> From: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:33:42 +0530 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [silk] yelp!! USB drive advice > > I need some advice on which USB flash drive to buy..the parameters are > 1.No separate cap but the retracting mechanism must be solidly built > 2.am unclear as to price performance vs optimum capacity..(i used it mainly > for moving movies and large presentation files back and forth) > 3.reasonably robust > 4.easily available in Bangalore
I'm guessing you don't keep losing your USB thumb drives like some of us :-) So, it might be worth putting down the cash for a good one. A good drive will have a robust port and should be solidly built. It may not be available in cute shapes or slim profiles though ;-) As others have pointed out USB 3.0 rocks. USB 3.0 has been found to be 900% faster than USB 2, even in real-world scenarios. And even on a USB 2 port, it is found to be faster than USB 2 drives! Patriot seems to be the best drive, but most probably that is not available in India. Kingston and Mushkin seem to be the other good choices. No idea about the popular Sandisk drives. References:[1] http://www.anandtech.com/show/4523/usb-30-flash-drive-roundup/[2] http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/11/a-ssd-in-your-pocket.html ~ash
