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    Best flash drive to buy

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by nshockeyplaya, Jul 2, 2007.

  1. nshockeyplaya

    nshockeyplaya Notebook Consultant

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    I want a flash drive that can hold 1-2 GB and is under 30 bucks, what do you guys suggest?
     
    nshockeyplaya, Jul 2, 2007
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    123456 Notebook Consultant

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    The Voyager GT is by far the fastest. $29.99 for 2gb. ( link)
     
    123456, Jul 2, 2007
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  3. revoletion

    revoletion Notebook Consultant

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    You can get a free 1gig flashdrive if you look hard enough in your sunday paper. some of the stores will offer 1 gig drives free after rebate. Careful though some of them often force you to buy a laptop or a printer to get it.
     
    revoletion, Jul 2, 2007
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  4. mD-

    mD- Notebook Evangelist

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    they pop up on www.slickdeals.net pretty frequently. Flash drives have really gotten this cheap, lol
     
    mD-, Jul 2, 2007
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  5. cobalic

    cobalic Notebook Evangelist

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    This is an awful deal! I remember Staples had a 1 gb stick for $5 deal... I bought like 5 :)

    The deals come and go, but don't pay more then $15.
     
    cobalic, Jul 2, 2007
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  6. TwilightVampire

    TwilightVampire Notebook Deity

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    OCZ Rally 2. Best Flash Drive EVER!
     
    TwilightVampire, Jul 2, 2007
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    123456 Notebook Consultant

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    It depends how fast of one you need. The Voyager GT is extremely fast. It's probably 5-10 faster than the ordinary generic ones. If speed doesn't matter, then just go for the cheapest one you can find.
     
    123456, Jul 3, 2007
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    shadedred Notebook Enthusiast

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    Any flash drive with the "readyboost enabled" logo should be decent. Even if you don't use readyboost w/ Vista, the logo is applied to flash drives that have decent to fast read/write speeds.
     
    shadedred, Jul 3, 2007
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  9. BuckeyeFan

    BuckeyeFan Notebook Evangelist

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    I got a 4 GB one through dell with my 1520 for ~$50, not sure on the speed. It is the SanDisk 4GB Cruzer Micro U3 USB Flash Drive.

    It's about $40 through other places though.
    The $40 deal is through circuit city, not sure the limitations
     
    BuckeyeFan, Jul 3, 2007
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  10. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    There are a few reviews of flash drives here at NBR, if you are interested in getting the details on some popular brands and drives.
     
    Gautam, Jul 3, 2007
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