Dror's First Law
While the difficulties and dangers of problems tend to increase at a geometric rate, the knowledge and manpower qualified to deal with these problems tend to increase linearly.

For a long time, I had desired to have a USB flash based drive. I was only deterred by the fact that it was very costly in India, and that the capacities available were not much to satiate my needs. Only after coming here did I realize how much it was a part and parcel of any techie's life.

So I started searching. For a 512MB drive, for less than 40$. 512MB, was what I assumed to be a nominal requirement. And I searched, searched and searched, for a month. Before I hit upon a Sony Microvault Elite 512 MB. More information on the Microvault Elite series of drives can be found at the Sony website

I hit what I consider to be a jackpot. Sony products are usually pricey, much like an Ipod. Its like a status symbol to have one. And now, to get one for that price, well, I did not wait any longer. I had got it after a lengthy search here at Staples. The low price was because of a rebate that they had.

And here it is.

My new Sony Microvault Elite. 512 MB capacity.

(A wallpaper shot of the place where I took the photo can be got here. That is the East Mall at UT Austin.)

Its a pretty amazing drive, with that nice metallic black touch, transluscent orange inside and very small too; Really professional. At present I am using only 40MB of it, but will use more as time goes by.

I really like it. It was a worthy investment. And as they say, Its a SONY