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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Cheap USB flash drives -- (was Re: USB Flash Drive Tester)
Date: 19 Feb 2016 03:24:48 GMT
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On 2016-02-19, Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>>> 
>>> Those sounds cheap, eh? ;) Speaking of cheap, how does one know if they 
>>> are quality cheap or good? Is there an easy way?
>>> 
>>> For kicks, I e-mailed Vizio about it. They know nothing about it. Haha.
>
>> A quick web search for CFGear shows they are a cheap promotional flash
>> drive supplier, advertising "put your own logo" flash products and often
>> giving away samples for free. Is that not enough of a hint? ; )
>
> Wait, how did you know it was from CFGear?

You posted a link to this page:

<http://cfgearblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/vizio-announces-30-usb-ports-on-new-pcs_10.html>

VIZIO doesn't make flash drives as far as I can tell. So they probably
job that out to cheap promotional companies. That would also explain why
VIZIO told you they don't know anything about it. 

When purchasing a flash stick, it's best to stick to the name brand
manufacturers like SanDisk and Kingston that are known for good quality.

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