[jaydsl]

hi every one just wondering if this sounds like a ok price for usb keychains ?

64mb - 49.99 can
128mb - 69.99 can
256mb - 124.99 can


thanks
jason

 

[Neil Yates]

What brand? Speed (USB 1.1, 2.0)? I've tested and reviewed over 25 samples so far, and over 30 total public and privately (closed-door testing, Prototype testing). I've used and tested nearly all the big and small name rebranded drives and OEM drives.

 

[jaydsl]

i asume 1.1 usb


USB FLASH DISK 64MB

·Supports hot plug & play

·Read/1,000k bytes/sec

·Write/920k bytes/sec

·Security key support

·Write protection switch

·Operation LED indicator

·OS support; WIN 98SE,2K,ME,XP
Mac OS 9.0 or above
Linux 2.4 kernel version

 

[jaydsl]

same on all of them

 

[Neil Yates]

Hmm, still have no idea the brand etc, but those are cookie-stamped style stats. Nothing special/fancy.

These guys have drives that are Slightly more expensive, but i've tested/reviewed their 32, 64, and 256MB modules, and they are in the top 90th percentile for USB 1.1 performance. Also, if you buy their 256MB drive, they throw-in a 128MB for free, for a limited only.

http://www.usbkeydrive.com/online.htm

 

[Neil Yates]

However, you simply can't go wrong with this brand, and their prices are excellent:

http://www.kingston.com/products/datatraveler.asp

Check out my review here, and tested on a 12" PowerBook G4 w/10.3 DP.

http://www.envynews.com/?ID=415

N.

 

[Neil Yates]

This page:

http://www.envynews.com/?ID=415&page=3

23 USB Flash drives tested, on a PC, but scores on the PC mirror those of a Mac, since the Flash drive is the bottleneck for USB 1.1, and not the computer/OS.

N.

 

[jonmon]

Neil Yates:

I've tested and reviewed over 25 samples so far, and over 30 total public and privately (closed-door testing, Prototype testing). I've used and tested nearly all the big and small name rebranded drives and OEM drives.

Do you happen to have a roundup article?

 

[jonmon]

Excellent. Have you ever tested any Macally drives?

 

[MacDoc]

Pocket bus powered FW drives are cheap, small and hold way more data.

 

[monokitty]

Pocket bus powered FW drives are cheap, small and hold way more data.

And are far bigger in size, no?

 

[MacDoc]

Depends...no it's not keychain size but it's pretty small and weigh nothing. Ours are slightly smaller than this and upgradeable.
We just love em.....and up to 80 gigs too

Sometimes too small can be an issue too - I just think the USB sticks are pricey. Now if someone does a USB adapter for the camera cards...that makes more sense as they can do double duty.

 

[Heart]

Or build your own with a 2.5" Notebook HD.

20GB, 40GB 60GB sizes and this enclosure

Momobay
Includes support for USB 1.1 and 2.0 and firewire 6 pin and 4 pin.

 

[Lawrence]

Why buy a pen drive that has a fixed amount of storage space, Wouldn't it be better to buy a USB drive that is scalable?

This Drive/ Reader made by Frontel inc is available at Canada Computers in Toronto, Check it out, I would love to try it out with a 1 gig card
(Or even the new 4 gig Compact Flash cards)

http://frontelinc.com.tw/product/card.htm

Lexar 2 and 4 gig Flash card review:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0303/03030201lexar2gb4gb.asp

Dave