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Flash Drive Roundup
Braedley writes "When [Ars] last took an in-depth look at USB flash drives in 2005, the landscape was a bit different. A 2GB drive ran nearly $200, and speeds were quite a bit slower then. At the time, we noted that while the then-current crop of drives was pretty fast, they still were not close to saturating the bandwidth of USB2. To top it off, a good drive was still going to set you back $50 or $70--not exactly a cheap proposition. Since our first roundup, this picture has changed considerably, and it leads to a question: has the flash drive become an undifferentiated commodity, just like any other cheap plastic tsotschke that you might find at an office supply store checkout counter?"
I still use floppy disks you insensitive clod!
Just the right size to keep the kitchen table from wobbling.
Windows XP installation drivers.
Yes, you can slipstream them into the CD but so far that has proved to be too much of a hassle.(secretly awaits any tips on easy slipstreaming)
Knowledge is power. Knowledge shared is power lost.
If you do go the flash swap route, such as if you're using a subnotebook PC with an SSD, tune your operating system's memory manager to swap less often. (For example, in Linux, set swappiness to 10 percent on machines with slower writes than reads.)
Is there a way to do this on Vista Ultimate 64 bit?
Posts not to be taken literally. Almost everything is sarcasm.
When will we see memory stick models with USB on one end and eSATA on the other?
You might want to read the article.
In optimal conditions, goldfish may live more than 20 years, but most household goldfish generally live less than six to eight years, due to sub-optimal living conditions (such as being kept in bowls). The oldest recorded goldfish lived to 49 years.
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I do NOT recommend gluing your O-ring.
Words to live by.
It's actually a direct neural interface. I had a USB port installed in my left ear, ages ago! I'm surprised you haven't heard of it - everyone's doing it these days.
Order of the British Empire? That's a strange sig.
...the future crusty old bastards are already drinking the Kool-Aid.