-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Your Personal Shopper - Hard Drives CHEAP & More!
- From: "BashfulBob" <BashfulBob@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 21:42:05 -0600
Hi Rose
I would use it for school. You can put it in a shirt pocket. Bets the heck
out of the external Iomega 750 Zip drive and all the cables. Not to mention
the disks.
What's a "thumb" drive?
Life is what happens in between plans.
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----- Original Message -----
From: <TechRose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 9:21 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Your Personal Shopper - Hard Drives CHEAP &
More!
> Will do... what would you use it for? Just curious......
> and a Thumb drive ..when they get that big and are reasonably priced maybe
> could do it?
>
> I will be looking!
>
> Rose
> Las Vegas
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "BashfulBob" <BashfulBob@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 5:46 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Your Personal Shopper - Hard Drives CHEAP &
> More!
>
>
> Hi Rose
> A guy at work has one. they may be referred to as Mini or Micro drives. I
> have done some search and found a few spots. Keep in mind that the names
are
> used interchangeable by some manufactures and/or distributors as well as
the
> retail sellers. Most seem to be referring to their use in cameras. I have
> not called stores to fine out which ones can or can not be used with
puters
> for data storage. The web sites I have found are not very helpful on this
> issue. I have located some about the size of floppies that store upwards
of
> 80 gigs. That size (physical) is a little big for my purposes. Also, the
> ones I am interested in do not need a program installed to work. OOOOOOOO
I
> think the thickness of them are about 3/16 ths of an inch. They do get
kind
> of hot, I have seen some temp ratings up to 131 degrees.
>
> Scandisk manufactures some flash drives. I think these are not the
> micro/mini HD's.
>
> Anyway, I ran across one story that said they are scarce in the market
place
> because Apple bought everyone the manufacture could produce for their
PDA's.
>
> It seems the going price for the 1.5 gigs +/- micro drive is about $180.
You
> can get the 512 flash drive units for around $100 if my memory serves me
> correctly.
>
> Let me know if you run across anything.
>
> Thanks
> Life is what happens in between plans.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <TechRose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> > I have not even heard of them..but I will now keep an eye out for
you....
> > what do they normally cost? Where have you seen them? I need to check
> them
> > out..sounds interesting.
> >
> > Rose
>
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