Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: Buying a USb memory stick

  1. #1
    Formerly known as Andehh Andeh13's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2005
    Location
    Northampton
    Posts
    3,354
    Thanks
    855
    Thanked
    258 times in 153 posts
    • Andeh13's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte GA-P35
      • CPU:
      • Intel Q6600
      • Memory:
      • 4gb Corsair XMS2 800mhz
      • Storage:
      • 1 x 250gb Western Digital AAKS, 2 x 500gb Western Digital AAKS, 1TB WD Caviar Green
      • Graphics card(s):
      • BFG Geforce 8800GTS 512mb
      • PSU:
      • Corsair HX520
      • Case:
      • Antec 900
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 7 64bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • Samsung 24" & Sony 17"
      • Internet:
      • Virgin 10mb... hate them!

    Buying a USb memory stick

    Im after a couple of USB memory sticks, one for music for use in my car (4gb ish) and one for transferring films, work etc around at university (so will be attached to my keys (8gb+ ish).

    Looking on ebay there are several sticks going relatively cheaply. I'm guessing the trade is a slower transfer speed, but i don't know how much this speed varies.

    Can anyone comment on the difference in speed between this cheap sticks & the higher quality Corsair? thanks guys

    http://computers.shop.ebay.co.uk/Com...d=p3286.c0.m14

  2. #2
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Posts
    316
    Thanks
    24
    Thanked
    35 times in 23 posts

    Re: Buying a USb memory stick

    Dont do it. Save yourself the lottery and hassle of the chance of getting a fake.
    Most online retailers have a line of cheaper memory sticks, get one of those instead.

  3. #3
    HEXUS.social member Agent's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Internet
    Posts
    19,185
    Thanks
    739
    Thanked
    1,614 times in 1,050 posts

    Re: Buying a USb memory stick

    Agreed. Huge amount of fake size ones about.

    Buy from Scan / Play / whatever. Just not Ebay

    The Corsairs are quite well priced given their quality + support.
    Quote Originally Posted by Saracen View Post
    And by trying to force me to like small pants, they've alienated me.

  4. #4
    Get in the van. Fraz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Location
    Bristol
    Posts
    2,919
    Thanks
    284
    Thanked
    397 times in 231 posts
    • Fraz's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte X58A-UD5
      • CPU:
      • Watercooled i7-980X @ 4.2 GHz
      • Memory:
      • 24GB Crucial DDR3-1333
      • Storage:
      • 240 GB Vertex2E + 2 TB of Disk
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Water-cooled Sapphire 7970 @ 1175/1625
      • PSU:
      • Enermax Modu87+
      • Case:
      • Corsair 700D
      • Operating System:
      • Linux Mint 12 / Windows 7
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell 30" 3008WFP and two Dell 24" 2412M
      • Internet:
      • Virgin Media 60 Mbps

    Re: Buying a USb memory stick

    Agreed again.

    Some of the best out there at the moment are the Pico range by Super Talent, in my opinion. Well made, decent capacities, very small. Not the cheapest though. Scan sell many of the variants in this range.


    Review 1
    Review 2

  5. #5
    0iD
    0iD is offline
    M*I*A 0iD's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Happy Llama Land
    Posts
    13,247
    Thanks
    1,435
    Thanked
    1,209 times in 757 posts
    • 0iD's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Leave my mother out of it!
      • CPU:
      • If I knew what it meant?
      • Memory:
      • Wah?
      • Storage:
      • Cupboards and drawers
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Slate & chalk
      • PSU:
      • meh
      • Case:
      • Suit or Brief?
      • Operating System:
      • Brain
      • Monitor(s):
      • I was 1 at skool
      • Internet:
      • 28k Dialup

    Re: Buying a USb memory stick

    Corsair, Patriot, Kingston, PNY, Datawrite, all good quality. +1 on avoid Ebay too. Play, memorybits, Scan, Amazon & even Argos are all good.
    [
    Quote Originally Posted by Blitzen
    When I say go, both walk in the opposite direction for 10 paces, draw handbags, then bitch-slap each other!

  6. #6
    Studmuffin Flibb's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Kent
    Posts
    4,904
    Thanks
    31
    Thanked
    324 times in 277 posts
    • Flibb's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3
      • CPU:
      • AMD FX-6300
      • Memory:
      • 16GB Crucial Ballistix DDR3 PC3-12800
      • Storage:
      • Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250G
      • Graphics card(s):
      • 3GB MSI Radeon HD 7950 Twin Frozr
      • PSU:
      • FSP
      • Operating System:
      • Win7 64bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • Deffl TFT thing

    Re: Buying a USb memory stick

    keep your eyes open on hotukdeals for deals, all my sticks have been from pcworld/dixons/comet when they have an offer on. I wouldnt touch ebay for any kind of flash storage.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. Looking Through Windows
    By Paul Adams in forum Software
    Replies: 16
    Last Post: 19-10-2018, 09:07 AM
  2. USB memory stick XP oddity
    By Pob255 in forum Software
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 29-01-2008, 02:07 AM
  3. Go to work on a USB stick drive
    By Bob Crabtree in forum HEXUS News
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 04-04-2006, 03:47 AM
  4. Overclocking A64s?
    By Prodigy in forum PC Hardware and Components
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 09-09-2004, 03:42 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •