Look seriously at the enclosure. On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 11:39 PM, Robert MacLeay <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is a difference between brands of flash drives, but finding hard > data for comparison is close to impossible. Since G3 iMacs support > only USB 1.1, any brand will do. Be aware that writing to a USB drive > is excruciatingly slow over USB 1.1. > > I have had good luck with Microcenter's [ www.microcenter.com ] house > brand. They carry a bunch of sizes, and will sell you a decent 8GB > drive for only $14.99, which is a whole lot better deal than you'll > find at your local office supply store. > > If you want serious capacity, forget flash and go for a portable hard > drive. > > Judith Rosenbaum wrote: >> I want to be able to preserve my files - >> I have no experience with flash drives and >> would appreciate any guidance you can share. >> >> Here are the specs for my seriously out-of-date machine: 500Mghz, 256 Mg >> memory, running OS X.2.8. >> I plan to update my Mac and internet service early next year. > > >
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