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Pocket a 4GB flash drive for $17.49 shipped

Meritline.com has a pink, 4GB PQI flash drive on sale for $17.49, shipping included.

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You young'uns won't remember this, but there was a time when a 4GB flash drive cost hundreds of dollars. Literally hundreds! Now you can scoop one up for a mere $17.49, and you won't even have to pay for shipping.

As you can see from the photo, the PQI 4GB Cool Drive comes in pink--nothing a can of spray paint can't fix (unless, of course, you like pink). PQI supplies a bunch of preloaded mobile software, including unnamed browser, "doc," and e-mail applications. (Obviously you can ditch this stuff if it turns out to be crapware.) My only real complaint is that the drive doesn't appear to be keychain-friendly. Still, that's an awful lot of mobile storage for an awfully low price.