Thumb Drives - Cheaper And Way Cool

Published on September 6, 2006 By MasonM In Misc

I've been considering buying a usb thumb drive a.k.a flash drive for some time. At first they were more expensive than I thought they should be and passed on them. I've been watching the prices come down as storage capacity has come up. Just a few months ago a 1GB thumb drive was about $100. I just bought one today for $44.

I have to say that I really like it. Travfer speeds are super quick. I was able to sync the personal files between my laptop and desktop very quickly using the thumb drive. I normally do this by networking them, but I just wanted to see how quickly it could be done using an external medium.

I'm going to pick up another one and install a small Linux system on it (Knoppix) with some recovery tools. It'll come in handy as I am often helping people fix problems on their computers and keeping my recovery tools on a thumb drive would be a lot handier than keeping it all on a cdrom as I am currently doing.

I love technology.

When it works.

Comments

Dr Guy

on Sep 06, 2006

My wife got a steal on a San Cruizer. A 1gb one that netted out to $40 (after rebate) and that was last February!

They are REAL cool! I use it to move filed between work and home.

Tova7

on Sep 06, 2006

I have a thumb drive mostly for downloading pictures and taking them to be printed. But I also use it when going from lap top to desk top.

They rock. Mine is a keychain!

MasonM

on Sep 06, 2006

Reply #1

My wife got a steal on a San Cruizer. A 1gb one that netted out to $40 (after rebate) and that was last February!

They are REAL cool! I use it to move filed between work and home.

That's what I bought, a San Cruzer. No rebate though (I don't think, might have to look through the paperwork again).

MasonM

on Sep 06, 2006

Reply #2
I have a thumb drive mostly for downloading pictures and taking them to be printed. But I also use it when going from lap top to desk top.

They rock. Mine is a keychain!

Yep, they are cool for sure. Mine has a keychain attachment and also came with a neck lanyard for the serious geek

Tova7

on Sep 06, 2006

neck lanyard for the serious geek

HAHAHAHAHA.

MasonM

on Sep 06, 2006

Reply #5
neck lanyard for the serious geek

HAHAHAHAHA.

Exactly my reaction when I found it in the package.

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