- October 16, 2009 11:32 am
Need a rugged, high capacity, and relatively quick flash drive? Look no further than the Corsair FlashVoyager GT now topping out at 128GB. Capacious? Certainly. Super GT? Eh. I have an older Corsair FlashVoyager 32GB and while the size is might handy, god save my soul if I ever wanted to fill it up as that would mean leaving it do it’s thing…overnight. While that particular drive I had averaged 8-12MB/second, the GT is roughly around 15-20MB/second bringing a decent bump in speed. And yes, as always, being on the cutting edge does come with certain price barriers. This particular one weighing in at $380 after the $20 mail-in rebate. Is $400 of rugged, portable flash storage that important that you need to drop that much for some stacked silicon and rubber? If I had the cash, you bet I would.
Electronista > Corsair
While many “novelty” flash drives often come off looking stupid, this penguin flash drive will “different”, has a good cause to back it up. When you purchase a WWF Penguin Flash Drive, a part of the proceeds are donated to the World Wildlife Fund – a rather noble cause, considering how much animal ecosystem we humans are destroying with each passing day. Other than the good cause, the drive is pretty simple by flash drive standards. With a simple “cap” design, you remove the head to expose the USB innards which then get jammed into a USB port. It truly is quite the site when looking at someone using the Penguin flash drive as half a penguin body juts out from what computer you have it plugged in to. If you’re worried about capacity options (as novelty flash drives are often pretty sparse in this regard), you will be pleasantly surprised as the WWF Penguin Flash Drive comes in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB. Amazon is the reseller of choice for this little bird with prices starting at $12.95. Saving the planet can now be cool. A couple more WWF Penguin pics are inside.
Ever been confused to the point you didn’t know if the object you were trying to ingest was actually edible or not? If so, first, put your drink down. Secondly, it may be because you were holding the Strawberry Chocolate Cake USB Hub. As the name implies, the SCC-USB Hub closely resembles one of life’s sweetest treasures ensuring that while you move invisible digital bits your stomach can call out for its own bits – not so digital. Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and OS X users can all partake of the sweet digital goodness that this 3-port hub offers. With hot swappable compatibility,you’re never down and out without a place to store your data at a moments notice. Heck, even if you’re not a sweets person, for $17 it isn’t that bad of a deal now is it? If the Strawberry Chocolate Cake USB Hub tickles your fancy…or your appetite, come inside for another pic with port covers off, making it look a little less yummy.
