pen drives

Baz · May 23, 2009, 15:48:00

where is good for and what are good makes of pen drives at the moment. any one seen any offers or good deals

Rik · May 23, 2009, 15:51:32

I use Amazon, MyMemory, Scan, eBuyer and Misco, Baz, according to who's got what at the time. It's such a fast-changing market that I wouldn't like to say what's good or bad right now. What size are you looking for?

Sebby · May 23, 2009, 16:10:07

Depends what size you want, but something like 4GB is considered to be quite standard these days. Something like this is cheap and cheerful and should do the job just fine. There are branded alternatives for a little more money, but in all honest, they probably use the same chips anyway.

Rik · May 23, 2009, 16:11:41

... and come from the same factory in China.

Of course, if you picked up the free 3 dongle, you can add a 4GB micro SD card to it for around £10...

Baz · May 23, 2009, 16:19:10

yeah 4GB is a good starting point

whats the Ready Boost on that link Sebby

Baz · May 23, 2009, 16:23:16

never seen this type before

Rik · May 23, 2009, 16:24:44

Amazon, Scan, PhotoGlossy, MyMemory, Baz.

Rik · May 23, 2009, 16:25:32

Quote from: Baz on May 23, 2009, 16:23:16
never seen this type before

It seems to be based on the Sony MicroVault design, Baz.

Noreen · May 23, 2009, 16:28:42

Probably because it was the make of the first one that I ever bought and have never had a problem with several since then, I always use byteStor bought from Amazon. I keep a 16 GB flash drive on my keyring, it has everything important on it.

cavillas · May 23, 2009, 16:33:04

Try this BigPockets USB Drives A nice selection at reasonable prices. This is a store often overlooked for bargains.

Rik · May 23, 2009, 16:33:44

Quote from: Noreen on May 23, 2009, 16:28:42
Probably because it was the make of the first one that I ever bought and have never had a problem with several since then, I always use byteStor bought from Amazon. I keep a 16 GB flash drive on my keyring, it has everything important on it.

Just think, once that would have been several thousand floppy disks.

talos · May 23, 2009, 20:24:56

Quoteif you picked up the free 3 dongle, you can add a 4GB micro SD card to it for around £10...

How do you do that Rik ? mine only has room for the Sim

quandam · May 23, 2009, 20:48:54

Quote from: talos on May 23, 2009, 20:24:56
How do you do that Rik ? mine only has room for the Sim

The aperture is on the side of the dongle, simply remove the small plastic insert.

Ted · May 23, 2009, 22:39:59

Quote from: Sebby on May 23, 2009, 16:10:07
Depends what size you want, but something like 4GB is considered to be quite standard these days. Something like this is cheap and cheerful and should do the job just fine. There are branded alternatives for a little more money, but in all honest, they probably use the same chips anyway.

I have the 16gb version of this from Play @ £16.99, great little drive. Had it quite a while now, never had a problem.

I believe they are a rebadged Corsair Courier.

I've had a 4gb Sandisk Cruzer even longer, also very reliable.

Lance · May 23, 2009, 23:51:51

I've a couple of those sandisk ones as well and they've been no trouble at all.

Sebby · May 24, 2009, 01:10:43

ReadyBoost compatible means it can be used by Vista as additional RAM.

Rik · May 24, 2009, 09:57:39

Quote from: talos on May 23, 2009, 20:24:56
How do you do that Rik ? mine only has room for the Sim

There's a holder on the left hand side, Bob, as you look at the 3 logo. Or what Q said.

talos · May 25, 2009, 07:52:54

My thanks to you both, I couldnt find anything in the instructions and after you told me I still couldnt find it

Clean pair of glasses and a penknife ( to open slot ) got it sorted. All told a very usefull little freebee

Rik · May 25, 2009, 09:44:50

It gets better and better, doesn't it, Bob.