USB Memory Key Round Up From CES

[Mike Temporale]

USB memory keys (or Jump Drives as some like to call them) have quickly replaced CDs as the de facto standard for distribution of press materials . I did still receive a some CDs from 2 or 3 different companies, most exhibitors provided a USB memory key with their information on it. I managed to take home 8 different USB memory keys. I thought it would be fun to do a run down of who I got a key from and what size it was. :-)

Starting from the smallest and working up to the largest:

128 MB - Skype
256 MB - Corsair
512 MB - Life ware, Legget & Platt, Stardock
1 GB - Kingston
2 GB - Lenovo (x2)

Yes, there's one missing from this picture.  My wife grabbed one of the 2GB models from Lenovo before I was able to snap this picture! ;-)

[Mike Temporale]

USB memory keys (or Jump Drives as some like to call them) have quickly replaced CDs as the de facto standard for distribution of press materials . I did still receive a some CDs from 2 or 3 different companies, most exhibitors provided a USB memory key with their information on it. I managed to take home 8 different USB memory keys. I thought it would be fun to do a run down of who I got a key from and what size it was. :-)

Starting from the smallest and working up to the largest:

128 MB - Skype
256 MB - Corsair
512 MB - Life ware, Legget & Platt, Stardock
1 GB - Kingston
2 GB - Lenovo (x2)

Yes, there's one missing from this picture.  My wife grabbed one of the 2GB models from Lenovo before I was able to snap this picture! ;-)

[SteveHoward999]

I have a nice red-coloured drive the same as the Life Ware drive you have in your picture. I got it from Adobe. I like that I can fold the business end away under the metal loop when its not in use :-)

[Rocco Augusto]

I have to start going to more tradeshows...

[Mike Temporale]

Originally Posted by SteveHoward999

I have a nice red-coloured drive the same as the Life Ware drive you have in your picture. I got it from Adobe. I like that I can fold the business end away under the metal loop when its not in use :-)

Oh.. RED! nice. I have a number of those style keys as well. I like the Lenovo the best and it's not just because it's the largest copacity. It is small and thin and has a spot for a lanyard as well. It's not an outer loop like the lifeware, but a cutout that goes into the end of the unit. Plus it has a spot where you can label it. The label actually says "User ID:", but I expect to use it more for contents than ownership.

[Jason Dunn]

If you get to the point of wondering what to do with all your Flash drives (you only need so many), I'd encourage you to contact a local school and donate them - I gave all of mine to my mother-in-law, who's a math teacher at a high school, and they all got used.