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09-29-2008, 01:50 PM
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Large Capacity Flash Drive
I'm in the market for a large capacity flash drive, preferably 8gb because that's my general price range (without going with a cheap model)
I'm looking mainly for speed, secondly for style. Here's what i've got so far, but Newegg has no sort for speed, so i've just been looking for positive reviews. Feel free to suggest another drive if you know of a fast 8gb stick out there. Similarly, feel free to warn me away from certain brands, the only one i have familiaity with is Kingston. Newegg.com - SUPER TALENT PICO_C 8GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) with Gold plated Model STU8GPCG - USB Flash Drives Newegg.com - Kingston DataTraveler I 8GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model DTI/8GB - USB Flash Drives Newegg.com - Patriot Xporter XT 8GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model PEF8GUSB - USB Flash Drives Newegg.com - Transcend JetFlash V30 8GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model TS8GJFV30 - USB Flash Drives Newegg.com - CORSAIR Flash Voyager 8GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model CMFUSB2.0-8GB - USB Flash Drives Newegg.com - CORSAIR Survivor 8GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model CMFUSBSRVR-8GB - USB Flash Drives
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09-29-2008, 01:56 PM
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Why not use your fancy shmancy iPodT, you can use it wirelessly =)
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09-29-2008, 02:10 PM
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30$ after rebate
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Flash Voyager 16GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model CMFUSB2.0-16GB - USB Flash Drives
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09-29-2008, 03:59 PM
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Personally I think those all look rather crappy - here's mine:
 Best, and fasted, flash drive I've ever owned and I would definitely recommend it... "axiz" is a local computer wholesaler, so I'm pretty sure it's just been re-branded, so should be available elsewhere in the world? I'll try and find them for you... They sell for R260 (about 31.67 USD) here, but I assume they'd be cheaper elsewhere.
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09-29-2008, 04:42 PM
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I've owned a wide range of flash drives, because I tend to lose them, and I've found that corsair just can't be beat.
I haven't used the flash voyager one that Gerbil posted, but it looks like a superb deal. I might invest in it myself. Patriot is okay sometimes, but I find that the terminals connecting the male usb pull off after you use it for a while. May have just been my luck though. (experienced with 2 patriot flash drives.) Newegg.com - Patriot Xporter XT 32GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model PEF32GUSB - USB Flash Drives Or if you don't need that much space Newegg.com - Patriot Xporter XT 4GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model PEF4GUSB - USB Flash Drives
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09-29-2008, 05:17 PM
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if i go with Xporter, i'll be getting 8gb, but i'm wondering about the speed vs the Voyager, i've only heard positive reports about the Xporter's speed, where the Voyager review says that uploads are slow.
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09-29-2008, 05:23 PM
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09-29-2008, 08:24 PM
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This is what I have. Newegg.com - Patriot Razzo 8GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model PSF8GRUSB - USB Flash Drives
It works great.
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09-29-2008, 09:31 PM
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If you guys don't mind, could you Benchmark your Flash Drives with HD Tune for me and post the results?
Heres my current one for school documents and stuff, the large one would be for entertainment and backups of important stuff. Kingston Data Traveler 2.0, 1GB  
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09-29-2008, 09:49 PM
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 (still trying to get the proper make/model of mine...)
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09-29-2008, 09:52 PM
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Nice low CPU usage, however.
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