I saw a 16 GB drive for $99 AR at Fry's, and was surprised that there were even 16 GB's for sale.
Then I saw this one for $5000:
http://buslink.com/B1/ProductDetails.asp?id=148
DAYUM!
But if this thread gets dug out of the grave a few years from now, I hope we can laugh at how big we thought these things were
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A brief Google search shows that a Kanguru 64 GB FLash drive (not a mini hard drive) is around $2700.
I can't with til the prices on these drives come down so they can start using them in laptops and such.
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This same item got linked in this thread (but at CDW).
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ot - kind of ---- anyone heard how long data should last on a thumb drive .
You could pick up Lindsay Lohan for less than a intel 990x, and still have money left over to bail her outta jail
Got link to that 16GB drive for $99?
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I personally wouldn't trust one to last more than 5 minutes. I've had several die on me, so I'd never use one for backup purposes.Originally Posted by renovation
-The nerd formerly known as vectorcalculus
Until you drop it or put it through the washing machine.
Which brands have you had die?
Pretty much I've trusted SanDisk and Lexar brand flash drives... which have taken quite a beating in my pocket.
But I do agree... I would not use a flash drive key as a "permanent backup storage" option. Over time, they will break, however some of these units are better than other and depending on the manufactuer they come with varying lengths of warranty if they should fail.
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http://shopping.dallasnews.com/ROP/a...15908044&type=
Dallas / Fort Worth Fry's.
BTW, that was the 32 GB version linked (the 64 GB is the one for men)
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I haven't had any problems with flash drives, and they have been multiple brands.
I only had an issue with one flash drive (Sandisk Cruzer Mini 1GB), but I still believe it was due to a faulty USB port (port would randomly disconnect for no reason at all, and even rebooting the machine wouldn't fix it half the time. Turned out it was traced to a faulty USB hub/cable). The whole filesystem was corrupt, and even a reformat wouldn't cure it.
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Wrong. (Note what I have linked to the word this).BTW, that was the 32 GB version linked (the 64 GB is the one for men)
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My most recent casualty (which was last week) was a Sandisk Cruiser.
-The nerd formerly known as vectorcalculus
I have several 4GB drives from PQI, and I paid $30-$40 for each of them when they were on sale at Fry's. I can only speculate on where we'll be in a year, probably with 16GB ones regularly at that price by then. We could probably see the 32GB ones down to $100 in 18 months, who knows?
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i have had one die on me it was a 4 gig and only the 2 nd time using it .
You could pick up Lindsay Lohan for less than a intel 990x, and still have money left over to bail her outta jail
I just bought a 2gb SanDisk Cruzer, same packaging as the 1gb I have... been working okay so far.
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