Re: Need recommendation for USB Thumb Drive

I am using a 4 GB Kingston DataTraveler USB stick for backing up
essential stuff using rsync, and so far it is working like a champ. I
don't think it comes with a write protect switch though. On the plus
side, Linux is explicitly listed in its compatibility table.

A while ago I got a SanDisk Cruzer Mini for the same purpose. It
got foobarred after a single back up. I got in touch with the SanDisk
people and they said, sorry, Linux is not supported - which of course
means that SanDisk won't be getting my business any time soon.


Kingston makes great stuff. No one can touch their customer
service either. But, no switch.

I sent their tech support a link to the latest virus
that jumps from stick to stick (M$ problem, not Linux).
They were a bit shocked, so we may be seeing switches on
some of their models in the future.

-T
.

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