Which USB Flash Drive

rancid-a · 17 May 2009 at 03:48

Hi guys.
I'm needing a bigger flash drive to use with my NC10 netbook.
Was wondering if anyone has the SanDisk Cruzer Contour 16Gb. My other smaller SanDisk drive has a horrid amber light on it that is so bright, It kind of puts me off a little.
The other drive I quite like the look of is the Kingston DataTraveler 100 16GB available here at OcUK, Does this have flashing lights on it too?

Cheers

edGfaCTor · 17 May 2009 at 08:19

You can always block the light just stick something over it.

What about a small portable hard drive they are only a bit extra then the 16gb flash drives for a 250gb one.

rancid-a · 17 May 2009 at 16:16

Yeah maybe but that light is also part of the large switch that that opens/hides the USB connection.
That's mine on the far left. The middle one is the one I wanted but the one on the right looks okay too.

Not so sure about the small portable hard drive, but will take a look at the smallest ones.. Cheers

Art · 17 May 2009 at 16:40

As far as I know the Contour has a blue backlight to the cruzer logo on the top, if that would annoy you. Google a few reviews, they'll give you a good idea of what the light is like and what the drive is like in general. As far as I know the Contour is pretty fast, transfer wise.

spleenharvester · 17 May 2009 at 16:44

Just get an external hard drive, or if you really need a flash drive get the Sandisk cruzer.

D D Danneh · 17 May 2009 at 17:07

I got an 8GB Sandisk Cruzer micro because it was ridiculously cheap (£2 incl shipping on offer). It does have an amber light on it, but it's not that bright.