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    The Inevitable 256GB Thumb Drive Comes to Pass, Courtesy of Kingston

    Hitachi SimpleTOUGH USB Drive Shrugs Off 10 Foot Freefalls

    Corsair's New Extreme SSD Line Is Blazingly Fast

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    Image of FooSchnickens - BPH Free FooSchnickens - BPH Free
    07/20/09

    In reply to The Inevitable 256GB Thumb Drive Comes to Pass, Courtesy of Kingston
    Now all we need is for Brando to make one of these that also doubles as an international wall outlet adapter (with expandable cup holder) and we'll be all set.
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    Image of Ghettoshark Ghettoshark
    07/20/09

    In reply to The Inevitable 256GB Thumb Drive Comes to Pass, Courtesy of Kingston
    My question? Why would anyone need that much?

    I have barely 320 GB on my PC and it's more than enough for what I do.
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    07/20/09

    @Ghettoshark: Yeah, I heard people say that with the old computers back in the day. "120 megabyte hard drive? Man...you'll never fill that up..."

    In the computer world, you can bet that things will get smaller, capacities will get larger, and applications will eat even more precious memory.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    07/20/09

    @Ghettoshark:

    Ah yes, the annual ‘who needs that much space’ question.

    The answer – YOU do – 3 years from now.
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    Image of jsjohnson jsjohnson
    07/20/09

    @Ghettoshark:

    For me, I like to use a program like (MojoPac or Ceedo) and load certain programs right to the stick itself. Programs that not every office has or has access to. So while pics or music alone might not be a compelling reason, running AutoCad or Crystal Reports or Dreamweaver etc. on a foreign computer are a great advantage.
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    Image of Ghettoshark Ghettoshark
    07/20/09

    @Bigbadbikernerd: I use Photoshop routinely and I haven't yet had a space issue. For my purposes, which is mainly GFX work and some video editing, I'll never need more than 500GB.

    I think that computers have gotten to a point where the advantage of moving up is becoming less and less essential. I'm still running Windows XP, Adobe CS3. and the such and for me, i see no reason to upgrade either.
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    Image of PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
    07/20/09

    In reply to The Inevitable 256GB Thumb Drive Comes to Pass, Courtesy of Kingston
    I'd say they just skip the US release until these things become like $30 bucks which will likely be in like a year or two.
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    07/20/09

    @Purple Monkey Dishwasher: I agree. I really can't think of any rational human being who would pay $900 for a flash drive. While that much storage would be AWSOME in a flash drive, it will still have to be in the $100 - $200 dollar range before I would even consider it.
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    Edited by Bigbadbikernerd at 07/20/09 10:18 AM Bigbadbikernerd was starred Bigbadbikernerd was unstarred
    Image of rimplestultskin, macberry fanboy rimplestultskin, macberry fanboy
    07/17/09

    In reply to Hitachi SimpleTOUGH USB Drive Shrugs Off 10 Foot Freefalls
    at $140 for 500GB, it's better than most other rugged hard drives at the price-per-GB game.

    i'll get one when it's $200 for a terabyte, since that's what i'm paying now for WD MyBooks.

    also, how does such a tank of a hard drive breathe? because overheating is just as bad as falling off a cliff.
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    Image of Knirfie Knirfie
    07/17/09

    In reply to Hitachi SimpleTOUGH USB Drive Shrugs Off 10 Foot Freefalls
    It's also waterproof.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    07/17/09

    @Knirfie:

    no it ain't.

    "Drop and spill resistant"
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    Image of joelydanger joelydanger
    07/17/09

    In reply to Hitachi SimpleTOUGH USB Drive Shrugs Off 10 Foot Freefalls
    Wow this looks pretty cool and I'm really tempted to buy one since it wont need a case and doesn't look like it would scratch. I accidently dropped my WD portable while it was still plugged in and spinning from about 5' and when I realized what I did I froze and didn't want to look down. Its worked perfectly fine since, but I haven't been that freaked out since I saw The Dark Crystal as a kid.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    07/17/09

    @joelydanger:

    one of those 'noooooooo!' moments, eh? like when Ralph loses the lug nuts in A Christmas Story?

