Pen Drive

[LoveToStack]

I need a new pen drive since my old one just bent at the connector. I need it to be about 16GB and the cheapest I've found is one for about £23. Just wondering if this is a good deal and if anyone knows of any better deals.

[Barmi]

I need a new pen drive since my old one just bent at the connector. I need it to be about 16GB and the cheapest I've found is one for about £23. Just wondering if this is a good deal and if anyone knows of any better deals.
£15.49

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/6059462/SanDisk-Cruzer-Micro-16GB-USB-Flash-Drive/Product.html

[LoveToStack]

The one for £23;

http://www.memorybits.co.uk/shop/usb-flash-drives/memory-2-go-16gb-usb-2.0-flash-drive-m2gpen2.016gb/8478

Is USB 2.0 though. Just wondering how fast I'll be likely to transfer files with both cause I plan to be transfering a lot.

[Barmi]

The one for £23;

http://www.memorybits.co.uk/shop/usb-flash-drives/memory-2-go-16gb-usb-2.0-flash-drive-m2gpen2.016gb/8478

Is USB 2.0 though. Just wondering how fast I'll be likely to transfer files with both cause I plan to be transfering a lot.
Virtually all USB devices you buy nowadays will be USB 2.0. It's not so much a selling point now; rather it is taken for granted.

That £23 one is just a cheap generic one which most companies use with their own branding. Look again at Play.com - some of the better prices are on there.

[Implement]

Look in the new argos discount catalogue, they're selling a 16GB one for £24.99 - and an 8GB for £12.99.

[N!ck]

Get the one Barmi suggested. I have this one http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/5722174/SanDisk-Cruzer-Micro-USB-Flash-Drive-8GB/Product.html and I get around 30MB/s sustained read and about 10MB/s sustained write when transferring files, so i'd assume the other one would be the same.

[kk.]

its funny, i bought that one last week xD. Dont install the U3 if you want to use it at school

[Sunny.]

That play.com is quite gd. Most cheapest one tbh

[jack-bristol]

I would recommend looking in your local Staples or PC World store.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk

[Jamesy]

Slightly off topic. Just bought the play.com brand 16gb. Thank you. :)

[kk.]

why would you buy the play.com brand when the san disk is far better and is also cheaper?

[Jamesy]

it has preinstalled software and that faffy looking slidey bit. I don't see why you should comment on my choices, considering I have my own reasons for purchasing an item. I was just expressing my thanks to the people in this thread who led me to it.

Edit: I also happen to like the colour blue.

[Barmi]

it has preinstalled software and that faffy looking slidey bit. I don't see why you should comment on my choices, considering I have my own reasons for purchasing an item. I was just expressing my thanks to the people in this thread who led me to it.

Edit: I also happen to like the colour blue.

The U3 software can be removed.

[Jamesy]

True, but I'm lazy ;)

[kk.]

Actually, the moment you plug it in it asks if you want to install, so you just click... No. I was just commenting that it doesn't make logical sense since San disk is one of the best memory sticks..

[Jamesy]

Still has the faffy slidey bit. And they're all the same board inside anyway.

[kk.]

Tbh, the slidey bit is no different to pullting the lid off. And the difference would be in both the way it's built and possibly speed

[The Professor]

Lids can get lost I suppose. And to bring out my pedantic correctiveness, Memory Stick is a trademark owned by Sony for the cards used in their cameras, phones, psps etc. They can be called all manner of bountiful things :D

I have a play.com brand one and as far as I know its fine, there are probably better ones but for the price you really can't complain :)