USB Keys or USB Pens

el_mero_zooter · #1 07-23-2003, 02:00 PM

What's a good brand to purchase---need a USB Key/Drive
with about 64/128 mb of storage...
Heard crappie things about Transcend....
Gonna do away with floppies.....
t.i.a.

Zooter

kwag · #2 07-23-2003, 02:44 PM

Hi Zoot,

I have a 64MB "Pen Drive" brand that I bought at Radio Shack. It's really good

As a matter of fact, I used it to backup the complete KVCD.Net site (Without mpeg files!) on it

-kwag

el_mero_zooter · #3 07-23-2003, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwag

Hi Zoot,

I have a 64MB "Pen Drive" brand that I bought at Radio Shack. It's really good

As a matter of fact, I used it to backup the complete KVCD.Net site (Without mpeg files!) on it

-kwag

RadioShack eh?
hmm,,must go chek it out....

zanx,,,
ztr

vhelp · #4 07-23-2003, 07:05 PM

Hay zoot..

yeah, get one. I'm planning on getting one too.

I was thinking about the 128mb, or even 256mb.., but if I'm going to get
one, I may as well make it worth my while, and go for the 512mb one instead,
but the store that has it, BJ's doesn't seem to be in stock of them.

BJ's has them the cheapets!! A 128mb stick goes for $69 bucks, last I saw.

These would prob. work great for when you're juggling PCs and configuration
settings and futzing around with installations of pcs and things. You know
what I mean

that's why you (and I) want one of these guys. Kwag
already beat us both to one

Take it easy,
-vhelp

tonyk · #5 07-23-2003, 07:48 PM

How about one of the SD Memory Card readers? My reader is small, though not quite as small as a pen drive, plus it gives me the option of increased capacity if I buy extra memory cards. 128mb SD Memory Card runs about $50, not sure how much reader costs - mine came with my camera.

I >think< it offers the same utility as the USB Pen drive - I saw a review of several USB Pen drives in the last PC World. One of the drives reviewed used SD Memory Cards for extra capacity. There were differences among the drives, mostly in the area of access speed.

Cheers, --Tony K.

el_mero_zooter · #6 07-24-2003, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyk

How about one of the SD Memory Card readers? My reader is small, though not quite as small as a pen drive, plus it gives me the option of increased capacity if I buy extra memory cards. 128mb SD Memory Card runs about $50, not sure how much reader costs - mine came with my camera.

I >think< it offers the same utility as the USB Pen drive - I saw a review of several USB Pen drives in the last PC World. One of the drives reviewed used SD Memory Cards for extra capacity. There were differences among the drives, mostly in the area of access speed.

Cheers, --Tony K.

yeah,,
im leaning towards one of these now,,,,
it'd be easier to just swap the sd card from my digital camera for pix or files etc....

http://www.simpletech.com/webspeed/u...d_search=bonza

they start at around $ 45.00 USD or so...for a 64mb,,,

ZtR

kwag · #7 07-24-2003, 10:11 AM

Hey zooter,

How about this: http://www.nomadworld.com/products/muvo/

I think you can also use it as a data storage, just like a pen drive

So you have a "double feature" device

-kwag

el_mero_zooter · #8 07-24-2003, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwag

Hey zooter,

How about this: http://www.nomadworld.com/products/muvo/

I think you can also use it as a data storage, just like a pen drive

So you have a "double feature" device

-kwag

not bad,,, nice though ,,,specially after the mp3/cd player last x-mas this
may not get approved by the Home-Business Manager {i.e. wife}
as it looks like an mp3 player and or a gaming device....
yet a usb key is a computer device,,,get the drift

ztr,,,,