16/32gb flash drive - suggestions please!

[5aboy]

hi,

my 4gb cruzer titanium went kaput a month ago, and ive trundled along, not thinking id need a usb stick for a month or so, but anyhow, over the weekend, my PC crashed and I lost three presentations and the beginning of a clinical audit (a whole lot of work).

so, im in the market for fast cheap portable storage, at 16 or 32gb.

i dont know whether it is preferable to go down the microSD + adaptor (and then when bigger usb drives come out, ill still be able to use it), or just get a 16gb usb stick..


what to buy- i wouldve thought of getting another cruzer titanium, but tbh i dont fancy that sort of a premium, for an inferior product beneath the shell - if they just sold the shell, id take it with another more reliable memory stick..


so, what to buy, who to buy? which way to go ?!

[dangel]

There's no cure for backups - I guess you know that now - so whatever you buy you can't assume 'quality' will save you from data loss (stuff goes wrong - even the expensive drives die on occasion or get fried by a nasty USB port).

So go with what you're saying - fast/cheap and just get into the habit of backing it up

[5aboy]

any suggestions as to what to get exactly?!

[Trash Man]

I use the play.com own branded ones. Cheap and so far no problems with any of them.

[cheekster]

Bought the capped version of this Kingston 16GB a couple of months ago for £17.99 which at the time was cheapest around for a reliable brand (5 yr warranty):

http://www.picstop.co.uk/USB-Flash-D...8Red%29---16GB

Hope that helps?

Cheekster.