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4GB USB stick $25
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
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Just bought one.
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I paid $14 for a 2GB Micro drive...this is betta, IMO.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
...mischief managed!
where was this 6 months ago when I bought my 4GB stick for $50???? And that was on sale!Originally Posted by dmp
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woot was here...I've been checking the site often for more than a year.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
The Ghin Tzu Master
That really sux. I bought wifey a 2 gig stick for like sixty bux and got me and the youngest a dual pack of256 megs for 60 about six months ago at comp usa. I hate missing a bargain. Wow, maybe i do have a feminine side. At least like all good wimmin it is focused on my needs.
Ok I am ducking and running for cover.
I'm Phil -- 40 something heterosexual white male, fairly self sufficient, great with my kids, wed 29 years to the same woman, and I firmly believe that ones actions have logical consequences. How much more out the box can you get nowadays? -- MSgt of Marines (ret)
...mischief managed!
i bought mine from Dell cuz they actually had the best price and I was able to get it overnighted for free because i had a coupon for being a frequent customer. I guess stuff like this goes down in price so fast now, I don't even pay that much attention.woot was here...I've been checking the site often for more than a year.
Fair, Balanced & Right
This is not a USB flash drive, but a USB connected portable micro-drive. Notice the RPM speed rating? That means it's one of last year's close-outs.
The 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drives are coing down in price, but the best prices I've seen for teh flash drives in 4GB are around US$40. The flash drives are MUCH faster than the portable micro-drives.
Just FYI. Not trying to rain on anyone's parade, but there is a difference. Personally, I'm waiting for the 16 GB USB 2.0 flash drives to come in under US$100 which should be this quarter.
“Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face” - Thomas Sowell
“What "multiculturalism" boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world except Western culture - and you cannot blame any culture in the world except Western culture” - Thomas Sowell
The Ghin Tzu Master
If my limited computer knowlege is correct shouldn't the following be true:
Flash drives are essentially the same as RAM.
So if we place the operating system on the PC HARD DRIVE and all Applications and Data on Flash drive, you should see a speed increase?
I'm Phil -- 40 something heterosexual white male, fairly self sufficient, great with my kids, wed 29 years to the same woman, and I firmly believe that ones actions have logical consequences. How much more out the box can you get nowadays? -- MSgt of Marines (ret)
Fair, Balanced & Right
Or install your OS directly to the flash drive and watch everything go much faster. Of course flash drives don't hold up as well as platter-based drive technology, so you'll tend to wear out your flash drive faster than you'd wear out a comparably-sized platter-based drive.
Actually, I prefer to run portable applications off of my flash drive (http://portableapps.com ) such as ThunderBird and FireFox. That way I can take my thumbdrive anywhere and have the correct version of the apps as well as the data with me at all times. I leave the OS on the hard drive for now for the simplicity.
“Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face” - Thomas Sowell
“What "multiculturalism" boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world except Western culture - and you cannot blame any culture in the world except Western culture” - Thomas Sowell
The Ghin Tzu Master
Gonna check out the portable apps link as well. Points for you dude.
I'm Phil -- 40 something heterosexual white male, fairly self sufficient, great with my kids, wed 29 years to the same woman, and I firmly believe that ones actions have logical consequences. How much more out the box can you get nowadays? -- MSgt of Marines (ret)
...mischief managed!
this is good to know-I didn't know there was a difference
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You guys are puter nerds.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
Fair, Balanced & Right
That's Professor Computer Nerd to you!You guys are puter nerds.
“Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face” - Thomas Sowell
“What "multiculturalism" boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world except Western culture - and you cannot blame any culture in the world except Western culture” - Thomas Sowell
...mischief managed!
nothing wrong with being a nerd, the 'king of all nerds' Bill Gates makes millions if not billions of dollars every year...You guys are puter nerds.
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