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Re: Cheap USB flash drives -- (was Re: USB Flash Drive Tester)

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage, comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Subject	Re: Cheap USB flash drives -- (was Re: USB Flash Drive Tester)
Followup-To	comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage
Date	2016-02-20 02:00 +0000
Organization	People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2016-02-20, Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> Thanks. I did have an old SanDisk 1 GB USB flash drive stopped working 
> (computers didn't recognize the drive anymore). According to Amazon's 
> reviews, many people had the same issue. That's worse than an unstable 
> drive. At least unstable drive could let you see and access data, 
> assuming not corrupted. :(

I have a Kingston stick here that is years old and is still going
strong.

Note: I didn't say sticking with name brands means there will be zero
issues ever. Shit happens, but in general the name brands are more
reliable and better quality.

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JR

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