Are USB thumb drives worth it?
Mar 2, 2007 | 4:53 am
#31
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Well, four years on from the OP, I've just bought a 2GB memory stick in Fiji for approx Ł20 only to discover I could have gotten the same thing from another retailer for Ł15. This is in Suva where imported IT equipment tends to be expensive but I had a need and at these prices, I couldn't care less.
Mar 2, 2007 | 7:24 am
#32
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Funny stuff. At a technology conference I attended last month, one vendor was handinig out 256 meg USB drives just for sitting through a very brief presentation and adding yourself to their mailing list. I think another one had some really small (storage) drives out in a bowl at their booth next to the mint tins.
Mar 2, 2007 | 9:15 pm
#33
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I would think that thumb drives would be like candy nowadays. I have a 512mb Sandisk thumb drive and I wouldn't part with that thing for the world! It's perfect for carrying various 'important documents' with me whenever I may need them.