    Only I didn't say "Fudge." I said THE word, the big one, the queen-mother of dirty words, the "F-dash-dash-dash" word!
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    Image of mikeborisov mikeborisov
    07/16/09

    In reply to Corsair's New Extreme SSD Line Is Blazingly Fast
    sure, reporting blistering sequential read and write speeds gets the girls all wet, but in real world usage, random read/write is everything. Nobody's gotten close to Intel's X25 yet, despite how (by gadget terms) ancient that drive is.
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    Image of regnez regnez
    07/16/09

    @mikeborisov: That's not completely accurate. While the X25 drives cannot be touched in random write terms, other drives have already surpassed them (substantially) in random reads -- including one of Corsair's own.

    Apparently, when you edit a comment, you can no longer embed some links.

    http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/storage/2009/06/05/corsair-p256-256gb-ssd-review/6
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    Edited by regnez at 07/16/09 10:38 PM regnez was starred regnez was unstarred
    Image of Curves Curves
    07/06/09

    In reply to The Only Novelty Flash Drive Benchmark Roundup You Need
    Arent they all cute; talk about variety. I want to know which one can withstand repeated electrical shocks and stand up to the punishment of floating around in my purse (no easy task). And nothing pink, please.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    07/06/09

    In reply to The Only Novelty Flash Drive Benchmark Roundup You Need
    Is that supposed to be a chicken drumstick or a dog poo?
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    Image of Con Seannery Con Seannery
    01/22/09

    In reply to Universal Connections Concepts: USB in Everyday Objects
    Where can I get that USB cock ring on there?
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    01/22/09

    @Con Seannery hates Facebook and Trebek: It's included with every PenisMighter...
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    01/23/09

    @Con Seannery hates Facebook and Trebek: Gussy it up however you want, but the question is, will it truly mighty my penis?
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    Image of Bryan Jones Bryan Jones
    01/22/09

    In reply to Universal Connections Concepts: USB in Everyday Objects
    iunno, that padlock is a good idea, cant plug it in unless you have the key to open it
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    01/22/09

    @Bryan Jones: Actually what would be even better is that being a working padlock with a coded USB stick for a key to unlock it...
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    Image of Bryan Jones Bryan Jones
    01/23/09

    @CrispyAardvark - New, Improved! 10% less flavor..: yeah something like that, where it would come off entirly


    @Jrsy is the dude, riding the Porkchop Express with Jack Burton: amazing idea, and then maybe entry to houses, and key ignitions, etc. usb be the universal key

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    01/23/09

    @Bryan Jones: Shit, I'd better patent it fast!
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    Image of Shadowlayer Shadowlayer
    12/18/08

    In reply to Toshiba 512GB Solid State Laptop Drive: Come to Papa
    How much is going to cost?


    An arm?


    A Leg?


    A PENIS???!!


    Please God not a penis, I only have two!

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    Image of spider2544 spider2544
    12/17/08

    In reply to Toshiba 512GB Solid State Laptop Drive: Come to Papa
    they need to quit with the whole pissing contest of making bigger ones and start going for the UBER cheapness.

    cause hardly anyone needs to access 500 gigs worth of software to run at SSD speeds.
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    Image of Richard Leis Richard Leis
    12/17/08

    @spider2544: Check out the drop in cost and increase in capacity of adding a SSD from the 1st generation Macbook Air to the 2nd. "pissing contest" = competition = "UBER cheapness".
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    Image of Brian Lam Brian Lam
    12/18/08

    @Richard Leis: you're both right. I agree!
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    Image of scarbrtj scarbrtj
    12/17/08

    In reply to Toshiba 512GB Solid State Laptop Drive: Come to Papa
    Next stop: Terabyte City.
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    Image of gamehead200 gamehead200
    12/17/08

    In reply to Toshiba 512GB Solid State Laptop Drive: Come to Papa
    From the mouth of Borat, "How much?"
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    12/17/08

    @gamehead200: Probably somewhere between giving up your first born or a major bodily organ..
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    Image of frigg frigg
    12/18/08

    @Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude disguised as another dude: Yeah, but in a year from now, the price will drop to a 3rd or 4th born, or a non-essential organ like a 2nd kidney or appendix.
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