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[InnerGoat]

hold onto your dicks here's big kepler! http://www.anandtech.com/show/6446/n...rrives-at-last

oh wait it's not the desktop version... sigh nvidia

[Warsaw]

And you probably won't see a consumer version any time soon, since their foreseeable production run is back-ordered for Tesla applications

[bleach]

What are good flash drives on the market today?

Edit: I would [extremely] like to place an order today.

Considerations:

• Durability for the general student-consumer
• A pragmatic capacity (≥16 GB, looking at 32 GB now)
• High speeds (write, read) under normal, daily file transfer conditions
• Price range: $30 ≤ price ≤ $60
• Future compatibility: perhaps USB 3.0
• Reliability & manufacturer reputation
• Advantages of Post-Black Friday

One potential site I may buy from is Amazon.

Edit: I didn't think that this warrants a new thread so may as well tack on my neediness here.

[Zeph]

A thumb drive is a thumb drive. A cheap one will last you as long as an expensive one.
The only real difference between them now is whether they're USB 3.0 or not. A new 3.0 drive has transfer speeds comparable to normal hard drives if the drivers are installed on the host machine. Some of the larger 3.0 thumb drives try to rival low end solid states since they're essentially the same thing.

[bleach]

So I guess I'll go with USB 3.0 flash drives then. These are just a few of the ones I might consider buying.

• SanDisk Extreme 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Model SDCZ80-032G-A75 (going to probably buy from Staples)
• Lexar JumpDrive Triton 32 GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive LJDNV32GCRBNA
• CORSAIR Voyager GT 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Model CMFVYGT3A-32GB
• Patriot Supersonic Rage XT 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Model PEF32GSRUSB

E: A few disheartening reviews related to backwards-compatibility for the SanDisk, but it remains a competitive contender among the choices.

Looking for fast transfer speeds for monolithic files and also large agglomerations of many small files.

EE: Leaning towards the SanDisk Extreme 32 GB

[Cortexian]

A thing that I built:


Not a powerful rig without a GPU, but it serves the purpose for what the buyer wanted. Video of build coming soon™.

[Amit]

Is a video really necessary? And why would a customer want such a powerful PC, but no real GPU to go with it? Home server?

[Cortexian]

Kind of a Home Theater PC/Internet browser for his TV. It has integrated HDMI so it's perfect for the role. He said he was looking into Steam Big Picture for gaming as well, but not yet. So I think this is a good base system. Even if he does start gaming at 1080p, a mid-range GPU in the current gen will be more than adequate to supplement this hardware.

Plus, he was looking at something similar online for $1,500 and I built this for $700.

EDIT: Video finished!

[Amit]

For the love of god, get a better mic. My ears are bleeding.

[Cortexian]

It sounds fine to me?

Was just using the integrade GoPro camera on my head for the mic.