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Memory Stick (USB Thumb Drives) Help me choose one

post #1 of 11
6/14/10 at 10:40pm
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I am looking in the 16GB or 32GB size, I'd rather not have something that I can loose the cap on, but it isn't a deal breaker. My main goal would be to find something relatively quick. I have USB 3.0 on one system, so that is an option also.

 

Thanks.

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post #2 of 11
6/14/10 at 11:28pm

Try this one. Kingston flash drive are very reliable, I once drop it from the 2nd floor and it still works!

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post #3 of 11
6/14/10 at 11:38pm
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Awesome! Thank you!

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post #4 of 11
6/15/10 at 12:44am

If you can still find the Sandisk Cruzer Titanium, then I'd recommend one of those! Those little guys are indestructible.

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post #5 of 11
6/15/10 at 3:44pm

Super Talent have some nice USB 3.0 flash drives. I've an old 8gb USB 2.0 one - pretty fast (>30mb/s) and no real complaints about it.

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post #6 of 11
6/16/10 at 2:28pm
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Originally Posted by Landis View Post

If you can still find the Sandisk Cruzer Titanium, then I'd recommend one of those! Those little guys are indestructible.

 

Same here. It has a retractable plug; mine doesn't stay out when I plug it in since I've worn it out so much by playing with it (flip it in, flip it out, flip it in...). Pretty good read and write speeds.

 

My brother also has the Patriot Xporter XT, which I also recommend. Fast and rubbery. He lost the cap, tho.
 

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post #7 of 11
6/21/10 at 4:04pm

I got a 16GB Patriot Xporter XT from Newegg for $21 shipped after rebate about a year ago. It's held up perfectly.

 

I would also recommend Super Talent and Sandisk drives. I've had a 4GB Super Talent drive that gets formatted and fully written to on a daily basis and I haven't had a single problem with it. Avoid PNY.

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post #8 of 11
6/21/10 at 4:21pm
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I ended up getting the Patriot 16GB XT but for 33 shipped after rebate :-\ Nice deal you got.   It is a little large and I might pick up another micro sized one.

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post #9 of 11
6/21/10 at 5:00pm

Don't get one of them PNY flash drives that flip out on one end. I got one because I thought that end functioned in sd slots, but it turned out to just be a flimsy usb plug.

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post #10 of 11
6/21/10 at 6:41pm

I bought the Corsair Survivor Ultra Rugged 16gb for about $45. It's a bit large, but it is completely waterproof. I've toasted 3 of the supposedly water immune voyagers leaving them in my pants accidentally. The Survivor works great and I never have to worry about replacing it until the size is too small or speed tech progresses faster than I expect.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233059

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post #11 of 11
6/21/10 at 10:50pm

I have the 8GB version of this one (link goes to the 16GB version) and find it to be the best-made & fastest among my 4 other USB flash drives (the others are made by PNY and Kingston).

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002T4OK88/sr=8-1/qid=1277185663/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1277185663&sr=8-1


Edited by Asr - 6/21/10 at 10:54pm
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