[Cialug] Swap for a USB Drive

[Matthew Nuzum]

On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Nathan C. Smith <nathan.smith at ipmvs.com>wrote:

> Don’t use a cheap no-name.  Sandisk or Kingston.  I have cheap no-names
> that don’t mount under Linux but look fine under Windows.  Their
> characteristics seem to change each time they get plugged in.****
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> I’ve done what you want to do successfully with a Sandisk drive in the
> past.****
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I disagree about recommending Sandisk. I have a kingston that is fine, I
also have two generic ones that are fine. The Sandisk drives come with
software flashed on them that causes them to have extra functionality. Even
their website brags about this "feature." [1]

I mentioned this in my previous reply but couldn't remember the name, it's
"U3" that I was thinking of. When I plug in my thumb drive it shows up as a
USB drive and a CD Rom drive. In Windows it auto-runs something and
installs software on the computer and in Mac OS and Linux you have to
unmount two drives (the fake CD Rom and the usb drive) to eject it. I
personally would avoid anything that says it comes with additional features
besides just being a thumb drive.

Furthermore, the Sandisk drive is wider than most others causing it to
partially block another port on my laptop.

[1] See the list of "features" at the bottom of this page:
http://www.sandisk.com/products/usb-flash-drives/cruzer-usb-flash-drive -
includes "SecureAccess" software and a limited version of online backup
software from YuuWaa.

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