07-11-2002, 03:17 PM
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FujiFilm Unveils Tiny Storage Drive
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,102591,tk,dn071002X,00.asp
FujiFilm has come out with an interesting product here, although if we all had CompactFlash slots on our desktop computers, we couldn't need these silly things. 
"FujiFilm is helping revive Sneakernet with the release of its straightforwardly named USB Drive, the newest in a growing array of pocket-size, large-capacity storage devices that easily move among PCs.
This small flash RAM "drive" is available in sizes ranging from 32MB to 128MB, with a 256MB version expected out in the fall. The 32MB drive costs $50; the 64MB unit, $70; and the 128MB drive, $150. Fuji initially announced 8MB and 16MB versions, too, but isn't shipping them because apparently no one wants them.
The unit's physical size, not its capacity, will catch people's attention. Forget the proverbial pack of cards or cigarettes. Measuring less than 4 by 1 by 1 inches, the USB Drive more closely resembles a short, stubby marker or a fat electric thermometer with a nose that plugs directly into your computer's USB port. It weighs only 0.7 ounce and is powered by the USB port, so there's no need for a battery or AC adapter."
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07-11-2002, 03:20 PM
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Not everybody owns a laptop Jason. However. most desktop system these days have USB ports :wink:
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07-11-2002, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by lawnman
Not everybody owns a laptop Jason. However. most desktop system these days have USB ports :wink:
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Ok, so you see this as a "Thumbdrive" type device where people will carry a few important files with them and plug into a desktop? Again, it's a hard drive - fragile platters. A Flash-memory based solution is much more sturdy. I just don't see a compelling selling point here - unless they can ramp up capacity and drive the price down very quickly. this product is going nowehere. IMO. 
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07-11-2002, 03:27 PM
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According to the text you quoted in your post, this is the smallest "flash RAM drive".
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07-11-2002, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by DavidHorn
According to the text you quoted in your post, this is the smallest "flash RAM drive".
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DOH!  ops: You're so right - why on earth did I think it was a hard drive? Ooops...I'll edit the original post so I don't quite look like such a huge idiot. :lol:
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07-11-2002, 03:51 PM
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Here's an accident waiting to happen. A nice expensive flash memory adapter protruding from the side of your laptop, just waiting to be broken off.
By the way, isn't that an iBook in the photo?
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07-11-2002, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Foo Fighter
Here's an accident waiting to happen. A nice expensive flash memory adapter protruding from the side of your laptop, just waiting to be broken off.
By the way, isn't that an iBook in the photo?
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No more so then someone leaving an ethernet or wireless card inserted. And yeah I think your right. . .it does look like an iBook.
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07-11-2002, 03:56 PM
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Re: FujiFilm Unveils Tiny Hard Drive
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
...although if we all had CompactFlash slots on our desktop computers, we couldn't need these silly things.
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Why don't you? The only reason not to have a CF (PCMCIA) slot on your desktop is you ran out of 3.5" holes and PCI slots. A PCMCIA 'drive' that sits in a 3.5" bay is only around $80. Tell me you haven't spent $80 on a PPC accessory 
Best thing I ever stuck in my box. The other night, lightning took out the network card in my desktop PC, I slapped an 802.11 card in the PCCard slot and was back up, until I could replace the NIC. (Incidentally the power never went out, the PC didn't reboot, it just got the NIC and the associated port on the switch. Four other PCs on that switch, two routers, no problems Routers and switches recycled, none of the PCs even dropped out. :?: Go figure. )
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07-11-2002, 04:17 PM
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I have one of these (different manufacturer though - DiskOnKey), It came in handy for transferring projects back and forth from school. It has a clip so it actually hangs on your key chain. Beats using floppy disks or a USB CF card reader with CF cards.....
Just my .02
Steve
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07-11-2002, 04:26 PM
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Re: FujiFilm Unveils Tiny Hard Drive
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Originally Posted by Sven
Why don't you? The only reason not to have a CF (PCMCIA) slot on your desktop
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You misunderstand me - keyword here is "all" - as in every computer on the planet. :-) I have a multi-card reader that works great, I have no complaints, but if every PC shipped with a CF card reader, the floppy would be dead...
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