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Hello,
I'm interested in buying a USB memory stick of 4/8GB.
I'm mainly aiming for fast data transer rate: 24MB/s Read (And Higher) 18MB/s, Write (And Higher)

I want to be able to copy fast onto the USB stick, all those DivX/Xvid anime and games I download at my work pc. ;)

This Kingston stick looks good, but it's only 4Gigs:

http://www.superwarehouse.com/Kingston_DataTraveler_II_Plus_Migo_Edition_4_GB_USB_Flash_Drive/DTII+M_4GB/ps/1489284

http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/partsinfo.asp?root=us&LinkBack=http://www.kingston.com&ktcpartno=DTII+M/4GB&id=1

Or this 8Gig stick, but it’s slow:
Read 9-10 MByte/s, Write 2 MByte/s.
http://www.e-shop.gr/show_per.phtml?id=PER.554483

So, which specific stick do you guys recommend?
 
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Stick with top-name brands, like SanDisk, or Corsair. Actually CompactFlash has much more to offer at 8Gb. 100x (15Mb/12Mb) to boot.

f61
 
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Hello,
I'm interested in buying a USB memory stick of 4/8GB.
I'm mainly aiming for fast data transer rate: 24MB/s Read (And Higher) 18MB/s, Write (And Higher)

I want to be able to copy fast onto the USB stick, all those DivX/Xvid anime and games I download at my work pc. ;)

This Kingston stick looks good, but it's only 4Gigs:

http://www.superwarehouse.com/Kingston_DataTraveler_II_Plus_Migo_Edition_4_GB_USB_Flash_Drive/DTII+M_4GB/ps/1489284

http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/partsinfo.asp?root=us&LinkBack=http://www.kingston.com&ktcpartno=DTII+M/4GB&id=1

Or this 8Gig stick, but it’s slow:
Read 9-10 MByte/s, Write 2 MByte/s.
http://www.e-shop.gr/show_per.phtml?id=PER.554483

So, which specific stick do you guys recommend?
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i have like 6 USB keys from ADATA, Sandisk, EP Memory and OCZ.

The OCZ one that I have is by far the best. It is the OCZ Rally 1 1gb which has since been replaced by the Rally2. They are very well built and EXTREMELY fast.

Other good choices are Corsair and Patriot:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=50001550&Description=rally&name=OCZ+Technology%2c+Inc.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233053
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233054

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220156

personally though I would get the OCZ Rally2.

good luck and did you know that you can run some games off of a USB key? I have Halflife1 and Civilization 2 on my rally 8)
 
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I've decided to go with this:
CORSAIR Flash Voyager GT 8GB Flash Drive

Mainly for its great speed:
Read speed: 34MB/s
Write speed: 27MB/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233054

The 16GB version looks cool, but it’s too slow Especially write speed:
Read speed: 22MB/s
Write speed: 7MB/s

However, after reading through some reviews regarding the Corsair rubber USB sticks, I noticed quite a few people claming that the cap is too loose, it can easily fall off and get lost. Once it's gone, the USB connector can brake easily:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233009
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233053
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233007

The rubber casing is easily removable and runs risk of exposing inside of drive.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233042

So, is that's true?
If that's the case I might go for a simpler Kingston stick out of hard plastic which I've tried and are great.

Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance
 
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I've had that unit in my pocket since the first week they were available here in aus.... I find removing the cap to not be an issue, but does take a bit of force. It's never come off by accident. (And its fast enough for me....)

YMMV....
 
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Have you considered a card reader and card combo. That way you can have as much storage as you need. memory cards are dirt cheap these days and seem to be quite sturdy, so when you need more capacity, you can just buy another card.

Plus you can use your large capacity memory card in you digi cams etc
 
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Have you considered a card reader and card combo. That way you can have as much storage as you need. memory cards are dirt cheap these days and seem to be quite sturdy, so when you need more capacity, you can just buy another card.

Plus you can use your large capacity memory card in you digi cams etc
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do you know of any good card reader that can read a 4gb SDHC card?
 
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I don't have a sdhc card reader myself, but I know they are available and cheap. This one seems to be rated by people who bought it:

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=0&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=126448

The above for £4 and this 4gb SD for £20:

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/123309

Looks good to me (but I am a cheapskate :lol: )

EDIT: I notice you're in the US so I bet you can find cheaper than that, us brits always seems to pay more on pc bits :cry:
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thnx

can anyone find one of the egg or zipzoomfly or tigerdirect or frys|?

it also has to support CF and hopefully Sony MS
 
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@retroborg :)
8Gb Corsair Voyager GT = überstick
the non-GT merely excellent ;)

Should be able to squeeze the boot, o/s, pdf reader, and office in there for emergencies. 8)

f61

BTW==> sorry about 1st post, didn't see the speed specs... you would be looking at Solid State Hard Disk for CF cards (ATA-66 minimum) But imagine if you could plug a SSHD directly into the IDE header on the MoBo... can you say ATA133 without a cable?
here's a CF card maxed out
 
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I have had the Corsair for about 3 months now. I use it to transfer my home videos back and forth. It has good speed and the rubber housing around the drive is pretty sweet. I have dropped it many of times and by now without the rubber coating it would have been toast.




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I have had the Corsair for about 3 months now. I use it to transfer my home videos back and forth. It has good speed and the rubber housing around the drive is pretty sweet. I have dropped it many of times and by now without the rubber coating it would have been toast.
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dude it would have been fine w/o the rubber.

I dropped my 5th gen ipod a lot. today I threw my cell phone at a table. the battery popped out but thats it. Flashdrives have been known to consistently survive the wash, so a little drop aint nothin

its interesting that the drives most advertised for durability are the largest. Which do you think would survive a fall off of the Empire State Building, a Corsair (forget the name) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233056

or this OCZ Mini-Kart http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820203008

I say that the much heavier one will hit the ground much faster smashing it to bits while the smaller card will barely get scratched.
 
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