Omnimaga
General Discussion => Technology and Development => Other => Topic started by: Darl181 on September 11, 2011, 03:52:49 pm
-
I've been using the same 8gig flash drive since my freshman year, and it's starting to wear out. My old msd8x drive is starting to fail as well, having been used for various things for ~5 years.
So, I've been looking to replace them.
I'm wondering what good, dependable types of flash drives are out there, and have a reasonable price tag. I've been using Sandisk Cruzers but maybe there's something better I haven't heard of yet...?
I'm looking for one 8gig (for general purposes) and one <2gig (msd8x, so something from this list (http://wikiti.brandonw.net/index.php?title=83Plus:Software:usb8x/Supported_Devices) unless that's far out of date)
TIA ;D
-
I've been using Sandisk Cruzers
Hey me too:P!
-
I always liked Kingstons, for my 2 cents.
-
Kingstons haven't fared well for me (one wore out and another got lost), but I'm guessing that's just sheer luck. Cruzers are nice and the perfect size/shape IMO.
-
My PNYs gone bad in less than a year so I would not recommend those.
-
We had a PNY that failed pretty quickly too. Would not recommend :P
-
Yeah my Cruzer is really nice and fast.
-
I always liked Kingstons, for my 2 cents.
I've had a few Kingstons for 2+ years with no problems. All of them have gone through the washing machine at least three times with no ill effects. However, if you want a really cool USB, try a Prizm :P
-
Kingstons haven't fared well for me (one wore out and another got lost), but I'm guessing that's just sheer luck. Cruzers are nice and the perfect size/shape IMO.
hmm, I've had one two for ~3 years now and it's working better than ever.
However, if you want a really cool USB, try a Prizm :P
indeed, it fits in your pocket quite swell
-
heh. My mom caught my flash drives in my pockets before they went through the washer. Austin's-er-iVenom's wasn't so lucky though...
-
So a Sandisk Cruzer will work with usb8x?
-
They all should, shouldn't they?
-
Just a random note from personal experience. If you want your flash drives to continue to work, don't touch the pins on the micro processor (this includes with another object.) The reason I say this is because your own personal static might short out the processor.
(As stupid and unrealistic as that sounds, I've done it when I was counting the pins.)
-
Just a random note from personal experience. If you want your flash drives to continue to work, don't touch the pins on the micro processor (this includes with another object.) The reason I say this is because your own personal static might short out the processor.
(As stupid and unrealistic as that sounds, I've done it when I was counting the pins.)
especially don't do this: http://www.cemetech.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6661&highlight=
-
I had my 16G drive from the contest a while ago, but it recently broke :'(
-
heh. My mom caught my flash drives in my pockets before they went through the washer.
I think I've accidentally put them through the wash once or twice..the 8gig also sat outside and rusted for a bit :P
I'm surprised it's lasted this long, actually XD
So a Sandisk Cruzer will work with usb8x?
If it's formatted in FAT[16?] it should. [!wikiti]usb8x[/!wikiti]
-
HP's flash drives (found at Staples) are awesome. Not very fast, but they are pretty sturdy (been in the wash 3+ times with no data damage).
Sandisk Cruzers with U3 will NOT work with msd8x. (I've tried.) msd8x hates USB CD drives :P
-
U3 kind of blows in general, first thing I did upon getting my second cruzer was uninstalling it :P (plus things like liberkey/portableapps.com do the same thing but about 10x better)
Once you get rid of it it works ;D
-
In my experience, the metal cruzer micros (like this (http://www.ugoodusb.com/uploadfile/image/2010072921345977699889.jpg)) are very good, I have a 1GB (which I bought for $60 six years ago :P ), a 2GB and a 4GB one, they all work and have survived numerous trips through the washing machine :) Don't get the cruzer micro retractable ones though, I bought a three pack and two of the drives died after a year.
