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Computer flash: drives
that fit in your pocket
Nicole Leffer
Staff Writer
It looks like something from a science
fiction movie. In fact it played a role in the
latest Ben Affleck sci-fi flick “Paycheck.”
It’s so futuristic that it would be crazy to
think that this powerful chip the size of a
thumb could be easily accessible at the
local electronics store. But it is. And people
are going crazy for them.
It is known as a flash drive, a computer
chip about three inches long that plugs into
the USB port of virtually any computer, PC
or Mac, as an easily accessible storage
device that will transport almost anything.
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Flash drives can be purchased at
stores such as Office Max, Best
Buy and Office Depot.
“We carry 64MB, 128MB and 256MB
models,” said Jason Hacker of Office Max.
“To put it in comparison, most floppy disks
are only 1.4MB, so our smallest flash drive
holds the equivalent of more than 45 flop
py disks.”
Office Max carries several different
brands including MicroAdvantage,
Kingston and Lexar. Prices start at $29.99
for the 64MB models through $89.99 for
the models with a 256MB capacity.
“We sell quite a few,” Hacker said.
“Sales have been increasing lately, espe
cially with our regular specials on the
64MB drives.”
ART, From Page 5
Women’s Wear Daily and Glamour
Magazine, Dade has lived here on the
Carolina coast for 10 years.
Some of her paintings in the exhibit are
also available as limited edition lithograph
prints. “Printing my work has enabled me
to produce and grow as an artist. I print a
subject that has generic appeal and one that
I think is successful on my part. People
No software is needed to use flash
drives. The latest versions will plug into
any USB 1.1 or 2.0 port and are compatible
with operating systems that are Windows
98 or higher and Mac OS 8.6/9.1/9.2 and
above. No setup or software is needed and
many companies market the product as
“plug and play.” Only Windows 98
requires a driver installation, which takes
about one minute on most computers.
There are hundreds of versions of the
drives on the market. They are usually
known as flash drives but they may also be
sold as “jump drives,” “pocket drives,”
“thumb drives” and “pen drives” (models
such as the SpyPen(tm) and the Samsung
007 actually come hidden in a working
ball-point pen so users can feel like James
Bond).
While most local stores such as Office
Max, Best Buy and Office Depot currently
sell the versions ranging from 64 MB-256
MB, the latest range for drives starts at 16
MB (already considered “outdated”) all the
way up to one GB (the future standard).
The price for the drives tends to range
from $5-$10 between the brands but stays
within the same ballpark fee by size capac
ity.
Most drives come with a lanyard or key
chain adapter so users can keep it accessi
ble on their key ring.
Technology junkies have used what
computer magazines are calling “essential”
drives since about a year ago, when the
first brands started to hit the computer mar
ket. Now the toys are becoming main
stream and UNCW students have started to
shift from floppy to flash.
Kristen Pelick works in the Randall
Library computer lab and has definitely
noticed an increase in recent flash drive use
among students.
“I didn’t really see them until the end of
last semester,” Pelick said. “This semester
I’ve seen a ton of students using them,
especially since this lab doesn’t use floppy
drives anymore.”
seem to enjoy the same ‘viewpoint’ I have
[of] the Carolina coast!”
Whitlock said “It is my hope that these
few paintings are the beginning of a rela
tionship with the coast of North Carolina
and the special beauty of the area.”
The Coastal Viewpoint exhibit will be
on display in the University Union living
room until March 22. For more informa
tion, call 962- 3827.