Hehe, I already have a separate USB 2.0 2.5" for storage and stuff; the
flash drive is just another backup point but it's mainly for transferring
files to other computers etc, as it's much easier and smaller than whipping
out a 2.5" HD! ;)
So given that, thoughts Brian? ;) And any thoughts on the relation b/w the
flash drives and SD/SDHC cards?
BINO
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:33 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [H] The straight dope on USB drives...and is SDHC related?!
If you just used Truecrypt on the drive in traveler mode you would see
something like a 1-2% performance hit while getting data security. For
free.
http://www.truecrypt.org/
If you're using it for a backup solution and transferring files locally, I
think maybe a USB hard drive instead of a thumb drive would be a better
solution. Could probably get a much larger size for a better price too.
---------------------------
Brian Weeden
Technical Consultant
Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org>
+1 (514) 466-2756 Canada
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On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Bino Gopal <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ahh nope, no encryption needed! I know that will impact perf and I just
> want the speediest drive for storing info and even backing stuff up from
my
> laptop and moving files b/w the laptop and desktop, but also keeping
> reliability in mind.
>
> Thx for asking for that clarification! I wouldn't mind having it, but I'd
> totally give it up for better perf/reliability!
>
> BINO
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:09 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [H] The straight dope on USB drives...and is SDHC related?!
>
> What are you going to be using it for? Is data encryption on your drive a
> critical feature?
>
> ---------------------------
> Brian
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Bino Gopal <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hey guys,
> >
> >
> > So this is a timely return to the collective b/c I've been researching
> (my
> > method of dithering) over the purchase of the "best (and biggest size
for
> > the buck too)" USB flash drive for months now.
> >
> >
> >
> > I've been trying to find speed tests/comparisons and it's been hit or
> miss
> > on getting recent enough reviews as new stuff keeps coming out (and
keeps
> > getting bigger!). And user reviews on newegg and amazon and the like
are
> > also not consistent b/w sites or even within the same site for the same
> > drive, so they're not much help!
> >
> >
> >
> > For example, turns out I've had one of the fastest USB drives for years,
> > the
> > Kingstong DataTraveler Elite 2GB one; so w/o realizing it at the time,
> I'm
> > used to a certain level of performance. Now, especially if I get a
> bigger
> > one, I don't want to deal with waiting for long file transfers b/c it's
a
> > slow drive, so I'd like to get the speediest (and most reliable too of
> > course) one!
> >
> >
> >
> > So anyone been able to find out the straight dope on this? It seems to
> me
> > that reviews need to get into SLC vs MLC (SLC being faster but not as
big
> > as
> > the MLC ones) and maybe even what controller chip they use, as that
might
> > affect performance too, but no one (at least in reviews I've found) seem
> to
> > get into that level of detail on a regular basis.
> >
> >
> >
> > .kind of like when you review computer monitors, it turns out that even
> > though there are hundreds of brands, the panels themselves are made by
> like
> > 3-4 main manufacturers and are just put into different bodies by Dell,
> > Samsung, etc, etc so you really want to know who makes the panel itself;
> so
> > with USB flash drives, would the same thing apply with the type of
memory
> > and the controller chip.?
> >
> >
> >
> > Any recommendations based on what people have and links to back that up?
> > I've considering spending the cash to get up to 32GB, as that becomes a
> > good
> > backup solution, and could be persuaded to 64GB if there's some
> significant
> > performance gain to it.
> >
> >
> >
> > And on a similar note about getting into the details and perf tests, can
> > the
> > same thing be said about SDHC cards nowadays, or do the class ratings
> tell
> > you everything, so just buy a class 6 SDHC card as big as you can afford
> > and
> > you're set? If not, is there any relation b/w the parts in an SDHC card
> > and
> > a USB drive, as it seems like in a lot of cases, the USB drives are SDHC
> or
> > even mini or micro SDHC cards in a case?!
> >
> >
> > See where I'm going with this? Thoughts/expertise on this? TIA!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > BINO
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
