Fast USB Flash drives

[RU482]

I started wading through the variety of 8GB flash drives on Newegg, and my head began to spin a bit. My only real concern is speed, so I am looking for some recommendations on the fastest USB flash drive available in 8GB and 16GB flavors.

I intend to use the drive to serve up ghost images.
The current image we deploy on machines is about 5.75GB.

Any recommendations are appreciated!

 

[SeanFL]

When I researched it 6 months ago, one of the fastest is the Patriot XT. I bought the 16 gig a while ago and it's so much faster than the normal sandisk and others I was using, read and write.

Here's a good site I bookmarked last year that compares flash drives: (remember, it's over a year old...but still may help you get pointed toward the fast stuff)

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog...1-tested-and-compared/

Sean

 

[RU482]

duh, I can't believe I didn't think of looking up review sites. Thanks SeanFL!


Here's another question...Would a fast SD card be faster than a fast USB flash drive?
Our computers also have an SD card slot. thoughts?