-
I have an 8gb kingston micro sd usb adapter that's as slow as hell but is insanely small. But for other stuff I use a 16gb corsair which i find to be very reliable. According to reviews you can throw them off buildings and run them over with cars with no data loss.
edit: Corsair now sells 64 gb usb 3.0 drives O.O
-
edit: Corsair now sells 64 gb usb 3.0 drives O.O
(http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/funny-pictures-cat-is-amazed.jpg)
Well, the PNY 8gbs are OK, my friend's went through the wash and the case came off, and he duct taped it back on. :P
-
Well, the PNY 8gbs are OK, my friend's went through the wash and the case came off, and he duct taped it back on. :P
Another reason they're bad: the case actually comes off. Both my Kingston and my Cruzer (and a 32 MB Kingston I had a few years ago) went through the wash and came out perfectly fine. (I should stop doing that.)
-
Are there ESATA flash drives?
-
For my specific kingston choices, the DataTraveler 3.0 series is what I like to carry around ( http://www.kingston.com/flash/DTIG3.asp ) and is cheap, small, simple, and all around durable (had this one for quite a while, many many years; it's gone through hell and back and still in good shape). If you have money and memory to blow, the DataTraveler Ultimate USB 3.0 series 2 ( http://www.kingston.com/flash/DTU30g2.asp ) is great (it's essentially my hard drive), though I've heard good about the R400/500's.
edit: Corsair now sells 64 gb usb 3.0 drives O.O
...And? :P Kingston has the DataTraveler 3.0 Ultimate 2 which is up to 64 GB and USB 3.0, and the R500 series has up to 128 GB and has comparable read/write speeds as USB 3.0 drives.
-
I've had no problems with me 2 gig PNY flash drive I bought either 3 or 4 years ago. Maybe I'm just not very hard on it...
-
I've had no problems with me 2 gig PNY flash drive I bought either 3 or 4 years ago. Maybe I'm just not very hard on it...
My friend recently bought an 8GB PNY drive, and it's already broken :/ Perhaps either you're lucky or he's unlucky.
-
Are there ESATA flash drives?
Nope and there never will be. The problem with esata unlike usb is that the interface does not include a power source so even though an esata flash drive is technically possible it would require an external power source which is really no better than those external backup drives.
-
There are esata+power ports, but they're rare. If there was an esata flash drive, it'd need either an AAA in it, or a USB cable coming off too, unless it just wanted to throw compatibility to the wind.
-
I haven't tried any PNYs so um yeah. Doesn't seem very good, both here and on reviews scattered around.
And as for the kingstons, I have yet to see any in-store (parents aren't to know) that don't cost an arm and a leg so I prolly won't go that way :P
-
Kingstons aren't *that* expensive; I mean, they cost the extra buck, but your buck goes much further than it would being spent on a cheaper and less reputable brand. It's like car insurance; sure, Geico can save you 15% or more in 15 minutes, but State Farm with that extra 15% a month or more will actually return your calls and help you when you need them. Kingstons are great devices, and I still suggest them over pretty much every other brand.
-
Well, thanks to this thread, I might be getting a nice flashdrive soon. This thread provides good reviews from people with like interests, so I have an idea of what I should get.
On a side note, when I was in China, I saw street peddlers selling "512 gb flash drives" that were no larger than the others. The real tipoff though was the fact that the "512" part was a sticker over the package.
-
Ended up getting a Sandisk 8gig (not the flimsy new model things but one of the classic ones, only cost ~$12 :D) and digging up an old-but-barely-used 2gig (also sandisk)
Still finding stuff that I forgot to put on the new 8gig from the old one: tilp install libs, Axe, "xchat", etc x.x
Anyway it's great with this new one, usb2.0 like the old one but it runs like 3 times faster :P
As for the msd8x one, autorun won't work anymore but it's 2gig so yeah.
(btw, vendor ID 0781 prod. ID 5530 for those who know how it can be fixed ;))
-
I have a Activa 2gb that is trusty... Cant find it though.
I also have a Lexar 8gb Twist Turn that does not work at all... Put it into the computer and it constantly ejects itself...
I recently got a SanDisk 16gb Cruzer. Its damn nice (my two favorite colors as well).
I also have a SanDisk Cruzer Micro that is 256mb that still works PERFECTLY.
-
I've been using the "new" 2gig for msd8x, and it's working fine ;D
(I ended up having to make this elaborate twist-tie thing to attach it to a key ring, but hey)
Is there a way to modify msd8x so it will autorun with a different drive type? With the old one, I'd just plug it in and it would open, now it doesn't :P