I think that larger is better in the long run. That way you do'nt have to buy another one in two years. However I have like 4 2GB Flash dirves (Sandisk). I'll sell for 1 for $7.00 plus $4.00 shipping if anyone is interested
On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:25 PM, ./aal <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 9:59 PM, John Paine <[email protected]> wrote: >> Most retail electronics places sell 4GB drives for about $15 or less. Get >> one QUICKLY and save your documents, etc. You may wish to work only from the >> flash drive and save a duplicate on the hard drive. I don't know much about >> the hard drives, but I would suggest that the date/time thing is from a bad >> PRAM battery. >> >> Best of luck, >> John >> > John > you get what you pay for with those cheap flash drives > read the article I posted it isnt the only one stating that caveat > speed, longevity, and security cost more > and I dont mean encryption when I say security, I mean being secure in > knowing what you think you put there is actually there when you go > back to get it > > > and I also think the OP should replace the pram bat before trying anything > else > > > Al > -- > I'm a PC (mac, dvr, phone, and more....) > AND I RUN LINUX!!! > > Jerome K. Jerome - "I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look > at it for hours." > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
