Flash Drives Go To Work · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday August 18, 2006 @10:17AM from the teeny-but-big dept.

feminazi writes "USB drive capacity is outpacing Moore's Law by doubling every year, evolving from tchotchkes to devices capable of addressing corporate needs ranging from mobile computing platforms to files stores with encryption and biometrics protection. SanDisk and M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers launched a thumb drive with an intelligent U3 chip that can store and launch applications. Lexar's premium JumpDrive Lightning thumb drive has the fastest data-transfer rates at 18MB/sec write and 24MB/sec read. And some are strong on the outside, too. SanDisk touts a drive built to withstand 2,000 lbs. of pressure. Computerworld tested that claim by repeatedly driving a Volkswagen Beetle over the ruggedized thumb drive. While the drive's body came away with a few scratches, there were no dents, and not a single lost file."

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Re:Nice feature, but that isn't the weak point by kfg · 2006-08-18 11:32 · Score: 0, Offtopic

If they could make the link between the USB adapter and the drive itself a little more rob

Ever change the crystal on a radio device? These things only have two little wire pins sticking out of them. Very delicate.

The crystal inserts fully into the radio and has a plastic "cloth" pull tab stuck onto it to get it out again. Simple, elegant, bullet proof once installed.

KFG