The only thing I don't like about it is that the key ring hole is made out of rubber and reviewers say that it won't last on your key ring, thats where I intend it to live, making it a major drawback. Maybe I can fashion a metal loop to reinforce it. I've found most of the flash drive makers have opted to use fragile plastic enclosures or are bulky sizes needing an extension cord to fit recessed usb ports. Any recommendations or experiences with Corsair Voyager drive?

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Mmanu
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use a plastic ring.


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Old Post Mar-17-2007 04:34  France
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igottaknow
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use a plastic ring.
thx thats a good idea. maybe attaching it to either a plastic or soft rubber ring would do the trick.

btw I'm also think I might get the same Micro SanDisk that I have now but in the 2gb version. I just love how small and durable it is. Its half size of these other ones.

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Boomer187
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quote:
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thx thats a good idea. maybe attaching it to either a plastic or soft rubber ring would do the trick.

btw I'm also think I might get the same Micro SanDisk that I have now but in the 2gb version. I just love how small and durable it is. Its half size of these other ones.




I have the 2gb micro cruzer. Its pimp and tiny.

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igottaknow
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I have the 2gb micro cruzer. Its pimp and tiny.

i also like how you can just pull it out without having to eject it in the taskbar. wow its only $32 maybe i'll pick one up too.

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Mmanu
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you can unplug anytime without notice, just make sure the last saved bit was done more than 10 seconds prior so you don't lose data.


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igottaknow
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I got my corsair voyager GT 4gb flash drive in the mail from Newegg. This thing f*ckin rocks! Its so fast its crazy. Its smaller than I imagined but its true that the key chain hole wouldn't last on your key chain so I'm using the lanyard included to carry it around my neck.

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tvmann
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Latest car radio decks from Sony and JVC have a USB socket for a flash drive on the front. Seems like a good idea, assuming the car deck can let you select a track fairly easily.

(I missed out on a sale of a 1 GB drive for $13 yesterday)

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skell
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Latest car radio decks from Sony and JVC have a USB socket for a flash drive on the front. Seems like a good idea, assuming the car deck can let you select a track fairly easily.

(I missed out on a sale of a 1 GB drive for $13 yesterday)


Pioneer makes a USB headunit as well. I got mine last week and I love it. The USB cable actually runs from the back of the unit, which I routed into my glovebox to conceal. So I can now go buy a cheap USB drive, load it up and leave it in my glovebox. And if it gets ripped off or damaged, big deal -- I'd only be in the hole what, $20? Sure beats the hell out of having to burn CDs. Never again! =]

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Dr. Cfire
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quote:
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Latest car radio decks from Sony and JVC have a USB socket for a flash drive on the front. Seems like a good idea, assuming the car deck can let you select a track fairly easily.

(I missed out on a sale of a 1 GB drive for $13 yesterday)


Watch out for flash disks that are too cheap. You could end up with something like my $15 4gb card. if you try to store more than 13 or more than 50megs total all the files corrupt.

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tvmann
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Watch out for flash disks that are too cheap. You could end up with something like my $15 4gb card. if you try to store more than 13 or more than 50megs total all the files corrupt.


Yeah I've now been told that all flash drives are not the same - some are a lot faster than others. I suspect most of the ones they put on sale at low prices are using older cheaper types of memory and don't work as fast so loading them can take a long time. Not a big deal for some things but if you use frequently use a big one for moving files between computers it could be important.

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I'm wondering if USB sockets are going to be showing up on more devices in the future, so we will be putting more music and maybe even videos on flash drives, instead of burning CDRs and DVDs.

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Dr. Cfire
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^^ In before teh ban.

And that video is not new nor is it britney spears!

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