Best USB Flash Drive To Use With This Kind Of Device?

[iamloco724]

im looking for the best usb flash drive to use with a device like this

http://store.iomega.com/section?SID=a34b6809b41e659daba2f873f675aaffa6d:47 60&secid=40099

to watch videos i downloaded on my tv,looking for reliability and speed,and low cost would like to go for 8 gig no less would go for more if the money is right

or would an external hard drive be better if so i would need nothing more then 120 gig and could be smaller so if you think that would be better tell me brand and model for that please

[mjc]

It boils down to capacity...just how much do you want to put on it at one time.

A hard drive will provide many hours worth of video...days, really. A flash drive, even a 16 GB one, while providing hours, won't hold nearly as much.

[iamloco724]

alright so say i go with the external hard drive..which one out there brand and model is best..i probably dont need to go more then 160 gig i will go more if the price difference isnt alot i would prefer one that doesnt use a power adapter i see theres a few out there that dont need one thats why i say that but if theres better ones that require power adapter thats not a deal breaker ..would like to spend as little as possible for the most reliable and fastest i can get..ive seen so many mix reviews what do you recommended

[mjc]

The best is a Ubuildit...pick an enclosure, you can find a decent one for around $20 and then pick a drive. If you get an enclosure that supports SATA drives, you can pick up a 160 GB drive for $50 or so...

[sunlight]

Found some user reviews (http://www.retrevo.com/s/Ubuildit?rt=oa) and articles on Ubuildit. Hope this might be useful for you.

[mjc]

Ubuildit...in this sense means a self assembled external hard drive...there are no reviews, because it is a custom device.

[Paul Komski]

Supported Storage Media - USB Hard Drive (NTFS, FAT32), Iomega REV USB drive, USB Flash Drive (FAT)

If it only supports FAT on Flash Drives you would be limited to files under 2gig in size.

I too would go with an external HDD. Good value to be had these days. If portability is important and you want to avoid a separate power supply then consider a 2.5" laptop drive in an enclosure. They don't have quite the same capacities as 3.5" drives but a 160 gig or more should be easily findable.

example: 320 gig for $120 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822157013)

[iamloco724]

paul thanks..i didnt even notice that line about it only accepting flash drive thats formated with FAT..then i defiantly need to do external wheather buying one or getting a drive and enclosure thanks for pointing that out

[Paul Komski]

It is possible to tweak the settings so that flash drives can be formatted with NTFS by Windows but they must be optimised for performance and not for safe removal in order to do this - and that puts any data on them at a certain risk.

[iamloco724]

all externals have such mixed reviews anyone know of a reliable one 160 gig..or can i get some recommendations on enclosers need something that will keep the drive cool but it is affordable

[iamloco724]

so im looking to get this drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073

any recommendations on enclosures want one thats reliable and prefer a fan to keep the drive cool cause my room gets kind of hot

[Paul Komski]

As long as you choose a SATA to USB generic type drive you should get good value. eg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817173042 which doesn't have a fan but is extra-ventilated. This one also has the option to connect SATA to eSATA if you have an eSATA port on your PC. I've only ever bought IDE enclosures so I have no absolute recommendations.