[nwbcc] Cheap USB drives

[Jim]

I've just transferred 500MB, 2,200 mixed files across a USB 1.1 
connection (very slow) to my ScanDisk 1GB memory stick in 12 minutes. 
That should be a worst case, I think. If you have another memory stick, 
why not see how fast it runs in comparison? There could be a problem 
with the drive itself and massive error correction could be yet another 
reason for the slow speed.

One other thing - I would always recommend transferring your 
presentations from a memory stick to the target computer's hard drive in 
advance of the presentation (assuming this 1 hour xfer is an exception...)

Jim


John Case wrote:
> Just purchased a 2 GB USB drive (Dane Electric) from 7dayshop for  
> £9.99 plus P&P.
>
> It works fine for loading and transferring pictures, but executable  
> slide shows (10 shows, 860 MB) took one hour to load and each show  
> took about a minute to start playing after double clicking. Not long,  
> one might say, but can seem like an eternity when you have an  
> audience waiting for something to happen!
>
> The quality was excellent and the sequences played without any  
> problems, but I think I will stick to CD's for audio visual  
> presentations.
>
> My only other criticism is that the thing is so incredibly small it  
> can easily get lost!!
>
> John
>
>
> On 24 Feb 2007, at 10:22, Patrick Neave wrote:
>
>   
>> PicStop are doing some really cheap USB drives at the moment, £5 for
>> a 1G drive is a bargain (mine cost about £35 a year ago!). 2G is less
>> than £10.
>>
>> Does anyone use PicStop/7DayShop or any of the others for printer
>> carts/memory etc. I am wondering whether it is worth putting an
>> affiliate link on our website.
>>
>> www.picstop.co.uk
>>
>> Patrick
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