Originally Posted By: tanstaafl.
What I learned is don't trust anybody selling flash drives at suspiciously low prices. For an 8 GB flash drive, anything under $16 is almost certainly bogus.
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I ended up buying my 8 GB flash drive from this guy for $17.95 after seeing several references that he was trustworthy.

And here's a Kingston 8GB drive on Newegg for $16.49 and free shipping.
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Matt