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RobCrockett   09-14-2006 at 05:44:20 AM

We use virtual machines at work and I would like to be able to bring them home, but I can't hook up my laptop to the primary domain at work and my connection is too slow when I log in from home. These VMs are 4GB-10GB unzipped.

The cheapest thing I have found is the US Modular 8GB Monstor USB Portable External Drive which is $70 after rebates at some sites like Buy.Com. This is a mini disk drive at 4200 RPM. I have seen reviews of the 4G version that talk about slow data transfer.

I have also found the A-Data 8GB flash drive for $135. But the tests Tom ran on the 4GB version indicate Slowwww write speeds.

Thoughts on which to get?

Or another drive?

Other ideas for getting the data home?

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