Domain Name Com's Electronics Lexar Media 64 MB JumpDrive Portable USB Flash Drive

Electronics Lexar Media 64 MB JumpDrive Portable USB Flash Drive

Domain Name Com's - Electronics : Lexar Media 64 MB JumpDrive Portable USB Flash Drive

- Very handy gadget that I frequently find a use for
I only bought this originally for its novelty and to indulge my curiosity, but mostly because there was an extremely good deal that I could not pass up at a local store. I bought it with some reservations, knowing almost without a doubt that after a week or so, I would toss this into the drawer where other under-used gadgets languish. Not so with this! Especially since I just bought a desktop computer without a floppy drive. The reason I bought the computer configuration without the floppy drive was that I knew I could go without after asking myself how many times I had used the floppy drive in my older computer. Lately, however, I have had a very unreliable internet connection at home, so whenever I want to work from home, I can't be assured that I can grab the files that I need from the internet, so I just leave them on my Jumpdrive. Since I don't use this device for music or other very large files, I have yet to need beyond 64MB of space - though for some people, this is considered to be too small. So the first things you should ask yourself before buying a device like this are:

1. how much space you think you really need based on how much data you need to transfer, and
2. how much data you need to store AND have readily available with you at all times. Remember that this is not the same thing as how much storage you'd want on your computer. In this case, bigger is not necessarily better, especially if you don't need the extra capacity because it comes at quite a premium.

Once you arrive at your answer, you'll know what size Jumpdrive you need. One caveat: even though it says 64MB, the actual available disk space is just shy of that - maybe 61 or 62MB, so keep that in mind.

The file transfer is quick and easy, despite that the 64MB version is USB 1.1 and not 2.0, which is available only starting with the 256MB version. And no software is needed on Windows XP or 2000, which is what I run at home and work.

Though the overall design is nicely streamlined, eye-catching, and surprisingly cute for such a practical item, the last star was not given for the poor design of the loop for the key ring. It is designed to break. Moreover, the hole is not big enough to fit my cable ring keychain (which is not of unusual size), and this was rather disappointing. Luckily, I got around that by looping the Jumpdrive to another keyring which I then attach to the cable ring.

The convenience and speed that this type of portable hard-drive concept offers ensures that it will be with us for a long time. The only difference is that the actual hardware will become smaller, and the capacity will become larger. I can't wait for next year's offerings. And the year after that.

Rating:

- Very cool!
This little thing works excatly like a floppy disc or CD-RW. When you plug it in, an F: drive is instantly created and opened. You can store any type of file - just like with CDs. The files are transfered much faster than floppys or CDs, though. If you have songs or word documents saved, you don't need to copy them to the hard drive to open or play them - they'll play right of the jumpdrive.

This thing is cool. I keep it on my keychain - it's not much larger or heavier than a carkey - and take it everywhere. If I'm at a friends house and he has a cool picture that he's taken, I can instantly get a copy for myself. Or I can save songs, and play them on someone else's computer. If you use more than one computer, this is even better. You can save things you're wroking on to this drive, and then have access to them wherever you go. Or, if you share a computer, this is sweet, to. You don't have to store your documents where anyone can find them - you can keep them on your keychain.

Which leads to the next point. You can password-protect a certain portion of the space on your jumpdrive - you choose how do divide the private and public sections.

So in conclusion, this thing is cool.

Rating:

- It does not comes with any software
PRO:
1) It works with Windows ME and Window XP. I think it would work with Windows 2000, but I havn't tried yet.

CON:
1) It does not comes with any software. Most other flash drives provide you the UMSD (USB Mass Storage Device) utility which allow you to password-protect the drive.

2) Its package indicated it is "High-Speed". Hi-Speed USB devices usually mean USB 2.0; but my system shown that it is USB 1.1, not USB 2.0.

Rating:

- The Best value for the money
When i Bought this yesterday, it was the best thing that i could have done. it is extremely fast (compared to a Zip drive) and it is great for transfering small downloads that dont need a CD burned and is great for my off networked systems. Under 4 systems with Windows XP (1 home w/SP1 2 PRO W/SP1 and 1 Pro W/O SP1) there were no problems. it doesnt support Windows NT and i dont believe 95 either but they dont even support USB so.... but 5/5 stars.

Rating:

- Key Loop Durability Issue, Otherwise Excellent
After using the drive for two months, I am still happy with it. It has worked flawlessly with both my Windows 2000 computer at work and my Mac OS X computer at home. It has survived going from freezing-air temperatures to the warmth of my pocket many times.

Not visible from the picture of the drive is a clip on the back of the cap, which can be used to clip the drive to something like a shirt pocket or a briefcase pocket. The cap fits very snuggly, as it is made from a pliable plastic, so I would have no fears of the drive separating from the cap when using this clip.

I keep the drive on my key chain, where it is shorter in length than my keys. The key loop for attaching the drive to a key ring is on the body of the drive, where I believe is the best place (I don't want to lose the drive if the cap falls off, not that I think this cap would). However, the plastic of the key loop has already cracked half way through. Despite this durability issue (which I can easily repair at this point), I would buy this drive again.

If the key loop had cracked completely, I would be less forgiving.

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