Bought a 16GB Lexar JumpDrive Firefly at Officeworks Brisbane City.
Cheapest 16GB at DSE was $99.95
(Edited by scotty — updated with direct link)
Lexar 16GB USB JumpDrive FireFly $49.95 at Officeworks
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Direct link: http://www.officeworks.com.au/technology/data-storage-record…
It should be noted you can get the Apacer and Adata 16GB drives from MSY for $45. The Kingston is $49.
However the Lexar is physically smaller and apparently has a good clip for keyrings (most such clips are too small, impractical, or break). Don't expect it to be any faster though.
Due to the smallness it's probably a bargain, but since it's hard to find anyone else who stocks it it's hard to say for certain.
I guess buying this at Officeworks would be more convenient for most people who work in the city etc.
I use this type because the holder stays on my keyring. When the drive is in the computer all the weight of my keys isn't on it.
I 2nd that, i ONLY buy these lexar firefly drives, because of the clip, i bought a 2gb from harvey norman a few weeks ago for around $12 if i recall. I dont care if its slower than others (if it is indeed actually slower, my 2gb seems fast enough to me) the clip makes all the difference.
According to http://www.trustedreviews.com/storage/review/2006/10/19/Lexa…, the speed is not very good.
Comment upmodded because poster saved me the trouble finding a review.
Considering the age of the review and the fact it's a different model, I wouldn't necessarily take this as an accurate indicator.
It's not a good sign, though.
Picky..!
This is a very good deal. The time and convenience of Officeworks is worth the bit extra than MSY. Lexar are also a reputable brand as well.
Not if you're planning to use the entire 16 Gigs, as you'll have a lot of spare time on your hands waiting for files to be copied to this slow drive.
I'd like to re-iterate, while it's not a good sign that the 4GB model from 2006 is slow, this is not enough evidence to conclusively say the 2009 16GB model is a slow drive.
nice, i might go ahead and get one myself.