USB Flash Drive Purchasing Advice

[jj at lcs.mit.edu (John Jannotti)]

Compatibility shouldn't be a problem, but there are performance
differences.

http://arstechnica.com/reviews/004/flash/flash-1.html
 
 jj


Bob Gorman <bob at rsi.com> writes:

> Any advice on purchasing a USB Flash Drive for use with Linux?
>
> Brands to avoid, or migrate towards?  Any general advise on compatibility, dependability or longevity?
>
> My primary plan is to use this with different flavors of bootable Linux CDs.  I will initially be working with Knoppix but intend to work with some others (SUSE, Mandrake, whatever strikes-my-fancy :)
>
> I will occasionally stick it into a W2K machine to grab some files.
>
> TIA!
>
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