Which Brand USB Flash Drive Do You Use?

[RJM]

heavyuser "maxtor 4 gig over 10 years old and still working"

4 gig flash drive over 10 years old?

The flash drive was first invented in 1998 by Dov Moran, President & CEO of M-Systems Flash Pioneers (Israel). Dan Harkabi, who is now a Vice President at SanDisk, led the development and marketing team at M-Systems. His most significant contribution was that the product be self-reliant and free of the need to install drivers. Nearly simultaneous development of similar products was undertaken at Netac and at Trek 2000, Ltd. All three companies have similar and disputed patents. IBM was the first North American seller of a USB flash drive, and marketed an 8 MB version of the product in 2001 under the "Memory Key" moniker. IBM later introduced a 16 MB version manufactured by Trek 2000, and returned to M-Systems for the 64 MB version in 2003. Lexar can also lay claim to a USB flash drive product. In 2000 they introduced a Compact Flash (CF) card having an internal USB function. Lexar offered a companion card reader and USB cable that eliminated the need for a USB hub.

Edited August 24, 2006 by RJM

[prx984]

i think he may have posted in the wrong topic.

[Zxian]

@ripken - That's the next version of what I've got (i.e. Rally2 vs Rally). They're mostly the same, and have both had wicked reviews.

1GB for $26 can't really be beat.

[ripken204]

@ripken - That's the next version of what I've got (i.e. Rally2 vs Rally). They're mostly the same, and have both had wicked reviews.

1GB for $26 can't really be beat.

18$ w/ rebate

[spacesurfer]

I bought my 1 Gb no-brand from Micro Center store in Georgia (www.microcenter.com) for 17.99 on tax-free day. They are now 15.99, no rebates.

Let's see how long they last.