“You can have it fast, cheap or good – pick two.”
KB went for cheap and good storage. He forgot about fast.
- KB: so i got this 4gb flash drive for $75. i think i told you that much
and it’s hella slow. - ME: Uh, huh.
- KB: i thought, “ok, reformat as mac, and it’ll be better”. Problem: can’t be formatted as anything other than MSDOS. i read forums–it’s slow even on Windows
- ME: *Hmmm, I wonder what he means by slow*
- KB: 500mb file copy, 1 hour!!!
- ME: ugh.
- KB: i can download 500mb in 25 min at home.
- ME: you could burn a CD faster than that.
- KB: so i sell it to a friend who doesn’t need high-performance and will be running on Windows where it’s a little faster.
- ME: *Damn it, I was going to ask for it*
- KB: meanwhile, i had given my 512mb Verbatim flash to a friend.
- ME: *I could have used that*
- KB: i ended up getting a 2gb verbatim for $75
- ME: *Sweet. Wonder if this one is going to work*
- KB: time to copy 500mb, 2 minutes
- ME: OMG.
- KB: i guess you get what you pay for
- ME: Exactly.
- KB: other moral: don’t buy Transcend drives.
Links.
Buy at your own risk: cheap transcend usb flash drives – Google Search. The Canadian Purchase.
Funny thing is, “You can have it fast, cheap or good – pick two.” is the company motto here. It’s in our manifesto/handbook even!