USB Memory Key

conky_05

Hey, hope domeone can help

Up until nowe, the only USB keys I've used are free ones ! I'm in college and yesterday mine got corrupted; lost a bit of work, so I thought I should invest in a decent one !

I was looking at the 2GB SANDISK USB CRUZER MICRO U3 FLASH STICK PEN DRIVE

Can anyone tell me if this is reliable, or if not what would be ?

Cheers

Anti

That one should be fine. The main thing with any usb key is to remove it properly. And by that i mean eject it and saftely remove hardware. Dont just yank it out after youve finished using it. Just be carefull with them, dont expose them to rough bumps, heat or cold and deffo no moisture.

conky_05

cheers for the help anti !

zilog_jones

Anti wrote: »

dont expose them to ... moisture.

My brother let his go in the wash. It's still working several months later . As long as you let it dry out properly (leave it for a week or so) chances are it will be OK. Dunno if I'd trust it with very important info though...

PogMoThoin

I ordered one of these earlier 2day, nice price

Alun

Anti wrote: »

The main thing with any usb key is to remove it properly. And by that i mean eject it and safely remove hardware. Don't just yank it out after you've finished using it.

XP, and I assume Vista, defaults to a mode where no write caching is done when writing to flash media, so no need to do the Eject thing. As soon as the light stops flashing on the drive, the OS is finished writing to it and you can remove it. External USB attached disks are another matter, and they are usually optimized for speed instead and employ write caching and delayed writes.

See the following in the properties of the drive in Device Manager.

mathias

2GB SANDISK USB CRUZER MICRO U3 FLASH STICK PEN DRIVE

I wouldnt be bothered with that U3 thing , portable apps does the job just as well and can be installed on any USB stick. Its more stable than U3 as well , and more customisable.

http://portableapps.com/

Ghost Train

got two of these recently, nice and fast and gets good reviews, wouldn't be a fan of U3 either
http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/flash_drives/ocz_rally2_usb_2_0_dual_channel_flash_memory_drive

Duffman

The Sandisk stick has a USB connector that slides into the body instead of a lid that will get lost pretty quickly. Small detail that's usually overlooked but it's important!

If you don't like the U3 stuff it's very easy to uninstall.

Creamy Goodness

mathias wrote: »

I wouldnt be bothered with that U3 thing , portable apps does the job just as well and can be installed on any USB stick. Its more stable than U3 as well , and more customisable.

http://portableapps.com/

the sandisk is still a good choice, just uninstall u3 as it's complete and utter ****e.

Redisle

PogMoThoin wrote: »

I ordered one of these earlier 2day, nice price

Sorry for going a bit ot here.. but that looks great.. BUT- Is the shipping for that 30euro!? :eek:

PogMoThoin

Redisle wrote: »

Sorry for going a bit ot here.. but that looks great.. BUT- Is the shipping for that 30euro!? :eek:

Ya, but i got a monitor, 2 hd's and a psu coming for that 30e delivery Is there not a cheaper snailmail postage option?

Edit, just checked & there isn't a cheaper option, not worth buying unless buying other items

Fnz

PogMoThoin wrote: »

I ordered one of these earlier 2day, nice price

Keep yer eye on that lid. Apparently it's particularly slippery and easy to lose on this model!

PogMoThoin

Fnz wrote: »

Keep yer eye on that lid. Apparently it's particularly slippery and easy to lose on this model!

Cheers for the heads up m8

RoyalMarine

bit of a bargain for 36.66 inc postage.
ocz 8gb dual channel drive

http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4RH5&CategorySelectedId=11152&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11152

nice review of it here.

http://www.pro-clockers.com/review.php?id=219&page=2