Thanks for the tip on he Swiss Army knife one. I was hoping to find something durable/metal and less than $50. Your link lead to me to research swiss army drives and found this, for about $19... http://www.costcaptain.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=C&Product_Code=DX_4617126G8&gclid=CK2xoICH1LICFcZxQgodlUEA1g
Only question now is, is that product actually metal or just "metal look"? On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Alan Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > I think a pocket, especially with keys, pocket lint, dust, dirt and > sand, is an especially abusive place for a thumb drive. There are > though devices out there that are rugged for this. Though they are > more cumbersome than I would like typically. > > I have known others to carry thin PCB style thumb drives in their > wallets. Or I have seen thumb drives that store in what look like > double or triple thick credit cards in their wallets. > > Some links. Some old, but they might provide inspiration or direction. > http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/28/roundup-rugged-flash-drives/ > http://www.engadget.com/tag/rugged,flash+drive > > Also Victorinox makes a Swiss Army Knife with USB thumb drive in it. > http://www.swissarmy.com/us/content/search?searchterm=usb > http://www.swissknivesexpress.com/swissmemory.html > > I'm going to keep an eye on this thread. I have wanted to find a > decent device that balances durability w/ usability and storage > space... > > Regards, > -Alan > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Charles Curley > <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:01:17 -0600 >> "S. Dale Morrey" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Does anyone have a recommendation for a well thought out, durable >>> thumbdrive solution? >> >> Don't use a key chain. I have a Mushkin Enhanced USB device. It is >> small enough to fit into the watch pocket on the dungarees I usually >> wear. >> >> A related complaint is losing the caps for these things. The Mushkin >> cap is clear, so it would be easy to lose. Solution: put it in the >> watch pocket when using the device. >> >> -- >> >> Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign >> Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards >> and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email >> http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email >> >> Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB >> >> /* >> PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net >> Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug >> Don't fear the penguin. >> */ > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
