[H] Flash drive(s)-r1

2008-03-04 Thread DHSinclair
Took delivery of 2 Corsair 2GB flash drives yesterday. Dang! These things are much smaller than my 2004 Crucial Gizmo 256MB (and it is pretty small) FD. These Corsair FDs are labled Voyager and come with a neat rubber-like covering (blue/black) that has a better 'grip-quotient' than the

Re: [H] Flash drive(s)-r1

2008-03-04 Thread Brian Weeden
Glad to hear, looks like a nice stick. I just ordered another San Disk Titanium to replace the one I lost. I really love the ability to slide the USB connector back into the case to keep it out of harm's way and I'm always losing the end caps that normally come with USB keys.

Re: [H] Flash drive(s)-r1

2008-03-04 Thread DHSinclair
Brian, I did think about the slice back inside feature. In the end, I decided this was another mechanical improvement I could do without. I accept the keep track of the cap business. Have not misplaced/lost a cap yet. I do not travel as much as you. If I misplace a cap, it is in the house

Re: [H] Flash drive(s)-r1

2008-03-04 Thread JRS
Don't forget drives are 1,000,000 bytes per gig, and files and Windows report a gig as 1,073,741,824 bytes.. :) Both ended up at 1.918GB free space. I do not have any tools to look for hidden partitions so I'll just write off the 82MB difference as mfg. tolerance at this point. :)

Re: [H] Flash drive(s)-r1

2008-03-04 Thread JRS
Whoops, left out a set of zeroes. 1,000,000,000 is what I was supposed to type. :) Don't forget drives are 1,000,000 bytes per gig, and files and Windows report a gig as 1,073,741,824 bytes.. :) Both ended up at 1.918GB free space. I do not have any tools to look for hidden

Re: [H] Flash drive(s)-r1

2008-03-04 Thread DHSinclair
Yes, John, That subtle thought did occur to me! So, far, so good. The Corsair Voyager is a good choice. Best, Duncan At 13:42 03/04/2008 -0800, you wrote: Don't forget drives are 1,000,000 bytes per gig, and files and Windows report a gig as 1,073,741,824 bytes.. :) Both ended up at

Re: [H] Flash drive(s)-r1

2008-03-04 Thread DHSinclair
Yea, whatever... I got it! Best, Duncan At 13:52 03/04/2008 -0800, you wrote: Whoops, left out a set of zeroes. 1,000,000,000 is what I was supposed to type. :) snip