USB flash memory

[O. Sinclair]

Neil Winchurst wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:49:54 +0200
> "O. Sinclair" <o.sinclair at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>> I would also like to mention that the only brand that has ever given me 
>> problems is Kingston. Not only one but several (used by staff in an 
>> office and myself) write corrupt more often than not, be it in Windows 
>> or Linux. One marked/bought as 1Gb was actually a 2Gb with half 
>> unpartitioned (thanks Gparted)!! But what is the point when it is near 
>> useless?
>>
>> Sinclair
>>
> Interesting. I asked about that in my local computer shop (they built
> my computer for me last year) and according to them Kingston is the
> best. 'The Rolls Royce' of USB memory sticks was the phrase. This is
> the brand that they sell most of and which never seems to cause any
> problems. Strange.
> 
Strange is the word. Maybe our local supplier bought a second-grade 
batch or something but we have witnessed it on several Kingston sticks.