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| Thread ID: 122366 | 2011-12-17 19:16:00 | USB flash drives | globe (11482) | Press F1 |
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| 1249173 | 2011-12-17 19:16:00 | Hi guys, it seems all of the usb flash drives I buy seem to fall apart after a realtively short time, the cases fall off or the usb interface comes loose etc. So I am after advice on what make/models of drives you guys use and if you have found them to last. cheers |
globe (11482) | ||
| 1249174 | 2011-12-17 19:28:00 | Sounds like someone is too rough with them. I use a corsair blade 8 GB usb flash drive. And its still in one place. I've been using it for the last 1-2 yrs | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1249175 | 2011-12-17 19:30:00 | I personally use two different brands. one being the Transend - Transend USB (www.ascent.co.nz) and the Imation Nano (www.ascent.co.nz) 4GB drives. The Imations have a swivel cover that swings out of the way. I have 2 Imations that I use daily, and have done for a couple of years, and they have never had any problems or failures. The transend's have a removable cover that you can easily misplace ( guilty). :D I do have 4 other drives, but cant remember their brands. I'll see if I can see any name on them, the names are worn off- but I have had those for about 3 years and they go through hell and back and never fail. One thing a lot of people do is treat flash drives badly, throw them about or drop them. As for breaking the usb interface -- thats usually caused by rough treatment. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1249176 | 2011-12-17 20:00:00 | I still have a flash drive I bought in 2004 :D Okay, so its been taken out of the case and the circuitry placed in a LEGO brick, but it still works :p My main flash drive is a 16GB Transcend drive which I bought because it was USB 3.0 :p |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1249177 | 2011-12-17 20:15:00 | Add to my previous post, the ones that have seen the test of time, one has even been through the washing machine are the ADATA Classic Series C801 (www.adata-group.com) | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1249178 | 2011-12-17 22:45:00 | Adata from the warehouse stationary. Solid and the connector slides back in. Blue or Red cover - about $20.00 for 8gb | Peter H (220) | ||
| 1249179 | 2011-12-18 03:46:00 | My experiences with ADATA C801... pressf1.pcworld.co.nz Still in use though, works well Just need to be careful about using flash drives for long term storage I guess |
forrest44 (754) | ||
| 1249180 | 2011-12-18 04:13:00 | Currently I'm using a Kingston DT ultimate G2 and I'm really impressed with it, I guess I haven't had it long enough to know how it will last but it seems solidly built. In the past I always bought whatever was cheapest for the size I wanted and apart from being a bit slow I've not had much trouble, I have a no name 256Mb drive I couldn't even begin to remember the age of that works fine. You can buy rugged drives designed to take rough treatment if you find they break a lot. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1249181 | 2011-12-18 04:41:00 | Two main brands I use are imation and Lexar. I use a pen drive daily and find that they will typically last about 3 years before one day they just die. Remember that they are not all equal in terms of data transfer rates - if you have big files to copy it is worth getting a more expensive faster one. | johnd (85) | ||
| 1249182 | 2011-12-18 06:43:00 | The should be white. So you can write on them | BBCmicro (15761) | ||
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