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    Flash Drive for MBP

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by apes, Aug 8, 2007.

  1. apes

    apes Notebook Consultant

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    Any recommendations for a flash drive for MBP. Need for school with some form of security.
     
    apes, Aug 8, 2007
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    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    You mean an USB stick? or a solid state disk (flash hard drive)?

    USB stick anything will work. If you dont want to transfer huge files I would not even worry about speed much. Kensigton makes some solid sticks.
     
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    USB, anything will do???
     
    apes, Aug 8, 2007
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    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes any usb stick will work. If you dont require anything special and just want to store documents get a cheap stick but make sure it has a solid case so it doesnt fall apart.
     
    wave, Aug 8, 2007
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    Target had a 2gig sony USB flash drive on sale for $20 last week.

    It's normally $45.

    They were out of stock so if you hurry you can get a raincheck for the $20 price. If you hurry.
     
    Estelio, Aug 8, 2007
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    Corsair Voyager GT!
     
    taelrak, Aug 8, 2007
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    I have a Sandisk 2gb titanium cruzer. It was really hard to get in the usb port though.
     
    vipergts2207, Aug 8, 2007
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    Seriously, with only 2 USB ports (and neither of them especially sturdy from what I can tell - then again, 3 of the 6 USB ports on my desktop are broken...maybe I need to be more gentle inserting USB connectors or something), I wouldn't risk anything that's hard to plug in. Also, the MBP is thin. Some flash drives are really THICK (like the Corsair). You don't want it to be lifting the MBP up or wedging the USB port at all.
     
    taelrak, Aug 8, 2007
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    If cost isn't a real factor, consider an expresscard reader + a SD card + USB SD card reader.
     
    KelchM, Aug 8, 2007
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    i bought one from radioshack a week ago, 4gb sandisk cruzer for 29.99
     
    Ricey20, Aug 8, 2007
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