General help on updating my SK2 software version

[Snakehips]

Dear Jim,

I'm new to doing software updates - as might become apparent !!

I see you have some very helpful YouTube videos showing how to Format a flash drive, including what flash drives you feel are good enough quality to work.

Having just done an Amazon search to see what is available, there is so much choice in brands (I'll stick to one of the ones you suggest) and in memory size.

If I can assume for a second that the brands you suggest in your YouTube video "How to format a USB flashdrive on your Hammond SK keyboard" :

What sort of size of memory do you think I will be needing as a minimum ?
These things are fairly cheap these days - and is tempting to buy a higher value flashdrive with larger memory capacity.

If the actual files to download and install in my SK2 are not big then I don't need to be buying a large memory drive (eg. 32GB)

I have a few other devices needing software updates - and they will likely also need their own dedicated flash drives - SO, I can see myself having to buy quite a few new flash drives.

Considering the potential future needs of a flash drive (future updates may increase in file sizes), my basic question is :

What is a sensible GB memory size for a flash drive I need to be purchasing ?

Such a boring a long-winded question, I know !!!

Thanks for your help !!!

Just for some info, I'm in the UK.

On Amazon.co.uk, a : SanDisk 16GB Cruzer Extreme USB 3.0 Flash Drive - F

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Cruzer-Extreme-Flash-Drive/dp/B0095SIH2Q/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1417700648&sr=8-16&keywords=flash+drive

costs £ 17.30

A 32GB version is only £ 18.25 - ie. hardly any extra for double the memory- so perhaps I should just go for that ? !!!!!

The 64GB version is £ 39.85.

Is 16GB way too much for what I need - or perhaps 16GB is about as low as they go these days ?

Does the SK2 use a USB 2.0 or 3.0 drive ???

Many thanks for considering my daft questions !!!!

[Jim Alfredson]

I just saw this so I apologize for the late reply.

Pretty much any USB stick will work. The files that the SK saves and loads are very small so even a 4GB stick is more than enough.

The video you linked is not me but it's a good explanation of how to use the file system. The USB port on the SK is 2.0 I believe.

[Snakehips]

Hi again !

Many thanks for your help on what is basically a mundane boring question !

Merry Christmas !!