Verbatim Store 'n' Go 4GB U3 Smart Drive

Darksaber · 02-10-2007, 07:45 PM

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Polaris573 · 03-04-2007, 07:30 PM

In the conclusion you mentioned. It being "big by today's standards" as being a drawback, I would think its size would be a plus. Or are you referring to its physical size and not its storage capacity?

Darksaber · 03-04-2007, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Polaris573

In the conclusion you mentioned. It being "big by today's standards" as being a drawback, I would think its size would be a plus. Or are you referring to its physical size and not its storage capacity?

Physical size of coure

I have rephrased it in the review

cheers
DS

ktr · 03-07-2007, 11:29 PM

Forget U3 or Ceedo! get this http://portableapps.com/...convert any usb thumb drive to do the same job!

so far in can support:

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Applications
Development

* Nvu Portable & KompoZer Portable - The easy-to-use Nvu web editor
* XAMPP - Apache, mySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin and more in an integrated package

Games

* Sudoku Portable - the wildly popular and addictive puzzle game

Graphics & Pictures

* GIMP Portable - Photo and Image Editor

Internet

* FileZilla Portable - the full-featured FTP client
* FireFTP Extension (for Firefox) - a lightweight extension
* Gaim Portable - chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in an easy-to-use interface
* Miranda IM Portable - chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in a customizable interface
* Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition - the award-winning web browser that's safe and secure
* Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition - the handy email client
* Nvu Portable & KompoZer Portable - the easy-to-use webpage editor
* PuTTY Portable - lightweight telnet and SSH client
* Sage Extension (for Firefox) - A full-featured RSS extension

Music & Video

* Audacity Portable - A simple audio editor and recorder
* VLC Media Player Portable - An easy to use media player that plays most audio and video formats

Office

* AbiWord Portable - a lightweight word processor compatible with Microsoft Word files
* Lightning Extension (for Thunderbird) - A lightweight extension for your calendar and tasks
* Mozilla Sunbird, Portable Edition - Calendar and task management with a familiar interface
* Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition (Address Book) - Email client's built-in address book with import/export functions
* OpenOffice.org Portable - word processor, spreadsheet, presentations with Microsoft compatibility

Operating Systems

* Mac-on-Stick - Run Mac OS Classic 7 portably <---sweet

Utilities

* 7-Zip Portable - File archiver and compressor
* ClamWin Portable - Antivirus on the go
* PortableApps.com Backup - integrated backup utility bundled with the platform
* PortableApps.com Menu - integrated start menu bundled with the platform

more to come, check out their forums.

Wile E · 03-10-2007, 10:19 AM

.5ms access huh? does that make it Ready Boost compatible?

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