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Transcend 128GB JetFlash 790 USB 3.0 Flash Drive US$27.13 / AU$37.23 @ Amazon

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OldBugger on 31/12/2015 - 02:40 amazon.com (1361 clicks)
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Possibly the cheapest 128GB USB 3.0 available at the moment. Advertised on OzB in July for $59. Lowest price it has been on Amazon.

Transcend states a read and write transfer rate of up to 90MB/s and 45MB/s respectively. Some reviewers reflect a differing band of results. The top reviewer's comment may prove helpful

I used the SD Card Association formatting tool, and after it properly partitioned the drive, I got acceptable write speeds (60MB/s average)

Maybe my last submission for 2015 so see you next year lads and lassies!

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  • paulaus on 31/12/2015 - 08:53
    +1

    Thanks going to get one with the money i have left from not being able to spend on ebay end of year end early sale.

  • aggregate on 31/12/2015 - 08:58
    +8

    My first USB drive had 128mb and costed over $100…

    • bargainfinder on 31/12/2015 - 09:57
      +1

      I couldn't afford usb when they first came out, I used to save files to my email. My first usb that I bought was a Verbatim 16Gb from Bing Lee for $80. That was around 2007

      • DKZ370 on 31/12/2015 - 10:45

        $105 from Officeworks for 1GB in 2005 !

        • Click_It on 31/12/2015 - 16:10
          +1

          Yeah mine was a 1GB for $99 around the same era, could have been a year or 2 earlier (it was a yumcha no-name brand). Funnily enough, I still have that USB today, it's actually faster than many of the USB 2 drives I bought years later.

      • sama on 31/12/2015 - 14:10
        +2

        I couldn't afford a computer. I just had to sit in the basement memorising a whole bunch of '1's and '0's.

        • Click_It on 31/12/2015 - 16:10
          +1

          They've made movies about you, I'm sure of it!

    • mattydogge on 31/12/2015 - 19:17

      My first usb was 32mb lol

    • supnigs super skids on 04/01/2016 - 09:57

      My first USB was 8MB, $240

  • m2000 on 31/12/2015 - 09:25

    what is the delivery cost?

  • robb6014 on 31/12/2015 - 09:39

    Computer noob here - you can only transfer 4gb max movies to this right?

    • kyloren on 31/12/2015 - 09:42
      +4

      Depends what filesystem you format it with. With FAT32 you can only have max 4GB files. With NTFS or exFAT you can have more then 4GB files.

      • robb6014 on 31/12/2015 - 09:44
        +1

        Thanks for that

  • ozbpro10 on 31/12/2015 - 10:01
    +1

    OP, well spotted. Cheapest by ~$US15 according to http://camelcamelcamel.com/Transcend-128GB-JetFlash-Flash-TS…

    1AUD = 0.728USD at the moment, but Amazon conversion rate is 0.701. Quite a rip-off.

    • Clear on 31/12/2015 - 10:13
      +1

      That's why we all use 28 Degrees.

      • Agret on 31/12/2015 - 10:23
        +2

        Or citibank debit card has no international fees either if you are scared of credit. It also lets you withdraw money from overseas ATMs with no bank fees :)

        • Clear on 31/12/2015 - 10:27
          +3

          That's even better. Another card going into the collection.

        • Agret on 31/12/2015 - 10:48
          +1

          @Clear: the cool thing is citibank card is visa and 28deg is Mastercard so sometimes you can buy from an international site with one but not the other, cover all your bases :)

        • Tehcookiemonsta on 31/12/2015 - 12:37

          I was actually wondering if i needed a 28 Degrees card as i have the Citibank Debit :D

          Guess not

        • Click_It on 31/12/2015 - 16:12
          +1

          Interesting, I just closed my ANZ credit card and was looking around at replacements but not being a fan of credit in the first place, your suggestion is my solution. Cheers!

  • expertreader on 31/12/2015 - 10:26

    Just curious, what do you guys use these higher storage drive for?

    • Clear on 31/12/2015 - 10:37

      A lot are probably in the IT industry. Storing files, software, ISOs etc.

    • Agret on 31/12/2015 - 10:49

      Look up a program called SARDU it lets you make a bootable drive with tons of different ISOs in a nicely arranged menu.

      • Tehcookiemonsta on 31/12/2015 - 12:40
        +1

        Program Looks good, Is there a more user friendly version that you can recommend don't mind if it's paid for i will get it for free :)

    • Diji1 on 31/12/2015 - 12:45
      +1

      Windows installation files, Hiren's Boot CD, SARDU, TAILS Linux because I'm a terrist and Snowden told me to.

      And anyone can and should massively increase their online banking security by booting into linux from a USB stick which is read only and only ever used for online banking - nothing else. This about makes it impossible to have your bank accounts owned and is a simply way to have very high security. Finally a use for Linux for the average Joe and Mary even if it is only for a minute or two a day :D (and Android don't count, c'mon)

      There's even Linux distros that are expressly made for this such as Zeusguard. The eminently readable-for-the-layperson security journalist Brian Krebs has a review here: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/07/wireless-live-cd-alternat…

      • ashanrath on 31/12/2015 - 13:24
        +1

        If we want to put our tin foil hat all the way on, wouldn't you be better off burning the image to CD/DVD to ensure read only access? Or do you believe that Linux is 100% malware proof?

      • Click_It on 31/12/2015 - 16:13

        I hate those terrists, worse than the terrorists half the time

  • BH1 on 31/12/2015 - 10:56

    Ohhhhh why why why?
    I got too many as it is.
    Im resisting…….

  • gimli on 31/12/2015 - 12:21

    So sleep ee

  • narcoleptic-haze on 31/12/2015 - 12:23

    A few of those Amazon posts are noting slow speeds .. anyone have experience with this brand before?

    • bigbear on 31/12/2015 - 15:21

      transcend is a big "tier 2" brand in this space in the US.

      i have used their products for a while - SSDs, memory etc etc, both personally and at work - they sell a fair bit of industrial SSD and memory.

      their most interesting product is Jetdrive - a SD card for the Macbook Pro and Air that is flush-fitting. i use a collection of them.

  • yoyo6 on 31/12/2015 - 16:48

    I just bought one. It was USD $21.99 plus $5.14 for the shipping so the price quoted above is the shipped price.

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