Help me choose a pen drive

[moshel]

hi guys...with dwindling prices of flash storage, i have finally decided to buy a pen drive. Am planning for a 4 gb version cos thats pretty cheap now.

the thing is i am confused between the following two. Both of which got good reviews in this month's digit.

1. Transcend Jetflash V10 4 gb (Digit GOLD)
pros
cheap...its a steal at Rs. 843/-
USB slider design
easily available in my area

cons
looks dull
doesnt seem to be as rugged as the voyager GT

2. Corsair Voyager GT 4 gb (Digit Editor's pick)
pros
its from "Corsair"
extremely rugged design (its water proof, and people have even thrown it from top of building and driven a car over it)
it is "almost" the fastest of all.(although different reviews say differently) but its still one of the fastest.
looks pretty good
i can use it as a keychain too! (due to the tough outer design)

cons
little expensive than transcend @ Rs. 1300/-
a bit difficult to get in my area (probably will have to order it online)
USB not retractable (wat if we lose the cap, although i have read that corsair gives a replacement)

the most important for me in a pen drive is that it should be faaaaast and should have a rugged design, so that there is no problem if it falls down or something.....

so please help me select from the two!

 

[Pathik]

I got a Transcend v30 4gb for 750 2 days back. Giving me unusually good read/write speeds. BTW i think u should get the v10

 

[gunda_26]

Corsair and zion pen drive are fastest.But as you said corsair cap need little care,especially if you are absent minded.see the latest review in the DIGIT january issue.

 

[ravi_9793]

Transend or kingston only

 

[nik_for_you]

what suggestions do you need to buy a pen drive?
its not that hard to choose !!

 

[nix]

hi guys.. which is the cheapest pen drive i can get in bangalore. 1 GB capacity...i dont use pen drives much...so..

 

[Cool G5]

Kingston Data traveller 4GB.Gives good performance.
Don't go for cheap transcend V30,it's performance sucks.

 

[choicefreedom2000]

what is the price of kingston data travelar 2GB?

 

[nileshgr]

Transcend

 

[azzu]

If u can afford then definetly Corsair Voyager GT 4 gb . Its awesome one of my frnds has it

 

[MetalheadGautham]

If u can afford then definetly Corsair Voyager GT 4 gb . Its awesome one of my frnds has it

or even the 8/16/32 gb models can be bought if you can afford.

 

[Cool G5]

what is the price of kingston data travelar 2GB?

Kingston Data traveller 2GB - Rs.900

 

[Pathik]

nah man. You can get a Kingston data traveller 4gb for 850 bucks.
The 2gb is 600 i think.

 

[krazzy]

I'm also thinking of getting myself a 4gb one for around 800 bucks. Which one is better Transcend or Kingston at that price? I need fast read/write speed. Don't care about anything else.

 

[Pathik]

Get a Transcend v10 for 820 bucks.
I got a transcend v30 4gb for 750 bucks last week and it is giving me avg read/write speeds of 6/12 mBps. Quite more than i expected.

 

[ThinkFree]

Go for Transcend
Kingston data traveller 2GB 600-650Rs.

 

[casanova]

Corsair is the best. But with cost in mind, Kingston is better than Transcend

 

[krazzy]

Pathik why did you get the V30 if V10 was only 70 rupees more expensive?

 

[MetalheadGautham]

I'm also thinking of getting myself a 4gb one for around 800 bucks. Which one is better Transcend or Kingston at that price? I need fast read/write speed. Don't care about anything else.

*www.indiaplaza.in/Electronics/comp... 4 GB USB Pen Drive With 2 Years Warranty.htm
And in that link, MRP is quoted wrong.

 

[Pathik]

Cos i had to urgently get a pendrive that day itself. And v10 wasnt available/out of stock where i asked.
Btw IMO the new batch of v30s hav improved speed. I got lucky.