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New 4GB Flash Drive Packs Quite a Punch

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-even-easier-to-lose-with-your-keys dept.

PCPro has a neat little tidbit about a new flash drive from Corsair. This little drive, only half the size of a lighter, packs a punch with 4GB of data storage and a very reasonable price tag (approx $32 USD). "When a Corsair rep turned up at Dennis Towers yesterday he told us he'd brought something pretty special to show off. We were therefore distinctly underwhelmed when he said it was ... a flash drive. But this flash drive needs seeing to be believed. It's been passed all round the office, where it's invariably been greeted with ooohs and aaaahs of grinning appreciation."

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  1. !news by Slashdot+Suxxors · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A tiny flash drive? Honestly?

    1. Re:!news by larry+bagina · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hell, even those uncontacted natives in the remote amazon wilderness were unimpressed.

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      Do you even lift?

      These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

    2. Re:!news by Hijacked+Public · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes, but what we don't have is 8GB Micro SD card vendors paying from front page Slashdot ads.

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    3. Re:!news by chaosmind · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Yeah, this is a truly weak excuse for a story.

      I just bought an 8 Gig drive for $39 USD, so the price isn't amazing. No MP3 player or slot for an SD card, nothing really technologically innovative...

      We need an actual "products review" section (products.slashdot.org) in order to filter out such stories when you're not in a shopping mood.

    4. Re:!news by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, they did throw spears at it.

    5. Re:!news by el+americano · · Score: 3, Funny

      "We were therefore distinctly underwhelmed when he said it was...a flash drive."

      Join the party, pal.

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      Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others. -Groucho Marx
    6. Re:!news by l00sr · · Score: 3, Funny

      You're right. No wifi, less space than a Nomad. Lame.

  2. Slashvertisement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Can I be the first to say....So what?

  3. Nice ad by DurendalMac · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So, does Slashdot get paid for this kind of advertisement?

    1. Re:Nice ad by CogDissident · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Lots of slashvertisements lately. Anyone know a good news site that covers the same geek range, but hasn't sold out this much?

    2. Re:Nice ad by snl2587 · · Score: 4, Interesting

      And they've all been coming from ScuttleMonkey. ALL of them.

  4. Re:more information by Slashdot+Suxxors · · Score: 4, Funny

    See! Even the goatse trolls are less than enthusiastic. "Stories" like these bring everyone down.

  5. Geez, my dick is smaller than THAT! by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wait a minute. Did I just say that out loud?

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  6. Re:Half the size of a lighter by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have a lighter, the size of a flash drive. Maybe we can make these objects into standard units of measure!

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    Never been known to fail..."
  7. Re:Sony's Micro Vault Tiny is smaller by somersault · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maitre D: And finally, monsieur, a wafer-thin USB drive.

    Mr Creosote: No.

    Maitre D: Oh sir! It's only a tiny little thin one.

    Mr Creosote: No. Fuck off - my wallet's full... [jingles]

    Maitre D: Oh sir... it's only wafer thin.

    Mr Creosote: Look - I couldn't fit in another thing. It's absolutely stuffed. Bugger off.

    Maitre D: Oh sir, just... just one...

    Mr Creosote: Oh all right. Just one.

    Maitre D: Just the one, sir... voila... bon jour...
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    which is totally what she said
  8. So what does a media placement on slashdot go for? by AmazingRuss · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have an amazing computer that is battery powered and fits on your lap that I would like to promote.

  9. The best part of the whole "article" by jeffmeden · · Score: 4, Funny
    This guy should NOT be a "components" ANYTHING with a world-class knucklehead observation like this:

    Considering our components editor paid £50 for a single gigabyte of bulky storage just a couple of years ago, the inexorable march and miniaturisation of USB storage is plain to see. Jeepers! Only a few years in order for storage technology to get smaller, more capacious, and cheaper! Oh what wonders the future has brought!
  10. Who the hell modded this story up? by wolf12886 · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2013240522+1309421175&name=4GB

    Dam, even a 15 second foray to Newegg turns up no fewer than 4 drives that are small, have a capacity of 4 gigs, and are well rated.

    Whats next, "This man in a lab coat says ____'s "Male Enhancement" product really works"

  11. SuperTalent Pico by lesinator · · Score: 3, Informative

    The SuperTalent Pico drives (in particular the C) are smaller. I recently purchased a 4gb model for half the price of these. You can also get the Pico with 8gb. I am not impressed with what Corsair is offering.