Advantages: Speed of small transfers Disadvantages: No ReadyBoost, feels cheap
Hi today I will be reviewing a Kingston DataTravler 2GBUSBFlashDrive. I bought this a few months ago after losing my other flashdrive. It cost me 9.97 from PC World but I believe you can get them cheaper in other places.
Speed
For the data that I transfer to it i.e. pictures and some small visual basic programs it transfers them extremely quick compared to some cheap flashdrives I have used in the past.
Problems
So far I have had no major problems other than in windows vista it is not capable of running ReadyBoost which a free flashdrive I had a while ago could.
Size
The overall size of the flashdrive is quiet good the USB connector slides in and out with a rather flimsy press and slide switch.
Feel
The Kingston feels rather cheap and plastic considering the price I paid for it anyway.
Over all this is not a bad ...
Advantages: Stylish design. Available in a variety of colours. Disadvantages: Too small and easy to lose. Flimsy carrying pouch.
Sony's Microvault Tiny flashdrives have been available for some time now and like other USB pen drives they are coming down in price and are available in increasing capacities.
The pen drive itself is very easy to use. It works fine on Windows machines and Apple Macs. A small green light shows when data is being transferred. Like other pen drives they offer a highly durable way to store and transport files.
What sets these pen drives apart from the rest are their looks. The design is very stylish and futuristic and in my view these are some of the nicest looking pen drives out there. They are available in a variety of colours, depending on the capacity of the drive. They are also the smallest and thinnest pen drives I have seen - smaller in real life than in the picture. It's amazing how much information can be stored on such ...
Advantages: U3 support Disadvantages: Intrusive programme everytime you plug it into a computer
The Toshiba U3 flashdrive provides a versatile way to store your memory. It comes in 4 sizes - 512Mb, 1Gb, 2Gb and 4Gb. It supports U3 and allows the user to install programmes on the USBdrive, and then run it on the computer directly.
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The Toshiba U3 flashdrive is shaped as a normal USBdrive - long and thin. It has a cap to cover the opening of the USB port. The cap is connected to the main part by a small string which comes with the drive. Other than that the drive has no other parts.
The storage provided by the drive shows up as 3.79Gb. This is because 4Gb is actually 4,000,000 bytes. When divided by 1024 twice (into Kb and Mb) it is actually just 3.79Gb. Furthermore even more space is used up - this is illustrated by the fact that when the user plugs into the computer, it shows up as 2drives - the removable ...
Product Information for "BlockMaster SafeStick USB flash drive - 2 GB" »
General
MPN
SS2GB
Product Type
USB flash drive
Storage Capacity
2 GB
Width
56 mm
Depth
6 mm
Height
18 mm
Weight
9 g
Compatibility
Non-specific
Memory
Interface Type
USB 2.0
Technology
NAND Flash
Features
Encryption support, password protection
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces
1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
Miscellaneous
Compliant Standards
CE, FCC, RoHS, AES-256, RSA-1024
Software / system requirements
OS Required
Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Microsoft Windows Vista / XP
Manufacturer's product description
SafeStick provides mandatory password protection and automatic hardware encryption of all stored data. SafeStick drives can be managed world-wide on an enterprise scale with the lightweight SafeConsole management software offering full control, remote life-cycle management and device enhancement, with such features as remote password recovery, customized password policy, audit for compliance, portable authentication tokens, productivity tools.
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