i need a flash drive, anyone can recommend me one, or does it even matter what brand?
k.CHU Goldmember 1,115 posts Joined Mar 2008 Location: City of Angels More info | Aug 15, 2010 20:30 | #1 i need a flash drive, anyone can recommend me one, or does it even matter what brand? Kevin Chu Photography
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kinghong1970 Goldmember  2,093 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2009 Location: NYC/NJ More info | Aug 15, 2010 21:23 | #3 mike_d wrote in post #10727781  Stick with a major brand and you'll be fine. Albert the Clumsy Ape
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Aug 15, 2010 23:59 | #4 They're all cheap, nowadays. Craig
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Aug 16, 2010 00:21 | #5 k thanks, i just actually never purchased a flash drive before.. haha Kevin Chu Photography
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kinghong1970 Goldmember 2,093 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2009 Location: NYC/NJ More info | Aug 16, 2010 04:49 | #6 cometzx03x wrote in post #10728928 k thanks, i just actually never purchased a flash drive before.. haha on the contrary, i've been buying them from when they were available in MB's not GB's... and paid a quite a bit for em too... Albert the Clumsy Ape
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MARK1992 Senior Member 767 posts Joined Mar 2010 Location: Singapore More info | Aug 16, 2010 06:08 | #7 kinghong1970 wrote in post #10729764 on the contrary, i've been buying them from when they were available in MB's not GB's... and paid a quite a bit for em too... Those were the days, when 32MB was a "WOW!"
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foxbat Goldmember  2,432 posts Likes: 11 Joined Jan 2005 Location: Essex, UK. More info | Aug 16, 2010 06:35 | #9 Buy an SD to USB thumb drive adaptor on ebay for 99c and use any of your SD cards in it. Much more flexible and future-proof than thumb drives with embedded flash memory. Andy Brown; South-east England. Canon, Sigma, Leica, Zeiss all on Canon DSLRs. My hacking blog
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FLiPMaRC Senior Member  967 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2006 Location: NJ More info | Aug 16, 2010 11:25 | #10 SkedAddled wrote in post #10728842 They're all cheap, nowadays. You can get a 16GB thumb drive from Microcenter for around $20 Yup, I've been using an 8GB Microcenter branded usb drive for three years now and it hasn't failed me yet. I bought it back then for $40
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tkbslc Cream of the Crop 24,604 posts Likes: 45 Joined Nov 2008 Location: Utah, USA More info | Aug 16, 2010 11:29 | #11 kinghong1970 wrote in post #10729764 on the contrary, i've been buying them from when they were available in MB's not GB's... and paid a quite a bit for em too... I remember driving with my buddy across town to get some 128MB USB 1.1 drives that were on sale for only $45!! Wow, that's like 90 floppies on my keychain! Taylor
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kinghong1970 Goldmember 2,093 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2009 Location: NYC/NJ More info | Aug 16, 2010 12:01 | #12 tkbslc wrote in post #10731392 I remember driving with my buddy across town to get some 128MB USB 1.1 drives that were on sale for only $45!! Wow, that's like 90 floppies on my keychain!  This was only like 5 years ago. hahaha... i was so pimpin with my 128MB mp3 player/flash drive... i had room to actually hold 40 songs after my data usage... Albert the Clumsy Ape
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c2thew Goldmember  3,929 posts Likes: 4 Joined Aug 2008 Location: Not enough minerals. More info | Aug 16, 2010 12:04 | #13 Your best bet is to either go with a 8gb, or 16gb flash drive as you will usually want to tote several albums with you at all times. Flickr
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tkbslc Cream of the Crop 24,604 posts Likes: 45 Joined Nov 2008 Location: Utah, USA More info | Aug 16, 2010 12:08 | #14 kinghong1970 wrote in post #10731556 and yea, 5 yrs is a lifetime...
Taylor
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friz Goldmember  1,595 posts Joined Oct 2008 More info | Aug 16, 2010 20:28 | #15 I have had a Sandisk Cruiser for quite a while and no problems.
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