need a reliable, fast, 2gb+ USB stick

Joe 90 · 03-09-2007, 10:55

Hi,

Just wanted people's recommendations on a new USB stick. Currently using a DataWrite 8gb stick which i picked up for a steal @ £35 - but its never been the same since i put it through the washing machine after forgetting it was in my jeans

it now keeps 'forgetting' its got stuff on it after i plug it in and try to access a folder so think its time for a replacement.

want something thats fast (cose i run portable apps) and fairly high storage - any ideas

Feek · 03-09-2007, 10:58

Yes.

Fastest currently available..

2Gb - http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=119936

4Gb - http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=122896

I've got the 2Gb one being used as a readyboost cache on Vista, but only because the 4Gb wasn't available at the time *ponders*

Joe 90 · 03-09-2007, 11:36

cheers Feek

looks like a rather nice stick.

can't find it on Kelkoo though

might just go for that 4gb if i can't find anything else after lunch

LeperousDust · 03-09-2007, 12:41

How much faster than "normal" is that? It says on the description:
Write Speed max up to 18MB/sec.
Read Speed around 30MB/ sec
My cheapie Kingston seems fast i suppose but i wouldn't mind it being a little more reactive when i'm filling it up to dump large files soewhere else...

Joe 90 · 03-09-2007, 13:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

How much faster than "normal" is that?

Quote:

Originally Posted by everythingusb.com

4. How fast is USB 2.0?
USB 2.0 has a raw data rate at 480Mbps, and it is rated 40 times faster than its predecessor interface, USB 1.1, which tops at 12Mbps. Originally, USB 2.0 was intended to go only as fast as 240Mbps, but in October 1999, USB 2.0 Promoter Group pumped up the speed to 480Mbps.

As far as we know, effective rate reaches at 40MBps or 320Mbps for bulk transfer on a USB 2.0 hard drive with no one else is sharing the bus. Flash Drives seem to be catching up too with the some hitting 30MB/s milestone. For all we know, USB interface could become become the bottleneck for flash drives as early as 2008.

taken from - http://www.everythingusb.com/usb2/faq.htm

Joe 90 · 03-09-2007, 13:07

anybody know how good these are - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=553817

Jasper · 04-09-2007, 11:20

I was about to recommend the Corsair Voyager - used to have one, but it mysteriously disappeared - incredibly fast read/write

Joe 90 · 04-09-2007, 12:23

well i ended up ordering the 4gb Voyager through Ebuyer last night in the hope it'd arrive today - I used google checkout for the second time and a couple of clicks later realised it'd just been ordered using the default details i used last time - those being my mum's card and my home address so now i have to wait till i go home at the weekend to pick it up, and then pay my mum what i owe her!

I fully support making things easier on the web, but that was just too easy! it was like 16:40 and a lack of concentration due to the thought of home time cocked everything up!

Feek · 04-09-2007, 13:43

It concerns me that a site remembers your card details, I'd not be chuffed with that.

Mark · 04-09-2007, 13:46

It's becoming more and more common. What really concerns me though is sites remembering CV2 details. In the UK, that's highly dodgy. Google checkout, being US, doesn't use them and quite possibly doesn't offer the same level of cardholder protection afforded by the Consumer Credit Act. If I'm going to be buying stuff in the UK, I want to use a UK payment service to pay for it.

03-09-2007, 10:55	#1
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	need a reliable, fast, 2gb+ USB stick Hi, Just wanted people's recommendations on a new USB stick. Currently using a DataWrite 8gb stick which i picked up for a steal @ £35 - but its never been the same since i put it through the washing machine after forgetting it was in my jeans it now keeps 'forgetting' its got stuff on it after i plug it in and try to access a folder so think its time for a replacement. want something thats fast (cose i run portable apps) and fairly high storage - any ideas __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

03-09-2007, 10:58	#2
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Yes. Fastest currently available.. 2Gb - http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=119936 4Gb - http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=122896 I've got the 2Gb one being used as a readyboost cache on Vista, but only because the 4Gb wasn't available at the time ponders __________________

03-09-2007, 11:36	#3
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	cheers Feek looks like a rather nice stick. can't find it on Kelkoo though might just go for that 4gb if i can't find anything else after lunch __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

03-09-2007, 12:41	#4
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	How much faster than "normal" is that? It says on the description: Write Speed max up to 18MB/sec. Read Speed around 30MB/ sec My cheapie Kingston seems fast i suppose but i wouldn't mind it being a little more reactive when i'm filling it up to dump large files soewhere else... __________________

03-09-2007, 13:07	#6
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	anybody know how good these are - http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=553817 __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

04-09-2007, 11:20	#7
Jasper Simple & Red Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 535	I was about to recommend the Corsair Voyager - used to have one, but it mysteriously disappeared - incredibly fast read/write

04-09-2007, 12:23	#8
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	well i ended up ordering the 4gb Voyager through Ebuyer last night in the hope it'd arrive today - I used google checkout for the second time and a couple of clicks later realised it'd just been ordered using the default details i used last time - those being my mum's card and my home address so now i have to wait till i go home at the weekend to pick it up, and then pay my mum what i owe her! I fully support making things easier on the web, but that was just too easy! it was like 16:40 and a lack of concentration due to the thought of home time cocked everything up! __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

04-09-2007, 13:43	#9
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	It concerns me that a site remembers your card details, I'd not be chuffed with that. __________________

04-09-2007, 13:46	#10
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	It's becoming more and more common. What really concerns me though is sites remembering CV2 details. In the UK, that's highly dodgy. Google checkout, being US, doesn't use them and quite possibly doesn't offer the same level of cardholder protection afforded by the Consumer Credit Act. If I'm going to be buying stuff in the UK, I want to use a UK payment service to pay for it.