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[Stealthy_Singh]

Got myself a new car and it comes with some bells and whistles. Unfortunately a large hard drive isn't one of them.

It does have USB ports though. I wanted to load up a decent amount of my music and sometimes a few films on a flash drive that would stay connected to the car constantly. The only time I would remove it is to put new stuff on there. The ports are in a console between the driver and passenger seat which also acts as storage. Because of this I need a low (small) profile usb drive. I've searched and found a few but does anyone have any recommendations bearing in mind it will be used a lot, pretty much whenever the car is running.

Thanks

[Detection]

Grab a few of these
http://www.ebay.co.u...=item43ad3021e2

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3f14a9c426

Cheap as chips

[Astra.Xtreme]

I have a few of these (Pico C Gold / Nickel) since they are basically indestructible:

http://www.supertale...l.php?type=Pico

I also have a few of the Cruzr's as shown above, but they are really flimsy. Really cheap, but it's thin plastic that won't endure much stress.

[+Chsoriano]

Astra.Xtreme, on 22 March 2012 - 20:34, said:

I have a few of these (Pico C Gold / Nickel) since they are basically indestructible:

http://www.supertale...l.php?type=Pico

I also have a few of the Cruzr's as shown above, but they are really flimsy. Really cheap, but it's thin plastic that won't endure much stress.

+1 for the Pico's, great drives and to me much more durable than the Cruzrs. I think I have about 4 of them, ranging from 4GB to 32GB.

[Stealthy_Singh]

Thanks for the suggestions but they stick out a little more than I wanted but I may go for them we'll see.

Are these any good?

http://www.google.co...ved=0CFwQ8wIwAQ

Also bear in mind it will be in the car overnight in winter and it can get pretty cold so I don't know if that needs to be taken into consideration. Being in the UK getting too hot isn't something I need to worry about!

[Astra.Xtreme]

Damn! I didn't even know they made them that small.

[Stealthy_Singh]

Astra.Xtreme, on 22 March 2012 - 21:17, said:

Damn! I didn't even know they made them that small.

Yeah but my concern is are they going to be reliable.

[Astra.Xtreme]

Stealthy_Singh, on 22 March 2012 - 21:19, said:

Yeah but my concern is are they going to be reliable.

Kingston is a reputable brand, so I'm sure it would be fine.

[Raa]

When I read the topic, I thought "How can the OP want a small 16gb or 32gb drive, he specified the size!"
Sorry... early morning.

But seriously, there are quite a few small USB drives, have you considered a micro SD card/reader? Might fit the bill... and means it's interchangeable quite easily.

[Stealthy_Singh]

You'll never guess what happened. My brother already ordered the Kingston one for me! But thanks for the suggestions guys.

Yeah and I should have specified physical size. Easy mistake to make really!

[Wombatt]

Detection, on 22 March 2012 - 20:32, said:

Grab a few of these
http://www.ebay.co.u...=item43ad3021e2

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3f14a9c426

Cheap as chips

Haha, more pushing of these!

Sure your not the guy selling them?

[Detection]

Wombatt, on 22 March 2012 - 22:21, said:

Haha, more pushing of these!

Sure your not the guy selling them?

I wish ! I'd have made a fortune by now

No, I just had those links more to hand than trying to find the thread I made about them here

[moloko]

Love to see these in USB3 configuration.