Flash Drive Roundup 311
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?"
Re:1994 Floppy Disc (Score:2, Funny)
I still use floppy disks you insensitive clod!
Re:1994 Floppy Disc (Score:5, Funny)
Just the right size to keep the kitchen table from wobbling.
Re:1994 Floppy Disc (Score:3, Funny)
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)
Re:4 MiB pages (Score:5, Funny)
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 [kerneltrap.org] to 10 percent on machines with slower writes than reads.)
Is there a way to do this on Vista Ultimate 64 bit?
Re:eSATA on one side USB on the other? (Score:3, Funny)
When will we see memory stick models with USB on one end and eSATA on the other?
You might want to read the article.
Re:Ubiquitous... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Abuse of moderation (Score:5, Funny)
I do NOT recommend gluing your O-ring.
Words to live by.
Re:NO!!!! (Score:5, Funny)
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.
Re:NO!!!! (Score:3, Funny)