Kingston Unveils $1000 USB Flash Drive 119
Barence writes "Kingston has unveiled the 'world's first' 256GB flash drive, raising flash drive storage to the kind of capacity you normally associate with laptop hard disks. Kingston claims the drive is 'ideal for netbook users who want to extend the limited capacity of their machines,' although given that the device costs about twice as much as a netbook, buyers could probably get more storage by purchasing two of the cheap ultraportables. The device is made on a build-to-order basis, with a suggested UK retail price of £650.52 including VAT — that's an astonishing $1074.69 at current exchange rates. Not exactly cheap and cheerful."
Re:Two netbooks? (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:So (Score:3, Funny)
Ooops.. Here is a correction for you..
After removing the tax, applying the exchange rate and dropping the price a bit, I've worked out that it'll retail for around $6,500,000.50 (+/- $.50) in the US.
--Ivan
Wow, at that cost... (Score:2, Funny)
It better come pre-loaded with the cure for cancer.
$1000 USB is still USB... (Score:5, Funny)
Kingston Unveils $1000 USB Flash Drive
This is a little like making a gem-encrusted toilet seat. While undoubtedly a useful interface (I use it almost every day), it is ill-suited to fast, bulk transfers, and I'm anticipating crappy performance despite the high price tag.
Re:$1000 USB is still USB... (Score:5, Funny)
I find the toilet seat to be perfectly well suited to fast bulk transfers.
Re:Wow, at that cost... (Score:3, Funny)
The rest is Rule 34 backups.
Re:So (Score:5, Funny)
Wait you've got a screw driver, mallot, pin chaser and pliers and you're using some weirdo gun part to open the can?
redundancy isn't the point (Score:4, Funny)
Re:$1000 USB is still USB... (Score:5, Funny)
I find the toilet seat to be perfectly well suited to fast bulk transfers.
...and crappy performance.
Re:But how damage-resistant is it? (Score:4, Funny)
I think at that point you would be more concerned about
1. The heat it endures during reentry and
2. Finding it
Re:redundancy isn't the point (Score:3, Funny)
What's "strange" about stuffing it up your hole? Make the ablative "survive fall from space" coating (see my comment up-thread) in a Caucasian pink, Asian brown, or African "black" ("umber" would be more appropriate? not that it's a precise colour) ; make the "aerodynamic drag" shape so that it won't disappear up your rectum. Carry a spare in your briefcase.
[Security Guard] There appears to be a suspicious mass up your ass sir - I can see it on the scanner.
[Data Smuggler] It's my butt-plug, ossifer ; I always travel with a plug up my butt. It make the endless hours standing in queues and eating rubber chicken much more bearable. I can fantasise about being butt-done by my favourite butt-doer.
[SG] ! {speechless}
[DS] In fact, ossifer, it might make your working day pass much more nicely too. Look, I've got a spare in my briefcase. you can try it just now. If you've never used one before, you'll need to lubricate it {spits, polishes, proffers rubber implement with legend "give it to me big boy!" clearly legible along the length.} a lot {spits} to get it all in.
Well, you might end up getting a lot more than you expected in a CIA Black Prison. But hey, that's been a hazard of travel for most of a decade now.
Did you notice that I slipped in (sorry!) a fictional whole body scanner that can discriminate the wiring in a USB stick? No? well, it is fictional.