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[=sw=warlord]

They're still too big to carry around everywhere I go all the time.

You must have small pockets.

[Amit]

You must have small pockets.

Everyone's got different sized pockets. I could fit it in the front pockets of any pants I have, but I would keep it in my locker when I don't need it. Freelancer, I thought you were out of school. Where do you go that you need to take temporary data storage with you every time?

[Cortexian]

I'm finished high school, I'm taking a few other courses as well as sitting in a few University courses. You can sit in certain lessons without actually being accepted to the University/College here without paying or anything, you just don't get a certificate or diploma saying you did anything for it.

I actually wear combat pants most of the time as well, huge pockets, but I still wouldn't want to carry around something that bulky unless it's a whole computer (netbooks are only a bit larger than those enclosures).

[FRain]

You really should update the section of "You don't have money but i still love you" xet. 1/2 the parts there (mainly the gfx and the ram) are deactivated

[Amit]

I'm finished high school, I'm taking a few other courses as well as sitting in a few University courses. You can sit in certain lessons without actually being accepted to the University/College here without paying or anything, you just don't get a certificate or diploma saying you did anything for it.

I actually wear combat pants most of the time as well, huge pockets, but I still wouldn't want to carry around something that bulky unless it's a whole computer (netbooks are only a bit larger than those enclosures).

Nice. However, have you ever held a Passport in your hand before? It's actually not too large.

[Warsaw]

I have a 500GB 2.5" external HDD; it's metal and pretty slim, if I do say so myself.

[Cortexian]

Nice. However, have you ever held a Passport in your hand before? It's actually not too large.

Yea I have, but like I said, netbooks are the same basic size (maybe slightly bigger on some models) and you get an entire computer. If all you want is storage it's a lot easier to get it a USB key.

[Warsaw]

256GB of USB storage is ~$350. You can actually buy a netbook for that price. USB keys are only good to a point, and that point ends around 32GB before it starts getting outrageous.

[TheGhost]

You guys can argue all you want about subjective "size" and other bullshit, but let's put some numbers in here, shall we?

CORSAIR Voyager GT 128GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
Dimensions: 4" x 1.5" x 0.67"
Weight: 0.22 lbs
Price/GB: $3.125

Western Digital My Passport Elite 250GB USB 2.0
Dimensions: 5.0" x 3.1" x 0.6"
Weight: 0.23 lbs
Price/GB: $0.24

Both draw power from USB. Both have similar performance in terms of transfer speeds.

If you ask me the answer is quite obvious. You are paying 13x more $/GB for the flash drive, whereas they have the same weight, same power requirements, and same transfer speeds. And the flash drive only takes 1" off the length and 1.5" off the width. That makes the flash drive half as small in volume, but that's still not very much, considering these things aren't that big in the first place.

That being said, I'm totally for SSD's and flash drives up to 32 GB. The higher capacity flash drives just aren't practical right now. In a year though I'm sure these numbers will all be vastly different.

P.S. I own a 500 GB WD Passport Elite and a 16 GB Corsair Flash Drive.

[Amit]

Yea I have, but like I said, netbooks are the same basic size (maybe slightly bigger on some models) and you get an entire computer. If all you want is storage it's a lot easier to get it a USB key.

Refer to below quote.

You guys can argue all you want about subjective "size" and other bullshit, but let's put some numbers in here, shall we?

CORSAIR Voyager GT 128GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
Dimensions: 4" x 1.5" x 0.67"
Weight: 0.22 lbs
Price/GB: $3.125

Western Digital My Passport Elite 250GB USB 2.0
Dimensions: 5.0" x 3.1" x 0.6"
Weight: 0.23 lbs
Price/GB: $0.24

Both draw power from USB. Both have similar performance in terms of transfer speeds.

If you ask me the answer is quite obvious. You are paying 13x more $/GB for the flash drive, whereas they have the same weight, same power requirements, and same transfer speeds. And the flash drive only takes 1" off the length and 1.5" off the width. That makes the flash drive half as small in volume, but that's still not very much, considering these things aren't that big in the first place.

That being said, I'm totally for SSD's and flash drives up to 32 GB. The higher capacity flash drives just aren't practical right now. In a year though I'm sure these numbers will all be vastly different.

P.S. I own a 500 GB WD Passport Elite and a 16 GB Corsair Flash Drive.

This, completely. This is the WD passport my sister has: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=569

It fits in my hand no problem. Netbooks are over 12" long, or did you mean in terms of Hard Drive capacity for the price you buy them for?