I might as well jump in here too as I am a returning person also. Welcome
back Bino. I was a member since the beginning of the list. I took a break
for a year or 2 and suffered a severe head injury a little over a year ago
which sure changed our life here. I am almost back to normal again which is
considered a miracle from what I have been told. Feel like I am one of the
luckiest men alive. Well enough about my stuff. All of the sudden one day I
thought about all the messages I used to read from The Hardware Group list
and thought I would check and see if it was still around and to my surprise
it was so I rejoined. It is way cool to see a lot of the old names again.
Look forward to the information I have missed for the last couple of years.
Tony
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Today's Topics:
1. Re: The straight dope on USB drives...and is SDHC related?!
(Bino Gopal)
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(Bino Gopal)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 12:35:16 -0800
From: "Bino Gopal"
Subject: Re: [H] The straight dope on USB drives...and is SDHC
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Well, newegg (at least) has 64GB too, though the price/size ratio is not
favorable:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2003240522%20130
9439130&name=64GB
Yeah, I remember seeing the Corsair Voyager GTs, but they're not around
anymore...interesting...
It's the little things that get me though--the cap is detachable and easily
losable; why not make it built in or not need a cap? And what about
somewhere sturdy to attach it to a keychain where it won't come off?! I got
a 8GB Cruzer for $15 from Best Buy just to have it, and I had it on my
keychain and the flimsy ring already slipped off my keychain! *sigh*
It's those things that get me too; the actually usability aspects, not just
the speed and reliability! :P
BINO
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[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:30 AM
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Subject: Re: [H] The straight dope on USB drives...and is SDHC related?!
> > So this is a timely return to the collective b/c I've been researching
(my
> > method of dithering) over the purchase of the "best (and biggest size
for
> > the buck too)" USB flash drive for months now.
The biggest, which I believe is Cosair's 32GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233061 is
not going to be the fastest. That title belongs to the premium "Red"
Cosair Voyager GT 8GB which is expensive and isn't easy to find right
now.. probably coming out with a new version.
http://www.corsair.com/_datasheets/CMFUSB2.0-16GBGT.pdf
I have a 16GB Cosair Voyager, which cost me 25 bucks on sale/Rebate
at Newegg and it is pretty fast on the reads, but not so much on the
writes. But well made and a very good value. You can get the 32GB for
40 bucks regular retail now.
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 12:37:08 -0800
From: "Bino Gopal"
Subject: Re: [H] The straight dope on USB drives...and is SDHC
related?!
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Hehe, I already have a separate USB 2.0 2.5" for storage and stuff; the
flash drive is just another backup point but it's mainly for transferring
files to other computers etc, as it's much easier and smaller than whipping
out a 2.5" HD! ;)
So given that, thoughts Brian? ;) And any thoughts on the relation b/w the
flash drives and SD/SDHC cards?
BINO
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