Buffalo Makes Industry's Smallest 16GB USB Drive

Author Gordon Kelly
Published 26th Jun 2009
Buffalo Makes Industry's Smallest 16GB USB Drive
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USB drives may have ever expanding capacities but they also have ever shrinking physical sizes...

Taking the prize of new mini monster from the SuperTalent Pico is the new Buffalo 'RUF2' flash drive which measures just 5mm long and yet packs in a whopping 16GB of flash storage.


Buffalo has yet to reveal the performance specifications of its mini marvel but given it barely extends any larger than the USB slot itself we're prepared to cut it some slack. In fact it would be hard to make the RUF2 any smaller without it becoming nearly impossible to extract from a USB slot after insertion.

Compatibility is described as Windows 2000 and above, but I would be surprised if the usual Linux and Mac support were not in there - we await full official details.

As for pricing and availability, GeekStuff4U.com states it will initially go on sale in Japan for ¥12,980 - approximately £82. This is a sizeable premium for a drive without a... erm, sizeable premium but if you absolutely must have the most portable in everything you own - or just enjoy the bragging rights - look out for a European launch from July...

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comment Superfly said on 26th June 2009

Surely some1 somewhere must be developing a commercially viable solid state usb drive? the ultimate combination of size and performance!

comment smc8788 said on 26th June 2009

@ Superfly - We'll probably have to wait for the USB 3.0 standard to settle in before we see those. USB 2.0 transfer speeds are painfully slow, even with a regular external HD... more

comment itsallgonepearshaped said on 26th June 2009

Sys Admins out there beware. All your data is mine...

comment Gavin Hamer said on 30th June 2009

@Keith - I've got the EagleTec nanoSac microSD card reader, it cost me £12 (in white unfortunately). I put a microSD card in (which I had spare) and it doesn't sti... more

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