what would be a decent one to buy
How big do you need, and what budget, Baz?
not massively big but a good size to use for everyday stuff really, photos/docs/music etc. Budget? dont really know how much they are now and its ages since I bought one and that was a 512Mb :D
Something 4-8GB, Baz?
Take a look here, 20% off...
that sounds good Rik
Quote from: Rik on Mar 25, 2010, 15:52:39
Something 4-8GB, Baz?
Take a look here, 20% off...
Where?
Good point. Note to self, remember to paste the link... :blush:
http://www.mymemory.co.uk/USB-Flash-Drives
Code at checkout TAKE2010
Of those, I'd probably go for:
http://www.mymemory.co.uk/USB-Flash-Drives/Kingston/Kingston-8GB-DataTraveler-USB-Flash-Drive-%28Non-Retail-Pack%29
Rik
My Memory are a great little company, good advice. :thumb:
I like them, Q, we've been doing business for years.
thanks all will take a look.that seems an ok price too :thumb:
I use Kingston all the time. You can get it here for a £1 less..............................
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Technology-8GB-Flash-Drive/dp/B0012X5766/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1269557862&sr=8-7
Quote from: Lona on Mar 25, 2010, 22:59:57
I use Kingston all the time. You can get it here for a £1 less..............................
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Technology-8GB-Flash-Drive/dp/B0012X5766/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1269557862&sr=8-7
IJT Direct also do the G2 version for a few pence less http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001ROVLWO/ref=pd_luc_mri?_encoding=UTF8&m=A1KKPH32R88X7D
Their Ebay outlet is Here (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/8GB-KINGSTON-G2-USB-MEMORY-STICK-PEN-FLASH-DRIVE-NEW_W0QQitemZ250595623802QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_FlashDrives_SM?hash=item3a58a9c37a)
Strangely enough, I bought a Micro SD card from them last Friday, received it on Wednesday morning. They ship from Guernsey \ Jersey, same as Play.com. Almost 83,000 sales on Ebay with 99.9% feedback, so they seem a pretty reliable outfit.
what are the encrypted ones like.is it just software on the drive itself or do you need to install software on any PC you plug the drive into.My wife needs one for work and thought of encrypted ones.Her work should provide them really....but blood out of stone comes to mind ;D
I'm not sure, Baz, as I tend to delete any software supplied with pen drives. I would have thought that it had to be installed to the PCs that the drive is used with.
It doesn't, Rik.
The software we use at work encrypts the pen drive using software installed on the machine. We can then take the drive from one work machine to another and use it as a normal drive. However, if it is used in a personal computer, you can't access anything on the drive without entering the password set when it was encrypted.
So, presumably, it's loading a decryption driver into memory?
I don't know to be honest. :dunno:
I suppose that's in case you leave it on the train >:D
We heard a steam train go past this morning. I thought I'd gone into a time warp... :whistle:
Quote from: Steve on Mar 27, 2010, 13:47:58
I suppose that's in case you leave it on the train >:D
Yep, laptop is fully encrypted too! In fact, every single machine on the Essex County Council network is encrypted, laptop or otherwise.
Is it Pointsec encryption?
Yep I think so.
Checkpoint?
Yep, it's a pain to fix a pc with it on. Removing it with a decrypt key can take several hours, then several more to re-install and encrypt the drive again.
I see. i thought you were going to say it was a load of rubbish and easily hackable!
Ye of little faith. ;D
Well, before Ericsson took over running Three's network. They brought in a Pointsec encrypted laptop, boasting it was uncrackable. Three's network security boss gave it back to them unlocked, inside 30 minutes. He never said how he did it, to us or Ericsson.
We need that man. :)
Quote from: Rik on Mar 27, 2010, 19:18:22
Ye of little faith. ;D
It was brought in before we terminated the BT contract!
Quote from: Rik on Mar 27, 2010, 19:23:09
We need that man. :)
They rolled out a new version very quickly afterwards ;D
Damn. :)
funny how prices change so quick isnt it.the links from Ted and Lona have gone up in a few days
Rik has that code you gave ran out now do you know, doesnt seem to be working for me
its ok every one im going to get it from here (http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/pen-drives/kingston-8gb-data-traveler-usb-2-0-pen-drive-dti-8gb-.asp)
A bargain, Baz, get a couple. ;D I don't know when the code was due to expire, Baz, sorry.
was thinking of one each for the family Rik, can I get you one too :thumb:
think i'll have to try elsewhere that mymemory site wouldnt put the payment through,it just kept failing at the last stage. then I hung on 'you are number 2 in the queue...' for about 8 mins then gave up.
You don't have much luck with any company I recommend to you, do you? ;)
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: should call you 'Jinx' then eh ;)
gone for the one Ted mentioned IJT direct. it went through, well amazon said it had no confirmation yet :)
:fingers: ;)
yeah thats gone through with the seller at amazon
got an email from the mymemory place.it may help any one who has similar problems.
British Telecom has confirmed a fire at their Exchange in the Paddington area of London. This has impacted a huge number of UK businesses, including Sage Pay and the major banks that route transactions through the Exchange. Sage Pay has taken action on your behalf by quickly moving transaction processing to our backup data centre. However, the issue has affected connectivity to some banks who rely on the exchange and we are currently unable to process via those banks at this time.
Please note, as banks and payment providers look for alternative transaction routing solutions away from the Paddington Exchange, this could create some general capacity issues, resulting in transaction 'time-outs'.
Thanks for that, Baz. It just goes to show how much of an impact this incident is having.
Quote from: Baz on Mar 31, 2010, 15:49:05
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: should call you 'Jinx' then eh ;)
gone for the one Ted mentioned IJT direct. it went through, well amazon said it had no confirmation yet :)
Well!!!!....finally got this today, 12 days after they said it was posted.Not very pleased about that.Also got today,form a win on 'The Bay' a book about native american indians for my wife,shipped from USA in less time than the pen drive.
sorry IJT you just made the dont use again list >:(
I know they will blame Royal Mail,which they have,but come on....12 days for 1st class delivery :no: :no:
I ordered ink cartridges from IJT on Friday and they arrived this morning, I have never had a problem with deliveries from them.
Perhaps it was Royal Mail.
well I think they will blame them but the parcel when it arrived didnt look like it had been 'hanging around some depot' for a while, it was not dirty,crumpled,worn or the like,it looked freshly sent
dont know :dunno: doesnt matter now I have it.have sent them an email and said so
Royal Mail fly a lot of internal post, Baz, so may have been caught out by the flying restrictions.