Comments on: 128GB

By: pandora @ white kitchen cabinets

pandora @ white kitchen cabinets — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:35:13 +0000

Great article. The nowadays are really cool and high tech. Thanks a bunch. Cheers

By: Alysanne @ Kitchens Manchester

Alysanne @ Kitchens Manchester — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:46:26 +0000

Great set of pen drives I must say. Thanks a bunch for the information. Newer knew there was such a variety. Cheers

By: DT

DT — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:17:06 +0000

a5, There is software that may help with that but its never a 100% guarantee. For instance, Recuva. You can use it for recovering deleted files from all kinds of media.

By: a5 @ Advertising Player

a5 @ Advertising Player — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:30:52 +0000

Just a question is it possible to recover data once it is deleted from a USB? Please help!

By: John @ Vertical Jump Workout

John @ Vertical Jump Workout — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:18:10 +0000

Thanks for the big list of drives. I’ve been looking for a good one to backup my files with.

-John
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By: James @ Workwear

James @ Workwear — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:08:07 +0000

128GB is really really cool. That is more than the storage one of my friend even has in his hard disk. Really cool. Thanks

By: admin @ Sell Home Now

admin @ Sell Home Now — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:46:51 +0000

Wow! I just knew that there was a flash drive capacity of 128GB. Big & Very large capacity! I have only a 4GB capacity.
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By: DT

DT — Tue, 18 May 2010 18:25:24 +0000

Cloew, I go into that subject matter here: Flash Drives vs Hard Drives

By: Cleow @ Short Stories

Cleow @ Short Stories — Sun, 16 May 2010 03:36:35 +0000

Dang, that’s a lot of flash drives. I wonder if these things are worth so much more than an equally priced (and much larger, both physically and memory-wise) hard drive.
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By: DT

DT — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:48:50 +0000

Chana,
how did you try to format it? Why did you need to format it anyway? Sounds like you got a fake…

By: channa

channa — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:29:41 +0000

Hi DT,

i bought Kingston DT 200 128GB pen, but i faild to format it… can u help me

By: DT

DT — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:16:01 +0000

Mike, Im pretty sure some people enjoy that much flash drive space – including me – even if the speed is behind HD rates. It depends on whatever aspects you value more (speed, space, portability, etc) and besides, its not like you have to use 128GB for single 5GB files. Having said all that, USB 3.0 is around the corner so the speeds will vastly improve and probably outdo regular hard drives.

By: Mike Millan

Mike Millan — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:09:50 +0000

Don’t you people think we won’t need that much space in a USB for at least 3 to 4 more years or else we have to match the data transfer rate with that of a hard disk to ensure that it is an attraction.

By: DT

DT — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:45:07 +0000

Usually the Ebay seller that ends up with more money than the other is the one that puts more effort into the images and description of the product. And of course, the seller conditions play a role too. Anyway – I may be naive, but I doubt that the pricing discrepancy you cite above is realistic. But even if it is, I think in the end it comes down to how valuable the consumer considers a product to be – and that may often be a lot more than the actual production and presentation may warrant. Its up to the individual.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:25:45 +0000

DT, I didn’t mean to offend just trying to make a point. I buy things just like everyone else I’m a sucker too.

Think about this though, how would people feel if they walked into their favorite electronics retailer to go buy a 128gb usb stick. They find it and see the price tag says $300. Below the price it says, our cost for this product was $20, we are making $280 when you buy this usb stick?

Would people still buy it? Would they be disgusted? Would they think the product is “cheap”?

The fact is marketing has a lot to do with what we are willing to pay for an item. Go look at some eBay auctions for the same product (not necessarily usb sticks) and try to figure out why seller 2 sold the exact same product for 20%+ or more than seller 1. Feedback aside, a lot of it has to do with the way the seller presents the item.

My 2 cents.

By: DT

DT — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:40:11 +0000

Thanks for your opinion Daniel. I can somewhat follow your sense of reasoning but I don’t subscribe to it. Especially when you view other people as suckers…

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:00:34 +0000

Hi,

I kind of stumbled unto your site by accident but wanted to point something out.

People think that just because these 128gb+ sticks retail for $300+ that it is an indication that a product is probably fake if it’s being sold for $100 or less on eBay.

While I’m not saying there aren’t fakes the fact is – when you think about the manufacturing costs – do you really think there is much of a difference between mass producing a 32gb stick vs. a 128gb stick? No! Maybe a few pennies a piece.

These sticks cost $10-$30 a piece (yes that’s correct!) when you order them from distributors and wholesalers in large quantities from China. The reason a retailer whether that be on or offline charge $300+ is because they can – the market dictates that price. e.g. a 32gb costs $150 so why would they sell you the 128gb for $100 when people are still more than willing to pay $150 for 1/4th the storage? Get it?

Meanwhile on eBay it is not everyone’s intention to sell for maximum profit – they can still make some decent coin selling way below what you consider “retail”. e.g. A seller on eBay who buys 100 pieces is more than happy to make $50 per piece whereas a retailer who buys 10000 pieces will milk you dry because they know they can and they know you WILL PAY that price and they are all about the bottom line.

It’s funny how uninformed the vast majority of the population is and how brainwashed we’ve been to believe that a lot of these things actually are “worth” nearly as much as we pay for them. It’s a piece of plastic with a little circuit board inside, it’s not a Ferrari…off to order 1000 pieces and make an online store so I can sell it for $300 to all you suckers.

Take care