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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Now thats a very stupid way to spend money]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[oliveros123]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 24th 2007 11:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[excuse me, a stone + is 2gigs...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jessy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 24th 2007 11:05AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have a non-fashionable 4GB Lexar JumpDrive Lightning; but since I don't have the luxury of having a "diamond head pattern" or a "vividly colored cover" it costs roughly $620 less.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rainier]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 24th 2007 11:16AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[ This sounds pretty par for the course, considering that most Dupont lighters sell for about the same.<br> I just wonder if it makes the same trademark "ping" when you flip the cap........]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miranda Kali]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 24th 2007 11:27AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[The price doesn't seem to be right. The USB drive costs 480$ on their official website:<br><a href="http://www.st-dupont.com/usa/catalogue_detail.php?id_gam=5&type=fonc&id_cat_sel=33" rel="nofollow">http://www.st-dupont.com/usa/catalogue_detail.php?id_gam=5&type=fonc&id_cat_sel=33</a><br>I wouldn't call it a USB drive, it's jewelery before all. it acts like a USB Key, ok. Then it's useful jewelery :-)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jean-Charles Prabonneau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 24th 2007 11:30AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[But look..it's shiny!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[STIEN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 24th 2007 11:44AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[How fast is it?  It's only good if it fully saturates the USB 2.0 bus by itself on reads and writes (~40MB/sec)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[geforce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 24th 2007 11:56AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm sure the target market is flooding Dupont's website as we speak with that very concern.<br><br>I mean, if their grassroot efforts could convince the company to roll out palladium cases instead of those boring old platinum ones, anything's possible!<br><br>Seriously, platinum is SO 2007 Q1. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[trevor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 24th 2007 1:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[For that much, you'd think they'd at least give you somewhere to clip the cap when it's in use.  I lose the cap on a $20 stick who cares, lose it on a $480 one...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[A-Dawg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 24th 2007 1:40PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[If I wanted to waste my money, I'd still buy a 2G USB drive for $20, and throw the rest out the window.  Mind you, it just might get to someone who needs it more that I do!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[rafvrab]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 24th 2007 1:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Looks like crap - gawdy, ugly, goofy gumby swapmeet louie looking crap.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jason51873]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 24th 2007 2:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well, readers of Robb Report will jump at this. I remember seeing an ad for a platinum coated 1gb a couple years back for roughly the same cost. <br><br>Why someone who is wealthy wouldn't want to be gadget savvy enough to spend their money on something top of the line as opposed to just shiny is totally beyond me. Hell, if you've got that kind of cash to burn, just PAY someone to hook you up with the best, then pay someone else to bling it out. Geez.<br><br>Of course, I'd rather just go pick up a 2gb cruzer for $20.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[lol]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 24th 2007 3:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[with the price of Palladium at over $300 an ounce its an investment! (ok even I couldnt keep a straight face saying that)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[joxterthemighty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 24th 2007 4:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[finally-- something worthwhile to buy for my kid's super sweet 16 party.<br><br>It's a good compliment to their uber destructible porsche i just bought. shh.<br><br>/end sarcasm]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 24th 2007 5:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bah, I just spend $30 on a 4GB stick from Target. I had to wait weeks for them to have it in stock, but I got it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mdesrosiers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 24th 2007 10:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[i wonder if they will release a gold+lacquer version for those that want to match their line 2 lighters]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 25th 2007 2:45AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/s-t-duponts-uber-pricey-2gb-usb-flash-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[it'd make alot more sense to spend that kind of cash on a few LARGE thumbdrives with a normal style casing............ like 3 Corsair Flash Voyager 16GB drives or something, then at least for $480 you'd have 48GB of flash........... whereas with this silly blinged-out drive all you get is 2GB...........]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 25th 2007 12:22PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>