Walowiz
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I need to get another USB Flash drive, preferably a 32Gb. Anyone use any that have lasted more than 12 - 18 months reasonably hard use ?
That looks impressive.I've had one of these for a couple of years in the 16Gb version and use it almost every day...
That looks impressive.
I used to carry my USB stick with me permanently (on a lanyard round my neck) and the trouble with most of them is that the bit where it connects to the lanyard is so thin, that after months and months of constant rubbing, it just wears through. I can't see that happening to one of those.
How do you know how "fast" an USB stick is?I have couple of the all metal Kingstons ... Not the fastest but fine for everyday use.
The problem I can see with that again, is that the bit where you clip it to anything is just too thin. In some of the photos in the link, you can see that at it's narrowest point the plastic is just about 1 or 2mm thick. In constant use, that will wear through like it did on my old one. Luckily I saw it drop on the floor.I have a predecessor of this one on my key ring. I've had it for a few years now and it has never let me down.
Do any of you use True crypt or any other encrption / security software on your flash drive ?
I use portableapps (http://portableapps.com/), but I don't secure the data / files on the drive, but I plan to with this new one.
How do you know how "fast" an USB stick is?
The problem I can see with that again, is that the bit where you clip it to anything is just too thin. In some of the photos in the link, you can see that at it's narrowest point the plastic is just about 1 or 2mm thick. In constant use, that will wear through like it did on my old one. Luckily I saw it drop on the floor.
Thanks. You learn something every day.The speed is determined by how much data it can rea/write in a second, i.e. Mega Bits per second. This one is rated at;
Read speed: 80 MB/s
Write speed: 40 MB/s
Ok but the Kingston one is 16gb for under a tenner, all metal construction and pretty well unbreakable.
Not entirely, no. But I'm not going to war! It's just a keyring.
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