MyMemory Branded USB "MyKey" 16GB @ £14.99 + more deals

Doge

MyMemory.co.uk have launched their own clone of the Lacie "iamaKey" usb drives.



http://www.mymemory.co.uk/USB-Flash-Drives/MyMemory/MyMemory-16GB-MyKey-USB-Flash-Drive


Their own brand 16gb is only £14.99,
where as an 8GB Lacie iamaKey with half the capacity will cost you more at £19.99!

These usb keys are for people who want something more rugged and durable, they also claim to be water proof.

Haven't bought one myself, but picked up one of the data traveller's this week, which got great reviews on amazon:




Kingston DataTraveler 101 Gen 2 16GB @ £11.99

^^^ one thing to watch out for, is that the hole in the metal for a key ring is really small,
so you will only fit the real skinny key rings through it.






Twin Pack of 8GB DataTraveler 101 G2 @ £11.60





My Memory 32GB @ £20.97

Doge

Ever wanted to partition a USB Pen drive?

Because USB thumb drives are recognized as "Removable Disks" in Windows,
and not "local hard disks", this is not possible but there is a tool called "BootIt" which can turn a Lexar Jump Drive, into a local disk so that all partitions will be recognized on any PC you plug it into.

http://www.getusb.info/flip-your-bit-usb-utility-to-make-local-drive/



It basically changes one "bit" of code in the firmware of Lexar Jump Drives,
so that its no longer recognized as a "Removeable" drive.

However, since other Brands use different firmware, you will not be able to use this tool with other Brands,
and could more than likely make that pen drive unusable afterwards.


A way of achieving this with other brands, is to update the "Removable Drive" driver,
to a "Hitachi Micro Drive" driver which can trick Windows into thinking its a local drive.

The only drawback, is that this would be have to done to all PC's you intend to access those partitions on, and it only supports 32-Bit versions of Windows.

Theres a nice guide on how to do that trick here:

http://www.techgravy.net/2009/05/usb-disk-drive-become-local-disk-in-pc.html

guinang

Was just looking for one of these. Ordered. Thanks op.

Peter M

Thanks OP just ordered one aswell you can also get 5 percent cash back with Fatcheese

long_b

Weirdest .... BA .... ever

Doge

long_b wrote: »

Weirdest .... BA .... ever

Whats so weird about it?

That i gave a little tip on how to partition a flash drive?

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Noticed this on dealpage today -

Jetflash 300 16GB USB Key from mymemory for €16, via a voucher code from their website
http://www.todaysdeals.ie/?referer=http://www.dealpage.ie/#detailsdeal2

Looked it up on the website directly and it is priced at €16.08
http://www.mymemory.co.uk/USB-Flash-Drives/Transcend/Transcend-16GB-JetFlash-300-USB-Flash-Drive

A cool saving of 8 cent if you use the buy their voucher? :pac:

peckerhead

Think you're confusing memoryc.com and mymemory.co.uk there...?

But yeah, it's not exactly the greatest deal on earth. The same pen drive is cheaper again on Amazon, with free postage if your order is over £25.

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peckerhead wrote: »

Think you're confusing memoryc.com and mymemory.co.uk there...?

But yeah, it's not exactly the greatest deal on earth. The same pen drive is cheaper again on Amazon, with free postage if your order is over £25.

I am confusing the sites actually. Still though, always check your 'deals' I suppose.

Doge

nm wrote: »

I am confusing the sites actually. Still though, always check your 'deals' I suppose.

Easy to confuse the two, happens frequently on bargain alerts.