USB sticks

sloughflint

There are so many out there.
Can anyone recommend a good place to get good value for money 2Gig or 4gig ones please?TIA.

baby_frogmella

Hi

I assume you mean a USB flash memory? One of the best and cheapest ones is the Corsair Flash Voyager comes in 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB sizes. I have the 8GB and believe it or not it has been in my washing machine once and still works....that's how durable it is (it comes with a 10 year warranty). Its also has one of the fastest read/write speeds of any USB drive:

2GB - £17.86
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=168294&source=froogle

4GB - £28.14
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=307997

8GB - £60.97
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=466720

Hope this helps!

sloughflint

Thanks for this. I'm not very good with the correct terminology. Did you buy online from the links you gave? Good enough company?

fudgem

Try here, lots to choose from

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/default.php?cat=6&type=6070&man=0&filterwords=&go=SEARCH&comp=

uselesswith£

Amazon are selling a 2GB Datawrite for £7.99. I bought one and have had no probs with it.

Now33

Does anyone know if all such sticks are compatible with vista readyboost?

BillScarab

Not all are, it depends on the transfer speed. There's a list here

http://www.grantgibson.co.uk/misc/readyboost/

although it is not exhaustive it should give you some ideas.

baby_frogmella

Now33 wrote: »

Does anyone know if all such sticks are compatible with vista readyboost?

Yes, most (if not all) USB 2.0 flash drives are vista memory boost compatible.

Sloughflint, Scan are an excellent online retailer (i bought mine from them) and you can buy directly from the links i gave. And if you do buy the corsair one and you need any help go to the official forum: http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=171

i lost my cap, sent them a pm thru forum it was sent within a week from California!!!

sloughflint

Had a quick look at 7dayshop.com and homed in on this
http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_6&products_id=101824&PHPSESSID=7206df6f9b828b245b70e3f8147787de
It quotes speed of "Very Fast read/write transfer at up to a blistering 110x (15 MB/s!) with USB 2.0 ". Is this good ?
Couldn't see the speed for the corsair, baby fromella. If faster, might be worth spending £28.14 rather than £16.99.

nullogik

Yes, I wholeheartedly recommend the Sandisk Cruzer Titanium range.

They're compact and extremely well built and more over write speeds are very fast - they're even Readyboost compatible (MS Vista feature). I've had mine for a year or two and take it everywhere with me, its been sat on, dropped and it still works.

OK, its not the dirt-cheapest but you're paying for quality and the software buddled is pretty good too.

baby_frogmella

Hi

My 8GB corsair has read/write speeds of up to 28/22 mbps, so obviously its faster than the 7day shop one. However the main advantage of the corsair is its build quality....its been designed to last for a long time (hence the 10 year warranty).

Have a look at this review:

http://www.webuser.co.uk/products/corsair_flash_voyager_review_3548-220.html?aff=rss