USB sticks

tripleh_2

This has got me thinking. My son is about to go to uni (september-results permitting! We wish he would revise more though!!) and I have been looking at the SanDisk 2GB Titanium Cruzer U3 USB Flash Drive. I was going to buy 2 one for my daughter also. I like the fact that they are supposed to be "tough". The cheapest I can find is £33.93 for 2 inc postage. Does anyone know of anywhere cheaper or should I look at Corsair now I have read this thread. Cheers

BigBouncyBall

do you really need 2GB/4GB/8GB sticks?? That is a hell of a lot of data - if you lose it, it's gone. I'd recomend getting 4 or 5 smaller sticks (256mb, 512mb) in different colours so you can have one for each uni subject/course etc - thats what i did and when i lost one (or 3 ) it wasnt a complete disaster - losing ALL my files would have been.

Worth thinking about if you're going off to uni perhaps

I'd recomend the same for digi camera cards too - i can't understand why anyone (except maybe professional studio photographers taking thousands of pictures a week) would need a 4GB/8GB card.

tripleh_2

BigBouncyBall wrote: »

do you really need 2GB/4GB/8GB sticks?? That is a hell of a lot of data - if you lose it, it's gone. I'd recomend getting 4 or 5 smaller sticks (256mb, 512mb) in different colours so you can have one for each uni subject/course etc - thats what i did and when i lost one (or 3 ) it wasnt a complete disaster - losing ALL my files would have been.

Worth thinking about if you're going off to uni perhaps

I'd recomend the same for digi camera cards too - i can't understand why anyone (except maybe professional studio photographers taking thousands of pictures a week) would need a 4GB/8GB card.

Good point BBB but knowing my kids they would have a problem looking after one stick let alone 3,4 or 5

tripleh_2

Just found dabs selling the corsair 2gb for £12.69 inc vat which means £28.62 inc postage for 2. I think I may go for them.

BigBouncyBall

can you still buy 256mb sticks? In colours perhaps? I need some new ones

barrymoney

Hi-
Play.com seem to have pretty good prices on the sandisk sticks, starting at 8 quid for the 1GB version.

[Deleted User]

I have this from play.com

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/3317362/PNY-4GB-USB-2-0-Flash-Drive/Product.html

4gb for £17.99 - i've loaded a tonne of music onto it and i play it on my work pc.. saves keeping music on office equiptment.

I recently bought this for my gf's sister:
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/3250160/1GB-PlayDrive-High-Speed-USB-Flash-Drive-From-Play-com/Product.html

I'm happier with my 4gb one

Now33

Has anyone used readyboost who can comment on how it improves performance? My pc has 1024 mb of ram and seems to run OK. If I plug in a 1gb usb stick would I see even better performance? Would a 1gb usb stick have the same effect as installing 1gb of additional memory?

Josh2003

BigBouncyBall wrote: »

do you really need 2GB/4GB/8GB sticks?? That is a hell of a lot of data - if you lose it, it's gone. I'd recomend getting 4 or 5 smaller sticks (256mb, 512mb) in different colours so you can have one for each uni subject/course etc - thats what i did and when i lost one (or 3 ) it wasnt a complete disaster - losing ALL my files would have been.

Worth thinking about if you're going off to uni perhaps

I'd recomend the same for digi camera cards too - i can't understand why anyone (except maybe professional studio photographers taking thousands of pictures a week) would need a 4GB/8GB card.

Thats a great point about the smaller memory sticks etc.
I use 4 512mb sticks and i once lost 1, if i had lost all 4 i would have been screwed over.
If you are doing this a good idea is the data travellers as they come in different colours although i use 7dayshop for my memory sticks and they seem fine.

About the 4gb/8gb cards, i can easily fill up 2 4gb cards a day with photos, just depends on the job i suppose..

SHAM

I have ordered Integral USB flash drive from DirectPhoto for £14.99 inc vat (free delivery). Any body knows Integral's build and quality. Is it worth to keep it or order corsair from dabs/