merlin_the_magician
Jan 08, 2003, 02:19 AM
Floppy disks are getting seriously outdated by now, mostly because of thier poor storing capacities.
Since i want to carry around data to several computers on which i cannot write to cd, i need something else. :D
I figured that since every pc has some USB ports, a "thumbdrive", "memory stick" or whatever else they are called, seem to be a very interesting option. :idea:
2 questions are burning on my lips....
1) are they any good at all?
2) how do they appear once plugged in? Is it to be treated like a normal drive, like C, D, E? I'm using a network that has ALL letters, from A to Z in use. Will i get in trouble when i use a thumbdrive because it wants to be recognized as (for example) "X:" ??? :confused:
Thanx,
Merlin.
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DC Fisherman
Jan 08, 2003, 02:55 AM
1) yes, i have one and it's fast. XP can pick it up right away if plug in.
2) can't help u with that
sickbird_uk
Jan 13, 2003, 03:29 PM
1. I have one and it has proved very easy to use and useful
2. it appears as a g: drive on my system. Which is the next available drive letter. I suspect it will need to be allocated a letter. maybe you could 'disconnect' one of the drives temporarily ( and I don't mean physically! ).
HTH
nimbles
Jan 16, 2003, 02:35 AM
Do you guys know where's the best place to get one and how much would a 256mb drive cost?
DR69ON
Jan 16, 2003, 04:21 AM
Get a Nomad Muvo - it's a 128mb mp3 player and thumb drive in one. What's great about it is it does everything a thumb drive does, and if you put mp3 on it, it will pay it. Just plug it in, and it acts like another hard-drive. Drag and drop file into the hdd and remove.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006JHWQ/qid=1042708882/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-0631081-9928664?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846
emailrob
Jan 16, 2003, 06:18 AM
Check scan.co.uk in the today only section, they often have them on special offer (changes daily)
Dave2986
Jan 17, 2003, 05:31 PM
ive had one for about 2 years and i think its great apart from the driver probs in win98 as if your on a network you could have probs installing it becauses of the security on that network
like at school i could install it but at collage i have real probs sometimes as the have better software
so if you do want it for col/uni/work check that it will install on their system
chimpuk
Jan 19, 2003, 06:57 AM
i got one and i think it is great! it makes life soooo much easier! only bad thing is the possibility of leaving it in the back of a pc at college or sumthin lol
im lucky cus at home i have xp and at college we have 2000 so i havent even needed the drivers :)
merlin_the_magician
Jan 24, 2003, 05:03 AM
Bought one yesterday.... plugged it in and it worked perfectly (and i'm completely amazed by it's speed...). Network is not giving any trouble eighter, it just picks the first available drive letter. Since i do not have access to all drives, no trouble at al.
I love it...! My advice: get yourself one quick!
