need help on making a decision about usb flash drive

need help on making a decision about which usb flash drive to buy so it would work with both Win Xp Pro brand new laptop, Win Me 6 years old desktop and other Win Vista machines. Looking for a 4GB under $30.00, any suggestions? Thanks for your fast and knowledgeable input

 

maybe this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208060 is good enough ?

or should i go with this one http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=81819-7

or any other suggestions ?

 

Dont go with the standard flash voyagers they are slow.

I have both a 4gb and a 2GB flash voyager GT. They are excellent flash drives. They are also the fastest usb memory cards.

This site helped me choose:

for 2GB usb drives
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/hardwarecanuck-reviews/1019-2gb-flash-drive-roundup.html

for 4gb usb drives
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/4gb-usbflash-roundup.html

Good luck choosing
I bought the GT's and I have never had any issues. Theyre fast reliable waterproof etc. The only downfall, is that I sometimes loose the rubber usb cap.

K-TRON

 

I find that the OCZ drives have good quality and performance, so take a look at those.

The Voyager GT drives are also excellent, I'm considering getting of those (I have a 1GB drive and might end up needing more space).

 

Thank You Chaz and K-TRON


OCZ's performance looks great and I will take a look @ GT models of a Voyager as well

 

this sony makes microvault 'tiny' ...this flash drive is so thin ..it fits in wallet...& its surprisingly cheap...try looking for that

 

Corsair's Voyager GT is 2x the price of ocz and sony is $48.00

so i got ocz for $32.99 plus $4.99 shipping from newegg.com

they were out of ocz for $31.99 with aluminum chassis and Speed: Up to 28MB/s (read),15MB/s (write) so for an extra $1.00 i got myself a ocz with rubber chassis and waterproof and debrisproof and shock resistant and true plag and play functionality and unique chained cap holder and Speed: Read: 30-34MB / second Write: 14-15MB / second

Thanks again Chaz

 

and they're also easy to lose and easy to eat! What a win win situation I'm being put in!

 

Awesome, nice choice. I have an aluminum OCZ stick - it is durable enough but I wouldn't mind getting something more durable in the future. OCZ still looks like the company to go to.

 

hey OCZ flash drives look cool..how are they priced? budget or premium? how are they compared to sony ?

 

for 4 GB size usb sticks prices are thoose

ocz costs $32.99, sony $48.00 bucks and corsair voyager gt $65.99