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11/04/2005 01:53:21 PM · #1 |
| As my camera club is moving towards displaying digital, I want to help advise some of our members in purchasing thumb drives (flash drives, usb drives, whatever). I'm wondering if anyone knows of any good reviews of what's out there? I found this one but I'm looking for more of a Flash Drives for Dummies sort of thing. They won't be running operating systems or browsers or software off of them, it's just something to dump photos on and bring to the club. Info on compatibility would be nice, too. |
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11/04/2005 02:26:21 PM · #2 |
If you're using a laptop for display, just buy a $12 PCMCIA adapter for compact flash cardsand keep it with the computer. The only issue then is with cams that do not use CF. Are there many club members not shooting DSLR? If so, this could be a problem.
Another cheap solution that's potentially faster than flash drives is just having them burn a CD.
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11/04/2005 03:39:30 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
If you're using a laptop for display, just buy a $12 PCMCIA adapter for compact flash cardsand keep it with the computer. The only issue then is with cams that do not use CF. Are there many club members not shooting DSLR? If so, this could be a problem.
Another cheap solution that's potentially faster than flash drives is just having them burn a CD. |
Usually can get a card reader for under $20 you which will read any of 8-12 card types. People can just bring images on an extra of whatever kind of card goes in their camera.
To answer the original question, there's probably not a whole lot of difference between the different brands of thumb-drives. I bought a cheap one on sale, but haven't used it often.
Message edited by author 2005-11-04 15:40:56. |
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11/04/2005 03:59:18 PM · #4 |
I think they're all suppose to be compatible (you're talking about those little jump drive things?) as long you don't have to use a CD to download any drivers....no drivers...then there shouldn't be a compatibility issue.
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11/04/2005 04:42:08 PM · #5 |
company wise, I've grown fond of Lexar Media. They did a great job replacing for free a jump drive that I broke
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11/04/2005 05:03:29 PM · #6 |
for the most part, thumb drives are all the same. What you need to do is look for extra features that you would find useful. Lexar Media drives are pretty large, which can be a good and bad thing. Harder to lose, but harder to plug into the back of a PC (hubs and what not make life easier, but there's still times when you'll have to plug into the back). The lifetime warranty is awesome, but these things are pretty indestructible. I've washed mine a few times (oops). And by the time I wear one out, they've already made a bigger one that I want.
I chose the I-stick for one reason only: It's super small and can be removed from it's shell to work as a bare bones USB connection. This means that it can fit in the tiniest of spaces. At my old job, this was infinitely useful.
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