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so, as the old ad goes, oils aint oils, and USB sticks aint USB sticks.
and they sure as heck aren't simply "USB" I hate when people calll them that, it stands for Universal Serial Bus for goodness sakes. (end rant bit part 1)
so, the thing is, these things range in speed, a LOT.
for example, three different brands:
zipzip lego block micro stick was $50 five years ago (cheaper now)
6.66 mb/s write
33.35 mb/s read
Kingston DT 101 G2 USB Device $6 (umart)
2.23 MB/Sec
10.04 MB/Sec
shintaro $12 (hadley normal)
4.39 MB/Sec
18.47 MB/Sec
as you can see, there is a vast difference between the speed of these three alone (I tested them myself)
of course, prices vary wildly depending on speed and size and looks, but there is a mid ground, IF you can find them, the patriot brand is reasonable priced and FAST
Patriot Supersonic Xpress 8GB USB 3.0 [PSF8GXPUSB] - $19.00 : PC Case Gear $18 8gig 60MB/s read and 25MB/s write when connected to a USB 3.0 port., now sure, it's expensive compared to a $8 job, but, the speed difference is insane, and if you're using your key to transfer files often, or lots of them, speed is a MUST.
and the reason for this thread? my raging annoyance that NO USB key, not any of them, state on the device or the packaging, their bloody speed, so, you just have no way to damn well know until you buy the ^%$#@@# thing!
so I thought I'd write this all, so that someone else, might not have to be annoyed by it either
haha
anyway, hope someone finds this useful, and that I didn't just rant for nothing
Zip Zip | Purchase USB flash Memory bricks encased in a small toy brick if anyone wants a lego block, they're cheaper now yay! whish they had these in australia though
and they sure as heck aren't simply "USB" I hate when people calll them that, it stands for Universal Serial Bus for goodness sakes. (end rant bit part 1)
so, the thing is, these things range in speed, a LOT.
for example, three different brands:
zipzip lego block micro stick was $50 five years ago (cheaper now)
6.66 mb/s write
33.35 mb/s read
Kingston DT 101 G2 USB Device $6 (umart)
2.23 MB/Sec
10.04 MB/Sec
shintaro $12 (hadley normal)
4.39 MB/Sec
18.47 MB/Sec
as you can see, there is a vast difference between the speed of these three alone (I tested them myself)
of course, prices vary wildly depending on speed and size and looks, but there is a mid ground, IF you can find them, the patriot brand is reasonable priced and FAST
Patriot Supersonic Xpress 8GB USB 3.0 [PSF8GXPUSB] - $19.00 : PC Case Gear $18 8gig 60MB/s read and 25MB/s write when connected to a USB 3.0 port., now sure, it's expensive compared to a $8 job, but, the speed difference is insane, and if you're using your key to transfer files often, or lots of them, speed is a MUST.
and the reason for this thread? my raging annoyance that NO USB key, not any of them, state on the device or the packaging, their bloody speed, so, you just have no way to damn well know until you buy the ^%$#@@# thing!
so I thought I'd write this all, so that someone else, might not have to be annoyed by it either
hahaanyway, hope someone finds this useful, and that I didn't just rant for nothing
Zip Zip | Purchase USB flash Memory bricks encased in a small toy brick if anyone wants a lego block, they're cheaper now
yay! whish they had these in australia though
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