[PLUG] Thumb Drives Re-Redux

[Christian]

Paul Heinlein wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Mar 2006, John Jason Jordan wrote:
>
>> Suddenly discovered a need for a thumb drive and need suggestions. I 
>> need 512 MB minimum, 1 GB preferred. Used is OK. Waterproof not a 
>> iissue as it will live in my backpack, not my pocket. I am not averse 
>> to Fry's or eBay. In fact there is a used SanDisk Cruzer 512 MB right 
>> now for $15 + $4 shipping on eBay right now. But are there brand 
>> issues re quality, failure rate, etc.? And is there a good 
>> (translation: cheap) place to buy one locally? Any suggestions welcome.
>
> I'm using a 1GB Lexar JumpDrive without any trouble...
>
I have used quikdrive (1GIG) from micro advantage ~~no problems.
I have used zmate from dane 256, 512 ~~ no issues

The first one I tried was a lexar, but did not play well with my version 
of Debian. It was probably something I was doing. (I am pretty much a 
noob to Linux.)

christian