2007-01-29 02:39:03 · 6 answers · asked by daphynn 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Size of thumb
2007-01-29 02:44:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thumbdrives formatted for NTFS are orphans, and will definitely lose files so only use for transfer like from home to school, or home to work.
Subject to the "114,000 Microsoft Virus Definitions", they can transfer very evil crapware to computers.
I prefer to run http://pclinuxos.com on all my PCs (upto 50X faster than any MS OS!), and it is easy.
I can format my thumb drives as EXT3 file systems. Totally immune to all the virus, trojans, plus, safe for files, and won't crash. But, won't appear in Microsoft, as it cannot read the safe filesystems like UDF, EXT2/3, ReiserFS. This last could be installed in MS, but, are you a geek?
So there are file system limitations that come from the factory, that you can change. I do NOT ever use or sell LEXAR crap!
Prefer Verbatim, Sandisk.
2007-01-29 02:52:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the main limitations of a thumb drive or pen drive as they are called is that they require a USB port to connect to and you will need software drivers for pre winxp operating systems, you can get 12gb+ versions but they are still quite expensive
2007-01-29 02:46:08 · answer #3 · answered by Doz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the thumb drive. They sell all different sizes, from 16mb to 4 gig.
Put it in your computer, go to my computer, and right click on it "properties" to see how big it is.
2007-01-29 02:42:33 · answer #4 · answered by Strategic Sourcing Expert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Presently the largest capacity on a thumb drive is 16GB for around $200.00
http://www.nextag.com/serv/main/buyer/OutPDir.jsp?search=CMFUSB2.0-16GB&x=45&y=19
regards,
Philip T
2007-01-29 02:45:24 · answer #5 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U3 is sometimes installed on flash drives, it is not uninstallable and has issues.
2007-01-29 02:45:32 · answer #6 · answered by Me ves y sufres 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