[wellylug] USB Pen Drive

[Lindsay Hunter]

A major variable seems to be the actual transfer rate rather than the 
protocol.  I am trying to get my head around that.  If it is a 512 Mb 
chip, it will take a long time to transfer if it is being used as the 
primary data drive.  I need to find one of those comparative tests.

Was the Transcend  OK.  They have a relatively recent model that they 
tout as being very fast.  9 Mbs I recall.

Thanks for you thoughts.

Lindsay


Wayne Koorts wrote:

>> Pen drive as a data drive.  The seem to vary in speed somewhat.  Any 
>> recommendations on which
>> brand of Pen drive USB2 might be better?  Looking for 256 Mb or 
>> perhaps greater.
>
>
> I recently bought a Kingston 128Mb after my Transcend broke (dropped 
> it many times :-).  They are really nice for many reasons.  They are 
> nice for testing your port speed - when you plug it in, the light is 
> green if the port is USB 1 / 1.1 and orange if it is USB 2.  They also 
> have a  5 year warranty (not sure if this is the same in NZ? - I'm in 
> South Africa).  I hope you can get them there.
>

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