[Cialug] Swap for a USB Drive

[Scott Prader]

I have had excellent success with Sandisk, particularly their Cruzer
Blade.  I have a few 4gb variants that boot Ubuntu, Elive, DSL, and just
about anything else I've thrown at it.  They're also cheap and work well
after being roughed around.  I have literally stepped on one a few times
and chucked it at a brick wall (it was a stress test, no one was really
upset at the time.) and it worked just fine.  Over a year later and they
still haven't lost a bit.

-Scott Prader
AmesLUG
On Jan 22, 2012 5:05 PM, "Matthew Nuzum" <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:

> 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.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I’ve done what you want to do successfully with a Sandisk drive in the
>> past.****
>>
>> **
>>
>
> 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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