This has to be the largest capacity Flash Drive ever made - Page 2

Heat · 08-31-09, 10:15 AM

Speaking of memory, my new car head unit takes SD cards... but has a 512 MB limit.

Do you know how hard it is to find a 512 MB SD card anywhere other than eBay?

And I remember sitting around my college apartment with my comp science major roommate looking at a computer catalog and being amazed at the 1GB hard drive they had for sale. Why would anybody need a hard drive that big? What would they put on it? (this was in '90)

4KRG · 08-31-09, 10:35 AM

What happens if you put a 1GB card in it? Often times it will work, but will only use 512mb of the card

link to 1gb card

http://www.meritline.com/super-talen...--p-18630.aspx

or, this 512 is kind of cool

http://www.overstock.com/Electronics...i_sku=10874102

zuffy · 08-31-09, 10:37 AM

If the unit supports 512mb, I don't see why it wouldn't support up to 2GB.

Nifty03 · 08-31-09, 10:37 AM

DT300/256GB

Features/Specifications:

* Capacity1 — 256GB
* Fast — data transfer rates of up to 20MB/sec. read and 10 MB/sec. write2
* Dimensions — 2.78" x 0.88" x 0.65" (70.68mm x 22.37 mm x 16.45mm)
* Operating Temperature — 32° to 140° F (0° to 60° C)
* Storage Temperature — -4° to 185° F (-20° to 85° C)
* Simple — just plug into a USB port
* Practical — durable, capless design
* Guaranteed — five-year warranty
* Safeguarded — includes Password Traveler security software for Windows

Available in Far East, Europe, Middle East & Africa only.

The Cow · 08-31-09, 10:39 AM

Looks like a bottle opener on the end. Nice feature

kuroiinu · 08-31-09, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by al_bundy

next week Apple is most likely going to introduce an ipod touch with 64GB storage

They have a school deal going on right now: Free iTouch with purchase of a MacBook Pro. Maybe making room for new models.

al_bundy · 08-31-09, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kuroiinu

They have a school deal going on right now: Free iTouch with purchase of a MacBook Pro. Maybe making room for new models.

the mac sites say apple does this every year to clear up inventory for new models

zuffy · 08-31-09, 01:49 PM

The problem with these new large flash drives, they are too slow for write. I think it's time to implement some SSD technology to improve the performance.

technologyslice · 09-05-09, 08:52 AM

64GB is not so unbelieveable anymore.

Heat · 09-05-09, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4KRG

What happens if you put a 1GB card in it? Often times it will work, but will only use 512mb of the card...

I tried a 2GB SD card last night, it had fourteen albums on it. The head unit did read it but only would play seven of them.

Those six albums were a total of 960 MB in size. Strange. So it is playing SD cards over 512 MB, but it's not clear how much it can recognize.

08-31-09, 10:15 AM	#26
Heat DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 16,434	Re: This has to be the largest capacity Flash Drive ever made Speaking of memory, my new car head unit takes SD cards... but has a 512 MB limit. Do you know how hard it is to find a 512 MB SD card anywhere other than eBay? And I remember sitting around my college apartment with my comp science major roommate looking at a computer catalog and being amazed at the 1GB hard drive they had for sale. Why would anybody need a hard drive that big? What would they put on it? (this was in '90) Last edited by Heat; 08-31-09 at 10:19 AM.

08-31-09, 10:35 AM	#27
4KRG DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 15,430	Re: This has to be the largest capacity Flash Drive ever made What happens if you put a 1GB card in it? Often times it will work, but will only use 512mb of the card link to 1gb card http://www.meritline.com/super-talen...--p-18630.aspx or, this 512 is kind of cool http://www.overstock.com/Electronics...i_sku=10874102

08-31-09, 10:37 AM	#28
zuffy DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Region 1 Posts: 16,124	Re: This has to be the largest capacity Flash Drive ever made If the unit supports 512mb, I don't see why it wouldn't support up to 2GB.

08-31-09, 10:37 AM	#29
Nifty03 DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,805	Re: This has to be the largest capacity Flash Drive ever made DT300/256GB Features/Specifications: * Capacity1 — 256GB * Fast — data transfer rates of up to 20MB/sec. read and 10 MB/sec. write2 * Dimensions — 2.78" x 0.88" x 0.65" (70.68mm x 22.37 mm x 16.45mm) * Operating Temperature — 32° to 140° F (0° to 60° C) * Storage Temperature — -4° to 185° F (-20° to 85° C) * Simple — just plug into a USB port * Practical — durable, capless design * Guaranteed — five-year warranty * Safeguarded — includes Password Traveler security software for Windows Available in Far East, Europe, Middle East & Africa only.

08-31-09, 10:39 AM	#30
The Cow DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Grazing in a field somewhere... Posts: 17,293	Re: This has to be the largest capacity Flash Drive ever made Looks like a bottle opener on the end. Nice feature

08-31-09, 01:49 PM	#33
zuffy DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Region 1 Posts: 16,124	Re: This has to be the largest capacity Flash Drive ever made The problem with these new large flash drives, they are too slow for write. I think it's time to implement some SSD technology to improve the performance.

09-05-09, 08:52 AM	#34
technologyslice New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3	Re: This has to be the largest capacity Flash Drive ever made 64GB is not so unbelieveable anymore.