BinaryData Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I have a 4 port one, I want a 12 port. Would be nice to have all 12 of my 32GB drives accessible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tha Bloo Monkee Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 A cheaper solution as well, 10-port USB hub for $6 shipped: http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Port-Hi-Speed-USB-2-0-Hub-Power-Adapter-for-PC-Laptop-Computer-T12S-/351222840148? vcfan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Affordable enough . How about their usage [ in time ] ? Which will gave me more fidelitty ? Depends. I have a flash drive from 2005, it's 512 MB, but it still works to this day. Fingers crossed - I only have had 1 HDD failure in my entire life. I would definitely trust a flash drive more than an external HDD - simply because there are no moving parts in flash storage. If you take good care of your equipment, it will last. My use case doesn't require external HDD's anymore - I have a NAS that is accessible anywhere from the world w/ an internet connection. For temporary storage, I use my SanDisk Extreme 64GB flash drive, which will blow the pants of any external HDD's in terms of transfer speeds. It has a lifetime warranty - what external HDD offers that? In this day and age, I'd forgo anything with HDD - I'd rather have an external SSD. Everyone has different uses for different devices - just because you personally don't see a use case for flash drives doesn't mean they are useless for the rest of humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Wan Kenobi Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 USB sticks are obsolete now? Don't tell that to my free 200 gb stick. She's sensitive, and made me lots of money. So shhhh! (Plus, she was free) Sszecret 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 USB sticks are obsolete now? Don't tell that to my free 200 gb stick. She's sensitive, and made me lots of money. So shhhh! (Plus, she was free) "Hey girl, Obi talked about you behind your back!" Oh I am sorry, Obi.. I missed your "shhh" part.. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rohdekill Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Or maybe more . I can't get it ... Why would someone use a storage device [ I assume , with a capacity until 32 GB ] when a portable HDD has already came up with at least 10x more GB ? My classmates are still acomplished with their 500 GB - 1 TB external HDD's ... Why would anyone WANT to carry an external HDD, weighing 100x as much and consuming 100x more pocket space when all they want to do is transport a few files that easily fits on a thumb drive? DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kukubau Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 My personal choice: GotBored and DConnell 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goretsky Supervisor Posted April 5, 2015 Supervisor Share Posted April 5, 2015 Hello, Keychain-sized hook or peg rack on wall + box of paper keychain tags (with metal rims). Write things like OS or application on one side of the tag in ink, and the build number, date or whatever on the other side in pencil. Makes it easy to store USB flash drives and access them at a glance without having to dig around for the "right" one. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liana Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Turn those drives into an ungodly RAID0 array live life on the edge! timster and AMPSV 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Everyone has different uses for different devices - just because you personally don't see a use case for flash drives doesn't mean they are useless for the rest of humanity. Why would anyone WANT to carry an external HDD, weighing 100x as much and consuming 100x more pocket space when all they want to do is transport a few files that easily fits on a thumb drive? You guys take a joke too personally . P.S : A completely functional OS + main utilitties + games and occasionally apps aren't just '' a few files '' . [ over 500 GB at least ] P.S.S : HDDs aren't so weighful ... I could carry it on in a workbag [ exactly like the stick's port as weight and shapes ] .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 You guys take a joke too personally . P.S : A completely functional OS + main utilitties + games and occasionally apps aren't just '' a few files '' . [ over 500 GB at least ] P.S.S : HDDs aren't so weighful ... I could carry it on in a workbag [ exactly like the stick's port as weight and shapes ] .... Reread your replies to me - none of them were phrased as jokes. You came off serious. Again, personal preference. I would much rather have one high capacity flash drive that is fast, and portable. Or carry multiple flash drives, because it's still way more portable compared to an external drive. Or use cloud storage. I'd use my NAS if I needed to access content (videos, pictures, etc.) Also external drives come in two different flavors - ones that require power (heavy/more stuff to carry) or ones that don't require power (or power from USB), but may be slower. If you have to have an external drive, I'd definitely want USB 3 w/ SSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Reread your replies to me - none of them were phrased as jokes. You came off serious. My sense of humor is...weird... Apart from Linux/Unix discussions,all of my posts were freaking jokes...meant to be that kind of phrases which will start a more intensive rumor=in fact:'' Is he[me] a newbie or not?''... Why do you think I've never got any of ''you're pointless'' replies as hugely serious...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 My sense of humor is ... weird ... [ felt] It sure is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elenarie Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Meh. Just throw them around randomly on the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 It sure is I mean '' unfelt '' , but ... neah ... Do you even read my last message [ all of it ] ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-scratch Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 People are still using USB sticks ? Is this an advantage instead of an external HDD ? my mind = blown get lost troll, everybody uses usb sticks still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotBored Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 P.S : A completely functional OS + main utilitties + games and occasionally apps aren't just '' a few files '' . [ over 500 GB at least ]. You can get USB thumb drives that are 1TB (They are currently very expensive though). Most people don't need to carry around with them over 500gb of data to transfer over to another device. 128GB (Which you can pickup for like $30) is more than enough for most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intersect Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 So... connecting them all to a hub like that .... hmm.... with one quick swipe, they are all destroyed. I wouldn't do it. for his sake I do hope that it is not connected to a power source or device that can read them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Raze Subscriber² Posted April 5, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted April 5, 2015 These work great and are useful for other items also - http://www.spacesavers.com/Storage/Storage-Boxes/5-Small-Boxes-with-Lids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praetor Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 -1 warwagons... oh wait it wasn't a joke. Tha Bloo Monkee, x-scratch and Sszecret 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 get lost troll, everybody uses usb sticks still It depends on what that '' everyone '' must to do . You can get USB thumb drives that are 1TB (They are currently very expensive though). Most people don't need to carry around with them over 500gb of data to transfer over to another device. 128GB (Which you can pickup for like $30) is more than enough for most. USB Thumb Drives [ Sticks ] that are 1 TB can't be afforded by everyone . If we talk about 100 + GB data , some of us will think isn't enough . A mate from another forum consider even 1 TB is '' not enough '' . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted April 6, 2015 Author MVC Share Posted April 6, 2015 There we go, All fixed MikeM97, vcfan and Liana 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liana Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 There we go, All fixed I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted April 6, 2015 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 6, 2015 There we go, All fixed for a second i thought you actually painted it in gold. that would have being pretty cool. but alas, it is just a photoshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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