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Posted at 5:39 AM on Thursday 02/18/10 by
Ben
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eWiz.com has the Super Talent 16GB 200X Pico C USB Flash Drive for $35 - 10% off with coupon code BIGCAT10 [Exp 2/21] + $2 shipping = $34 shipped. These drives feature up to 30 MB/s transfer speeds and weigh less than 6g. [Compare]
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    dave_c - Posted 7:28 pm PST 02/18/10 (17707 Posts)  Report Spam

    Very durable and nice size to keep on your keychain. Read speeds are good, write speeds are about 30% lower than the better budget class flash drives. No access indicator LED.

    Slightly wider than a standard USB port, some force is needed to insert and remove it made more difficult by the tiny slick metal shell. I keep a metal clip on mine as the included chain broke from the force needed to pull it out of the USB socket.

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    RKLE - Posted 8:52 pm PST 02/19/10 (8956 Posts)  Report Spam

    Durable, but easy to brake. I have seen this brand make some flimsy flash drives that brake to easy.

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    dave_c - Posted 4:10 pm PST 02/20/10 (17707 Posts)  Report Spam

    This particular model is one of the most durable flash drives on the market. The entire outer casing is fairly thick (for it's size) metal. It is also waterproof and nowhere for water to wick and bead so you know it's dry a moment after wiping water off if it got wet.

    There is no chance of breaking it by dropping it, very very unlikely you could run over it with a car or throw it against a wall hard enough to break it. A direct strike with a hammer would do it in, but it is more durable than any other flash drive I can think of including that Sandisk liquidmetal pseudbaconitanium model.

    Other thin ones, particularly those encased in plastic, are indeed fairly flimsy but this one is as close as it gets to being bulletproof while still fitting in a lil USB socket. I can't think of much that could be done to improve upon the design for durability's sake, except making the casing out of a more exotic metal and then having a separate crush resistant container to carry it around in while still keeping the same metal shell around it too.

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