Re: new storage devices

[geraint@xxxxxxx]

Sounds exactly like the "pen-drive" that Scan has in.

Was on today only.....64mb was =A369+vat, 256mb version was =A3199+vat

Look very useful, but seems the memory is the expensive part, as the=20
cheapest 16mb version is only =A326.50 so that means the memory is=20
being charged somewhere along the lines of =A3170 for 256mb.....bear in=20
mind that this in PC133 factor is now sub =A320, so a lot of money for=20
making it small enough to fit.

I'm going to wait a month or so, as I think the prices will plummet,=20
but will get one, as this would hold ALL the personal files I need=20
and then some without lumping around a laptop. I like....a lot

Regards
Geraint.


--- In ukha_d@y..., "Brendan" <jbh@i...> wrote:
> Read the following just now.
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> Anyone seen / used them?
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> Brendan
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> M-Systems has invented a really cool little storage device called
> DiskOnKeys. The device is thimble-sized -- well more
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> AA battery-sized -- and plugs into your USB port. Right now, the=20
devices
> support up to 32MB but a 512MB is on the way.
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> What M-Systems did was put a little CPU in the case along with some=20
other
> dense electronics. The device should be
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> thought of as another floppy in that your boot up will probably=20
hang if you
> leave it plugged in. On the other hand,
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> you can save 32MB and tuck it away real easy.
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> We don't think this device will replace the Zip drive until they=20
get the 1GB
> size ready, but it sure beats a stack of
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> floppies or all that Zip drive hardware.
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> Another interesting aspect of the DiskOnKeys is that it's plug and=20
go.
> There's nothing to configure, no drivers, nada.
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> Easy back-ups for essential files, we'd say.
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> Dell and others are selling the devices for $50 -$100,  depending=20
on size.
> The word that we got was that those
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> prices are padded with a hefty margin.
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> Look for DiskOnKeys to pop up in various shopping services in the=20
near
> future.