64GB Flash drive problems?

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Valnar

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I haven't looked into this, so I'll ask here. Is there a universal problem with 64GB USB Flash drives? Did I miss a news flash on that? I read the reviews on NewEgg and there seems to be quite a few DOA drives.

I need to buy one because I want to store 40-50GB of critical data that I would prefer to put on something more reliable than a spinning hard drive. It's my collection of home movies. It's not like it needs a lot of writing - just reading.

Or, any other suggestions?
 
I've got a 32GB Patriot XPorter XT that I've had for about a year now. Never had a problem with it. I haven't heard anything about the 64GB drives. Newegg reviews aren't the most trustworthy...
 
get some good quality dvd medium,Taiyo Yuden are rated for 100 years safe archiving
 
Some models of SSDs can be used as USB drives.

Like the OCZ Solid.

I own 4 of them, but they are in a RAID 0 array.

And for your home movies, I would highly recommend at least 2 backup copies. Stuff like that is irreplacable!

Don
 
The only dead drives were the OCZs.

The other bad reviews bitched about write speed.

The last time I looked, flash media was the worst for storage longevity.
 
i can't testify to 100 years but thats the company claim though all the 9 year old ones of mine are readable in any drive I try them in
 
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