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Finally a USB stick thats about big enough...

Story: Hands-on with Kingston's 1TB USB StickTotal Replies: 5
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BernardSwiss

Jan 11, 2013
3:54 AM EST 		for multi-booting all those live distros!

OK, I'm exaggerating, a bit... the 512 GB one is probably plenty big enough (and a little more affordable) :-P
caitlyn

Jan 11, 2013
11:26 AM EST 		It's $1750 today but in a couple of years it will probably be $17.50.
Bob_Robertson

Jan 11, 2013
11:30 AM EST 		> it will probably be $17.50

Remember when 64MB thumb drives were amazing?
cr

Jan 11, 2013
11:57 AM EST 		Check the fine print on reliability and longevity when it finally arrives. SemiAccurate has this on looming issues:

http://semiaccurate.com/2012/11/27/lsi-talks-about-future-fl...

Making what amounts to microscopic sample-and-holds is tricky.
jdixon

Jan 11, 2013
12:27 PM EST 		Yumi (http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/) can put something like a dozen or more on an 8GB drive. I'd think you could probably do 20 or more on a 16GB drive. That would mean something like 80 on a 64GB. It's only problem is it's Windows only.
BernardSwiss

Jan 12, 2013
3:48 AM EST 		On a slightly more practical note:

OWC is readying a 2TB, 3.5-inch form-factor workstation SSD for 2013

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