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    Largest Flash Drive?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by SoundsGood, Apr 14, 2007.

  1. SoundsGood

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    Is 4 GB the largest flash drive available today?

    Or are there larger ones?
     
    SoundsGood, Apr 14, 2007
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    I think there are 8GB ones around. probably larger too.
     
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  3. SoundsGood

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    I guess I should have looked first, before asking. :rolleyes:

    I just found a bunch of 8 GB and even a few 16 GB flash drives.
     
    SoundsGood, Apr 14, 2007
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    32 gig is the largest ive seen
     
    IIIM3, Apr 14, 2007
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    I saw a 64gig one from a while back. Looked more like a proof of concept though. This was nearly a year ago though, so they may have one for sale. Keep in mind flash drives are diff. then SSD's. Flash drives are not made to be used as freq. and have a limited write amount, so it would make sense to see them(all be it in physically large sizes) before we see SSD's of the same memory size.

    Personally, i am happy with my 2gig one. The occasional video files, a few MP3's, and some school work/portable apps is all i need to carry. For anything more, it makes more sense to just accept the extra size/weight of a portable hard drive.(believe me, a 160gig 2.5mm hard drive in a enclosure will be a fraction as expensive as a 16gig flash drive, and negligibly slower)
     
    Cam_86, Apr 16, 2007
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    For almost 5000$ you can get a 64GB. Not sure if this is legit, it is on Amazon.
     
    MYK, Apr 16, 2007
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    The largest flash drive I've noticed is a 16GB version.
     
    jetstar, Apr 16, 2007
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    Hello-, Apr 16, 2007
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    Just make sure that your notebook can actually handle whatever capacity flash drive you choose. Some notebooks are unable to read larger than 2 or 4 GB drives. I went with a 2 GB myself to be safe.
     
    chrisyano, Apr 17, 2007
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    Not true. Check what kind of USB port you have on the notebook as this determines the file transfer speed. Also check what kind of file systems the OS on the notebook supports as this determines how you should format the flash drive and the maximum size of a single file.
     
    sinstoic, Jun 11, 2008
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    corse its not true. Flash drives are recognised just like external hard drives. Are there any limits on the amount of readable external storage? I dont think so. Anyway there are many 32gb flash drives available, one fast one in particular is the xporter xt 32gb. 64gb usbs can be found however I have only seen them on ebay. Generally for the best speed and maximum file size the ntfs file system is the best.

    yes this is true. usbs are not intended as a normal hard drive is, to have large amounts of data continuously written to it. However all ssds not just usbs have limited writes. If you used a usb drive to boot your os, then the limited write cycles of it would be a problem. SSDs being primarily made for this reason contain sophisticated wear-levelling algorithims, which spread writes throughout the ssd. Solid state storage is made from one of two methods; using mlc and slc. USBs tend to use the mlc standard which are far more cost efficient., but however have less write cycles, and are slower.
     
    jisaac, Jun 11, 2008
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    Sony 128GB USB Flash Drive

    Samsung 128GB Flash Card

    BitMicro's 1.6TB SSD :)

    Google2Win
     
    sgogeta4, Jun 11, 2008
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    bittest ive seen is a 32 gb flash drive. it might have been buffalo or somehting? it was on engadget i know that much
     
    Steggy, Jun 12, 2008
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