[Dtb-talk] Flash Drive
Mike Freeman
k7uij at panix.com
Thu Mar 11 03:51:46 UTC 2010
And yet my 2-gig Sandisk drive *with* U3 software operates with no
difficulty. But I bought three cartridges just for the heck of it.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott" <scott at eph45.net>
To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Flash Drive
> Another possible solution would be to use the experience of this forum,
> and have people list which drives DO work without problems. I had to
> burn through 4 brands and 6 different sizes before finding a compatible
> drive. Surprisingly, the one that does work the best, is on many lists
> as not working at all. I very much dislike being held hostage by
> anything proprietary.
>
> I have purchased a couple of the blank cartridges, and they are very
> convenient, but I find myself feeling cheated somehow, because everyone
> else can enjoy double the capacity or more for the same price.
>
> I'd love to see someone sell a cartridge that is at least 2 GB for a
> fair and competitive price, or even better, a cartridge housing that
> accepts compatible SD cards would be the ultimate solution.
>
> The one drive I found that works well is the SanDisk Cruzer 2 GB
> available from Amazon for less than ten dollars and free shipping.
> Warning: some of these drives come with various software packages on
> them, which should be removed prior to inserting the drive into the NLS
> machine.
>
> Hoping you find this helpful,
> Scott
>
> David Andrews wrote: Unfortunately, the is a different flash drive.
> Some flash drives do not work with the NLS player...
>
>
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