Help with flash drive

[Tajtan]

I need to buy a flash drive but I've never used one and I don't know what to get. They range in price from $15 to $80. 2G, 4G, 8G. Some come with "power boost" or "Skype" and other stuff that I don't know what it is. Well, I've heard of Skype but I don't use it or whatever. All I want to do is save documents to it. I use Vista and the ones I saw didn't even say Vista on it. Does that matter? I couldn't tell what "power boost" meant compared to ones that didn't have it. Some had virus protector things on it. And does brand matter? I was looking at Best Buy. As far as I could tell, one that was $28 was the same as the one that was $80 except the $80 one was GeekSquad. D:

[Rossignol]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7332095&type=product&id=1118845250084
I would go for this one. It has way more storage than I'd ever need. I can't believe that manufactuors are now loading crapware on flashdrives!! I"d buy this one and format the crap off of it and regain that space.

[nikitia]

i think i have a 4gb scandisk one. i broke my laptop last year, and bought it right before they shipped it so i could back up my important stuff.

[Tajtan]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7332095&type=product&id=1118845250084
I would go for this one. It has way more storage than I'd ever need. I can't believe that manufactuors are now loading crapware on flashdrives!! I"d buy this one and format the crap off of it and regain that space.*hugs Ross*

But it says Windows 2000 and XP. Will it work for Vista? That may be a dumb question but I seriously don't know computer stuff. I don't know how to format crap off of it. Will 1GB be fine for docs that are 250-300 pages? I have no idea. D:

@Nikitia - do you have Vista?

[nikitia]

no i dont sorry

[Rossignol]

Taj, it should work fine with Vista. I use an 256mb flash drive with both xp and vista and it works fine. Just stick it in the usb jack and its good to go. BB has a 2 gb model if you want to save all your yaoi. I used to use mine to save fansubs of Rurouni Kenshin (I used to have a serious Kenshin thing). You can just delete the crapware(BOO to crapware!).

[TenshiBu]

I have a 1G Lexar drive. It works good and it was only $20 dollars at wallmart. I dont recommend something big for you...Your not saving Huge files, are you?

[Aratos]

All flash drives work fine with Vista.

Personally I use a cheap 2gig drive that cost me about $20, and it's never been full, so I like it. No complaints etc.

I tend to avoid anything that claims to have stuff isntalled on it orm, liek, describes any addons. I don't know what it means and I don't trust it. ¬_¬

[edit]

That one Ross reccomended only has 1gig! That's tiny! T______T

[Tajtan]

Taj, it should work fine with Vista. I use an 256mb flash drive with both xp and vista and it works fine. Just stick it in the usb jack and its good to go. BB has a 2 gb model if you want to save all your yaoi. I used to use mine to save fansubs of Rurouni Kenshin (I used to have a serious Kenshin thing). You can just delete the crapware(BOO to crapware!).I just need it for Word documents. I have no yaoi on my computer. I don't dl anything and I haven't read any fansubs. Though, if I found one for Witch Hunter Robin that takes place after the anime ends, I might. :3

Okay, so it sounds like a 1G is really all I need, so cool! Thank you!!!!!!

@Toast - I don't think I saw any flash drives that didn't come with stuff already installed on it.

[Aratos]

@Toast - I don't think I saw any flash drives that didn't come with stuff already installed on it.

Seriously? Pre-installed crap seems to be an exception to the rule here.

I admit I have a habbit of just walking into computer stores and saying "I'd like a flash drive please" mind.

[Tajtan]

Maybe it's a way for them to bump up the price?

[Aratos]

Maybe.

Which is prett despicable when you can get most of that stuff free...

[Tajtan]

Yes, but people like me don't know any better.

[Aratos]

There should be a consumer rights board to stop that sorta thing.

Oh, wait, there is. >_<

[Tajtan]

Yeah, well, when I have questions I just come here and ask you guys. :] Toast, I believe you're the one who told me which PS3 to buy.

EDIT: P.S. I bought a flash drive! Thanks guys!

[TheEmperorofChaos]

I lost an old SanDisk Drive a few months ago, it wasn't even 1GB.

After a while. I found a 1GB SanDisk Drive at school, I kept it.

Heh.

What a coincidence that they were made by the same company and that two people had lost their Drives. :p

I recommend getting at least a 4GB. Holds a lot of memory, and Skype is pretty much just another IM Program, but with calling services.

[TenshiBu]

I lost an old SanDisk Drive a few months ago, it wasn't even 1GB.

After a while. I found a 1GB SanDisk Drive at school, I kept it.

Heh.

What a coincidence that they were made by the same company and that two people had lost their Drives. :p

I recommend getting at least a 4GB. Holds a lot of memory, and Skype is pretty much just another IM Program, but with calling services.
Do I know you Chaos!?

In my school, we loose drives every minite

[TheEmperorofChaos]

Do I know you Chaos!?

In my school, we loose drives every minite

Nah.

My school is hardly known, and people there hardly carry FD's around.