thank god for that

[joshd]

last night a friend, my brother and I had a small 3 man LAN. was great fun.

during the evening, i managed to drop my USB data stick into a glass of water

i had my case side off, so i just put it on top of my graphics card's heatsink's plastic cover, and left it to dry. this morning, i found it still works! woo hoo i dont have to buy a new one now!

 

[Trifid]

Congrats.

 

[tajahem]

Those things are hardier than they appear. Mine has been through the washer and dryer twice and it still works.

 

[joshd]

:O really? i didnt know they could take that. mine was just a quick dunk, and i was well annoyed that it was most likely broken, but now it seems that they can take quite a beating.

 

[talldude123]

Those things are hardier than they appear. Mine has been through the washer and dryer twice and it still works.

All depends on what brand/type you get:

I found a 64MB memory key at school, inside a computer, so i tried to take it out, and the whole case just popped off the USB key. And the actual key was jammed in the USB port.

The 512MB key i have at home is pretty good quality, with a little case too, i've dropped it a few times, forgot to "eject" it from the PC. It's a PNY.

 

[sbcirclepants]

just dont put 1 in the back of a laptop and set the laptop down---you will then have a bent 1---that happend to me, i tried to soldor it together, but didnt work.... it was back when they were $50 for a 512mb LOL

 

[talldude123]

and they cost...?

well i got my 512MB PNY about 2 months ago for $80 - $60 in rebates, so $20 total.

 

[ShoobieRat]

Wait...you put something wet...into your PC? Jesus, yer right, God must have liked you that day...

 

[kaname]

Those USB keys are pretty durable, just make sure they're completely dry before you use them when you get them wet and they'l work with no problem. I bent the end and cracked the case on my old one and it still works fine.

 

[Jorsoft]

and they cost...?

well i got my 512MB PNY about 2 months ago for $80 - $60 in rebates, so $20 total.

You bought it retail then? I just picked up a 2gb Corsair on Newegg for $50